Christian Shuster, the designer of the christianMICHEAL menswear label is the name on the tip of all the fashionable tongues right now. He was the talk of the runways at Omaha Fashion Week last year when he made his Omaha debut; now he is back for round two with a whole new approach. The self-taught […]
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It Takes a Village
Chevy, or Siobhan Naughton Kozisek, owns Sirens salon and is ready to take on Fashion Week for the sixth year. She graduated from Capitol in 1997, where she took a liking to doing makeup over anything else. She’s been at it for over 14 years, often with makeup and waxing being her calling. She started […]
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Cosmic Forecast, Feb. 28-Mar. 6
Happy March! Do not yet awaken from the Night of the Year, my children and friends. We are in the last few hours (weeks) before dawn; the time of the deepest sleep, our most rewarding dreams and freest aspirations. Dare to be different and kiss logic goodbye for just a little bit longer, as we […]
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The Neal World
Neal Duffy is the guy making your concerts sound crisp and pristine. He’s making every instrument and vocalization reverberate across the auditorium. Currently, he’s on tour with Neon Trees, who will open for Maroon 5 in Omaha March 3. He’s been with Neon Trees for two years since he caught his big break. Duffy received […]
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Razor-Sharp Jazz
The jazz trio has long been the minimalistic backbone of this fiercely improvisational art form. Usually consisting of stand-up bass, drums and melodies courtesy of a horn, piano or guitar, these three pieces usually take a balls-to-the-wall approach to reinventing and composing songs. Twin-Cities based The Bad Plus, while certainly a trio, has taken the […]
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World Remembers Magic Slim
It was a sad week for blues fans when Magic Slim, also known as Morris Holt, passed away in a Pennsylvania hospital early Thursday, Feb. 21. He had been hospitalized for several weeks after having health issues while on the road doing opening slots for Johnny Winter. Magic’s son Shawn “Lil’ Slim” Holt was traveling […]
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Remembering Magic Slim
The tall lumbering frame. The slight stutter in his sweet, graveled voice. The playfully mischievous smile. The guttural screams and sweet melody of his guitar work. No one can match Magic Slim’s character and unique voice in the history of the Blues. Slim, aka Morris Holt, passed away last Thursday in a Philadelphia hospital. He […]
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Morrissey sets new date for Lincoln show
* Local band Travelling Mercies are trying to raise $4000 on the crowd-funding website Kickstarter to help pay for their second album, Motel. The album follows a story of life in a Southern border town motel. The band is billing the fundraising project as a way to pre-order the forthcoming album. Among the items offered […]
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Pick: Jonathan Richman
Saturday, March 2nd Jonathan Richman The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., $15, onepercentproductions.com It’s rare to be graced with a musical legend on a local stage, so it’s even more of a treat that Jonathan Richman now seems to make regular appearances on the Waiting Room’s stage. Richman founded the Modern Lovers […]
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Pick: White Mystery
March 2 White Mystery w/ Snake Island and Solid Goldberg Brother’s Lounge, 3812 Farnam St. 9 p.m., $5 at the door Chicago’s White Mystery are on the cusp of releasing their third full-length album, Telepathic. The band recorded the album with Gris Gris mastermind Greg Ashley at his Creamery Studio and it lends new layers […]