Let's cut to the chase: Maha Music Festival has finished its lineup. Local groups Conduits and The Mynabirds of Omaha as well as Universe Contest and UUVVWWZ of Lincoln join a Hear Nebraska- and Love Drunk-picked Frontier Ruckus, out of Michigan, as the last bunch of bands announced to play the fourth annual festival.
Just one slot remains to be decided by the audience at the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards summer showcases June 8-9. This news follows two previous announcements that named Garbage, Desaparecidos, Josh Rouse, Icky Blossoms, Delta Spirit, Dum Dum Girls and Eli Mardock as performers on two stages at Aksarben Village on Aug. 11.
LINEUP:Garbage |
SHOWCASES:Friday, June 29 Saturday, June 30 Friday, July 13 Thursday, July 19 |
To preview the festival, Maha also set the dates for four summer showcases. As previously announced, Eli Mardock will headline and curate a Maha Music Festival/Hear Nebraska showcase at Duffy's Tavern on June 30. UUVVWWZ will headline and curate a Maha/HN showcase at Slowdown on June 29, as will Universe Contest at the Bourbon Theatre on July 13. Maha and 1% Productions will host a final showcase at The Waiting Room on July 19.
To preview the previews, scroll on down for a pair of Love Drunk videos, a bit of The Mynabirds' forthcoming record Generals, a Universe Contest album and lastly, a video of UUVVWWZ by Hear Nebraska contributor Michael Thurber. Oh, and Robin Williams' daughter Zelda gave her approval to the first Love Drunk video from the video project's 2012 tour. She and 47,000-plus views can't be wrong, right? See for yourself.
FRONTIER RUCKUS
The Legend of Zelda Orchestra is admittedly much louder and has a few more instruments, but how cool are these guys?! youtube.com/watch?v=VORW-Q…
— Zelda Williams (@zeldawilliams) May 19, 2012
CONDUITS
THE MYNABIRDS
UNIVERSE CONTEST
UUVVWWZ
Michael Todd is Hear Nebraska's managing editor. He would give his stamp of approval if only he had a stamp of approval. Before that shipment arrives, here's a high five, Maha. Reach Michael at michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org.