Former Omaha promoter Terry O’Halloran’s Las Vegas blues festival continues to take impressive shape. Scheduled for Sept. 15-17, 2013, at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino, O’Halloran plans for over 30 bands performing on three stages. O’Halloran has just confirmed 2012 Grammy winner the Tedeschi Trucks Band as one of the headliners, with more headliner […]
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Crumbs
Looking for a great new sandwich spot, Firehouse Subs is announcing their first location in Omaha at 721 S. 72nd St. They are open Sunday through Thursday 10:30a.m. – 9:00p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10:30a.m. – 10:00 p.m. The Firehouse Sub chain is 566 stores big and was founded by firefighters yet this is […]
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Big Harp prepare sophomore release
* Saddle Creek Records’ first release for 2013 will be Big Harp’s second album, Chain Letters. The album comes out Tuesday, January 22nd. It is the follow-up to the band’s 2011 debut White Hat. Big Harp is the married duo of duo Chris Senseney and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney. While the two now reside in California, both […]
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Pick: Satchel Grande
December 22 Satchel Grande w/ All Young Girls Are Machine Guns The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., $7, onepercentproductions.com Sway it and then shake it. That’ll be the order for the night when the swinging, jazzy indie-pop of ukulele-toting All Young Girls Are Machine Guns joins up with the all-out sweat-funk dance […]
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Pick: Snake Island
December 23 Snake Island w/ The Conquerors, Capgun Coup and Hawaii the Band The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., $7, onepercentproductions.com Snake Island hosts Capgun Coup and Kansas City’s the Conquerors in a perfect shot of live music before several days of holiday-induced family time. Snake Island continues to evolve their psychedelic […]
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Pick: Dads
December 26 Dads w/ Yuppies and Places We Slept The Slowdown, 729 North 14th St. 9 p.m., $5, theslowdown.com Dads play simple-as-shit, noisy pop songs with an overcaffienated exurberance that suddenly is short supply in the years since Times New Viking briefly brought this aesthetic out of the basements of fringe-pop fanatics and to the […]
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Cosmic Forecast, Dec. 20-26
All right! Happy Solstice on December 21st! Happy Mayan Long Count Calendar New Year’s; 5,125 years. Let’s see if we can start a new one… We’ve done it before. It’s the perfect time to study the Mayan wisdom. Philosophically, we are the modern Maya. Some (such as Augustus Le Plungeon) believe that the Egyptians were […]
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‘Hugs & Kisses’
Artists Jeff King and Anthony Brown’s group show XO at New BLK Gallery can be described as a titillating stimulation of your eyes and sensibilities. King’s stark urban influences create an interesting juxtaposition to Brown’s more voluptuous female forms. This show is unique as it features both individual and collaborative paintings from both King and […]
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My Secret is Out: Mai Thai in Arksarben Village
I’m not going to lie, I’m a bit disappointed in Mai Tai. No, it’s not because of the quality of food or the service provided, but because they took my secret favorite spot and let the rest of Omaha know about it. I used to love going to the Mai Tai location out west – […]
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Deskins Les Femmes Folles
During this Holiday season artful gifts are always welcome. Original art work such as ceramics, paintings, sculpture, jewelry, limited edition photography, and more can be found at local Omaha galleries. Anderson O’Brien Fine Arts Gallery, Artists’ Cooperative Gallery, Dundee Gallery, and Modern Arts Midtown are but a few to check out. A unique option might […]