If there is one artist I would get everyone to listen to if I could, it is Jon Dee Graham. The Austin-based musician is an extraordinary songwriter and guitarist whose music is as real as it gets. His words come from the heart of a survivor and from an ability to stay optimistic even in […]
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Sept. 24: Jon Dee Graham and Sons of 76
Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., Lincoln 10 p.m., $8 zoobar.com, 402-435-8754 Jon Dee Graham makes his Zoo Bar debut Saturday, Sept. 24. The Austin artist is a legend of the Texas music scene. He is a three-time inductee into the Austin Music Awards Hall of Fame, recognized for his earlier work with Alejandro Escovedo […]
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Sept. 22: Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers
The 21st Saloon, 96th & L St. 5:30 p.m., $10 omahablues.com, 402-339-7170 Jimmy Thackery is a respected blues-rock guitarist known for his exciting playing. Other guitar players see him as among the best. Thackery performed with Muddy Waters, giving him a connection to the roots of the music and the opportunity to learn from a […]
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Gotta Serve Somebody
It’s not unusual for artists to bare their souls on canvas and in public. What is unusual is for one to do so without pandering or exhibitionism. And in the bargain create a body of work that is pleasing aesthetically and maybe even cathartic. In his new work on canvas and paper called Studio Stories, […]
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A New Look at Old Favorites
Before Joslyn Art Museum Chief Curator Toby Jurovics started there, he knew he wanted to rearrange art in the galleries before the end of summer. The project reflected a conversation with Director Jack Becker. How did Jurovics address the challenge of reinterpreting what is already seen as a good collection? Jurovics reintroduced a consistent narrative […]
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Songs in the Key of Healing
First, a Stevie Wonder story. In the mid-1970s, Stevie was pretty much a fixture at the historic Record Plant recording studios at 8456 West Third Street in Hollywood. That’s where he recorded the albums Innervision, Talking Book and Fulfillingness’ First Finale. Wonder swept Grammies for years but one of his most remarkable performances was on […]
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Eat Food For a Good Cause
Omaha Restaurant Week A few days remain in the first Omaha Restaurant Week, September 16-25. It is a celebration of the Omaha metro’s unique, exciting culinary scene. Participating restaurants will offer a multi-course dinner for the fixed price of $19 or $29 or $39. Patrons may select from appetizers, entrées and desserts from a special […]
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Movieha – Omaha’s Movie Podcast!
Here we go again! Sorry for the delay in getting this here. I’m going to blame my Contagion-induced phobia of touching anything. Keyboards looked like petri dishes for like a full week. But better late than never, right? In this installment, Matt and I dish about Mel Gibson’s hilarious career choice, contemplate things On Your […]
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Radio Golf Completes 10-play Cycle
Lots of upcoming events squeezed comfortably into my fall preview of metro theater, but that’s no excuse for one enormous omission. While noting that new musicals heavily outweighed drama in September, I overlooked a landmark opening. When the John Beasley Theater presents Radio Golf Friday, Sept. 23-Oct. 16, it marks the completion of the magnificent […]
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Omaha shows and Drink n Draw…Wanda Ewing wins international arts grant…
The Cathedral Arts Projects presents Considering Red: Kansas Art Quilters a juried exhibition featuring twelve national fiber artists in the Sunderland Gallery adjacent to St. Cecilia’s Cathedral through November 18. Omaha based artist Caolàn O’Loughlin exhibits at the Birdhouse Collectible through October 29. In And He Labored to Realize the Endlessness of the Skies, the […]