Sunday, February 12th MARK NIZER’S 3D LIVE SHOW Orpheum Theater, 409 South 16th Street 7:30 p.m.; Tickets range from $19-$35 www.ticketomaha.com MARK NIZER’S 3D LIVE SHOW MARK NIZER’S 3D LIVE SHOW is the next production in Omaha Performing Arts’ Family Series. Nizer says this is the only live 3D show in the world. There are […]
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Raising the Political Bar
(The author is registered as a participant in the 2012 Ready to Run program) “The way we teach our girls and boys to devalue women is exactly why women make up only 18 percent of America’s top leaders in business, the military, religion, media, culture and entertainment,” said Jennifer Siebel Newsom, director of the documentary […]
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Patty LuPone
The Holland Performing Arts Center has hosted some incredible artists since its 2000 inception. Almost every genre of music has transcended the air in the expansive concert hall. This time, Broadway singer and actress Patty LuPone, who is affectionately referred to as “The First Lady of the American Broadway Theatre,” makes her way to center […]
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The Supersuckers
The Supersuckers have been around for a minute. Anyone who is old enough to remember their 1992 show with Mudhoney at The Ranch Bowl remembers a group full of unbridled aggression that translated quite well to the stage. Originally from Tucson, Arizona, they produced their best work after relocating to Seattle in 1989, the future […]
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“Urbanized”
“Urbanized” Filmstreams, 1340 Mike Fahey St. Showtimes January 27-February 2nd The majority of the world population resides in urban areas, with a projected 75% more headed towards city zip codes in the next 50 years. The delicate balance between providing enough services to accommodate more residents, however, remains a highly controversial and much needed discussion […]
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When the Music’s Over…
This is it, the last installment of my first column for The Reader. It began Dec. 2, 2004. I had been suggesting to editor John Heaston, literally for years, that he needed to integrate columns into The Reader, that all good newspapers included an opinionated voice willing to speak his or her mind without fear […]
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Pick: Craig Finn
Feb. 3 Craig Finn The Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. 9 p.m., $10 advance/$12 day-of-show, onepercentproductions.com Craig Finn unravels new narratives, removed from the familiar rock band circumstance of the Hold Steady, the band the bespectacled Finn has led for the last eight years. This time, Finn wrote the songs himself, without relying on music […]
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Pick: Cass McCombs
Feb. 2 Cass McCombs The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., $10, onepercentproductions.com Cass McCombs has become mysterious only for not explicitly seeking publicize himself. Instead, he’s mostly left his songs to spread the word. To that end, he offered two distinct, but related albums in 2011. The quickly-recorded Humor Risk takes on […]
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Simon Joyner meets Kickstarter.com goal
* Earlier this month, Simon Joyner took to Kickstarter.com to fund the final recording, mixing and manufacturing expenses for this forthcoming 13th studio album, due out later this year. Now, with two-plus weeks left to go, Joyner has already cleared his $6,000 fundraising goal. But that doesn’t mean fans no longer can donate to the […]
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FASH FLOOD
FashionLOUD takes center stage at The Best in the Midwest Tattoo Convention Omaha’s favorite rock ‘n’ roll fashion show is back and bigger than ever for 2012. The fourth annual FashionLOUD runway show will take place on opening night of the first annual The Best in the Midwest Tattoo Convention at the Mid-America Center in Council […]