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Bad Religion’s Evolution

Summer Nationals Tour Hits Stir Concert Cove By Kyle Eustice Aside from Bad Brains, not too many punk bands can claim the kind of longevity Bad Religion can, but alas, the six-piece powerhouse is still at it. Since its 1979 inception, vocalist Greg Graffin and guitarist Brett Gurewitz have been pushing the boundaries of punk

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Get Up, Stand Up

Comedian Jo Koy Headlines the Funnybone By Shout Omaha Staff There’s no doubt the passing of Robin Williams hit comedian Jo Koy hard. Growing up in Tacoma, Washington, Williams was one of Koy’s idols. “My top four favorite comedians are Eddie Murphy first and then Bill Cosby, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams,” Koy said to

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Movie Reviews

Star-Studded “Sin City: A Dame To Kill For” Is Fun But Familiar

Even as an obvious rehashing of the same elements from the first entry, “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For” is still a richly stylized and entertaining noir experience that is better than your average sequel. Thanks to a great cast and Robert Rodriguez’s creative camera, here’s a movie that avoids being the bland regurgitation

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McFoster’s Natural Kind Café

By Shout Omaha Staff   At first glance, one might expect a cadre of elves to run out of McFoster’s Kind Café due to its workshop-like outer appearance. The English Tudor style building sits on the corner of 38th street between Harney and Farnam in a neighborhood that is a melting pot of residential and

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Midwest Hip-Hop

Doomtree Adds Some Flavor to MAHA Music Festival By Kyle Eustice MAHA LINEUP 12:10 p.m. – Domestica 12:45 p.m. – Matt Whipkey 1:20 p.m. – Twinsmith 1:55 p.m. – M34N STR33T 2:30 p.m. – Doomtree 3:35 p.m. – Radkey 4:30 p.m. – The Both (feat. Aimee Mann & Ted Leo) 5:40 p.m. – The Envy

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The ‘80s Never Die

Pat Benatar Joins Lita Ford at Stir’s By Shout Omaha Staff Singer Pat Benatar hopes to be selling leis and pineapples on the Hana Highway in Hawaii, and wearing a mummu one day. In fact, she can’t believe she isn’t right now. “That’s what I’d really want to be doing,” Benatar said in an interview

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Marrakech Gourmet

By Shout Omaha Staff   When one hears a name like Marrakech Gourmet visions of Morocco, hookah pipes and sand come to mind, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone that I went into this restaurant adventure with somewhat high expectations. After all, from what I know about Morocco, it would be a great vacation destination. Since

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The Passing of an Omaha Legend

Matt Markel Finally at Peace By Kyle Eustice As a student at Central High School, The Ranch Bowl was a typical destination for wild teenage debauchery. Countless live shows, a video arcade and endless games of bowling made The Ranch Bowl a preferred weekend adventure. From Mudhoney and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones to Bad Brains

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Movie Reviews

Action Fiasco ‘Lucy’ Is Old-Fashioned Sci-fi Fun

Enormous leaps in logic and all, “Lucy” is a silly but ultimately fun sci-fi B-movie that knows how absurd it is but plunges forward anyway. With Scarlett Johansson proving that she can be an action hero on her own and some nice moments with Morgan Freeman, here’s a movie that counters the sleep-inducing, special effects

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The Underdog

50 to 1 Opens in Omaha July 25 By Kyle Eustice 50 to 1, July 25, at Majestic Cinema, 14304 W Maple Rd., First Showing at 9 a.m. Ticket prices vary. Visit www.marcustheatres.com for more information. While the name Jim Wilson might not ring a bell at first, mention the movie Dances with Wolves and

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