A Formidable Vision

by Chris Aponick

The core of Joy Formidable are two childhood friends, Rhiannon "Ritzy" Bryan and Rhydian Dafydd, that only embarked on writing music together once the band they were in together imploded

The duo attended primary and secondary school together in Wales, but were never in a band together while growing up, Dafydd says.

Several years later, both of them were doing their own thing when the band...

Stepping Up

by Chris Aponick

Parquet Courts' second album Light Up Gold started getting passed around just like many of the other albums Andrew Savage had released prior -- by word-of-mouth among fans of underground rock and garage rock music.

The band had self-released the album on their own label, Dull Tools, and were content with how the 2012 LP was getting out there. Savage says his own record collecting and music...

Device and Gemini Syndrome at Sokol Underground

by Jeremy Lafrentz

On May 28th, Sokol Underground hosted Device, Gemini Syndrome, and Beware of Darkness. Many were in anticipation of the event since Device is fronted by David Draiman, lead singer of Disturbed. David has played in big arenas throughout his career with Disturbed and for him to be playing at the Sokol Underground in a more intimate setting, fans really got to be up close with him. Before the show...

Escape The Fate at The Waiting Room

by Jeremy Lafrentz

Escape The Fate made their return to the Omaha area on Thursday, May 23rd at The Waiting Room. Backstage Entertainment got a chance to sit down with Craig Mabbitt and Robert Ortiz before the show to talk about the tour, new album, and other fun submitted questions. Some of the topics the guys talked about in the interview were things like what they do in their free time when they're not on...

The Joyous Music of New Orleans Comes to Loessfest with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band

by Andy Roberts

            The Great American Rivers connect many things in this nation of ours. After the natural disasters of recent years, they provide a direct connection between Iowa, Omaha and New Orleans, home of The Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

            New Orleans, Omaha and Iowa are now all too familiar with flooding. For the Crescent City, it was Hurricane Katrina that made an indelible mark....

De La Soul is Not Dead

by Kyle Eustice

“George Clinton once told me, ‘you and Snoop need to stop smoking that damn weed, that sh*t is going to fry your mind,’” Vincent “Maseo” Mason says with a laugh. As one third of the classic hip-hop group De La Soul, Mason has made a career out of having a sense of humor. Along with fellow members Kelvin “Posdnous” Mercer and Dave “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur, and famed producer Prince Paul, De...