Blue Bird, Kill County and the Joy of Alternative Country | Cultural Criticism

"There has to be joy here. It’s just hidden beneath the minor chords and minor lives and the lonely living rooms of lost lovers." On finding joy in local alternative country. +

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    Blue Bird, Kill County and the Joy of Alternative Country | Cultural Criticism

    "There has to be joy here. It’s just hidden beneath the minor chords and minor lives and the lonely living rooms of lost lovers." On finding joy in local alternative country. +

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    "Oceans" by Burning Down The Villager | Video Feature

    Watch as Burning Down the Villager revs up the engine of "Oceans," filmed and recorded live in Lincoln's StudioPH. +

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    Damien Jurado at a Beaver Lake House Show | Concert Review

    Damien Jurado played to a monk-quiet crowd at a Beaver Lake house show on Saturday evening. "I just want to be listened to," he said. Read stories and see photos from the intimate night here. +

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    Please and Thank You | The Scoop

    Hear Nebraska is competing for a share of more than $600,000 in matching funds for Give to Lincoln Day and Omaha Gives. Please help us grow. +

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    "The Sunset" by The Thermals | Music Exam

    The Thermals' Hutch Harris knows Nebraska music, and has for years. His knowledge makes up some of the shadows, the memories, he keeps with them on the song "The Sunset," examined here. +

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    Worried Mothers' Dave Hansen: Remembering Where He Met Omaha | NE Music Memories

    Dave Hansen, lead singer and guitarist of Worried Mothers, looks back fondly on his time living and creating music at Omaha's Lynch Building, even if he was "running the streets, being a madman." +

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    Bright Eyes' "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" Goes Gold | Open Letter

    "Bright Eyes album 'I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning' has been certified Gold, meaning it has sold more than 500,000 copies." Read Saddle Creek owner Robb Nansel's letter marking the occasion. +

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Sam Martin: On 38th and Farnam | NE Music Memories

Sam Martin remembers living at 38th and Farnam as an opportunity to create. When roommates would head to Brothers before he turned 21, Martin would have time to develop his music.

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The Thermals at Slowdown | Photo Slideshow

The Thermals paid little mind to the Slowdown stage on Monday as they joined the crowd on the floor multiple times. A moshing minority responded in kind. See photos from the night here.

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Pickwick at Slowdown | Photo Slideshow

Pickwick drew a sizable crowd to Slowdown's front room on Monday, a crowd including The Mynabirds' Laura Burhenn who helped sing "Lady Luck." See photos from the night here. 

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"Men In Trees" by Field Club | Love Drunk Video

In Love Drunk's 111th session, Field Club performs "Men In Trees," at Q3 Systems.

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"Whats The Word" by Scky Rei | Video Premiere

"Whats The Word," the new song and video from Scky Rei, gives "music is in my blood" a whole new meaning. Watch and listen to the first track from the rapper's debut EP, "Pronounced Sky+Ree."

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JV Allstars' Reunion Show at Knickerbockers | Video Feature

JV Allstars wished Knickerbockers a happy 20th anniversary on Friday, with an admonition: "Don't turn into a Walmart like The Ranch Bowl." See video of the reunion show with interviews here.

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All Love Drunk Videos | Timeline

See all 100+ Love Drunk videos in one timeline dating back to the live, one-take video project's beginning. It's a culturally important archive of Nebraska music and national bands we love.

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New Albums of 2013 | The List

Take a look ahead to notable album releases from local bands this year, including new material from UUVVWWZ, Ladyfinger, The Seen and more. Leave your additions to the list in the comments.

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The Hood Internet on Internet Music | Q&A

The Hood Internet repurposes the music of now, mixing popular culture into mashups. Now with a debut album of originals under their belt, the duo returns to Lincoln this Thursday. Read on for more.

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"29" by McCarthy Trenching | Love Drunk Video

In Love Drunk's 110th session, Dan McCarthy of McCarthy Trenching performs "29," in his Dundee-area living room.

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Movements: Thoughts on Omaha’s Cinco de Mayo | Inquiries

"I didn’t anticipate feeling so entirely comfortable, so familiar." This was Cinco de Mayo in Omaha for intern S.R. Aichinger. Read on for his first critical examination of how we interact with music and culture.

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Church of Tomorrow's 3,000 Feet of Foil | Video Interview

With 3,000 feet  of tinfoil, the duo known as the Church of Tomorrow transformed the House of Loom into a Andy Warhol tribute last Friday. Watch the performance art/style cult's frantic foiling here.

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CCPP015 Available Now | Crucial Changes

New quarterly zine available for spring.

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Verbal Gumbo Spoken Word at House of Loom | Video Feature

Watch as performers read their spoken-word pieces at House of Loom's Verbal Gumbo, held every third Thursday.

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