Is having one good radio station in a city the size of Omaha — a city purported to be one of the “best places to live in America” — too much to ask? Apparently, it is. But at least for two-and-a-half hours a week we have New Day Rising on FM radio station KIWR, 89.7 […]
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Things You Should Buy Me (Volume 63)
Folks, I’m not the greedy bastard this column’s title would have you believe. Oh, sure, I like getting stuff…but receiving like 3-5 items of the nearly 200 items I’ve posted in this segment has taught me that life is about NOT getting stuff. In which case, I am really, really good at life. My point […]
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Daily Dump for Wednesday (February 2)
Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re only running your computer to generate heat in order to stave off Snowpocalypse Now. Seriously, did you see this? That’s NOT from a movie. That’s the Windy City today. Luckily, I live in Omaha, which only has to contend with ridiculously sub-zero weather (a sneeze will freeze on […]
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Sleep tight, Stay Awake
* Stay Awake will take a final bow this Saturday at The Slowdown, 729 North 14th St., before calling it quits. The local indie rock trio of Steve Micek, Robert Little and Mario Alderfer perfected a brand of icy, jagged rock that drew a line between post-hardcore and post-punk. The taut, bracing onslaught is highlighted […]
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The Wailers w/ Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds and Duane Stephenson
Feb. 3 The Wailers w/ Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds and Duane Stephenson Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St., Lincoln 7 p.m., $22 ADV/$25 DOS, bourbontheatre.com The Wailers are as synonymous with reggae as Mozart is with classical music. As the late Bob Marley’s backing band, The Wailers have toured the world selling over 250 million records. Although […]
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Rave On!
Feb. 3-4 Rave On! Harrah’s Casino, 1 Harrah’s Boulevard, Council Bluffs 8 p.m., 21+, $15 ADV/$20 DOS, 888.512.SHOW harrahscouncilbluffs.com Count Buddy Holly among those celebrities who’ve left this world too soon … and whose estates continue to earn money by the bundle (Presley and Jackson families, I’m looking at you, too). Impresario and Omaha-native Billy […]
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Kris Lager Band w/ Funk Trek and Rock Paper Dynamite
Feb. 4 Kris Lager Band w/ Funk Trek and Rock Paper Dynamite Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., $8, onepercentproductions.com A local gig by the Kris Lager Band is a rare treat these days. The band spends more time playing on the road than working locally, with regular gigs taking them to Minnesota, Kansas, […]
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Skullduggery Presents: In a Dark Dark House
Feb 4-5 Skullduggery Presents: In a Dark Dark House PS Collective, 6056 Maple St. 8-10 p.m., $10, pscollective.com In its return to PS Collective, Skullduggery presents In a Dark Dark House, the story of two brothers in their mid-30s trying to overcome their negative upbringing and troubled past. Written by Neil Labute, the play unfolds […]
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Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Feb. 5 Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas St. 8 p.m., Tickets $25-$95 345.0606, ticketomaha.com Standing on the shoulders of jazz giants like Armstrong and Ellington, Wynton Marsalis has helped institutionalize the indigenous American art form of jazz. The founder and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln […]
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Creighton vs. Evansville
Feb. 5 Creighton vs. Evansville Qwest Center Omaha, 455 N. 10th St. 2:05 pm, $12-$40, 280.5297, ticketmaster.com The up and down season that the Bluejays have experienced may be of concern for the casual bandwagon fan … but it’s of no issue to those whose lungs burn after every hardwood battle from screaming and cheering, […]