http://www.rabblemedia.org/ Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:15:48 +0000 Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:15:48 +0000 60 en All rights reserved feeds@soundcloud.com (SoundCloud Feeds) Podcast by Rabble Media Making Nebraska music globally known. HN Podcasts no https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-HbkmFwiVLRdmgcQh-fWAi6Q-original.jpg http://www.rabblemedia.org/ nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraskaWe present in-depth interviews with Nebraska's creative class under the name Sessions, album reviews for On the Record and live performances from Hear Nebraska FM.michaeltodd@hearnebraska.orgHN Podcasts tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/349744213 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 19:30:47 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/get-cot-livin-by-universe-contest-on-the-record 00:24:22 Rabble Media no Hear Nebraska's On The Record podcast team breaks down 'Get Cot Livin,' the full-length record from Lincoln prog rock band Universe Contest out Oct. 31, 2017. Podcast by Andrew Stellmon, Chance Solem-Pfeifer Edit by Chance Solem-Pfeifer Hear Nebraska's On The Record podcast team breaks… Hear Nebraska's On The Record podcast team breaks down 'Get Cot Livin,' the full-length record from Lincoln prog rock band Universe Contest out Oct. 31, 2017. Podcast by Andrew Stellmon, Chance Solem-Pfeifer Edit by Chance Solem-Pfeifer michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/339145740 Wed, 23 Aug 2017 13:59:53 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/interview-meghan-munyon-aug-12-2017 00:47:38 Rabble Media no Lincoln post-punk band Better Friend makes a leap forward with its gripping debut LP ‘Just Turn Green.’ Vocalist Meghan Munyon sat down with our managing editor to talk about the record’s central figures, telling hard truths to family and friends and the catharsis of the quintet’s live show. Recorded Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 at KZUM. Interview & Editing by Andrew Stellmon Lincoln post-punk band Better Friend makes a leap… Lincoln post-punk band Better Friend makes a leap forward with its gripping debut LP ‘Just Turn Green.’ Vocalist Meghan Munyon sat down with our managing editor to talk about the record’s central figures, telling hard truths to family and friends and the catharsis of the quintet’s live show. Recorded Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 at KZUM. Interview & Editing by Andrew Stellmon michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/334962837 Wed, 26 Jul 2017 20:48:17 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/negative-boogie-by-david-nance-on-the-record 00:18:28 Rabble Media no With new record ‘Negative Boogie' (July 14, Ba Da Bing Records), Omaha songwriter and bandleader David Nance carries on all the rage and euphoria of last year’s success while making the most of his recent ascendance as a local and touring artist. Hear Nebraska's album review podcasters discuss Nance’s newfound sense of production, the humor hiding in his vocal flourishes and why ‘Negative Boogie’ is a mid-way frontrunner for On The Record’s top album of the year. Podcasters: Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Andrew Stellmon Edit: Chance Solem-Pfeifer With new record ‘Negative Boogie' (July 14, Ba Da… With new record ‘Negative Boogie' (July 14, Ba Da Bing Records), Omaha songwriter and bandleader David Nance carries on all the rage and euphoria of last year’s success while making the most of his recent ascendance as a local and touring artist. Hear Nebraska's album review podcasters discuss Nance’s newfound sense of production, the humor hiding in his vocal flourishes and why ‘Negative Boogie’ is a mid-way frontrunner for On The Record’s top album of the year. Podcasters: Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Andrew Stellmon Edit: Chance Solem-Pfeifer michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/333037193 Thu, 13 Jul 2017 16:57:21 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/stay-cool-by-twinsmith-on-the-record-podcast 00:18:08 Rabble Media no Twinsmith's latest effort 'Stay Cool' strips the band's instrumentation back to the bare essentials, resulting in pop that harkens back to the '80s but feels entirely modern. Listen as our On The Record podcast team — Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer — reviews 'Stay Cool,' out July 14 on Saddle Creek Records. Twinsmith's latest effort 'Stay Cool' strips the … Twinsmith's latest effort 'Stay Cool' strips the band's instrumentation back to the bare essentials, resulting in pop that harkens back to the '80s but feels entirely modern. Listen as our On The Record podcast team — Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer — reviews 'Stay Cool,' out July 14 on Saddle Creek Records. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/332924709 Wed, 12 Jul 2017 21:50:42 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/horse-of-the-other-world-by-see-through-dresses-on-the-record 00:18:47 Rabble Media no See Through Dresses’ latest album ‘Horse of the Other World’ marks a directional shift for the Omaha indie rock band, blending a multitude of synth into its dreamy shoegaze. Listen as our On The Record podcast team — Andrew Stellmon, Chance Solem-Pfeifer and newcomer Sam Crisler — reviews the band’s sophomore record, out July 14 on Tiny Engines. See Through Dresses’ latest album ‘Horse of the O… See Through Dresses’ latest album ‘Horse of the Other World’ marks a directional shift for the Omaha indie rock band, blending a multitude of synth into its dreamy shoegaze. Listen as our On The Record podcast team — Andrew Stellmon, Chance Solem-Pfeifer and newcomer Sam Crisler — reviews the band’s sophomore record, out July 14 on Tiny Engines. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/328248355 Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:21:14 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/bigthief-landoftalk 00:36:55 Rabble Media no On this double episode of On The Record, Hear Nebraska's Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review two new albums out via Saddle Creek Records. First, it's the washed-out guitar album from the newly rejuvenated Land Of Talk. Then, at 13 minutes, your hosts turn toward "Capacity" and discuss how Big Thief's sophomore record is humble and shifting on its way to brilliance. Purchase both albums at saddle-creek.com. On this double episode of On The Record, Hear Neb… On this double episode of On The Record, Hear Nebraska's Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review two new albums out via Saddle Creek Records. First, it's the washed-out guitar album from the newly rejuvenated Land Of Talk. Then, at 13 minutes, your hosts turn toward "Capacity" and discuss how Big Thief's sophomore record is humble and shifting on its way to brilliance. Purchase both albums at saddle-creek.com. