* I had this beautiful idea that the Timex line of Ironman watches were created long ago in partnership with one of the world’s best tri-athletes who, having broken timepieces from many supposedly fine watchmakers, went to the company and said, “I need a watch that’s not afraid to work to the point of collapse. […]
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New Lift Sold, Playing With Fire Finale
Playing With Fire concert series founder Jeff Davis phoned this past week to update me on the series’ future for 2011. With the loss of a major sponsor, Davis has been wrestling with his decision on what to do for 2011. At one point he seemed ready to say the series was done, but he […]
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Soft Rock Café
Jan. 12 Soft Rock Café Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., FREE, onepercentproductions.com Do you love the John Tesh radio show? Do you live for Delilah? Get all giddy at IHOP music? Soft Rock Café was practically made for you. If you have a Pandora station for “Say You, Say Me” by Lionel Richie, […]
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Comedy Night
Jan. 12 Comedy Night Side Door Lounge, 3530 Leavenworth St. 8 p.m., $5, 504.3444 sdhillier.com/STEPH/ Local restaurateur Steve Jamrozy (of Flatiron Café fame) renovated a space on the northeast corner of 35th Ave. and Leavenworth called The Side Door Lounge — a place for artists of all kinds. Wednesday features one of Omaha’s up and […]
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Koo Koo Kanga Roo w/ Bad Speler
Jan. 11 Koo Koo Kanga Roo w/ Bad Speler Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., $8, onepercentproductions.com This Tuesday Waiting Room imports the fourth-best dance duo in the Twin Cities. Neil and Bryan’s foray into the world of music and dance has been described by others as a combination of The Beastie Boys and […]
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Monday Movie Night w/ Heavy Metal Parking Lot
Jan. 10 Monday Movie Night w/ Heavy Metal Parking Lot Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St. 8 p.m., FREE, onepercentproductions.com Say it’s 1986, you’re a Maryland metalhead and Dokken is opening for Judas Priest at the Capital Centre in Landover — what are your plans before the show, dude? Naturally your spandex-animal-print-wearing, feathered-hair-having ass is tailgating […]
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Hear Nebraska Benefit w/ The Answer Team, Irkustk, All Young Girls Are Machine Guns and Djangis Khan
Jan. 8 Hear Nebraska Benefit w/ The Answer Team, Irkustk, All Young Girls Are Machine Guns and Djangis Khan O’Leaver’s, 1322 S. Saddle Creek Rd. 9:30 p.m., $5, 21+, hearnebraska.org Great things are in store on the web for the local music scene in 2011. Hear Nebraska takes it statewide, Jan. 24, with the launch […]
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Broken Crown w/ Cold Steel, Coincide and Illuminati
Jan. 8 Broken Crown w/ Cold Steel, Coincide and Illuminati Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., $7, onepercentproductions.com So much music’s emerged from Omaha that it’s hard to keep up. While The Faint, Cursive and Bright Eyes have garnered a large chunk of the attention, there are other local bands itching to get in […]
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Positive Space: Daniel Muller/Justin Beller Duo Show
Jan. 7-28 Positive Space: Daniel Muller/Justin Beller Duo Show The New BLK Gallery, 1213 Jones St. Reception Jan. 7, 6-10 p.m., FREE Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun. by appt., 871.1333, thenewblk.com Though artist Daniel Muller is known for finding inspiration in decay and emptiness, his current show with Justin Beller is quite the […]
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The 9s
Jan. 7 The 9s Stir Live and Loud, Harrah’s Casino, Council Bluffs 9 p.m., $5, 712.329.6000, harrahscouncilbluffs.com There’s this … thing going around. A sort of neo-soul/funk. It’s apparently all the would-be rage. Just look at the last thing Ariel Pink did. Unlike the golden days, the performers are predominately white. Filtered through the lens […]