April 4, at House of Loom, 1012 S. 10th St., 10 p.m. Admission is free. www.houseofloom.com The Scoop: BLOOM returns to House of Loom with another themed installment: LEI IT DOWN: SPRING BREAKOUT EDITION feat. Spotlight Artist: PERCUSSIONIST MARK HINRICHS. The weather warms, your mind wanders to a shoreline filled with fun, free of care,
with Outlaw Con Bandana and L. Eugene Methe, April 4, at Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St., 9 p.m. Tickets are $8. www.theslowdown.com The Scoop: Simon Joyner is a renowned American singer-songwriter who first came to prominence during the Lo-Fi movement of the early 90’s alongside contemporaries mining similar territory, like Will Oldham, Peter Jefferies, the
April 4, at Pizza Shoppe Collective, 6056 Maple St., 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $10. www.pizzashoppecollective.com The Scoop: Omaha’s original, award-winning comedy group, the Weisenheimers are celebrating their 18th birthday! For 18 years the Weisenheimers have been creating fresh comedy based of your suggestions! Expect all the teen-aged angst, unwarranted self-confidence and nubile-ness you expect in
What’s YOUR bar story? Have a funny story to tell from a bar…HTD wants to record you telling it just like Kirk from Leavenworth Bar. Give this first one a look and see if you can top it. So, the question is, who has the next funny story?
Earlier this month I sat down with Mike’l Severe to talk dive bars, food and why I’m wearing shorts in March…in Omaha.
with Linoma Mashers, 23rd Vibration, Transcendentals, & Stories of the Sun, March 28, at Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St., 8 p.m. Tickets are $9. www.theslowdown.com The Scoop: The Bishops celebrate their 20th anniversary with long-time pals, Linoma Mashers, 23rd Vibration, The Transcendentals (first show), and Stories of the Sun.
April 1-4, at Funny Bone Omaha, Village Pointe, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $17. www.funnybone.com The Scoop: Comedian Michael Malone is a larger than life performer who delivers heavy-hitting punchlines with the weight of a veteran and the heat reserved only for the country’s hottest up and coming comics. Best known for his Top-10 selling comedy
March 30, at Reverb Lounge, 6121 Military Ave., 9 p.m. Tickets are $10. www.onepercentproductions.com The Scoop: Delicate Steve is the brainchild of New Jersey-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Steve Marion. As NPR has said, “Delicate Steve’s music maintains the capacity to surprise…guitar showcases that don’t shred, dance records that don’t adhere to familiar beats and classic-rock
with Juan Wauders, March 29, at Sokol Auditorium, 2234 S. 13th St., 8 p.m. Tickets are $28. www.sokolunderground.com The Scoop: As the founding member and leader of the American rock band Wilco and alt-country band Uncle Tupelo, Jeff Tweedy is one of contemporary American music’s most accomplished songwriters, musicians and performers. Since starting Wilco in
Matthew Sweet Plays the Holland By Kyle Eustice Omaha is full of “undercover celebrities.” You might run into Warren Buffett at Mark’s in Dundee or Conor Oberst at a show at Sokol Auditorium. As of December 2013, you may now have had a few Matthew Sweet sightings. Originally from Lincoln, Sweet catapulted to international recognition