Start Halloween with a David Bowie dance party

by Chris Aponick

* House of Loom, 1012 South 13th St., will host the perfect glam-rock beginning to the Halloween season Friday, October 12th. Moonage Daydream, a dance party tribute to David Bowie, will feature DJs spinning nothing but the Thin White Duke. Costumes inspired by any era of Bowie's career are encouraged, with the night's hosts The Church of Tomorrow, awarding a prize to the best dressed....

Antiquarium Records to close

by Chris Aponick

* Antiquarium Records, 417 South 13th St., is closing. The mostly-vinyl record shop announced its plans to close its downtown storefront Sunday, Sept. 30th. The store's exact closing date has not been announced. Co-owner Joe Tingley hoped to move the store and in a Facebook post the store indicated its desire to continue, stating “Hopefully we will be reopening at some point but our debt has...

Horseshoe to host charity country concert to benefit Food Bank

by Chris Aponick

* Horseshoe Casino, 2701 23rd Ave. in Council Bluffs, will host its 10th Annual Canfest: A Concert For Hunger Wednesday, Oct. 24th inside the Whiskey Roadhouse at the casino. The 8 p.m. concert will feature country acts Kix Brooks, Casey James and Craig Morgan and all ticket proceeds and food donations collected at the event will be sent to the Food Bank for the Heartland. Country radio station...

All Young Girls Are Machine Guns, Dim Light both prepare new CDs

by Chris Aponick

* All Young Girls Are Machine Guns will unveil their sophomore album, Here's Hopin' Tomorrow Never Comes, Friday, Sept. 28th with a CD release show at the Slowdown, 729 North 14th St. The indie-pop band, led by ukulele-toting singer Rebecca Lowry, combines elements of acoustic pop, 60s girl group bliss and just a little bit of swinging jazz. The band recorded the album in bassist Travis Sing's...

Tilly and the Wall unveil Defenders video

by Chris Aponick

* Tilly & the Wall debuted the music video for new track "Defenders" on National Public Radio's All Songs Considered blog last week. The song is on the band's new album Heavy Mood, due out October 2nd on Team Love Records. Tilly member Kianna Alarid and director Ben Fee developed the video based on Alarid's idea, featuring Native American imagery, face paint and a host of children.

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Sunday Roadhouse hosts its first-ever outdoor show

by Chris Aponick

* The Sunday Roadhouse concert series will celebrate its ninth anniversary of hosting roots, blues and Americana shows with a big show Sunday, Sept. 23rd at the Omaha chapter of the American G.I. Forum, 2002 N St. Idaho-born singer Eilen Jewell headlines the Roadhouse's first-ever outdoor show, which will also feature the Johnsen Brothers, the Mercurys and the Loose Brothers. The show is...