• 15 Passenger plans re-release of first two Cursive albums; Thick Paint, Anna McClellan release split record, embark on tour; Nebraska Funk & Soul Alliance, House Fest announce second-year events

• A Weekend at House Fest | Review & Photos

• Pack the Pub: House Fest’s multi-pronged approach to DIY community building

• Tiny Desk Concert Round-Up: AZP, Andrea von Kampen, Alli and I and more; We’re Trying Records announces ‘House Fest’ schedule; Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra offers free tickets for immigrants and refugees

• Conor Oberst teams with The Felice Brothers for new album ‘Salutations’; See Through Dresses, Rig 1 headed to SXSW; Omaha Under the Radar hosts lineup reveal party

• Lincoln Exposed shares dates, lineup for 12th-annual festival; We’re Trying Records hosts two-night Omaha ‘House Fest’; The Time Burners hop through new album ‘Memories’

• Film Streams calls for Local Filmmakers Showcase submissions; I Forgot To Love My Father releases HN FM Live tape; Fontenelle previews forthcoming album with new instrumental track

• Mighty Ships: Navigating the In-betweens on ‘The Coastal Midwest’ | Concert Preview

• Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards nominees announced; Desaparecidos, Both, All Young Girls Are Machine Guns among ‘Artist of the Year’ nominees; New Live at O’Leaver’s recordings include Speedy Ortiz, Beach Slang, The Hussy

• Independent label We’re Trying Records launches today, releases new Super Ghost single; Amernet String Quartet highlights 2015-2016 UNO Petite Musique concert series