Album Premieres

"Penny Park: Omaha, NE: Summer 1989" by Matt Whipkey | Album Premiere

Posted by HN staff on Mon, 06/03/2013 - 10:47am in album premiere, matt whipkey, music, nebraska, omaha, penny park

Follow along as we add a song each day to this premiere of Matt Whipkey's "Penny Park: Omaha, NE: Summer 1989." Whipkey will release the album on June 22 at The Waiting Room.

"And I'm..." by Ramon Brown | Album Premiere

Posted by HN staff on Sun, 05/26/2013 - 8:59am in album premiere, brown, lincoln, michael todd, music, nebraska, o, ramon brown

Ramon Brown continues to spend more than half of his life as a rapper, a Mexican artist whose latest album ends by saying, "Lincoln, put your trust in me." Stream the record, and read on here.

"How'd You Get So Bad?" by Old Money | Album Premiere

Posted by HN staff on Fri, 04/05/2013 - 9:29am in album premiere, how'd you get so bad, music, nebraska, old money, omaha, satchel grande

Listen to the premiere of Old Money's second album, "How'd You Get So Bad?" then celebrate its release this Saturday at Slowdown.

"Mysterious Knowledge/Unknown Colors" by Talking Mountain | Album Premiere

Posted by HN staff on Mon, 03/25/2013 - 10:39am in album premiere, colors, electronic, lasers, music, mysterious knowledge/unknown colors, nebraska, saddle creek, slumber party, Talking Mountain

Listen to Talking Mountain's new album by clicking play on the nearly 30-minute-long video the band produced.

Kill County's Ringo, Live at Johnny's Speakeasy | Album Premiere

Posted by HN staff on Tue, 02/26/2013 - 11:34am in album, album premiere, johnny's speakeasy, kill county, music, nebraska, ringo

Kill County's Ringo releases a live album to benefit Bold Nebraska. It's a set of songs new and old, recorded in a historic spot that's been a cellar, a speakeasy and now a concert venue.

"The Conclusion" by BZZZ with Silver Street | EP Premiere

Posted by HN staff on Sun, 02/24/2013 - 2:07pm in album premiere, BZZZ, charles hull, dance, doll knight, electronica, jay buchanan, michael todd, music, nebraska, pop, Q&A, sean beste, Silver Street

Three electronic pop songs by BZZZ take just 10 minutes to play, but they follow more than 10 years of "laying in the dark" for Sean Beste, starting anew with "The Conclusion," premiered here.

"Sex Drugs Polka" by Bolzen Beer Band | Album Premiere

Posted by HN staff on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 3:06pm in album premiere, bolzen beer band, michael todd, music, nebraska, polka, sex drugs polka

Listen to Bolzen Beer Band's debut album of punk-polka out of Lincoln. It's a collection of perverted traditions fittingly branded as "Sex Drugs Polka."

"The Fucking Sidewalk" by Mint Wad Willy | Album Premiere

Posted by HN staff on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 12:44am in album premiere, chevy anderson, michael todd, mint wad willy, music, nebraska, photos, stream, the fucking sidewalk

Mint Wad Willy's debut full-length is a synthesis of two songwriters: one who writes for sound and one who writes for meaning. Together, it's a dirty, noisy, bluesy rock 'n' roll you can hear in full right here.

"Log Rhythm" by Log Rhythm | Album Premiere

Posted by HN staff on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 11:29am in album premiere, joe younglove, karma doescher, log rhythm, logan young, logjam records, music, nebraska, the karma logs

Logan Young has about six albums of material he's never formally released. Listen in as he premieres one, his solo project's self-titled record, and read up on his other made-mostly-for-himself work.

"Larry Turquoise" by Good Show Great Show | Album Premiere

Posted by HN staff on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 11:11am in album premiere, good show great show, larry turquoise, matthew masin, michael todd, music, nebraska

"Larry Turquoise" represents the beast in all of us, says Good Show Great Show. On Wednesday, the trio of former a cappella singers and current "woodgrain" songmakers release their debut album, full of beasts.