• Musician dies after collapsing during Columbus concert; Q&A with Portland’s Tender Age; Sam Evian shares second track from forthcoming Saddle Creek release; The Ataris, Hockey Dad tonight

• Benson First Friday Femme Fest releases schedule; Coverage: Conor Oberst plays downtown Grand Island; Eros and the Eschaton’s ‘Weight Of Matter’ out today; Maha this weekend, Hear Grand Island rescheduled

• Announcing: Full Lincoln Calling day and venue schedules; The Good Life announces tour with Jake Bellows, shares album outtake; KZUM Blues Blowout concert launches Fall fund drive; Conor Oberst tonight in Grand Island

• Pro-Magnum unleashes heavy 7-inch; HN Internship applications due today; We Are The Willows, Dan Tedesco tonight

• Strawberry Burns’ Beckman talks Pat Clinch, new album on HN FM; Anna McClellan announces fall tour; Sleep Sinatra rises above downtown Lincoln in new video

• Lincoln Calling adds Brendan Kelly (The Lawrence Arms), Eros & the Eschaton, Yes You Are, more than 60 additional acts; The Reader interviews Maha’s executive director Schomburg; Miwi La Lupa, Phil Schaffart added to Oberst show

• Photo Coverage: Marah In The Mainsail, AZP at Duffy’s Tavern; The Reader previews Oberst’s Grand Island show; Clarence Tilton’s Craig Meier joins Hear Nebraska board; Concert Round-Up includes Hear Grand Island, Protomartyr, HIDE, In The Market For Blues

• Finch X Kovacs premieres blistering standoff track; hutchFEST combines local craft, beer and music; Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards sets nominee announcement date; Marah In The Mainsail, Zakk Wylde tonight

• HN Internship applications due one week from today; McCarthy Trenching to open Conor Oberst’s free Grand Island concert; Remembering Fifth of May’s Frank Maxwell

• Maha Music Festival spotlights mental health; New Generation Music Festival photo coverage; Danielle At The Sandiwch, All Young Girls Are Machine Guns collaborate for music video