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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
By Shout Omaha Staff At 5107 Leavenworth Street in Omaha, behind a neon sign that is usually only partially illuminated, you will find Three Happiness Express, a Chinese restaurant that has recently become more known as a local favorite. Any major city in the U.S. has its token hot spot eateries that all the