“We were toiling away in the underground for so long, we were ready for the attention. It’s so different now with the Internet. Some viral video will happen so quickly that the group gets a bunch of attention, but they aren’t ready for it. They haven’t developed enough and people lose interest,” Nick Hexum says. […]
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Cosmic Forecast, June 9-June 15
The Full Moon on June 15th is conjunct the North Node (this lifetime’s karma) and the Hunab Ku (the center of the Milky Way Galaxy and the god of the Maya). This sets the stage for the individual and collective karma lining up around December 23, 2012, when the Earth will be where the Moon […]
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Booked: Pigs, Poetry and Prognostication
* Pinot, Pigs and Poets, a fundraiser for Campfire USA at Happy Hollow Country Club (1701 S. 105th St.), will be Friday, June 10, from 7 to 10 p.m. Pinot, Pigs and Poets is an annual event attendees to sample featured Pinot Noir wines and unique pork dishes from local restaurants. Attendees also will enjoy […]
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Crumbs: Chick Fil-A Finally Lands; Father’s Day Recommendations
* Chick Fil-A lovers can finally exhale. The Atlanta-based purveyor of fried chicken finally relented and purchased land at the Marketplace in Council Bluffs. Their fried chicken, whether in wrap, sandwich or biscuit form, is the stuff of legend. There’s no word on an opening date, though, so you’ll have to keep pestering your friends […]
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Summer Music 2011
Click here for a comprehensive list of concerts for this summer in the Omaha metro area With another string of 90-plus degree days having passed Omaha’s way, it’s time to acknowledge that the summer season is here. Big summer concerts are already rolling into town, well ahead of the official June 21 start of summer. […]
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OEAAs announce summer music showcases
* The Omaha Entertainment & Arts Awards have announced the line-up for their summer music showcases, taking place July 8 and 9 in downtown Benson. One band will be selected from the showcases by fan voting to open the Maha Music Festival August 13. A voting box will be available to collect votes at each […]
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Live Review: Bright Eyes at Westfair Amphiteater
I begin what seems like my 100th review of a Bright Eyes concert by saying that last Saturday night’s performance at Westfair Amphitheater may have been his best. Simply put, Conor Oberst put on a rock concert. Not an indie-folk show; not an “intimate acoustic evening of personal confessions.” A rock concert. As heavy a […]
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Cutting Room for June 8
Unless your name rhymes with Schmonald Schlump, you probably don’t scoff at things that are free. This goes doubly for those of you who are parents, as I’m told owning kiddies is expensive. Owning is the correct term to use, right? At any rate, Aksarben Cinema (aksarbencinema.com) has kicked off their Free Family Flicks series, […]
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Checking In: House of Loom
Right now, the only indication of just what is taking root at 1012 South 10th St. is a sticker on the front door. That bumper sticker-sized emblem represents loom, the multicultural-enriched dance night that has hopped across Omaha for the last five years. What lies inside is House of Loom, the nightclub vision of loom’s […]
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Omaha Summer Arts Festival
June 10-12 Omaha Summer Arts Festival Gene Leahy Mall, 10th-15th Streets, Omaha, FREE Fri.-Sat. 11a.m.-11p.m.; Sun. 11a.m.-5p.m. Summerarts.org, 402.345.5401 From speed-dating to speed-painting, the Omaha Summer Arts Festival has it all…well, not the dating thing, but speed-painting; who knew? Tim Decker delights crowds with his five-minute celebrity and political portraits with music, humor and audience […]