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.
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PICKS OF THE WEEK – COMING SHOWS – DID YOU HEAR? – DOWNLOAD – PROJECTS
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PICKS OF THE WEEK
* signifies from out of town; bold signifies the band has at least one female member
Friday, March 9
Omaha Film Festival presents "The Girls in the Band" at Great Escapes Theatre, 7440 Crown Point Ave. in Omaha; 8:15 p.m.; $7
In its seventh year, the Omaha Film Festival presents "The Girls in the Band," a documentary that "tells the poignant, untold stories of female jazz and big band instrumentalists and their fascinating, groundbreaking journeys from the late '30s to the present day. These incredibly talented women endured sexism, racism and diminished opportunities for decades, yet continued to persevere, inspire and elevate their talents in a field that seldom welcomed them. Today a new breed of gifted young women are taking their rightful place in the world of jazz which can no longer deny their talents."
"The Girls in the Band"
Friday, March 9
Good Speakers Fest, featuring Gravy and the Stamp and UUVVWWZ at Yia Yia's; 7 p.m.; free
Put on by Lincoln wundermusician Darren Keen, Good Speakers is a one-day, three-venue festival focusing on electronic music and held at Yia Yia's, The Bourbon Theatre and Mix Barcade in downtown Lincoln. Lincoln acts Gravy and the Stamp (think if silly-string had a few beers and was given a mic — in a good way) and UUVVWWZ (art-indie four-piece on Saddle Creek) take the stage at a free show that night at Yia Yias, "one of the first shows ever" at the pizza parlor. All-access passes to the other venues cost $7.
7:00 – Bolzen Beer Band
8:00 – Dean The Bible
8:45 – Manny Coon
9:30 – Gravy and the Stamp
10:30 – Sun Settings
11:15 – Conchance
12:00 – UUVVWWZ
12:45 – Noah's Ark was a Spaceship
UUVVWWZ:
Saturday, March 10
Star City Pride benefit featuring The Betties and Jeremy Powers at the Panic, 18th and N streets in Lincoln; 9:30 p.m.; $3, 21+
The Betties are one of Lincoln's best bands, and have been playing some new material lately alongside tracks from their summer 2011 release Songs for Mary Jean. And it's a benefit for Star City Pride — win, win.
The Betties:
Saturday, March 10
Icky Blossoms SXSW Send-off w/ Midtown Marauders and Pony Wars at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. in Omaha; 8 p.m.; $7
Omaha band Icky Blossoms are off to SXSW in Austin! (For a rundown of Nebraska women artists headed to the music festival, see the Did you hear? section below.) Dancey, joyous synth, Icky Blossoms is on Omaha's Saddle Creek records and recently recorded their debut full-length with Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio) in L.A. Expect great things.
Icky Blossoms:
Wednesday, March 14
"LES FEMMES FOLLES: The Women, 2011" book release and "Who Does She Think She Is?" film and discussion at House of Loom, 1012 S. 10th St. in Omaha; 6 p.m.; free
Part of House of Loom's "Soup 'n' Cinema" series celebrating Women's History Month, this event features free soup and cake from Dolce Cafe and a free screening of and discussion about the documentary, "Who Does She Think She Is?" which looks at the struggles and triumphs of women who are both mothers and artists.
It's also the book release party for "LES FEMMES FOLLES: The Women, 2011," a book of images, excerpts, writings and quotes from a selection of the 146 women featured throughout the first year of the women-in-art blog "Les Femmes Folles." Founder Sally Brown Deskins will read a little from her introduction about why she started the blog, along with poems from the book by Marilyn June Coffey, Fran Higgins and Jessica Mogis read by the writers themselves. Books will be available at a reduced price.
"Who Does She Think She Is?":
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Here are some shows in the next few months that you'll want to get on your calendar early:
May 21: Xiu Xiu at the Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St. in Omaha
May 29: Best Coast at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. in Omaha
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Nebraska women represent at SXSW: Here's a rundown of Nebraska and Nebraska-connected bands making the trek to Austin for SXSW music and media festival:
Icky Blossoms
3/15: Waterloo Records, 2 p.m.
3/16: Lamberts BBQ, 7:30 p.m.
3.17: Emo's East, 12 p.m.
Big Harp
3/16: Lamberts BBQ, 8:35 p.m.
The Mynabirds
3/16: Lamberts BBQ, 9:30 p.m.
Harouki Zombi
3/17: The Elysium, 10 p.m.
New band around town: Honey Moon is a brand-spanking-new Lincoln band that played their first show Feb. 25th. Here's how they describe themselves on their Facebook page:
"Jackson hits things and Gary slaps strings
Dave on his solos does wail
Lisa tries to sing but makes your ears ring
This is Honey Moon's tale"
You can catch them Thursday, March 15 at Knickerbockers, 901 O St. in Lincoln. Watch a Facebook video here.
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Honeybee & Hers: Download two demos from Omaha's H&H, on Slumber Party Records, from their website: "Wild One" and "Please"
Icky Blossoms: The Saddle Creek band, based in Omaha, has released the first single from their forthcoming album today on RollingStone.com: "Babes"
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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.)
The New Revolutionists
Laura Burhenn of the Mynabirds has a new portrait project with Daniel Muller, "The New Revolutionists," which features revolutionary American women making marks in their communities. It was recently featured on the Huffington Post. Follow the project on Twitter.
Hilary Stohs-Krause is having a blast helping out with KZUM's International Women's Day celebration (listen here!). 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.