Maha Festival kicks off August 17th this year and although Nebraska's answer to Governor's Ball, Pitchfork, etc, is noticeably more modest in size than its counterparts, organizers have put together a downright attractive bill for the middle-coast. Omaha, otherwise only famed in the music world for its mainstay indie venue, the Sokol Underground, will be celebrating its fifth year as the destination for Maha attendees. Aside from being the only music festival for 500 miles, Maha boasts one other extremely proud trait separating itself from every major Summer festival I can think of. As the official [...]
"Raucous Folk-Americana with dark foreboding blues and the occasional heart-stopping ballad" The guys at Clubhouse Records have an ear for the very best of UK Americana and they've come up trumps again releasing Little Copper Still the new album from London-based four-piece The Cedars. Ten of the albums baker's dozen tracks (there's a hidden extra on the CD) were recorded and produced on the other side of the 'The Pond' in California with Grammy winning producer Ian Brennan whose previous credits include Peter Case and Ramblin' Jack [...]
With next month comes the release of Long Distance Salvation: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska, an impressive collection of new folk and Americana artists putting their spin on the landmark 1981 album. The album is due out in digital and vinyl format on Sept. 20, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting hunger charity Project ... Continue reading
Sofia Talvik @ Crescent Moon Coffee, Lincoln, NE - 08/22/2012 Pictures from the Drivin' & Dreaming Tour View on Facebook [...]
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Sofia Talvik @ Nosh Wine Lounge, Omaha, NE - 08/18/2012 Pictures from the Drivin' & Dreaming Tour View on Facebook [...]
Adam wrote about this last night and I've already had numerous conversations about it. One with Shakey Graves and another with Schleicher, he of Juniper Tar, who assures me that this tribute is indeed as righteous as it sounds like it's gonna be. There are some things that are unfuckwithable, some things that are better left uncovered by musicians because the first did it so perfectly, there's no reason. Typically, I'd say Springsteen's Nebraska is one of those things. But my mind was changed by a lineup that [...]
Touring on the heels of the recent release of the debut release under the moniker The Great American Desert - Mr Max Holmquist(Lincoln/Omaha, NE) stopped by Stone House Recording to play a few tracks from Carson City ( Yer Bird Records ). ' Carson City is fully stripped down experience, recorded in a living room by Ian Aeillo and mastered by Matt Hova. All you hear is guitar and hushed vocals weaving tales of gambling [...]
The calm, boring life of a small Midwestern town drove Max Holmquist to pick up a guitar at the age of 15. Four years later, South of Lincoln started in 2006 as his solo project. Starting with a post-punk/emo sound in the vein as Juliana Theory, Saves the Day, etc. somewhere along the line his style shifted with his personal musical tastes. With the introduction of Alt/Folk from people like Damien Jurado, Neko Case, M. Ward, Andrew Bird, Rocky Votolato, etc., South of Lincoln became The Great American Desert, a collection of honest, heartfelt folk songs. Themes of [...]
On a road trip to Las Vegas for the weekend with Joey K. and our car broke down in Nebraska. While the car is being looked at I decided to peak at what is happening on the internet. Big surprise... Childish Gambino has drip dropped another track off his upcoming mixtape. It's damn good. It's damn hot out. I'm in a damn tow truck lobby, but I'm loving life because I've got new Childish and my friend Joey K. with me. Enjoy! - Chuck Ryan
As we enter summer festival season, Omaha's Maha Music Festival is one not to overlook. Festival organizers have announced a few of the bands performing at the August 11 event with more to come. Bands announced so far include Garbage, Desaparecidos, Icky Blossoms and Josh Rouse. Garbage's return to touring has already been making news waves across the country, but the Desaparecidos reunion is a special treat for Maha goers. The local band is the former rock band of Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst. Oberst was joined by other local musicians [...]
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Tweet After many hiatuses, members leaving, calling it quits several times, several triumphal albums, solo explorations (or at least for frontman Tim Kasher, a.k.a. The Good Life ) and the like, it can’t be denied that Cursive has been through a harrowing journey since their first debut in 1995. With their managing to stay intact as a band definitely deserving of a solid thumbs up, Cursive once again takes the concept album route, a familiar [...]
Conduits will release their self-titled debut album on March 30th through Team Love. The Omaha sextet formed in 2009, and features members of The Good Life, Eagle Seagull, Son Ambulance, Neva Dinova, Cursive, and The Golden Age. Hear a cut from their debut below. MP3: Conduits - "Top of the Hill" Within the ethereal dreaminess and sonic waves of shoegaze, "Top of the Hill" both relaxes and swallows you whole. It weaves harmony out of chaos and holds everything together with the type [...]
We are big fans of the boys in Frontier Folk Nebraska, and you should be too. They continue to be one of the most consistent rock bands in the area. The guys have something for you for the holidays today too, a free download of a tune that is a part of the "Oh Joy, More Goodies" album. The album also features Cincy artists like Kelly Thomas and The Western, download the whole thing out here . Here is the FFN track, titled "Jesus Christ." Frontier Folk Nebraska [...]
Ok so Diggler has been sleepin' and so stumbled upon "Obsidian Blue" from Nebraska.. The composer is exquisite and complex to the point of a unknown sensation that is now beautified in me... The music is easy listening with a hiphop tempo... Although nothing new has been composed at the moment in time... The music is timeless and way ahead of its time... Much respect to Obsidian Blue... Support and Slap properly... GHea! LISTEN/PURCHASE "The Chameleon Dynamic" ON BANDCAMP CLICK HERE WIB ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY POSTING!!! [...]
Check out Nebraska 's album Displacement , released on Rush Hour towards the end of the summer. Sitting somewhere between Chicago and Detroit (but not Kalamazoo), the sounds meander from warm jazz to icy harmonies, stopping off everywhere in between. Nebraska - The Cruives / BUY image : the brick house
A Tundra | Photo by Donny Mahlmeister Three break-out-the-maracas-so-you-c an-jam-with-the-bartender reasons to head down to Panchos tonight... 1. Chicago mellow indie poppers A Tundra have literally been around the block. Mostly, just picking up strays from bands like Crush Kill Destroy, Joan of Arc, Smoking Popes, and Tortoise. The end result is a musical gumbo that sounds like equal parts Deerhoof and Joan of Arc with its calculated melodies and endearing male and female vocal dynamic. Also worth mentioning is the group’s penchant for punny song titles such [...]
I'll be damned if The Coast of Nebraska isn't attempting a great musical feat, releasing a new EP every month for the rest of the year. Sounds like a huge amount of work, and I wouldn't be convinced had the October EP not made its way over to our inbox. Looks like the big hit off this EP is going to be "Dark Signal," an electronic exploration of pop, with a tendency to sound a bit like Tunde of TV on the Radio . Give this one [...]
Chart courtesy of The Economist 01. Massimiliano Pagliara, "A Wrong Chance" (Tuff City Kids Remix) [ Live At Robert Johnson ] ( buy ) Stylistically diverse and capably executed, Massimiliano Pagliara's debut full-length, Focus For Infinity , could rank among the year's best dance music albums. Yet for reasons I can't quite understand, it somehow managed to be overlooked by most critics and listeners. If there's any justice, the Live At Robert Johnson-released remix EPs will rekindle interest in the excellent originals. [...]
"Poolwater" by Alli Coate [ Rush Hour Recordings ] Being a tailor or seamstress is hardly the most glamorous job in the garment industry. Fashion designers and their labels tend to receive most of the credit and money while the people turning their concepts into reality are known only to the most dedicated sartorialists. Ali Gibbs is a producer whose aesthetic and experience in the [...]
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