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/315083329 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 17:50:28 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/quiet-verse-by-david-ozinga-on-the-record 00:19:21 Rabble Media no Long a talented drummer for many a Nebraska band, David Ozinga takes the architectural reins for his rollicking, lo-fi debut solo record. Listen as our podcast reviewers explore its various nooks and crannies in the latest episode of On The Record. Buy the album here: https://quietverse.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-verse Long a talented drummer for many a Nebraska band,… Long a talented drummer for many a Nebraska band, David Ozinga takes the architectural reins for his rollicking, lo-fi debut solo record. Listen as our podcast reviewers explore its various nooks and crannies in the latest episode of On The Record. Buy the album here: https://quietverse.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-verse michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/312971547 Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:20:36 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/salutations-by-conor-oberst 00:20:59 Rabble Media no Hear Nebraska's album review podcasters, Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer, dig into "Salutations" — the latest from renowned singer-songwriter Conor Oberst. They discuss The Felice Brothers' impact on the album, examine Oberst's big swings at choruses, and hold it up to October's "Ruminations," which contains 10 original versions of this album's 17 tracks. Buy "Salutations" here: conoroberst.inktankmerch.com/item/517/conor-oberst-salutations Hear Nebraska's album review podcasters, Andrew S… Hear Nebraska's album review podcasters, Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer, dig into "Salutations" — the latest from renowned singer-songwriter Conor Oberst. They discuss The Felice Brothers' impact on the album, examine Oberst's big swings at choruses, and hold it up to October's "Ruminations," which contains 10 original versions of this album's 17 tracks. Buy "Salutations" here: conoroberst.inktankmerch.com/item/517/conor-oberst-salutations michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/311038223 Mon, 06 Mar 2017 18:55:26 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/no-resolution-kasher-otr 00:21:26 Rabble Media no Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review the third solo album from Tim Kasher (Curisve, The Good Life). "No Resolution" offers some of the most ambitious orchestration and narrative focus of Kasher's career. Buy the album here: https://15passenger.bandcamp.com/ Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review t… Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review the third solo album from Tim Kasher (Curisve, The Good Life). "No Resolution" offers some of the most ambitious orchestration and narrative focus of Kasher's career. Buy the album here: https://15passenger.bandcamp.com/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/309050057 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 20:06:39 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/bus-gas-freidel-reviews 00:20:16 Rabble Media no Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer discuss and compare two recent instrumental releases from Nebraska — the droning mysticism of Bus Gas and the synth carnival of John Freidel. Buy both albums with the links below. johnfreidel.bandcamp.com bbuussggaass.bandcamp.com Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer discuss … Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer discuss and compare two recent instrumental releases from Nebraska — the droning mysticism of Bus Gas and the synth carnival of John Freidel. Buy both albums with the links below. johnfreidel.bandcamp.com bbuussggaass.bandcamp.com michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/299786852 Tue, 27 Dec 2016 16:52:04 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/our-favorite-2016-nebraska-albums-songs-on-the-record-podcast 00:57:23 Rabble Media no Listen as Hear Nebraska managing editor Andrew Stellmon and former managing editor Chance Solem-Pfeifer reel off the Nebraska music highlights of 2016. Time stamps are included behind the selected artists if you’d like to skip around the podcast. On The Record’s Favorite 2016 Albums Voices From The Moon by Jack Hotel (2:20) Bogusman by Bogusman (5:55) La Maga by Conny Franko (9:15) Ruminations by Conor Oberst (12:30) A shout-out to Kait Berreckman’s Battle Scenes (16:15) On The Record’s Favorite 2016 Songs and Singles “Loose Ends” by Oquoa (17:15) “Try To Stay On My Side” by Uh Oh (19:25) “Without You” by Mesonjixx (20:45) “Katz” (Live)/ “Teleprompter King” by The Hottman Sisters (22:25) “Flashdrive” by Both (25:00) “Young & Realistic” by The Faint (27:20) Honorable Mentions and Discoveries The Ambulanters (29:50) Bed Rest (32:05) Edem (33:05) INFNTLP ((35:40) David Nance (37:00) Bib (39:25) The Way Out (40:45) Andrea Von Kampen (42:05) The Year in Nebraska-Adjacent Music Big Thief and the beauty of “Paul” (43:30) The Thermals (47:10) Navy Gangs (48:15) Terrace Martin and living, breathing genres (49:15) Listen as Hear Nebraska managing editor Andrew St… Listen as Hear Nebraska managing editor Andrew Stellmon and former managing editor Chance Solem-Pfeifer reel off the Nebraska music highlights of 2016. Time stamps are included behind the selected artists if you’d like to skip around the podcast. On The Record’s Favorite 2016 Albums Voices From The Moon by Jack Hotel (2:20) Bogusman by Bogusman (5:55) La Maga by Conny Franko (9:15) Ruminations by Conor Oberst (12:30) A shout-out to Kait Berreckman’s Battle Scenes (16:15) On The Record’s Favorite 2016 Songs and Singles “Loose Ends” by Oquoa (17:15) “Try To Stay On My Side” by Uh Oh (19:25) “Without You” by Mesonjixx (20:45) “Katz” (Live)/ “Teleprompter King” by The Hottman Sisters (22:25) “Flashdrive” by Both (25:00) “Young & Realistic” by The Faint (27:20) Honorable Mentions and Discoveries The Ambulanters (29:50) Bed Rest (32:05) Edem (33:05) INFNTLP ((35:40) David Nance (37:00) Bib (39:25) The Way Out (40:45) Andrea Von Kampen (42:05) The Year in Nebraska-Adjacent Music Big Thief and the beauty of “Paul” (43:30) The Thermals (47:10) Navy Gangs (48:15) Terrace Martin and living, breathing genres (49:15) michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/287682017 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 17:43:43 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/ruminations-by-conor-oberst-on-the-record 00:20:05 Rabble Media no Managing editor Andrew Stellmon and contributor Chance Solem-Pfeifer review the spare, and often lyrically brilliant, new solo album from Conor Oberst. Buy it here: http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/ruminations Managing editor Andrew Stellmon and contributor C… Managing editor Andrew Stellmon and contributor Chance Solem-Pfeifer review the spare, and often lyrically brilliant, new solo album from Conor Oberst. Buy it here: http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/ruminations michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/285126940 Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:46:12 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/la-maga-by-conny-franko-on-the-record 00:15:26 Rabble Media no HN managing editor Andrew Stellmon and contributor Chance Solem-Pfeifer review "La Maga" by Omaha emcee Conny Franko and producer SM-Grims. Find the album on iTunes or Spotify. HN managing editor Andrew Stellmon and contributo… HN managing editor Andrew Stellmon and contributor Chance Solem-Pfeifer review "La Maga" by Omaha emcee Conny Franko and producer SM-Grims. Find the album on iTunes or Spotify. