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Stir Cove's 2013 Summer Lineup | Concert Series

Posted by HN staff on Fri, 03/29/2013 - 10:36am in alice cooper, b.b. king, billy idol, black crowes, bush, cheap trick, chicago, darius rucker, De La Soul, edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros, fastball, gin blossoms, harrah's casino, ice cube, ll cool j, music, nebraska, peter frampton, public enemy, she and him, smash mouth, sonny landreth, stir cove, sugar ray, the avett brothers, the doobie brothers, trace adkins, vertical horizon

See the 2013 lineup for this summer's Stir Cove concert series outside Harrah's in Council Bluffs. A few highlights: Avett Brothers, She and Him, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

 

Sputnik Kaputnik on 'Chic-A-Go-Go' | Video

Posted by Andrew Norman on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 1:52pm in chic-a-go-go, chicago, lincoln, sputnik kaputnik, TV, video

Another Lincoln band performs on the legendary (and weird) Chicago kids' dance show. Is there a pipeline?

Sidewalk Chalk Bridges Musical Gaps | Concert Preview

Posted by bwergin2 on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 1:36pm in bryce wergin, chicago, hip hop, interview, jazz, preview, sidewalk chalk, soul, zoo bar

Eight-piece Chicago hip-hop/jazz/soul fusion band Sidewalk Chalk returns to Lincoln's Zoo Bar, with whom they share a mutual love.

Plack Blague Goes Public Access | TV Clip

Posted by HN staff on Wed, 05/30/2012 - 9:52am in chic-a-go-go, chicago, music, nebraska, plack blague, steven ashford

Plack Blague wore pants, joked with a puppet and danced his heart out with the children and their parents on "Chic-A-Go-Go."

Brendan Kelly (The Lawrence Arms) on Omaha | Video Interview

Posted by HN staff on Thu, 05/24/2012 - 10:56am in andrew norman, brendan kelly, chicago, cursive, music, nebraska, omaha, the cog factory, the lawrence arms, video, video interview, wrigleyville

The Lawrence Arms bassist talks to HN about his last experience at the Cog Factory and explains why he digs the dudes in Cursive.

"These Pigs Seem to be Getting the Best of Me" by Brendan Kelly | Love Drunk Video

Posted by Andrew Norman on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 11:14am in #ldtour2012, 2012, brendan kelly, chicago, cubs, gingerman, lawrence arms, love drunk, red scare, these pigs seem to be getting the best of me, tour, video, wrigleyville

The Lawrence Arms frontman debuts a new song in the heart of Wrigleyville, right after the Cubs squeak one out against the Dodgers, on day three of the 2012 Love Drunk Tour.

"St. James Infirmary" by Dastardly | Love Drunk Video

Posted by Andrew Norman on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 8:43am in #ldtour2012, 2012, andrew norman, andrew roger, angie norman, ben semisch, chicago, dastardly, django g-s, love drunk, love drunk tour, matt hovanec, st. james infirmary, video

Chicago band Dastardly is used to playing wide-ranging gypsy folk. Performing a dirge in the ruins of an old farm home on the second day of the 2012 Love Drunk Tour was something new.

VanFantom Resurrected | Photo Slideshow

Posted by Shannon Claire on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 1:25pm in chicago, Crunk Witch, hip hop, Life In Prism, lincoln, maine, music, photos, pop, shannon claire, VanFantom

VanFantom, Lincoln-raised and now residing in Chicago, Ill., returned for a few shows in Nebraska. This is proof.

White Mystery's Red Rock | Q&A

Posted by Andrew Norman on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 3:39pm in brother's, chicago, Q&A, snake island, steven ashford, White Mystery, zoo bar

Chicago's power-rock sibling duo White Mystery plays a Nebraska double-header this weekend with Snake Island! Before they eat their first Runzas, they answered some questions from HN.

The Bears of Blue River | X-Rated Podcast

Posted by Hilary Stohs-Krause on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 3:13pm in chicago, community radio, female, hilary stohs-krause, interview, kzum, lincoln, music, nebraska, podcast, the bears of blue river, women, x-rated, xrated

The Bears of Blue River came to visit. Much revelry was had. Exclamation, unnecessary.