So what if it’s the first time for Vincent Carlson-Brown taking charge of a full-scale production of a Shakespearean classic. He not only brings plenty of directing experience, but the confidence that comes with careful preparation. The University of Nebraska at Omaha grad is “very thankful for the opportunity” to guide his “biggest project to […]
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June 24 Buddy Guy & Jonny Lang
June 24 Buddy Guy & Jonny Lang Stir Concert Cove, Harrah’s, Council Bluffs 8 p.m. $35, ages 21+ stircove.com Rock out with a one-two punch of electric blues guitar. Buddy Guy, now in his 70s, is one of the last Chicago blues artists of his generation. In May he released his autobiography, When I Left […]
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Much More Than Curry at Curri
The last time I saw a menu with more than 75 items must have been at a chain diner. As I read the menu at Curri, I realized there is much more to it than simply cramming every dish under the sun into one place. Co-owner Varma Dhanalakoti and his wife Mani Deepa wanted to […]
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Control Your Rainwater
A Windstar tour bus sat at the Douglas/Sarpy County Extension Office waiting for the 55 people attending the 2012 Omaha Green Infrastructure Tour. It was going to be a long day. As the city moves forward with a $2 billion Clean Solutions Omaha (CSO) plan to comply with environmental regulations and reduce sewage overflows from […]
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Graham’s Garage Sale
Jon Dee Graham hits Lincoln’s Zoo Bar Thursday, June 28, 6-9 p.m. with his band The Fighting Cocks, Sons of 76 duo opens. Graham is a three-time Austin Music Hall of Fame inductee whose 30-plus year music career includes founding Austin band The True Believers with Alejandro Escovedo. It was Escovedo who pushed Graham to […]
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Pick: Cory Branan
June 27 Cory Branan The Sydney, 5918 Maple St. 9 p.m., $10 The most maddening aspect of the music industry is its micro-management of an artist’s image. With seemingly every album cycle comes an attempt by the artist and their publicity crew to contrive an aura that will “play well” in a certain market – […]
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Brighter Outlook for Brigit
Last year as summer began, we didn’t know where the Brigit St. Brigit Theatre company would perform in the fall after leaving the Downtown Space shared with the Blue Barn. Now, nearing its 20th anniversary season, the future looks brighter for Brigit. Not that long after we learned about plans for the Barn to build […]
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Dave Phipps takes show to the voters
On Wednesday, June 20th, the day The Reader hits the streets, Douglas County Election Commissioner Dave Phipps will hold a press conference with Secretary of State John Gale to announce his plan to add 30 new precincts and 27 additional polling places across the county for the fall general election, bringing the total number of […]
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Pick: Rock Paper Dynamite and Snake Island
June 22 Rock Paper Dynamite w/ Snake Island, Dim Light and The Decatures The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., $7 at the door, onepercentproductions.com Rock Paper Dynamite are returning to Omaha, just in time for Snake Island to leave town on tour. Rock Paper Dynamite pulled up stakes last year for North […]
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Drakes Hotel unveil new album
* Local dream-pop duo Drakes Hotel just released their new album, Logic Adopts Senses, last week. Drakes Hotel is the husband and wife tandem of producer/guitarist Chris Y. and singer Amy Drake. The album is available digitally on iTunes and Amazon, with physical copies for sale on CDBaby and drakeshotelmusic.com. The band will play a […]