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
with The Madness Apparatus, Galvanized Tron, Topic & Dawcyclops of PCS, Dark Reign + bIXill, March 21, at Reverb Lounge, 6121 Military Ave., 9 p.m. Tickets are $7. www.onepercentproductions.com The Scoop: Digital Sick Kids exists though a long-time friendship. Both seasoned contributors to the Omaha music scene with a mutual appreciation for Hip-Hop culture, Fonzo
March 25-29, at The Orpheum Theatre, 409 S. 16th St., 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices vary. www.omahaperformingarts.org The Scoop: Motown: The Musical is a Broadway jukebox musical. Based on Berry Gordy’s 1994 autobiography To Be Loved: The Music, the Magic, the Memories of Motown, the musical is based on the story of Gordy’s founding and running
with See Through Dresses, & Dylan Ryan Sand, March 21, at The Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St., 9 p.m. Tickets are sold out, but hey, you might get lucky and find a way in. www.onepercentproductions.com The Scoop: Cursive’s 2015 tour will come hot on the heels of Saddle Creek’s November 24th, 2014 release of an
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March 20-22, at CenturyLink Center, 455 N. 10th St., 12 p.m. Ticket prices vary. www.centurylinkcenteromaha.com The Scoop: Experience It Live™ at the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship Second/Third Rounds, March 20 & 22, 2015, at CenturyLink Center Omaha, hosted by Creighton University.
March 14, at Sokol Underground, 2234 S. 13th St., 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets are $10-$15. www.vday.org The Scoop: The Vagina Monologues, written by playwright and activist Eve Ensler, is based on dozens of interviews she conducted with women. The play addresses women’s sexuality and the social stigma surrounding rape and abuse, creating a