MUSIC 
Stripped to the T-Bone
Previously on Ryan Bingham plays Omaha: The then-soon-to-be Oscar-nominated singer-songwriter and his backing band, the Dead Horses, played a loose, fun set that ran nearly two hours, thus rewarding the patronage of a light Sokol Underground crowd that numbered somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 heads. It’s a show Bingham says he can’t recall after a whirlwind of success that has seen him...
entered on 03/04/11 at 01:05 PM | read more »
Quarterly Report
We’re headed towards the end of the first quarter of 2011. If there’s an early, detectable trend in the world of indie music, it’s a subtle move away from “static-y, vibe bands” (as one local genius put it) like Animal Collective and Sleigh Bells to more-classic songwriting. Music auteurs will confuse this shift with retro or rehash, and in some cases they're dead right, but the healing...
entered on 03/03/11 at 02:55 PM | read more »
Smells Like Noah’s Ark
The scene is O'Leaver's on a Saturday afternoon. How could a bar so fun and full of life in the evening look so bleak and frightening in the daylight? Flat, winter afternoon sun glared through the dirty windows, cutting the darkness where a handful of faceless people sat stooped over the bar, drinking and watching college basketball. The room's tiny “stage” in daylight was a patch of dirty...
entered on 02/23/11 at 12:56 PM | read more »
The Lift: New owners, new name
Ownership of the New Lift Lounge has officially been transferred to John Anderson and Chad Kelderman. The formal announcement came from Terry O’Halloran on Saturday, along with word that the new owners will change the name to The 21st Amendment Saloon. Regulars will remember that O’Halloran originally reopened his old 18th Amendment Saloon at the 96th and L location when he sold the original...
entered on 02/23/11 at 12:48 PM | read more »
Open Highwayman
Most people would consider Kris Kristofferson’s accomplishments as a songwriter and musician enough to qualify his as one hell of a life well-lived. But Kristofferson has succeeded at everything he’s tried in his life, whether it be acting (Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Convoy, The Wendell Baker Story), sports (he achieved success in boxing, track and field, rugby and football),...
entered on 02/23/11 at 10:52 AM | read more »
Truckers’ Narrator
Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood has garnered a well-earned reputation for his songwriting by telling detail-rich accounts of southern rock, methamphetamine addiction and George Wallace's final damnation, among other things. So when the Reader was offered a chance to send Hood some questions, we jumped at the chance to crawl into one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most literate minds. Here's...
entered on 02/22/11 at 04:09 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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