Time for fun in the Sun. Next time around, let’s get/be brown all around… MOJOPOPlanetPower.com e LEO (7.23-8.22) Hold on, your Magnificence. Prepare the groundwork for the 3rd Cazimi New Moon in a row, this time in your sign of Leo! Blessings are looking for a way to channel their beneficence your way — and […]
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Hullabaloo, Roadhouse & More
If you are reading this on Wednesday, Aug. 1, powerhouse West Coast vocalist Janiva Magness roars into Lincoln’s Zoo Bar 6-9 p.m. Her new disc, Stronger for It (Alligator) is one of the best roots CDs released this year. Hullabaloo The second annual Hullabaloo Music & Camping Festival is Aug. 3-5 at River West Park, […]
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One White Stripe
Behind the pale white face, jet-black hair and mysterious demeanor, Detroit- native Jack White is surprisingly funny. Anyone who has seen the interview he did with Stephen Colbert can attest to that. The banter between the mismatched pair is infectiously clever and White struggles to keep his own laughter at bay during the nearly 7-minute […]
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Something, but is it enough?
Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale approved the Douglas County Election Commissioner’s polling place restorations this week. The addition of polling places follows an unprecedented removal, far exceeding any changes in the two previous U.S. Census, after which redistricting is implemented. From an initial cut of 88 polling places, 28 are slated to be added, […]
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Pick: Harry and the Potters, Potter Puppet Pals
August 6th Harry and the Potters, Potter Puppet Pals The Slowdown 729 N. 14 Street 8 P.M., $10 Yes, they’re still a band. Since 2002, Harry and the Potters have been battling it out with The Weird Sisters for magical music supremacy, and by the looks of it they’re going strong. Early innovators of the […]
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Outstanding in The Field comes to Nebraska
Local food connoisseurs are looking forward to the Outstanding in The Field Dinner this Saturday, August 4th at Branched Oak Farm in Raymond Nebraska, owners Doug and Krista Dittman. The event is part of the Outstanding in the Field 2012 North American Tour. The mission for Outstanding in the Field is to reconnect diners to […]
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The Woody Allen of Indie Folk
Continuing with Simon Joyner. If you read that story, you may wonder how he’s managed to continue to release records when listening to them can be, for the most part, rather dismal exercises. There isn’t a lot of dancing happening when Simon is on your record player. What he does ain’t exactly “pop music.” In […]
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Tilly and the Wall set tour dates, release new song
* Tilly and the Wall have put another new song and a round of tour dates online at their official website, TillyandtheWall.com. The song, “Static Expression”, is streaming on the band’s blog and features acoustic guitar and orchestral bells. The band also announced dates for their first headlining tour since 2008. That tour kicks off […]
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crumbs
Make plans for a Tequila Dinner at Cantina Laredo on Thursday August 16th. Locals will escape the heat to experience authentic Mexican cuisine and cocktails at a four-course Tequila Dinner, featuring Cabo Wabo Tequila cocktails. The menu starts with a shrimp cocktail shooter, followed with a watermelon jicama salad then entrée choice of Cochinita Pibil – traditional […]
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Pick: Washed Out
August 7 Washed Out The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., $12 in advance/$14 day-of-show, onepercentproductions.com Blog buzz burst Washed Out onto the national indie rock scene before the band’s mastermind Ernest Greene had put out much more than a cassette and an EP. The buzz from Washed Out’s cinematically-huge take on the […]