February 5 Jaill w/ the Growlers, Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas, Twinsmith The Slowdown, 729 North 14th St. 9 p.m., $10 in advance/$13 day-of-show, theslowdown.com Milwaukee psych-pop/garage band Jaill found their way on Sub Pop Records’ radar back in 2009. Since signing, the band has released two records of memorably, messed-up pop songs. The latest, […]
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Jaill Break
The last time Jaill played in Omaha, they were headed back east on a tour that introduced the band to its future record label — Sub Pop Records. The Milwaukee psych-pop/garage rock act shared the stage with Brimstone Howl on that 2009 at the tail end of a tour that had seven guys crammed into […]
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Beyond Beginning
UUVVWWZ’s confident, intentional musical moves take firm hold on the trusted language, their just-released sophomore album. The chance to make a second album gave the band the chance to be self reflective and move forward from there, singer Teal Gardner says. “As the project progressed, we learned more about what we wanted to hear,” she […]
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Love and Aliens: Ladyfinger Releases Errant Forms
The evolution of Ladyfinger can be heard from the first track of the band’s new Saddle Creek Records release, Errant Forms. “Renew” opens with brittle, electric guitar chords before the rhythm section of drummer Pat Oakes and bassist Dan Brennan slides beneath warm keyboards, Jamie Massey’s smokey, twirling guitar and frontman Chris Machmuller’s cool growl. […]
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Crumbs
If you are planting your own garden this spring or growing one with a neighbor, put February 2nd on your calendar for Omaha Seed Share, presented by the Omaha Community Garden Network. The event runs from 12:00p.m. to 2:00p.m. at the Douglas County Extension Office, 8015 West Center Road. Here are some points of interest […]
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Pick: Blues at the Crossroads 2; February 6
After a successful tour with the Robert Johnson Centennial Concerts, Blues at the Crossroads returns for round 2, celebrating two blues legends, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. Both musicians are competing for the title of the “father of modern Chicago Blues,” which will be hard to determine considering both have inspired countless artists; ranging from […]
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Hiro 88: A Formula for Success
With all the new restaurants popping up in Omaha, it’s important to remember the amazing ones that have sustained the test of time. Hiro 88 in West Omaha was the first Asian restaurant I ate at when I moved to Omaha over five years ago and the excitement it ignited then has not dampened today. […]
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Coming home
On its face Watie White’s new public art project at an abandoned North Omaha house could be construed as a privileged white guy coming into the black community to impose his perceptions on that place and its people. But that’s not the case with his All That Ever Was Always Is outdoor installation at 2424 […]
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An anti-drug war manifesto documentary frames discussion
The much-feted 2012 documentary The House I Live In provokes dialogue wherever it plays for its critique of America’s domestic War on Drugs. Following a January 22 Film Streams screening before a full house, a local panel discussed the film’s potent themes. Director Eugene Jarecki’s (Why We Fight?) film indicts the war as failed public […]
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Pick: What Will Her Kids think? – NEW WORK by Sally Deskins
Feb. 1– Feb. 25, 2013 What Will Her Kids think? – NEW WORK by Sally Deskins Star Deli, 6114 Military Ave. Opening Reception: 7-10 pm, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 Hours: Monday-Thursday 11am-3pm, 5pm-1am, Friday & Saturday 11am-3pm, 5pm-3am http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/BensonStarDeli?fref=ts, 402.880.8481 Benson First Friday at the Star Deli, 6114 Military Ave. will be featuring NEW WORK […]