photo of John Klemmensen by Chevy Anderson
[Editor's note: This Saturday, Hear Nebraska hosts Take Cover Omaha at The Waiting Room, starting at 9 p.m. Take Cover features Nebraska musicians covering songs by other Nebraskans. To preview, performers will share their takes on the songs they're covering.]
The song I picked speaks to me. A friend of mine wrote it years before I met him. I'm not sure what he was thinking about but I think I've been there.
Music can be deceiving. I will tell the crowd at the Waiting Room this Saturday how I interpret the lyrics, but I could have them all wrong. I'm not sure why I picked this song. Just like last year, the song I decided on just came to me. It was a gut feeling. I did not pick it for this reason, but from what I understand it is an important Nebraska song.
Instead of telling you the artist I plan on covering, I will list four other Nebraska songwriters/bands I gave serious consideration to: Matthew Sweet, Underwater Dream Machine, The Love Technicians and Mousetrap. Go check out those four bands then come to the Waiting Room on the 18th to support Hear Nebraska!
Take Cover Omaha at The Waiting Room
Saturday, Jan. 18 at 9 p.m. // $7 cover
Lineup includes:
Ted Stevens (Cursive, Ted Stevens Unknown Project)
Simon Joyner
Landon Hedges (Desaparecidos, Little Brazil)
Matt Whipkey (The Whipkey Three)
Darren Keen (Touch People)
Dan McCarthy (McCarthy Trenching)
Sara Bertuldo (Millions of Boys, See Through Dresses)
Ian Aeillo (Eli Mardock, Ted Stevens Unknown Project)
Becky Lowry (All Young Girls Are Machine Guns)
Vic Padios (The Brigadiers)
John Klemmensen (John Klemmensen and the Party)
Rachel Tomlinson Dick (Hers, Manic Pixie Dream Girls)
Max Holmquist (Oquoa)
Dan Scheuerman (Deleted Scenes)
John Larsen