October 28 Mason Jennings w/ The Pines The Slowdown, 729 North 14th St. $17, 8 p.m., onepercentproductions.com The ever-resilient Mason Jennings continues to enjoy a passionate clutch of fans that are drawn to his literate, but hooky brand of folk-pop. Jennings started his recording career in Minneapolis and spit out a handful of independent releases […]
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Pick: Sweet Couture
Oct. 30 If you didn’t think an edible fashion show would ever come to Omaha, get ready to eat your hat. Or, at the very least, bid on a chocolate hat from the Chocolate Hat Fashion Show. The Chocolate Hat Fashion show features dresses designed by Kate Walz that will be shown off by live […]
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Pass and a Prayer
The odds against such a finish are considerable. They favored overtime. The play began with 4 seconds remaining, the score tied at 31 and the line of scrimmage the Wisconsin 44-yard line. Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins threw a Hail Mary pass that was deflected out of the end zone and into the hands of […]
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Pick: The Played Out West
Nov. 1, 8, 15 Prints in Landscape film series Film Streams, 1340 Mike Fahey St. 7 p.m. (followed by discussion); $9 general, $7 students, seniors, teachers, military 402-933-0259, www.filmstreams.org The Played Out West is among the themes of this three-film series that reveals idiosyncratic, post-modern takes on what’s left of the frontier in the face […]
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Movieha – Omaha’s Movie Podcast!
Hey there eager listeners. Sorry for the delay in posting this here but we had some disagreements with our technology this week. We were all “post this” and the internets were all “um, you should shut up” and we were all “we’re the boss of you, machine” and the internets were all “that’s what you […]
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Baby on Board: Maria Taylor’s Family Plan
Singer/songwriter Maria Taylor is having a baby. She dropped that bomb during an interview last week with the Arizona State University student newspaper, The State Press. And although the Saddle Creek Records chanteuse, who is also half of the duo of Azure Ray, is on a tour with a new solo album, I couldn’t think […]
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Digital Leather mails out new album
* I will be checking my mailbox obsessively for the next week or so. Digital Leather’s Infinite Sun test pressings are reportedly on the way to all the people that donated money to the band via Kickstarter.com earlier this year. A limited-time only download code was sent to donors a few months ago. Regular edition […]
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Drawing a Bigger Landscape
Judge the Cold War Kids by their covers. The California band aims to let the covers illustrate just what sounds lie lurking within, singer Nathan Willett says. Each album’s distinct differences are highlighted by the artwork, done by the band’s own bassist Matt Maust. Their 2006 debut Robbers & Cowards featured lively pictures of friends […]
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Method Man Is “Not Always High”
Method Man and Curren$y on one bill? You’re thinking, ‘wait, shouldn’t it be Method Man and Redman?’ Normally. However, this isn’t your average tour. The Smoker’s Club Tour takes a veteran Wu-Tang Clan founding member and pairs him with up and coming youngster, Curren$y, a move that is sure to increase their fan base. With […]
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Moonage Daydream
At the intersection of performance, art and performance art dwells ætherplough, the multidisciplinary company whose edgy works push the boundaries of devised theater. For this band of artists, those frontiers are most often situated light years beyond the realm of traditional theater offerings. Their latest creation, [SPACE]; or, the gods are dangerous, is no exception […]