Omahype: The Omaha Events Calendar

Written by Will Silvey Simons

Above: A taste of what to expect at loom Weaves Master Kev at España on Thursday. (Photo: Daniel Muller)

MONDAY, APRIL 4^th-SUNDAY, APRIL 10^th, 2011

Three quick things this week:

First, some of you may have noticed we posted a little something last Friday about us becoming a subscription-based website starting in May. Please disregard that post – it was only an April Fools Day prank. Sorry to jab y’all in the ribs, well at least those of you who bought it!

Second, since it finally looks like it’s going to stay warm for more than one day, I encourage you to get out and ride your bicycle. You’d be surprised how easy it is to get around town on a decent bike. Sometimes it’s just as fast (or faster) than driving. Plus you get exercise, and get to really breathe in the beautiful spring air. Come on, at least think about it!

My bike.

Third, a little self-aggrandizing here, a book that I wrote an essay for is now available to the masses for purchase. It’s called “Children of Mercy: Tales and Teachings from the World of Independent Music” and can be bought at Amazon.com. Dozens of musicians, label owners, music journalist et al from all over the world contributed to the project, including fellow Nebraskan Christopher B of Series II Records and Matt Beat, a former Omaha resident and man behind indie pop band Electric Needle Room. Oh, and 100% of proceeds from the book go Cystic Fibrosis npo’s in the US and UK.

-will

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MONDAY, APRIL 4^th

• Sharon Van Etten, Little Scream and Omaha’s own Simon Joyner perform at the Slowdown.
• Naturally, at a television set near you, Connecticut battles Butler to figure out who’ll be the NCAA men’s basketball national champion.
• Songwriters’ showcase, perhaps the best open mic in town, is tonight at the Barley Street Tavern.
• Funky/bluesy Black Joe Lewis and The Honeybears are over at the Waiting Room.
• In Lincoln, Japanese experimental psychedelic masters Acid Mothers Temple perform at the Bourbon Theatre.

TUESDAY, APRIL 5^th

• What a beautiful spring day! I think I’ll head to Slowdown tonight for some solid-as-hell singer-songwritering: Frontier Ruckus/Midwest Dilemma/Kyle Harvey.
• Or you could catch Compania Nacional De Danza 2 (modern ballet) at the Orpheum Theater.
• Fast and noisy rock-plosion outfit from Rhode Island – Lightning Bolt – take the stage at the Waiting Room. Local band Ties open.
• Or you could go watch “The Housemaid” at the Dundee Theatre.
• Of course, JANET JACKSON is at the Qwest Center.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6^th

• Now this is a cool and something you don’t see around here every day: Super Happy Funtime Burlesque, the only traveling burlesque troupe from the Midwest, will sing, dance and striptease your face off at the Waiting Room.
• Does art empower you? If so, check out the Omaha Arts Planning and Empowerment meeting. Starts at 7 p.m. at the Burlington HQ at 1002 Farnam St.
• Uh, Lord of the Dance is at the Orpheum Theater.
• Pub Quiz at Slowdown!!!

THURSDAY, APRIL 7^th

• LOOM WEAVES MASTER KEV TONIGHT AT ESPANA IN BENSON!
• David Dondero, who NPR called one of the greatest songwriters of our generation and with good reason, performs at Slowdown with Franz Nicolay.
• Bassnecter performs at Sokol Auditorium. Sorry, kids, this one is already sold out.
• “Heartbeats” closes at Film Streams.
• Over in Lincoln, five bands and a bunch of fashion designers team up at the Bourbon Theatre for a benefit for KRNU, a student-run non-profit radio station serving Lincoln.

FRIDAY, APRIL 8^th

• Holy hell Cursive is playing at Knickerbocker’s in Lincoln! Local support brought to you by: Pharmacy Spirits and The So-So Sailors.
• Fuck yeah, That 1 Guy returns to the Waiting Room. If you like acts like Primus, Buckethead, you’ll dig That 1 Guy.

• “Jane Eyre” and “La Strada” both open at Film Streams.
• Rock ‘n’ roll will not die at Slowdown – hey hey Rock Paper Dynamite, Snake Island and other let those barre chords rip.
• “Pulp Fiction” is the Midnight Movie at the Dundee Theatre.
• Local folk singer that people seem to love and for good reason Matt Cox plays at the Barley Street.
• Of course NYC’s Ladycop headlines a show at O’Leaver’s. Locals the Lepers open.

SATURDAY, APRIL 9^th

• The Met Opera live and in HD presents Rossini’s “Le Comte Ory.” Watch it at noon at Film Streams.
• DJs throw a party for their buddy at Slowdown. This’ll be quite the throw down.  Only $2 and 21+.
• “Old Friends Reunion: New Work” opens at Hot Shops. It’s art, folks.
• Local artist Brian Tait unveils his installation at Halo Salon in Dundee. Tait will also be performing a short set of music.
• Back in Omaha, head to Mystery Manor for “Ghouls Gone Wild.” Yeah it’s like halfway to Halloween so yeah.
• “Pulp Fiction” is the Midnight Movie at the Dundee Theatre.
• Of course you can get an ear full of slam poetry at the OM Center.
• All Young Girls Are Machine Guns headline a show at the Barley Street Tavern!

SUNDAY, APRIL 10^th

• Ryat play hyperactive electronic music that paints rainbows in your mind. And you don’t even need drugs to make that happen! Catch them and the always-amazing The Show Is The Rainbow at the Waiting Room.
• Last Comic Standing finalist Tammy Pescatelli yuks it up at the Funny Bone.

LOVE,

OMAHYPE

What did we miss? Send recommendations/demands to will@omahype.com.