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/279730663 Wed, 24 Aug 2016 20:02:31 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/battle-scenes-by-kate-berreckman-on-the-record 00:13:37 Rabble Media no Kait Berreckman’s long-awaited ‘Battle Scenes’ explores whimsically detailed stories of internal struggle and nervous energy through an assembly of smartly-crafted pop songs. Listen as our On The Record podcast team reviews the Omaha singer/songwriter’s sophomore record, out Aug 24. Kait Berreckman’s long-awaited ‘Battle Scenes’ ex… Kait Berreckman’s long-awaited ‘Battle Scenes’ explores whimsically detailed stories of internal struggle and nervous energy through an assembly of smartly-crafted pop songs. Listen as our On The Record podcast team reviews the Omaha singer/songwriter’s sophomore record, out Aug 24. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/274575840 Wed, 20 Jul 2016 18:21:26 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/bogusmans-self-titled-album-on-the-record 00:14:42 Rabble Media no Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review the self-titled album from Bogusman. The Lincoln prog-punk quartet releases the album Saturday, July 23 at Duffy's Tavern. Buy it here: http://bogusman.bandcamp.com/ Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review t… Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review the self-titled album from Bogusman. The Lincoln prog-punk quartet releases the album Saturday, July 23 at Duffy's Tavern. Buy it here: http://bogusman.bandcamp.com/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/266147866 Fri, 27 May 2016 06:04:06 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/masterpiece-by-big-thief-on-the-record 00:15:38 Rabble Media no Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review "Masterpiece" by Big Thief. The Brooklyn quartet's debut album is the latest release (and newest signing) from Omaha's Saddle Creek Records. Buy the album here: https://bigthief.bandcamp.com/releases Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review "… Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review "Masterpiece" by Big Thief. The Brooklyn quartet's debut album is the latest release (and newest signing) from Omaha's Saddle Creek Records. Buy the album here: https://bigthief.bandcamp.com/releases michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/263650177 Wed, 11 May 2016 18:57:42 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/voice-from-the-moon-by-jack-hotel-on-the-record 00:18:48 Rabble Media no Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review the sophomore album from Lincoln folk/bluegrass band Jack Hotel. Buy the album here: https://jackhotel.bandcamp.com/ Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review t… Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review the sophomore album from Lincoln folk/bluegrass band Jack Hotel. Buy the album here: https://jackhotel.bandcamp.com/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/261194515 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 18:14:21 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/otr-powers-night-friends-bounce 00:15:06 Rabble Media no Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer discuss the debut LP from Lincoln post-punk quartet Powers. Buy "Night Friends" (after April 30, 2016) via Powers' Bandcamp page: https://powersband.bandcamp.com/ Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer discuss … Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer discuss the debut LP from Lincoln post-punk quartet Powers. Buy "Night Friends" (after April 30, 2016) via Powers' Bandcamp page: https://powersband.bandcamp.com/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/257266375 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 15:19:56 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/running-from-love-by-josh-hoyer-soul-colossal-on-the-record 00:16:07 Rabble Media no Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer discuss the third record from Josh Hoyer and his band, now named Soul Colossal. "Running From Love" is out now on Silver Street Records: http://www.joshhoyer.com/ Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer discuss … Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer discuss the third record from Josh Hoyer and his band, now named Soul Colossal. "Running From Love" is out now on Silver Street Records: http://www.joshhoyer.com/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/254602192 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 15:50:53 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/we-disappear-by-the-thermals-on-the-record 00:12:59 Rabble Media no Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer discuss "We Disappear," the 7th studio album from the Portland punk trio The Thermals. The record is out on Saddle Creek on Friday, March 25. Order it here: http://saddle-creek.com/thethermals/ Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer discuss … Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer discuss "We Disappear," the 7th studio album from the Portland punk trio The Thermals. The record is out on Saddle Creek on Friday, March 25. Order it here: http://saddle-creek.com/thethermals/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/239210429 Mon, 28 Dec 2015 17:01:02 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/our-favorite-2015-nebraska-albums-songs-on-the-record-podcast 00:55:21 Rabble Media no Former Hear Nebraska writers Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke make their picks for the best albums and songs of Nebraska's 2015. Managing editor Andrew Stellmon moderates. Former Hear Nebraska writers Chance Solem-Pfeifer… Former Hear Nebraska writers Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke make their picks for the best albums and songs of Nebraska's 2015. Managing editor Andrew Stellmon moderates. