Pick: Dinosaur Jr.

by Chris Aponick

October 17
Dinosaur Jr. w/ Shearwater
The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St.
9 p.m., $20, onepercentproductions.com

One of the last times Dinosaur Jr. came to town, I braced myself for a torrent of noise guaranteed to bring about quick and sudden deafness. When the band started playing, I quickly adjusted to the volume and wondered why my ears weren't being pierced by the din. They I realized the sheer...

Pick: Bob Log III/Cheap Time

by Chris Aponick

October 11th
Bob Log III and Cheap Time
The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St.
9 p.m., $10, onepercentproductions.com

Arizona's Bob Log III has gained a reputation for making the one-man-band act into a human spectacle. He plays fingerpicked, Delta blues-inspired rock while drumming with his feet on his homemade set up. On stage, he wears an Evel Knievel-style stuntman suit and a motorcycle helmet, which has...

Pick: Norah Jones

by Kyle Tonniges

Friday, October 12th
Norah Jones
Orpheum Theatre
409 South 16th Street
8 pm, Tickets: $51.50 - $63.00

Though she’s worked with everyone from Ray Charles and Dolly Parton to Outkast and Mike Patton since releasing her colossal debut album in 2002, Norah Jones is probably still best known for soothing, piano-laced tunes like “Come Away With Me.”

That’s too bad, because Jones’ range is much more than that, as...

Mo’ Poe in Midtown Haunts

by Warren Francke

Poe, Poe and more Poe. Edgar Allan everywhere, all over the Joslyn Castle and Shelterskeltering at the Shelterbelt, both lacking only the rasping caw of a raven to give them the full gothic atmosphere.

And Scott Working’s Tales of Poe, a Metro Community College creation in league with the Castle, came complete with an ominous, open-beaked raven hovering over the castle turrets, courtesy of a poster by Midwest...

Pick: Ballet Folklorico de Mexico

by Patricia Sindelar

October 14
Ballet Folklorico de Mexico
Slosburg Hall, Orpheum Theater, 409 S. 16th St.
7 p.m./Tickets start at $19

Mexico is renowned for its vibrant, colorful, diverse and long history. One dance troupe, the Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, personifies the country’s past through traditional costumes and choreography.

The group was founded in 1952 by one woman, Amalia Hernandez. She gathered her experiences as...

Pick: Universal Primitive: James Laurent & Patty Talbert

by Sally Deskins

Oct. 12
Universal Primitive: James Laurent & Patty Talbert
RNG Gallery, 157 W. Broadway, Council Bluffs
Reception 7-10pm; exhibit thru Nov. 4
Dixiequicks.com, 712.256.4140

Neighbor artist-residence at The Harvester Artist Lofts in Council Bluffs, painters James Laurent and Patty Talbert “created a body of work that reflects and enhances each other as artists and as human beings,” Rob Gilmer, RNG Gallery...

Doctor-turned-writer Tess Gerritsen Guest Speaker at Creighton’s Women and Health Lecture

by Cheril Lee

Thursday, Oct. 11
Tess Gerritsen
Joslyn Art Museum's Witherspoon Concert Hall
2200 Dodge St.
7 p.m., FREE

Though medicine was Tess Gerritsen’s first career, writing was her first love. After five years as an internist, Gerritsen left medicine behind for good and began writing.

Her series of novels featuring homicide detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles inspired TNT’s hit show, Rizzoli &...