MUSIC 
Web Exclusive: CAKE, Anyone?
It’s fairly hard to believe it’s been 15 years since an underdog band from Sacramento did the unthinkable, going way outside the box and turning a head-shaking disco anthem into a head-nodding alternative rock jam. But that’s what CAKE did, because outside the box is what CAKE does. Underdogs no more, next Thursday CAKE will be inside the loveable box you know as Sokol Auditorium to play...
entered on 05/26/11 at 09:18 AM | read more »
Ukulele Gunner
As Rebecca Lowry became captivated by ukulele performers on YouTube, she decided she just had to get in on the action. The ukulele led to songs and the songs led to All Young Girls Are Machine Guns, Lowry's musical project that is now a four-piece band. The band is just releasing its self-titled album, which is Lowry's second release since she started playing solo shows back in September...
entered on 05/20/11 at 03:22 PM | read more »
Mr. Johnson’s Opus
James M. Johnson was a musician before settling into arts administration, and he might be dusting off his double bass in the coming months. “Unfortunately, having spent the last 25 years in a series of tiny New York City apartments, I never found room for a double bass,” Johnson says, laughing. “Maybe now that I’ll have a little more room I can pick it up again.” On May 4, the...
entered on 05/18/11 at 09:50 AM | read more »
Back and Forth
The Foo Fighters have played to massive crowds, won Grammys, received platinum albums and have even turned down an opportunity to have a song featured on “Glee.” So why record their latest album, Wasting Light, in a garage? “When you’ve been a band for this long, you start to form certain habits and you need to fall out of those habits,” bassist Nate Mendel said, calling from Seattle....
entered on 05/16/11 at 01:49 PM | read more »
Curse of Being Young
Hunx and His Punx is setting fire to the rock 'n’ roll boys club. The California band, led by Seth Bogart (who performs as Hunx), is the openly-gay spark. He sings directly about gay love, lost and found, with plenty of nods toward seducing the straight and the not-so-sure. Meanwhile, His Punx are Shannon Shaw, Michelle Santamaria, Erin Emslie and Amy Blaustein, and they add slop-pop...
entered on 05/03/11 at 10:25 PM | read more »
Freedom Rock
With the rise of instrumental rock bands like Explosions In The Sky, the Scottish-band Mogwai has caught the ears of many listeners and critics who might have previously shied away from the somewhat taboo nature of instrumental rock in the past. Mogwai has made itsa name for itself by creating compositions (that are often loud as hell in the live setting) with atmospheric soundscapes, dynamic...
entered on 04/27/11 at 03:10 PM | read more »
Lincoln Calling accepting band applications
by Chris Aponick
* Lincoln Calling, a multi-night music festival held at several downtown Lincoln bars, is now taking applications for bands wanting ... more »
Simon Joyner to release new LP
by Chris Aponick
* Simon Joyner has teamed up with Dennis Callaci to release a collaborative LP New Secrets on Callaci's label, Shrimper. The two ... more »
Local & National Winners
by B.J. Huchtemann
The national Blues Music Awards were announced Thursday, May 9, in Memphis, Tenn. Awarded annually based on votes by Blues Foundation ... more »
Morlix Plays Roadhouse
by B.J. Huchtemann
The Sunday Roadhouse ramps up with a bunch of excellent shows in quick succession, beginning with iconic Americana ... more »
Remembering Dave
by Tim McMahan
It began in November 1992. I was a few years out of college at UNO, already working full time at Union Pacific, but still writing ... more »
Totally Crushing on Millions of Boys
by Tim McMahan
Omaha power-pop punk band Millions of Boys’ new 10-inch record, Competing for Your Love, is a 180-gram slab of vinyl complete with ... more »
Future Tense: 2012 Music Predictions, Pt. 2
by Tim McMahan
And now, the conclusion of my annual music predictions columns, where I gaze into the glossy black finish of a Fender Squier and see ... more »
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