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"Something that's really popular in Omaha is just being totally different ... and I feel like I kind of stick to classic songwriting rules. But then we use lots of different instruments to make the songs our own."

This week's calendar features bands as varied as the Amalgamators, VanFantom, Lucinda Wiliams, Tara Vaughan and Once a Pawn.

This week's calendar features bands like the Betties, Tune Yards and WeLiveinSodHouses. Dig in.

Omaha music veterans combine forces to create rock camp for girls.

This week's calendar of bands and artists featuring women includes touring acts like Acrylics, The Sky Drops and The Blue Party, and Nebraska artists like Once a Pawn, Gloworm, the Good Life, Conduits and Tsumi.

This week's female musician preview features Rural Alberta Advantage, The New Pornographers, Edge of Arbor, The Civil Wars, White Dress and, oh, so many other great bands.

"[The cello] just feels so right. You know, it's big and warm, but it's dark, too. It's not a simple instrument, but it is a beautiful one."

Held roughly every other month at Clawfoot House in Lincoln, the women's music salon was started as a way for women musicians to experiment, network and share their music in a safe, comfortable space.

Here's a quick-hit preview of shows coming up in the next seven days featuring female musicians.

After becoming restless with business-as-usual in Lincoln, Hilary Stohs-Krause checks out some new Omaha acts.