Pick: Indians

by Chris Aponick

May 30
Indians w/ See Through Dresses
The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St.
9 p.m., $10, onepercentproductions.com

Indians is the project of Denmark's Søren Løkke Juul, who has logged time in indie act Other Lives. After several years in that band, Juul decided to take on the challenge of writing and recording his own material. The results paved the way to Indians getting signed to 4AD Records and Juul...

Pick: Bloc Party

by Chris Aponick

May 28th
Bloc Party w/ Bear Mountain
The Slowdown, 729 North 14th St.
9 p.m., $25, onepercentproductions.com

Bloc Party have survived the crushing wave of British music press hype that has killed previous English buzz acts and released their fourth album, simply titled Four, in 2012. It's been a quick eight years since the band's first album, Silent Alarm, but Bloc Party have already seemingly lived the...

Pick: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

by Chris Aponick

May 27th
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings w/ Vintage Trouble, Satchel Grande, Mojo Bag
River's Edge Park, Council Bluffs
4 p.m., FREE, playingwithfireomaha.net

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have brought a modern feel to the warm analog sounds of classic soul and funk, providing their own imprint on the golden era of Motown and Stax Records. The group is preparing to release their fourth album, Give the People...

Carol Summers: 61 Year Retrospective

by Mary Day

May 24, 2013
Carol Summers: 61 Year Retrospective
Opening Reception: Friday, May 24 | 5:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Gallery Talk: Saturday, May 25 | 2:00 p.m.
Gallery 72
1806 Vinton Street
Hours: Wed – Sat 10 am - 6 pm
402.496-4797, http://gallery72.com/
If you love bright color and evocative imagery don’t miss Carol Summers: 61 Year Retrospective, opening Friday, May 24 at Gallery 72. The California based printmaker...

Joslyn’s Young Art Patrons 9th Annual Art Crawl

by Mary Day

May 17, 2013
Joslyn's Young Art Patrons 9th Annual Art Crawl
7 PM
Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St.
Regular hours: Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat, 10 am - 4 pm, Thurs 10 am - 8 pm, Sun noon - 4 pm, Closed Mon and major holidays; Free to members, children under 4, Sat 10 am – noon;
General Admissions: $8 adults, $6 college students with ID & sr. citizens (62+), $5 age 5 – 17;
Joslyn Art Museum announces free general...

Pick: Rockfest

by Chris Aponick

May 11th
Rockfest w/ Blue October, Sick Puppies and more
Westfair Amphitheater, 22984 Highway 6 in Council Bluffs
1 p.m., $15, etix.com

You'll drag your feet and bitch at significant other and tell them how much you don't want to go to Rockfest, put on by the fine folks at 89.7 the River radio station. Man, I hate 10 Years, you'll say. I used to like Blue October, but that was years ago. I only know one...

Pick: Stornoway

by Chris Aponick

May 14
Stornoway w/ Horse Thief
The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St.
9 p.m., $10, onepercentproductions.com

British indie folk act Stornoway's sound make sense in a post-Midlake and post-Mumford and Sons world. Their songs can vacillate between the low-key and the utterly triumphant. This group of Oxford University students seems to have brought a schoolboy's precociousness to these acoustic-led pop songs....