One of my favorite elements of shoegaze is its tendency to combine monumental, spacey guitar riffs with dreamy, oft wispy vocals. Conduits excel at this pairing on their new track "Top of the Hill". Likewise, the typical shoegaze darkness persists, all encompassing but not entirely overwhelming. There's energy here, but it's not the torment so often found in post-rock. Oddly enough, the voice is that of Jenna Morrison (Son, Ambulance), paired with the guitar meanderings of JJ Idt and Nate Mickish, the bass of [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
![[Listen/Download] – Bright Eyes – "The People's Key"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3564250_lg.jpg)
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Omaha four-piece Noah's Ark Was A Spaceship present Hanga-Fang, their debut album recorded by Mark McGowan and mixed by AJ Mogis, available digitally and in 180 gram translucent orange vinyl via Slumber Party Records. Having been compared to the likes of Polvo, Swervedriver, Sebadoh, and Sonic Youth, the members of Noah's Ark Was A Spaceship draw their influence from late-'80s college radio and '90s counterculture, and they have launched their debut full-length album, Hanga-Fang. The band formed in 2005 when guitarists John Svatos and Andrew Gustafson met bassist Ricky Black during their university studies. They would later join [...]
Hey Dollar Bin Jammers - I'll be striking out for the great expanses of the American continent tomorrow, so if you're in any of the following cities, holler at me and we'll drink old-fashioneds and do mad-libs with silly words inserted into popular rap songs! April 27th 2011 OMG! w/ DJ Apt One + Action Jackson Casba Indianapolis, IN April 28th 2011 Tropical Bass DJ Apt One w/ Brent Tactic, Brent Crampton, KobraKyle and Spence O Dining Omaha, NE April 29th 2011 DJ Apt One w/ Brent Tactic and Steez Harvey Czar Bar Kansas [...]
![[Watch] – New Video By The Mynabirds – "LA Rain"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3348678_lg.jpg)
The Mynabirds, one of my favorite bands in 2010, has come out with a new video for their song "LA Rain," which is from their debut album, "What We Lose In The Fire We Gain In The Flood" . The video was put together by Shervin Lainez and took shots from their recent tour with Bright Eyes. Filmed in black and white, the video's minimalist style and understated pulchritude is a perfect fit for the song. For those not familiar with The Mynabirds, Laura Burhenn (formerly with Georgie James), started writing a number of songs in 2009 [...]
Conor Oberst returns to the familiar surroundings of Bright Eyes with the release of 'The People's Key' in what, if the frontman is to be believed ,may well be the band's final chapter. having expressed his Americana compulsion first with the 2007 album 'Cassadega' and subsequently with the likes of the Mystic Valley Band and [...]
There is a fine line between artistic ambition and alienating one's fan base. Typically, fans rebel when a renowned artist spreads his wings too wide, experimenting with genres that he simply cannot master. Conor Oberst, the visionary behind Bright Eyes, has taken the alternate route. After releasing two disparate albums in 2005, "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" and "Digital Ash in a Digital Urn," both of which were critically acclaimed, Oberst seemed poised on an artistic precipice. Instead of taking the plunge, though, Oberst retreated into a shell, slowly alienating a devout fan base over the last few years with [...]
![[Listen/Download] – New Song By Bright Eyes – "Shell Games"](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3064834_lg.jpg)
One of the great indie rock institutions, Bright Eyes, is set to release "The People's Key", its first new album in nearly four years, via Saddle Creek on February 15, 2011. That is the incendiary cover art above. In order to whet everyone's appetite for quavering vocal lines and borderline-histrionic vocals, Bright Eyes has released "Shell Games," the first single from"The People's Key". This track can be described in three simple words: Return. To. Form. The last few releases by Conor Oberst, the mastermind behind Bright Eyes, have largely fallen victim to [...]
Last month we posted about Tim Kasher's new album and single. He's since gone and directed his own funny/revolting video to go with it starring Molly Parker from Deadwood. As a treat here is another taste of the new album. TRACKS: Tim Kasher - I'm Afraid I'm Going To Die Here (rcrdlbl)
It is pretty clear that Tim Kasher can do very little wrong in my eyes. Regardless of whether he is throwing his all into a live performance or releasing brilliant records I'm always dazzled by the end product. It is therefore great news to find out that, whilst Cursive take a deserved but hopefully temporary [...]
Outer Minds Three I-guess-Blagojevich-was-tellin g-us-the-truth-the-whole-time- and-boy-do-we-have-egg-on-our- faces reasons to straighten your wig and jog on over to the Empty Bottle tonight... 1. Chicago's Outer Minds have been praised here recently enough so I won't go into great detail. But, they do play a mean hybrid of early early Rolling Stones and early early Pink Floyd and have just released a damn good tape on the ever popular Plustapes label so I'd say the stars are lining up for this here group. It might behoove you to check them out now, [...]
Shortly after getting involved with the Sound Strike to protest SB1070, Conor Oberst, a Nebraska native, announced he'd be putting together a street festival, Concert for Equality, to raise money for Nebraska's ACLU chapter in order to help fight a similar law that had passed in Fremont, NE. The line up included a reuniting Desaparecidos (who hadn't played together since 2002), Bright Eyes, Lullaby for the Working Class (who hadn't played a show in ~11 years), Cursive, Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings, David Dondero, Simon Joyner, Conchance, the Envy Corps, Vago, the So-So Sailors, Flowers Forever, and [...]
Omaha indie songwriter fixture makes a rare Atlanta tour stop this weekend
Harry Hood - Phish 11.16.96 - Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE This is one of the most brilliant Hoods of all-time, featuring one of Trey Anastasio's most transcendent moments as he holds a single note for nearly three minutes while the entire crowd loses their minds. Amazing Phish.
![Thunder Power: Heartifact [mp3]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/2319385_lg.jpg)
Thunder Power seems content to just dish out EPs, having given us quite a few since they debuted in 2008 with Love Yourself . A split between Thunder Power and The 1959 Hat Company , Hearts Intersect is their fourth proper EP, and it hits in early March via Slumber Party Records . Honestly, "Heartifact" is Thunder Power's strongest tune since "Take A Hike" and "Casanova" off Love Yourself . Their second and [...]
Dr. Dog will be releasing first album off Anti- Records! Plus a TEN WEEK tour!
![Capgun Coup [Feature]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/2095679_lg.jpg)
Capgun Coup 's pure pop sensibilities are thwarted by a distorted fuzz in every element of "Bad Bands", the first single off their new LP, Maudlin . Yet without it the song wouldn't have the energy in the crazy jangly guitars and pointed percussion. This energy is channeled through the raucous vocal shouts of Bad bands are my favorite bands and the wild California surf guitar solo that bows out the song. Fitting the noise-pop sub-genre, Capgun Coup returns to the era of garage so inherent in the greats of today. And with [...]
1967 Columbia Moby Grape *'Omaha' * found this track on a compilation in the Rasputin used bin tonight. There's still lots of plastic for sale if you go the stores. I was looking for a Harry Nilsson record and then I ran into this. 18 solid numbers from various artists for $5.95. I will defer to Robert Christgau for the proper respect, " Moby Grape was that good - a pop-smart whirl of blazing white R&B, country twang and psychedelic balladry." Tap in. [...]
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