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/231324604 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 06:59:39 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/more-like-it-by-mccarthy-trenching-on-the-record 00:17:49 Rabble Media no Andrew Stellmon, Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review McCarthy Trenching's new record, "More Like It." The Omaha folk duo's fifth outing is available now on Sower Records. Buy it digitally or on vinyl here: https://mccarthytrenching1.bandcamp.com/releases Andrew Stellmon, Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Z… Andrew Stellmon, Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review McCarthy Trenching's new record, "More Like It." The Omaha folk duo's fifth outing is available now on Sower Records. Buy it digitally or on vinyl here: https://mccarthytrenching1.bandcamp.com/releases michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/229529738 Thu, 22 Oct 2015 05:35:57 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/fire-flames-by-anna-mcclellan-on-the-record 00:15:54 Rabble Media no Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review Anna McClellan's debut solo album, "Fire Flames." It's available now via the Portland-based tape label Majestic Litter. Buy it here: http://www.majesticlitter.com/store/music/anna-mcclellan-fire-flames-cassette-download/ Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review A… Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review Anna McClellan's debut solo album, "Fire Flames." It's available now via the Portland-based tape label Majestic Litter. Buy it here: http://www.majesticlitter.com/store/music/anna-mcclellan-fire-flames-cassette-download/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/220033195 Thu, 20 Aug 2015 17:31:44 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/waveless-by-big-harp-on-the-record 00:18:21 Rabble Media no Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review Big Harp's third record, "Waveless." It's out now on Majestic Litter. Buy it here: http://www.majesticlitter.com/store/ Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review B… Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review Big Harp's third record, "Waveless." It's out now on Majestic Litter. Buy it here: http://www.majesticlitter.com/store/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/219087696 Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:53:49 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/on-the-record-reviews-the-good-lifes-everybodys-coming-down 00:22:57 Rabble Media no Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review The Good Life's "Everybody's Coming Down." It's the Tim Kasher-led band's first LP in eight years, out now on Saddle Creek Records. Buy it here: http://saddle-creek.com/thegoodlife/ Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review T… Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review The Good Life's "Everybody's Coming Down." It's the Tim Kasher-led band's first LP in eight years, out now on Saddle Creek Records. Buy it here: http://saddle-creek.com/thegoodlife/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/211057416 Wed, 24 Jun 2015 05:39:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/review-digital-leathers-all-faded 00:14:50 Rabble Media no Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review Digital Leather's "All Faded," out this week on FDH Records. Buy it here: https://fdhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/all-faded Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review D… Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review Digital Leather's "All Faded," out this week on FDH Records. Buy it here: https://fdhrecords.bandcamp.com/album/all-faded michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/210993057 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 02:24:02 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/desa-payola-pod-draft-1 00:18:32 Rabble Media no Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review the long-awaited political punk record of Desaparecidos. "Payola" is out June 23 on Epitaph Records. Buy it here: http://epitaph.com/artists/desaparecidos/release/payola Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review t… Andrew Stellmon and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review the long-awaited political punk record of Desaparecidos. "Payola" is out June 23 on Epitaph Records. Buy it here: http://epitaph.com/artists/desaparecidos/release/payola michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/209898337 Thu, 11 Jun 2015 19:34:03 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/on-the-record-reviews-blets-borrowed-from-the-breeze 00:15:48 Rabble Media no Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review blét's debut full-length, "Borrowed From The Breeze." Buy it here: http://blet.bandcamp.com/ Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review b… Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review blét's debut full-length, "Borrowed From The Breeze." Buy it here: http://blet.bandcamp.com/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/205182177 Tue, 12 May 2015 20:58:52 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/on-the-record-reviews-hop-alongs-painted-shut 00:11:29 Rabble Media no Album review by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon. Hop Along comes to Omaha's Slowdown on June 4. Buy it here: http://saddle-creek.com/hopalong/ Album review by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew S… Album review by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon. Hop Along comes to Omaha's Slowdown on June 4. Buy it here: http://saddle-creek.com/hopalong/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/205163354 Tue, 12 May 2015 18:56:28 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/on-the-record-reviews-icky-blossoms-mask 00:08:30 Rabble Media no Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review Icky Blossoms' sophomore record, "Mask." Buy it here: http://saddle-creek.com/ickyblossoms/ Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review I… Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review Icky Blossoms' sophomore record, "Mask." Buy it here: http://saddle-creek.com/ickyblossoms/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/205158460 Tue, 12 May 2015 18:25:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/on-the-record-reviews-twinsmiths-alligator-years 00:10:16 Rabble Media no Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review "Alligators Years," Twinsmith's sophomore record. It's out May 2015 on Saddle Creek Records. Buy it here: http://saddle-creek.com/twinsmith/ Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review "… Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review "Alligators Years," Twinsmith's sophomore record. It's out May 2015 on Saddle Creek Records. Buy it here: http://saddle-creek.com/twinsmith/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/202778839 Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:48:06 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/on-the-record-review-party-all-night-by-john-klemmensen-and-the-party 00:17:07 Rabble Media no Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review "Party All Night," the new album from Omaha's John Klemmensen and The Party. It was recorded at Omaha's famed Rainbow Studios with Mark Goodwin. Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review "… Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review "Party All Night," the new album from Omaha's John Klemmensen and The Party. It was recorded at Omaha's famed Rainbow Studios with Mark Goodwin. