Shinedown, Three Days Grace, and P.O.D. in Sioux City, IA

by Jeremy Lafrentz

Shinedown, Three Days Grace, and P.O.D. had a couple of shows near the Omaha area within a couple days of each other. On Tuesday, March 26th, the show was in Lincoln, NE, and then on Thursday, March 28th, they were in Sioux City, IA. Backstage Entertainment made the trip to Sioux City to cover the show and interview P.O.D. before the show.

Before the show we caught Sonny Sandoval, lead singer...

Match Made in Texas

by Chris Aponick

Daniel Pujol first feels the need to apologize if he gets off track. He's sick and dosed up on Sudafed, he tells the Reader.

"Sorry i have the flu so i'm going to be really spacey," Pujol says. Later he adds that his over-the-counter remedy "puts me out in the clouds."

But there's plenty of clarity over the course of a 30 minute conversation that traces how Pujol met Omaha's own Saddle...

Rising Up North

by Chris Aponick

The set-up for Hayes Carll's return to an Omaha stage is prefectly suited.

It's fitting that the Texas songwriter who wrote "She Left Me For Jesus", a too-good-to-be-a-novelty story song about a guy heartbroken by a born-again, would return to an Omaha stage on the night of Easter Sunday.

Carll says he hopes that the show will enter into the post-church plans of a good portion of Omaha's...

Numbness to Clarity

by Chris Aponick

The last time Brendan James recorded an album, the theme was transition right down to the very title of the 2012 release.

Now as James prepares to follow-up Hope in Transition with new material in 2013, the next stage might just be all about rejuvenation and reclamation.

James, a singer/songwriter who centers his adult-alternative pop sound around his piano playing, released two albums on...

Hinder Interview with Backstage Entertainment

by Jeremy Lafrentz

The snow started in the Omaha area late Thursday morning and continued into Friday but that didn’t stop the Oklahoma boys in Hinder from playing that night. The show had been announced earlier this year and even sold out the Whiskey Roadhouse in Council Bluffs, IA. With the weather like it was, it was unsure how many people would actually attend the event. The place ended up still being packed...

BALLYHOO! and KayaVibe Interviews with Backstage Entertainment

by Jeremy Lafrentz

Before the big snow storm last week hit the Omaha area, The Waiting Room hosted BALLYHOO! and KayaVibe on Tuesday, February 19^th. Backstage Entertainment got the chance to interview both bands before they took the stage to get their thoughts about being in Omaha, NE, as well as talk about their current tour.

First, we spoke with Howi and Big D, brothers in the band BALLYHOO! The band was...