MUSIC The Lupines release I Blame Creation
* The first songs bearing the name the Lupines, the new project of Brimstone Howl songwriter/mastermind John Ziegler, are now available at thelupines.bandcamp.com. The album is called I Blame Creation. The eight songs were recorded after the dissolution of Brimstone Howl and before the formation of the Lupines by Mark Wolberg and John Ziegler at Plan C in Lincoln. While the record is...
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Local bands line up new releases
* Jake Bellows will release New Ocean, his debut solo album, Tuesday, August 6th on Saddle Creek Records. Bellows fronted long-running local indie rock band Neva Dinova, whose last album also came out on Saddle Creek. After that album, Bellows relocated to Los Angeles. Bellows returned to Omaha to record his new album at ARC Studios engineer Ben Brodin and a host of musicians including Ryan...
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Talk to focus on Omaha music history
* Omaha's musical history will be the focus of a talk sponsored by the Douglas County Historical Society Sunday, June 9th at the Mule Barn on Metropolitan Community College's Fort Omaha campus, 5300 North 30th St. Dan Cervent, pianist and secretary/treasurer of the Omaha Musicians' Association, will present Music Town: Omaha's Roots, covering the beginnings of local music performance at the...
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Hear Nebraska to host 1200 Club show at the Holland Center
* Local music website HearNebraska.org is taking over the Holland Center, 1200 Douglas St., Friday, June 7th with a unique show featuring Nebraska-rooted acts Digital Leather, Big Harp and Kill County. The show, which is part of the Holland's 1200 Club series, will be filmed by NET Television for a future public televison broadcast. Tickets for the show are available at ticketomaha.com.
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New Thermals video hits the internet
* The Thermals unleashed a new video for "The Sunset" on the website Noisey.Vice.com. The song is on the Portland band's latest album Desperate Ground, which came out earlier this year on locally-based Saddle Creek Records. The video, co-directed by Portland filmmaker Jeffrey Rowles and The Thermals, stars bassist Kathy Foster as a boxer in a series of training scenes and then in the ring. The...
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Lincoln Calling accepting band applications
* Lincoln Calling, a multi-night music festival held at several downtown Lincoln bars, is now taking applications for bands wanting to participate in the festival's 10th anniversary run. Bands can apply online at lincolncalling.com. This year's event will be held from October 15 through October 19th.
* Snake Island have released a new song, Apple Tel Aviv, which is set to be on their...
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Club Treats, Duke & Hadden
by B.J. Huchtemann
The outdoor music scene is ramping up, but there are still plenty of great blues acts coming to our local clubs.
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Music, Music, Music
by B.J. Huchtemann
Summer Arts Fest in downtown Omaha has some great acts on tap Friday, June 7, including the Blues Society of Omaha’s recent Nebraska ... 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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