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/199737883 Tue, 07 Apr 2015 21:56:18 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/album-review-podcast-reptars-lurid-glow 00:21:06 Rabble Media no Buy "Lurid Glow" here: https://reptarmusic.bandcamp.com/album/lurid-glow "Above all, maybe Lurid Glow feels difficult to nail down because albums this fun and experimental rarely feel also so musically gorgeous and sincere." —Jacob Zlomke Buy "Lurid Glow" here: https://reptarmusic.bandc… Buy "Lurid Glow" here: https://reptarmusic.bandcamp.com/album/lurid-glow "Above all, maybe Lurid Glow feels difficult to nail down because albums this fun and experimental rarely feel also so musically gorgeous and sincere." —Jacob Zlomke michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/198612412 Tue, 31 Mar 2015 18:40:18 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/on-the-record-reviews-grass-branch-and-bone-by-simon-joyner-album-review-podcast 00:28:59 Rabble Media no Happy Simon Joyner Day. With the release of the Nebraska songwriter’s 13th album, “Grass, Branch and Bone” today on Woodsist Records, we’ve packaged together a feature interview and album review podcast. First, we talk to Joyner about chasing impossible greatness and and what the artistic endgame is for the Omahan with an international cult following. Then, our podcasters discuss the warmth and stunning lyricism of what could be Joyner’s finest album to date. photo by Marco Meyer Happy Simon Joyner Day. With the release of the N… Happy Simon Joyner Day. With the release of the Nebraska songwriter’s 13th album, “Grass, Branch and Bone” today on Woodsist Records, we’ve packaged together a feature interview and album review podcast. First, we talk to Joyner about chasing impossible greatness and and what the artistic endgame is for the Omahan with an international cult following. Then, our podcasters discuss the warmth and stunning lyricism of what could be Joyner’s finest album to date. photo by Marco Meyer michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/192834886 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 20:07:54 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/on-the-record-reviews-broken-glass-in-the-sun-by-kill-county 00:20:28 Rabble Media no Hear Nebraska's Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review the latest Kill County record, "Broken Glass In The Sun." Buy it here: http://killcounty.bandcamp.com/ Hear Nebraska's Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfe… Hear Nebraska's Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review the latest Kill County record, "Broken Glass In The Sun." Buy it here: http://killcounty.bandcamp.com/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/182716192 Mon, 22 Dec 2014 20:26:49 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/hns-favorite-albums-and-songs-of-2014-on-the-record-podcast 01:00:08 Rabble Media no The 2014 "Best Of" for Hear Nebraska's Chance Solem-Pfeifer (managing editor) and Jacob Zlomke (staff writer). The 2014 "Best Of" for Hear Nebraska's Chance Sol… The 2014 "Best Of" for Hear Nebraska's Chance Solem-Pfeifer (managing editor) and Jacob Zlomke (staff writer). michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/180716678 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 16:06:57 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/a-notion-in-an-ocean-by-sam-martin-album-review 00:20:11 Rabble Media no Sam Martin’s long-awaited solo album finds the former Capgun Coup frontman writing more skillfully than ever, across 15 new songs that, perhaps above all, kind of like themselves. Listen to our review of “A Notion In An Ocean” here. It's a new episode of "On The Record." Hear Nebraska's Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review the new record by Sam Martin. Sam Martin’s long-awaited solo album finds the fo… Sam Martin’s long-awaited solo album finds the former Capgun Coup frontman writing more skillfully than ever, across 15 new songs that, perhaps above all, kind of like themselves. Listen to our review of “A Notion In An Ocean” here. It's a new episode of "On The Record." Hear Nebraska's Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review the new record by Sam Martin. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/176412721 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:49:39 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/album-review-podcast-for-living-by-the-minute-by-josh-hoyer-and-the-shadowboxers 00:20:39 Rabble Media no Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review Josh Hoyer and the Shadowboxers' sophomore album, "Living By The Minute." Buy it here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/living-by-the-minute/id941243967 Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review Josh… Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review Josh Hoyer and the Shadowboxers' sophomore album, "Living By The Minute." Buy it here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/living-by-the-minute/id941243967 michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/171242334 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 20:31:06 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/on-the-record-reviews-lars-mal 00:21:42 Rabble Media no Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Jacob Zlomke and Andrew Stellmon review Lars & Mal's debut record. Buy it here: https://larsandmal.bandcamp.com/releases Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Jacob Zlomke and Andrew Ste… Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Jacob Zlomke and Andrew Stellmon review Lars & Mal's debut record. Buy it here: https://larsandmal.bandcamp.com/releases michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/171039734 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:57:27 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/snake-hymns-by-bus-gas-album-review-podcast 00:15:46 Rabble Media no Jacob Zlomke, Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review Bus Gas' third album, out in 2014 on Spring Break Tapes. Buy it here: http://www.springbreaktapes.com/bus-gas-snake-hymns/ Jacob Zlomke, Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Ste… Jacob Zlomke, Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Andrew Stellmon review Bus Gas' third album, out in 2014 on Spring Break Tapes. Buy it here: http://www.springbreaktapes.com/bus-gas-snake-hymns/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/170029018 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:45:36 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/backpacks-and-mason-jars-by-bonehart-flannigan-album-review 00:15:02 Rabble Media no Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Jacob Zlomke and Andrew Stellmon review Bonehart Flannigan's debut album, out in 2014 on Sower Records. Buy it here: https://bonehartflannigan.bandcamp.com/ Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Jacob Zlomke and Andrew Ste… Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Jacob Zlomke