Christian Rothmann: Painting and Photography

by Mary Day

April 5, 2013
Christian Rothmann, “Here and There”
Opening Reception, Friday 6 – 9 pm
Anderson O’Brien Fine Art Old Market
1108 Jackson Street
Hours: Mon – Wed 10 am - 6 pm, Thurs – Sat 10 am - 9 pm, Sun 12 pm - 4 pm
402.884.0911, http://www.aobfineart.com
Christian Rothmann, “Rothmann’s Roboter”
Opening Reception, Friday 5 – 7 pm
The Moving Gallery, Garden of the Zodiac Old Market Passageway
1042 Howard...

Pick: Bronte

by William Grennan

April 4th-7th

Bronte by William Luce Starring Jill Anderson

Blue Barn Theatre

614 South 11th Street

April 4th-6th - 7:30pm, April 7th - 6pm, $25, $20/students, seniors, TAG members.

After a very successful run in 2011 at the Joslyn Castle, Jill Anderson will once again bring the soul of Charlotte Bronte to life, this time at the Blue Barn Theatre, in Bronte by William Luce. In the play, Charlotte...

Carver Bank - Bemis

by Mary Day

March 29, 2013
Carver Bank Building
Opening: Friday 6 – 9 p.m.
2416 Lake Street, Free
402.341.7130, Jessica@bemiscenter.org

Launched in summer 2012, the renovation of the Carver Bank building marked the second phase of Theaster Gates’s Town Hall project, which has been underway since 2010. Carver Bank is the site of the first African American-owned bank in Omaha. The project’s goal is for the site to become...

Pick: Cold War Kids

by Chris Aponick

April 4
Cold War Kids w/ Houses
The Slowdown, 729 North 14th St.
9 p.m., $18, onepercentproductions.com

"Miracle Mile", the bloodrushingly great lead single off the Cold War Kids' upcoming fourth album, is more than just a good look for the California indie rockers. It almost serves as a promise of a return to the band's heartpumping form that seemed to mostly go missing on their layered third album Mine Is...

Pick: White Lung

by Chris Aponick

April 2
White Lung w/ Digital Leather, Video Ranger and Sister Kisser
The Slowdown, 729 North 14th St.
9 p.m., $8, theslowdown.com

Canadian DIY punk rock act White Lung pummels with a brash intensity, while underpinning  their fierce anthems with insistently melodic guitar lines that nods towards 80s underground icons, the Wipers. The band is led by signer Mish Way, who traded figure skating for guitar as a...

SXSW Street Style

by Jared Spence

Most SXSW (South by Southwest) enthusiasts flock to Austin, Texas in March for a week overflowing with live music, but this style editor went in search of the lone star state fashion scene. Here’s a peek at some of the standout looks I saw during the week and a glance at Austin’s unique fashion boutiques.

Day one and two of my Austin adventures began with jumping around shows downtown. The Flamingo Cantina, a...

Pick: STRFKR

by Krystal Sidzyik

Sunday, March 24th
Starfucker (STRFKR)
The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St.
9 p.m. $13 in advance/$15 day-of-show, onepercentproductions.com

Naming a band can be tricky. Before the moniker Starf**ker was coined, the band was briefly known as PYRAMID then Pyramidd. It wasn’t until 2010 that the band reverted to the bold band name of Starfucker, also stylized as STRFKR.  The Portland, Oregon derived group...