Pay attention to these names. These are the band’s that the Reader’s music writing team think have the best chance of making some noise in 2013. Hector Anchondo Universe Contest Travelling Mercies Lil’ Slim Blues Band Levi William Domestica Eli Mardock Darren Keen Snake Island InDreama UUVVWWZ Yuppies Solid Goldberg Dim Light Peace of Shit […]
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Cosmic Forecast, Dec. 6-12
The BIG news is the Cazimi New Moon in Sagittarius, conjunct the Hunab Ku (the center of the Milky Way) from around 2:22 ’til 3:22 a.m. on December 13th. It seems like a very magical time for meditation and/or new starts for the magically-minded. Now, for you cynics, if there is no such thing as […]
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Pick: Grass So Tall, Sky So Black
Nov 30th-December 15th Grass So Tall, Sky So Black: an original old time ghost story musical Blue Barn Theatre 614 S. 11 St. $10 at the door, 11pm Friday and Saturday Nights Local musicians, dancers, and thespians bring you “a haunting story of ghosts and grass in a time that is not quite now, on […]
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A Second Opinion
Calculations for the cost of extending Medicaid in Nebraska as a critical piece of the Affordable Care Act have been incomplete and probably overstated, said experts at committee hearings of the Nebraska Legislature last week. No voice in Nebraska has spoken louder against the Medicaid extension than Governor Dave Heineman’s, saying it would cost “hundreds […]
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Halestorm Show Sells Out Sokol Auditorium
For quite a while now we’ve known about 89.7 The River bringing Halestorm back to the area to perform at Sokol Auditorium in Omaha but not many people anticipated the event selling out so quickly. Along with Halestorm, In This Moment and Eve to Adam were on the bill to perform. When word got out […]
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Fearless, Joyous Music
Hoodoo hero Jon Dee Graham is at The Side Door Lounge Sunday, Dec. 9, 5 p.m., for Dean Dobmeier’s and Gary Grobeck’s Sunday Roadhouse series. Graham’s indomitable messages of hope, faith and fearlessness in the face of trouble are inspiring. His onstage sense of humor and honesty are by turns entertaining and uplifting. Graham is […]
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Pick: Sam Cook Poetry Reading and Workshop
December 10 Sam Cook Poetry Reading and Workshop Legend Comics and Coffee 5207 Leavenworth St., Omaha 4:30-8:00pm, Free Legend Comics and Coffee will be hosting National Poetry Slam champion, Sam Cook, for a writing workshop and poetry reading. The workshop will run from 4:30 until 6:00pm, while the reading is scheduled for 7:00-8:00pm. The event […]
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Pick: Ocular Coalescence
December 7 Opening reception for “Ocular Coalescence” The Kent Bellows Studio & Center for Visual Arts, 3303 Leavenworth St. 6-9pm The Kent Bellows Studio & Center for Visual Arts will be hosting the opening reception of “Ocular Coalescence”, an exhibit that showcases the visually diverse work of the studio’s young artists, including paintings, sculpture, video, […]
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The Club Is Open: Cursive Takes Over O’Leaver’s
Sunday as I was leaving Lowe’s on Dodge Street with Matt Maginn I ran into my brother-in-law Steve headed on his way in. In years past I would have introduced Matt to Steve as “the bass player of Cursive, one of the most important rock bands that Omaha and/or Nebraska has ever produced.” But instead […]
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Crumbs
How about a Whisky Tasting to warm your spirit this holiday season? Dundee Cycles and The Boiler Room are hosting a Whisky Tasting on Monday, December 10th, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Dundee Cycles and Provisions. This event is marketed as “featuring 20 different American Whiskeys. Some whiskeys at the tasting include: Rittenhouse, […]