Terry O’Halloran, longtime Omaha music promoter, bar owner and president of the Blues Society of Omaha for many years, is in the final stages of packing up for a March move to his new home in Austin, Texas. The BSO hosts a farewell party for O’Halloran, Saturday, Feb. 18, 5 p.m. at The 21st Saloon. […]
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Cutting Room for February 15
March is home to more than leprechauns and toilets full of what once was green beer, as it’s also home to Disabilities Awareness Month. In collaboration with The Meyer Foundation for Disabilities, Film Streams at the Ruth Sokolof Theater is presenting four free screenings and panel discussions on Mondays in March. The forthcoming foursome of […]
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American Teacher – Banking on Education
Four years was a long time to work on a film. Ninive Calegari, author of best selling Teachers Have It Easy and producer of the resultant movie, “American Teacher” explains, “We were able to start filming right away. But the main reason the project took so long was that most of the time we had […]
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Late Season Slump Threatens to Spoil Jay’s Dream Season
What a difference a week can make in the world of college basketball. It seems like just yesterday the Creighton Bluejays were soaring, with just 2 losses all season while playing some of the best, most inspiring basketball seen by the program in at least a decade. The Jays, led by the stellar play of […]
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You Are Invited
I don’t know if I’m going to be able to do this. Two weeks ago, I gave up the column I’d been writing for seven years that focused solely on Omaha’s indie music scene. I did it so I could begin to write this new, completely unstructured column. The Reader’s publisher/editor, John Heaston, said I […]
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Awarding Omaha’s Best
Call it a big surprise. The Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards ended its sixth annual awards ceremony Sunday night with an unexpected first, when Galvanized Tron became the first hip-hop or rap artist to be crowned the Artist of the Year. The hulking rapper quickly leapt on stage, dispensed a quick, heartfelt thanks and bounded […]
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Bloggers to host female musician, artist gathering
* Two local bloggers seeking to shine a light on female artists and musicians in Omaha will host a roundtable discussion and show Wednesday, Feb. 29th at House of Loom, 1012 South 10th St. Sally Deskins of the Les Femmes Folles: Celebrating Women in Art blog and Hilary Stohs-Krause of the X-Rated: Women in Music […]
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3 Up 3 Down: Leslie Hall
Leslie Hall exudes positivity. The Ames, Iowa-native burst out of the internet with her Garage Band beats and colorful lyrics revolving around gem sweaters, zombies and gold pants. Along with her back up singers, The Ly’s, Hall is intent on making sure the audience has a good time. “I do humor and fun. I don’t […]
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Pick: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Pavement is a band that probably should have never broken up, however, had they not; lead singer Stephen Malkmus never would have started his current project, The Jicks. Pavement spearheaded the “alternative” rock movement in the 90’s and uh, paved, the way for other like-minded artists. His no-where-near perfect voice was iconic during that era […]
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Barn’s Improbable Rise to 23-Year Triumph
As a founder, he once called the mere fact of its existence “a fluke.” Now Kevin Lawler calls the Blue Barn Theatre “an incredible source of joy.” And he’s “blown away” by the high-quality work of his successor, Susan Clement-Toberer, as producing artistic director. His only problem? “It just kills me” that his work scheduleA […]