September 1 Gaelic Storm The Slowdown, 729 North 14th St. 8 p.m., $22 in advance/$25 day-of-show, theslowdown.com Very few Celtic bands exist anymore, at least not in the mainstream. Gaelic Storm, however, isn’t your average “Irish” band. They earned instant recognition via a little movie called Titanic in 1995 when they appeared as the in-house […]
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August 26: Gift of Gab
August 26 Gift of Gab of Blackalicious w/ Elfkowitz Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. in Lincoln 7 p.m., $15 in advance, $18 day-of-show, bourbontheatre.com There’s rap and then there’s hip-hop. Gift of Gab of Blackalicious is an integral figure in the world of intelligent hip-hop. His contribution to the underground community is immense and after […]
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Heavenly Confluence
The seeds for collaboration between Man Man’s Ryan Kattner and Islands’ Nick Thorburn were planted in 2006. They just took five years to sprout into Mister Heavenly, a trio rounded out by drummer Joe Plummer of Modest Mouse. Kattner, who performs as Honus Honus, says he wanted to see how his voice, a low, rough […]
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And Then There Was One: Homer’s to Close Its Orchard Plaza Location
It all comes down to one question: Why should people buy recorded music at Homer’s Records or any other independent record store rather than order it online? “In 2011, it’s a 50-50 split between digital and physical,” said Homer’s General Manager Mike Fratt, referring to a music market split between digital music files and CDs […]
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UNO Art Gallery opening…Imagewerks Devils Gulch…
The University of Nebraska-Omaha Art Gallery introduces the school year with Hardcore Painting: Confessions and Premonitions with Julie Farstad and Jessie Fisher, and Channel: A Paintamation by Michael Burton, opening August 26. Farstad and Fisher explore the technical and philosophical evolution of their work through several bodies of work and preparatory drawings. Burton’s painting and […]
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Aug. 24-26: BLACK BOOK
Aug. 24-26 BLACK BOOK The New BLK, 1213 Jones St. FREE Thenewblk.com To some, it is an art form worthy of display in galleries and exhibitions; to others it is merely vandalism. Controversies that surround graffiti continue to create disagreement amongst city officials and graffiti artists who wish to display and appreciate work in public […]
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Who’s Your Bodyworker?
The audacity! Johnson & Johnson, one of the largest drug companies in the world, has launched a television ad that touts the “healing power of touch” then goes on to shill their latest Tylenol product. Talk about bait and switch! The ad draws the viewer’s attention by using the appeal of a natural, safe and […]
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Zoo Bar Family Celebration
Earlier this summer former Zoo Bar owner Larry Boehmer found out he has stage four inoperable lung cancer. Boehmer has been enjoying retirement in Eureka Springs, Ark., for over 11 years. Lincoln’s Zoo Bar is now co-owned by older son Jeff Boehmer and longtime bar manager Pete Watters. Larry Boehmer is a hero and a […]
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‘Everything Is Changing’
“It’s been 13 years since buying it” Linda Meigs said. “Little by little, with a lot of help, we’ve been able to restore the historic Florence Mill. It is now a National Register Historic Site.” Owners Linda and John Meig’s commitment to the preservation of this historic structure and the creation of its ArtLoft Gallery […]
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Crumbs
Last week, Burger King announced they’d be doing away with that creepy masked King in their advertising in an effort to appeal to mothers instead of teenagers, according to USA Today. In an effort presumably to attract moms, they’re also rolling out their “California Whopper,” which is essentially a Whopper with guacamole. This will undoubtedly […]