and Andrew Stellmon review Bonehart Flannigan's debut album, out in 2014 on Sower Records. Buy it here: https://bonehartflannigan.bandcamp.com/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/163862796 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 19:29:22 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/blue-dream-by-orenda-fink-on-the-record 00:19:59 Rabble Media no Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review "Blue Dream" by Orenda Fink. Buy it here: http://saddle-creek.com/store/626 Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review "Blu… Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review "Blue Dream" by Orenda Fink. Buy it here: http://saddle-creek.com/store/626 michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/161916827 Wed, 06 Aug 2014 06:16:18 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/midcareer-on-the-record-bounce-2 00:44:41 Rabble Media no On The Record hosts Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke discuss the similarities between "Adult Film," "Upside Down Mountain" and "Doom Abuse," and why three Omaha music juggernauts still resonate after 20 years. On The Record hosts Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jaco… On The Record hosts Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke discuss the similarities between "Adult Film," "Upside Down Mountain" and "Doom Abuse," and why three Omaha music juggernauts still resonate after 20 years. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/157820543 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 15:06:10 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/oquoas-self-titled-debut-on-the-record 00:25:05 Rabble Media no Podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Hanna Guenther and Kekeli Dawes Stream or download the album via oquoa.com. Podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Hanna Guenther a… Podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Hanna Guenther and Kekeli Dawes Stream or download the album via oquoa.com. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/156748984 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 22:44:13 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/youth-revisited-by-hers-on-the-record 00:23:10 Rabble Media no podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Hanna Guenther and Kekeli Dawes buy the album here: http://youthrevisited.bandcamp.com/album/youth-revisited podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Hanna Guenther a… podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer, Hanna Guenther and Kekeli Dawes buy the album here: http://youthrevisited.bandcamp.com/album/youth-revisited michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/154213637 Fri, 13 Jun 2014 16:31:23 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/good-sons-and-daughters-by-jack-hotel-on-the-record 00:31:19 Rabble Media no Album review podcast by Jacob Zlomke, Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Kekeli Dawes Buy the album here: https://jackhotel.bandcamp.com/ Album review podcast by Jacob Zlomke, Chance Sole… Album review podcast by Jacob Zlomke, Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Kekeli Dawes Buy the album here: https://jackhotel.bandcamp.com/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/151558306 Tue, 27 May 2014 20:19:04 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/upside-down-mountain-by-conor-oberst-on-the-record 00:32:43 Rabble Media no Album review podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke. Buy it here: http://www.conoroberst.com/ Album review podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and … Album review podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke. Buy it here: http://www.conoroberst.com/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/150305260 Mon, 19 May 2014 19:44:37 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/boths-self-title-debut-album-on-the-record 00:20:52 Rabble Media no Album review podcast by Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer. Photo by Molly Misek Buy the album here: http://www.bothsucks.com/ Album review podcast by Jacob Zlomke and Chance S… Album review podcast by Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer. Photo by Molly Misek Buy the album here: http://www.bothsucks.com/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/149791892 Fri, 16 May 2014 06:22:43 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/doom-abuse-by-the-faint-on-the-record 00:25:40 Rabble Media no Album review podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke Buy the album here: http://thefaint.com/ Album review podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and … Album review podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke Buy the album here: http://thefaint.com/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/148236374 Tue, 06 May 2014 20:12:56 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/azp-on-hear-nebraska-fm-full-appearance 00:52:40 Rabble Media no 00:00 — "Keep It Simple" 05:12 — "Hey Lord" 09:15 — Feature Interview 36:20 — "Surrender" 42:45 — "Jealousy" 48:50 — "I'm Laughing" 00:00 — "Keep It Simple" 05:12 — "Hey Lord" 09:… 00:00 — "Keep It Simple" 05:12 — "Hey Lord" 09:15 — Feature Interview 36:20 — "Surrender" 42:45 — "Jealousy" 48:50 — "I'm Laughing" michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/147441157 Thu, 01 May 2014 20:02:57 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/mutants-of-omaha-by-m34n-str33t-on-the-record-bounce-1 00:24:06 Rabble Media no Album review podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke Buy the album here: https://m34nstr33t.bandcamp.com/album/mutants-of-omaha Album review podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and … Album review podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke Buy the album here: https://m34nstr33t.bandcamp.com/album/mutants-of-omaha michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/147277445 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:25:38 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/lithium-burn-by-deleted-scenes-on-the-record 00:27:45 Rabble Media no Album review podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke Buy the album here: http://www.amazon.com/Lithium-Burn-Deleted-Scenes/dp/B00IZONDVQ Album review podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and … Album review podcast by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke Buy the album here: http://www.amazon.com/Lithium-Burn-Deleted-Scenes/dp/B00IZONDVQ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/147063410 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 15:24:12 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/lonely-horse-radio-interview 00:15:19 Rabble Media no Lonely Horse Radio Interview by Rabble Media Lonely Horse Radio Interview by Rabble Media Lonely Horse Radio Interview by Rabble Media michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/143582019 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 20:42:10 