Don’t worry, I promise I’m not lying and the following film series Israel. Get it? “is-real?” It’s funnier out loud, so remind me to tell it to you again in person. Anyhoodle, Film Streams (filmstreams.org) is collaborating with The Natan and Hannah Schwalb Center for Israel and Jewish Studies at UNO and the University of […]
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Education’s Tipping Point is Close
It’s been almost two years since Milton Chen released his book Education Nation: Six Leading Edges of Innovation in our Schools, capturing the best lessons learned from his time as executive director at the George Lucas Foundation, dedicated to improving the K-12 learning process. While the first edge remains the hardest, Chen believes the tipping […]
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An Evening With Mike Doughty
A man of many hats, Mike Doughty is a singer, guitarist, author, blogger and founder of the alt. rock band, Soul Coughing. Moderately successful, the band put out four full-length records before parting ways. Described by Doughty as “deep slacker jazz,” Soul Coughing was a cacophonous mixture of improvisational jazz, electronics, hip-hop and crazy samples. […]
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Baby Tears to release LP
* Local trio Baby Tears are preparing the physical release of their new LP, Rusty Years, on Rainy Road Records. The album has been digitally available via Rainy Road’s web site for several weeks. The physical release will be out late spring/early summer and limited to 200 copies on vinyl, with screen-printed covers. The album […]
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From Boss To Barroom
This time, there was no unexpected discovery. No band that cropped up out of nowhere to knock me back and demand my attention. That may just be thanks to the accessibility of music these days. Any band I might want to know about, I can check out in a digital instant. So with a schedule […]
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Representing Down South
Nebraska’s musical contingency at SXSW took on forms from traditional polka to electronic music-backed performance art. Here’s what our eyes and ears took in: Harouki Zombi: Featuring Orenda Fink (Azure Ray, Art In Manila, O+S) and Nina Barnes (Of Montreal), this dance/performance art project aims and fires at all senses, with spinning dance beats providing […]
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A Sea of Glowing Faces, Turned Downward
At last week’s South By Southwest Festival, singer/songwriter Freedy Johnston took a break halfway through his performance in a lounge on the 18th floor of the Hilton Garden Inn to tell a joke, which went something like this: A married couple had reached a point in their relationship where they no longer talked to each […]
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SXSW 2012: Age Before Beauty
The amazing thing about the South By Southwest Festival and why I keep coming back year after year despite the obvious toll it takes on my body is that you can see the hottest, most talked-about bands the same day you see some all-time classics, sometimes in clubs literally next door to each other. There’s […]
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SXSW Day 4: Bolzen Beer Band, Harouki Zombi, William Elliott Whitmore, Chuck Ragan, Lucero
[EDITOR’S NOTE: The Reader is teaming up with Hear Nebraska to cover SXSW this year. HN editor-in-chief Andrew Norman’s stories will run right here at TheReader.com. And you can find more Hear Nebraska coverage reviews, photos and videos at hearnebraska.org.] I felt as if I’d been dead-legged by a gang of fifth-graders as I followed […]
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Pizza, Pizza, and Happy Hour
Industry Night and Weekday Reverse Happy Hour As more and more people are shedding the 9-5 work week, Hiro Sushi is offering its popular Reverse Happy Hour on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Beginning March 28, the restaurant will offer the same great specials on sushi, appetizers, and drinks from 10 p.m. until midnight. The group […]