June 30
Red Sky Music Festival Showcase: Mitch Gettman Band, After the Fall, Hookshot
Lava Jay’s, 3623 N. 129th St.
7:30 p.m., $6, redskyfestival.com
Help pick the local bands to open the Red Sky Music Festival. Mitch Gettman, with
bandmates Andrew Malasshock and Adam Gerber, promise a memorable night of local
music comparable to Jeff Buckley and Radiohead. After the Fall was voted the best
rock band on college campuses in 2008 by mtvU, with a sound that is energetic and
aggressive, yet dynamic and deep. It’s a large sound with lyrics that speak volumes of
love and life following in the footsteps of bands like Madina Lake, Anberlin, The Used
and Story of the Year. Closing the evening, Hookshot is an original rock band featuring
mostly alternative/acoustic rock music from Omaha natives who bring a fresh lyrical
innocence.–Aponick, Eustice, Schulte