by Hilary Stohs-Krause
PINK NOISE: A signal or process with a frequency spectrum in-between white noise and red noise. In pink noise, each octave carries an equal amount of noise power.
Lincoln Exposed and Valentine's Day means a bevy of awesome shows.
Are you involved in a show, project or band that you'd like to see included here? Let me know at xrated@hearnebraska.org.
PICKS OF THE WEEK – COMING SHOWS – DID YOU HEAR? – PROJECTS
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PICKS OF THE WEEK
* signifies from out of town; bold signifies the band has at least one female member
Thursday, Feb. 8 to Saturday, Feb. 10: LINCOLN EXPOSED
(all the bands listed below are local and have at least one female member)
Thursday:
10 p.m. Once a Pawn, pop-rock-punk, at Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St.
10:15 p.m. Amy Schmidt and the Restless Things, indie/folk, at the Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St.
10:30 p.m.: Tsumi, bluesy rock, at the Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St.
11 p.m. Domestica, rock, at Duffy's Tavern
Friday:
9:15 p.m. Bol'd Crow, americana, at the Zoo Bar
Saturday:
9:15 p.m. Floating Opera, chamber pop/rock, at the Zoo Bar
9:30 p.m. The Age of Strange (formerly Paper Seahorse), folk/blues, at the Bourbon Theatre
10:15 p.m. The Betties, folk/traditional country, at the Zoo Bar
12:15 a.m. UUVVWWZ, art-rock, at the Bourbon Theatre
Tuesday, Feb. 14: VALENTINE'S DAY
*YACHT with Young Magic, Bad Speler vs Spence and Powerful Science at the Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. in Lincoln
Neat electro-pop with solid supporting acts – and all for $6. Valentine's Day was never so reasonably priced.
YACHT:
UUVVWWZ with Masses at the Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St. in Lincoln
Two of Nebraska's best rock bands in one place – UU is more art-rock, Masses more metal – and the combination is sure to incite all manner of uncontrollable passions in the audience.
UUVVWWZ:
*Zoe Keating at the Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St. in Omaha
A former member of chamber-goth-rock trio Rasputina, Zoe Keating creates lush, masterful one-woman orchestral compositions with her cello and a foot pedal. This is classical music like you've never heard it before.
Zoe Keating:
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Here are some shows in the next few months that you'll want to get on your calendar early:
March 16 – Conduits record release show with Gus & Call and Sun Settings at the Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St. in Omaha
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Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards: Nearly 200 people/groups were nominated for the OEAAs, now In their sixth year. The awards ceremony will be held Feb. 12 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Omaha Hilton; tickets are available here: http://oeaa2012.eventbrite.com/
Harouki Zombi to release EP: According to their Facebook page, DJ/performance art duo Harouki Zombi (featuring Omaha's Orenda Fink) will be releasing their debut EP soon. No date has been set yet.
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This is for items that are based more on community and less on strict performance. (Some might only indirectly be related to music, apart from the fact that the women involved are active in Nebraska's music scene.)
Omahype's V Day Mixtapes
In the days leading up to Valentine's Day, cultural blog Omahype is featuring Nebraska musicians' holiday-inspired playlists. So far, Omaha musicians Tara Vaughan and Rebecca Lowry (of All Young Girls Are Machine Guns) have contributed playlists. Check them out on Omahype's website:
Omahype V Day mixtape, Vol 1 (by Tara Vaughan)
Omahype V Day mixtape, Vol 3 (by Rebecca Lowry)
Hilary Stohs-Krause is excited for Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps to do an in-studio on KZUM next week. She gets her local music fix through HN and as a cocktail waitress at Duffy's Tavern. For more on Nebraska ladies making music, tune into the "X-Rated: Women in Music" radio show every Thursday from 1:05 to 3 p.m. CST at 89.3 FM KZUM in Lincoln or streaming live at kzum.org. Find it on Facebook at facebook.com/xmusicnebraska. Or, if Tumblr is more your style, check out xmusic.tumblr.com.