• Will Conner (No Tide) and Paul Knapp launch new project; Nebraska Loves Public Schools sponsors student Good Living Tour performances; Oberst appears in M. Ward video; Hear Nebraska FM for KZUM’s Soundbackers’ Drive

• Smile Empty Soul “The Shapeshifter Tour” at Vega

• Soul Asylum at Vega

• Saddle Creek signs Brooklyn artist Sam Evian; KZUM’s Soundbackers Drive targets radio station’s funding need; No Thanks tape release, free Stinson Park concert this weekend

• Drastic Plastic opens second ‘underground’ location; Pondstock’s 11th anniversary; Charly Bliss tonight

• Eros & the Eschaton visit rock ‘n’ roll past in new single, announce new album; The Way Out premieres new video, embarks on tour; Dilemma wins New Generation Music Festival spot; Porchfest LNK fundraiser tonight

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• Ridgelines new video features Marcey Yates, Mola-B; Carson City Heat previews new album with funk-flavored track; McCook Gazette features Good Living Tour

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• Coverage of Omaha Entertainment & Arts Awards Summer Showcase; El Jefe, Range Maggots, J Rods String Band play Gillie’s Bar; Brother’s Lounge celebrates 50th anniversary; Cultural Attraction reunites at O’Leaver’s