When I was a kid, — long ago, — we took a summer vacation to Aunt Betty’s in La Crescenta, Calif., just north of Los Angeles. The first thing I noticed (after the eyeball-searing smog,) was that cousins Dulice and Rob were different from my brother and me, even though we were roughly the same […]
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Loftus morbid art at Dundee…Sheldon’s Women’s Call for Peace Show…
Mike Loftus showing seven mostly recent paintings at the Old Dundee thru December. As per typical for the artist, themes vary from grave to playful. “Portrait of a Suicide,” is a morbid dark-toned image of a pale figure adorned with a blue human heart and staring red eyes, clasping hands in prayer. “The Pink Leech,” […]
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Manya and Randy Nogg Got Theatre-to-Go
Theatre-to-Go celebrates its 25th anniversary as a division of Actors, Etc., Limited with a three-part “Halloween Extravaganza” Friday at Rick’s Boatyard Café. The event is almost as interesting as the partnership behind it. There’s mother, Manya Nogg, who ran off to Hollywood at age 17, and welcomes a visitor to her home with “this isn’t […]
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Cosmic Forecast, Oct. 18-24
MOJOPOPlanetPower.com g LIBRA (9.23-10.22) What a beautiful transit! Heaven on Earth to see/find what our dreams are worth. Thanks for being so beautiful, so cordial and sooooo sweet! ’Til next we meet… Here comes Venus. Let Venus come between us. h SCORPIO (10.23-11.22) Saturn has just entered Scorpio, hand-in-hand with Mercury. Use your maturity and […]
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Dr. John & The Blind Boys
This Saturday, Oct. 20, 8 p.m., Lincoln’s Zoo Bar and Bourbon Theatre present two legends of American roots music: Dr. John and The Blind Boys of Alabama at the Bourbon Theatre. They will be performing together in what is billed as a “Spirituals to Funk” celebration of jazz, blues and gospel. Either act is a […]
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Norah Jones packs Orpheum
* Norah Jones has evolved from the sultry, jazz-pop chanteuse she inhabited on her 2002 breathrough debut album Come Away With Me, but her live show Friday, October 12th at the Orpheum Theater, 409 South 16th St., still vibed on a smokey, low-key groove. Jones is a rare artist who can make stylistic jumps without […]
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Taking a Hit
Consider it a life-lesson for the Nebraska football team. “Sometimes in life you have to get hit in the mouth to pick up your resolve and get back to the realization that it’s ‘not just going to happen to me, for whatever reason,’ ” coach Bo Pelini said during his weekly news conference on the […]
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Pick: Eric Hutchinson
October 18 Eric Hutchinson w/ Jessie Payo The Slowdown, 729 North 14th St. 7:30 p.m., $25, onepercentproductions.com Eric Hutchinson will bring his brand of upbeat, acoustic pop back to Omaha for a special, seated show at the Slowdown. Hutchinson has become a favorite of celebrity blogger Perez Hilton and music producer of sensitive TV dramas […]
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Pick: Good Old War
October 24th Good Old War & Needtobreathe w/ Matthew Mayfield Sokol Auditorium, 2234 South 13th St. 7:30 p.m., $25, ticketmaster.com Good Old War are a Philadelphia-based band that leans towards acoustic arrangements and layered harmonies, creating a sound that lies somewhere between the nebulous categories of indie folk and roots pop. The band has seen […]
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Pick: Dr. John
October 20 Dr. John w/ the Blind Boys of Alabama The Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St. in Lincoln 7 p.m., tickets range from $38 to $65, bourbontheatre.com New Orleans organist Dr. John is in the midst of a resurgence, thanks to a new album produced by Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach. Locked Down collides Dr. John’s world […]