Most queens don’t clean toilets. I just can’t imagine Elizabeth II scrubbing the ceramic thrones at Buckingham Palace. Queens likely have someone else do that sort of thing—someone like Jupiter Jones. Jupiter’s a toilet-cleaning professional—a pro bowler, if you will. She, her mother and her aunt provide maid services for Chicago’s upper class, ensuring that
February 6, at Reverb Lounge, 6121 Military Lounge, 9 p.m. Tickets are $5. www.onepercentproductions.com The Scoop: Audibly Nutritious Presents: The J Dilla Tribute Show!!! Join the Reverb Lounge for the fourth annual J Dilla Tribute Show. They’ve brought back some of their close friends to pay respects to one of the best hip-hop producers we’ve
February 8, at The Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St., 9 p.m. Tickets are $22/ADV and $25/DOS. www.onepercentrproductions.com The Scoop: Twenty years after the release of their self-titled debut and eight years since their last live performance together, the original lineup of G. Love & Special Sauce return with their first album in nearly a decade.
January 23-February 22, at Omaha Community Playhouse, 6915 Cass St., 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $25 for students and $40 for adults. www.omahaplayhouse.com The Scoop: The Omaha Community Playhouse in partnership with its professional wing, the Nebraska Theatre Caravan, brings the literary classic Little Women to life.
February 11, at Cali Commons, 518 N. 40th., 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free. www.calicommons.com The Scoop: First “Spoken Word” Event to come to Omaha: Hosted at your local Cali Commons Located 518 N 40th st (Near Midtown). This event gives people the chance to come out and speak their word on any
Kris Lager Band Releases New Album By Kyle Eustice According to guitarist/vocalist Kris Lager, “boogie trance is the mindset of openness and living inside the groove. It’s a nice steady breath.” It’s also part of the title of the Kris Lager Band’s new album, Heavy Soul and Boogie Trance. Comprised of keyboardist Jeremiah Weird, drummer
4936 South 135th StreetOmaha NE 68137402-359-1604 Oh boy. This one gets a bit interesting about half way through so hang in there. First off, let me preface everything that transpired with an interesting statistic from the National Chicken Council. During Super Bowl Sunday, Americans consumed more than 1.25 BILLION chicken wings. That’s a lot of
8634 F StreetOmaha NE 68127402- 614-7445 This one will be a bit different from other HitThatDive wing reviews. Why’s that you ask…that’s simple. My wing order (as most people can tell you) never changes. It’s always wings with Buffalo sauce, and if I have my choice between mild, medium or hot…I always go with medium.
8634 F StreetOmaha NE 68127402-614-7445 Let’s Cruise It’s actually harder to write about a bar that I’ve been to a few times than it is to just walk in for the first time and start writing down my immediate knee-jerk reactions. But, two weeks ago on Facebook, I asked people to nominate (and vote for)
5611 South 36th StreetOmaha NE 68107 402-905-3651The bar on the corner of 36th and V in South Omaha holds a special distinction in the HitThatDive folklore. Formerly the Brass Monkey Sports Bar (and then just the Brass Monkey) this place, more than any other bar in Omaha, was instrumental in helping HTD start to have