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/we-are-the-rattlesnake-by 00:34:05 Rabble Media no Review by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke Photo by Andrew Dickinson Buy the album here: https://winners.bandcamp.com/releases Review by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke P… Review by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke Photo by Andrew Dickinson Buy the album here: https://winners.bandcamp.com/releases michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/141915999 Fri, 28 Mar 2014 20:13:13 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/funeral-guns-by-brad-hoshaw 00:26:54 Rabble Media no "On The Record" hosts Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer discuss the recent release from Brad Hoshaw & The Seven Deadlies. Buy the album here: https://bradhoshaw.bandcamp.com/album/funeral-guns "On The Record" hosts Jacob Zlomke and Chance Sol… "On The Record" hosts Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer discuss the recent release from Brad Hoshaw & The Seven Deadlies. Buy the album here: https://bradhoshaw.bandcamp.com/album/funeral-guns michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/141479626 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 07:24:14 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/dereck-uti 00:24:21 Rabble Media no Dereck Higgins talks to Under the Influence host Dan Scheuerman about "The Cinema Show" by Genesis. Dereck Higgins talks to Under the Influence host … Dereck Higgins talks to Under the Influence host Dan Scheuerman about "The Cinema Show" by Genesis. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/138915138 Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:11:15 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/monsters-and-children-by-sleep 00:27:51 Rabble Media no Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review Sleep Sinatra's "Monsters and Children." Buy the album here: https://sleepsinatra1.bandcamp.com/album/monsters-and-children For other album reviews from "On The Record" visit: http://hearnebraska.org/ontherecord Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review Slee… Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review Sleep Sinatra's "Monsters and Children." Buy the album here: https://sleepsinatra1.bandcamp.com/album/monsters-and-children For other album reviews from "On The Record" visit: http://hearnebraska.org/ontherecord michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/137871592 Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:45:37 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/mars-black-sessions-bounce-1 00:50:15 Rabble Media no Hear Nebraska Sessions: Mars Black (Episode 10) by Rabble Media Hear Nebraska Sessions: Mars Black (Episode 10) b… Hear Nebraska Sessions: Mars Black (Episode 10) by Rabble Media michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/137091164 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 21:09:45 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/bogus-by-bogusman-on-the 00:16:59 Rabble Media no For more album review podcasts from Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer, visit http://hearnebraska.org/ontherecord. Buy "Bogus" here: https://bogusman.bandcamp.com/ For more album review podcasts from Jacob Zlomke … For more album review podcasts from Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer, visit http://hearnebraska.org/ontherecord. Buy "Bogus" here: https://bogusman.bandcamp.com/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/134792856 Fri, 14 Feb 2014 15:12:45 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/benny-and-the-gents-on-david 00:10:10 Rabble Media no Bennie and the Gents on David Bowie | Under the Influence by Rabble Media Bennie and the Gents on David Bowie | Under the I… Bennie and the Gents on David Bowie | Under the Influence by Rabble Media michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/133602711 Fri, 07 Feb 2014 20:59:48 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/mccarthy-trenching-interview 00:11:03 Rabble Media no McCarthy Trenching Interview | Hear Nebraska FM by Rabble Media McCarthy Trenching Interview | Hear Nebraska FM b… McCarthy Trenching Interview | Hear Nebraska FM by Rabble Media michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/132040369 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 19:17:56 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/sincerely-dorothy-review 00:30:40 Rabble Media no Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review Dear Herman's debut album, "Sincerely, Dorothy." Buy the album here: https://dearherman.bandcamp.com/album/sincerely-dorothy * * * Words by Jacob Zlomke With Sincerely, Dorothy, Lincoln folk-duo Dear Herman issues something of a critical challenge. It’s an 11-track narrative wherein characters are inseparable from the music that brings them to life. To listen only to the album’s music would be to somehow resist getting swept up in Crystal Davy’s rich characterization. Further, as developed in tandem with a full-scale theatrical production of that narrative, performed January 17 and 18 at the Haymarket Theatre in Lincoln, the task of looking at Sincerely, Dorothy on strictly its musical merits becomes even more convoluted. Davy and sister/bandmate Melissa Taylor are students of Allison Krauss and Emmylou Harris, developing an active woman narrator who tells her story through close harmonies and rich acoustic guitars. Where musically, Dear Herman takes cues from classic country, Davy’s knack for lyricism paints an ensemble of characters that in turn inhabit a vibrant and believable community and brings William Faulkner to mind before Patsy Cline or Hank Williams. Dorothy Mains, the title character and narrator, has inside a year left to live. Her son and husband have become estranged after a fight. Dorothy begins writing letters to her son’s wife Annabel in an effort to restore family relationships as her final act of life. Each track on the album is framed as a different letter to Annabel, and each title named for the character whose story Dorothy has chosen to tell. Somewhere near the end of the album’s first half, it’s clear that reuniting father and son may not be Dorothy’s only, or even primary, goal. Rather, these letters are an effort in tradition and preservation, a way for somebody, anybody, to remember the people that have been instrumental in the life of Dorothy and her family. Why else the digressions, the excess of personal detail? For Dorothy, it’s urgent that she get these people down on paper before they all slowly fade away with nothing to show for their existence. Someone needs to know that Mrs. Julienne prays every day for Dorothy and that the Ramirez family has been crucial in helping her daughter deal with Dorothy’s illness. These are small, everyday people in an unknown coastal town that will someday sooner than later be swallowed by the Pacific, probably forgotten. But for Dorothy, there is none more important, nothing more worth preserving, even if only in unsolicited letters. Jacob Zlomke is a Hear Nebraska contributor. Transmedia gets him real excited. Reach him at jacobz@hearnebraska.org. Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review Dear… Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review Dear Herman's debut album, "Sincerely, Dorothy." Buy the album here: https://dearherman.bandcamp.com/album/sincerely-dorothy * * * Words by Jacob Zlomke With Sincerely, Dorothy, Lincoln folk-duo Dear Herman issues something of a critical challenge. It’s an 11-track narrative wherein characters are inseparable from the music that brings them to life. To listen only to the album’s music would be to somehow resist getting swept up in Crystal Davy’s rich characterization. Further, as developed in tandem with a full-scale theatrical production of that narrative, performed January 17 and 18 at the Haymarket Theatre in Lincoln, the task of looking at Sincerely, Dorothy on strictly its musical merits becomes even more convoluted. Davy and sister/bandmate Melissa Taylor are students of Allison Krauss and Emmylou Harris, developing an active woman narrator who tells her story through close harmonies and rich acoustic guitars. Where musically, Dear Herman takes cues from classic country, Davy’s knack for lyricism paints an ensemble of characters that in turn inhabit a vibrant and believable community and brings William Faulkner to mind before Patsy Cline or Hank Williams. Dorothy Mains, the title character and narrator, has inside a year left to live. Her son and husband have become estranged after a fight. Dorothy begins writing letters to her son’s wife Annabel in an effort to restore family relationships as her final act of life. Each track on the album is framed as a different letter to Annabel, and each title named for the character whose story Dorothy has chosen to tell. Somewhere near the end of the album’s first half, it’s clear that reuniting father and son may not be Dorothy’s only, or even primary, goal. Rather, these letters are an effort in tradition and preservation, a way for somebody, anybody, to remember the people that have been instrumental in the life of Dorothy and her family. Why else the digressions, the excess of personal detail? For Dorothy, it’s urgent that she get these people down on paper before they all slowly fade away with nothing to show for their existence. Someone needs to know that Mrs. Julienne prays every day for Dorothy and that the Ramirez family has been crucial in helping her daughter deal with Dorothy’s illness. These are small, everyday people in an unknown coastal town that will someday sooner than later be swallowed by the Pacific, probably forgotten. But for Dorothy, there is none more important, nothing more worth preserving, even if only in unsolicited letters. Jacob Zlomke is a Hear Nebraska contributor. Transmedia gets him real excited. Reach him at jacobz@hearnebraska.org. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/130938835 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 06:51:11 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/orion-on-the-record-bounce-1 00:26:50 Rabble Media no Audio review by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke Buy the album here: https://orionwalsh.bandcamp.com/album/the-tale-of-a-broken-compass Audio review by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zl… Audio review by Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke Buy the album here: https://orionwalsh.bandcamp.com/album/the-tale-of-a-broken-compass michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/130929480 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 05:11:34 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/under-the-influence-ep-4 00:10:53 Rabble Media no podcast by Dan Scheuerman On this episode, Scheuerman talks to Califone's Tim Rutili about The Kinks's "Waterloo Sunset," vomiting an entire box of Franken Berry cereal, and writing music that strives to be animalistic. Califone plays Slowdown on Friday night with William Tyler. photo of Rutili by Dusdin Condren podcast by Dan Scheuerman On this episode, Sch… podcast by Dan Scheuerman On this episode, Scheuerman talks to Califone's Tim Rutili about The Kinks's "Waterloo Sunset," vomiting an entire box of Franken Berry cereal, and writing music that strives to be animalistic. Califone plays Slowdown on Friday night with William Tyler. photo of Rutili by Dusdin Condren michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/130595182 Tue, 21 Jan 2014 07:15:56 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/anais-mithcell-audio-bounce 00:27:22 Rabble Media no interview by Chance Solem-Pfeifer interview by Chance Solem-Pfeifer interview by Chance Solem-Pfeifer michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/130223329 Sun, 19 Jan 2014 01:24:10 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/jake-bellow-sessions-bounce-1 00:39:56 Rabble Media no by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | courtesy photo Expressing yourself, confessional songwriting and art reflecting self. Jake Bellows has a two-word retort: “Who cares?” The longtime Omaha songwriter and former frontman of the now-defunct band Neva Dinova contradicts an entire dictionary of the romantic songwriting terminology with his first solo album New Ocean. Released on Saddle Creek in August 2013, the album postulates using music and art as tools for projecting a healthier, brighter future for humankind and the world, as opposed to a force that propagates one person’s human experience. While the conclusion may seem obvious to Bellows, he knows the execution of such songwriting is uncommon. “I think every artist thinks that, too,” he says. “They just haven’t considered what their art is for.” When Bellows returned to Nebraska in mid-January for a pair of solo performances, he reflected on the broader themes of New Ocean, a record for which his primary influences weren’t musical contemporaries of Neva Dinova but rather diverse thinkers like Nikola Tesla, Joseph Campbell and Hazrat Inayat Khan. For inspiration, Bellows (who now resides in California) dove into theories and principles of frequency that give the sleepy pop album its elemental feeling — that the soundwaves we’re processing are, at various frequency levels, the building blocks of the universe. For this, the ninth installment of Sessions, I sat down with Bellows at the Aromas coffee shop in Benson to discuss visions of a humane apocalypse, the value of artistic voices in society and a moment Bellows could have sworn he was dying. Chance Solem-Pfeifer is Hear Nebraska’s staff writer. In a story of many quotable quotes, he thinks, “We just have to keep in mind that we made all of this up…” is one to live by. Reach Chance at chancesp@hearnebraska.org. by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | courtesy photo Expre… by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | courtesy photo Expressing yourself, confessional songwriting and art reflecting self. Jake Bellows has a two-word retort: “Who cares?” The longtime Omaha songwriter and former frontman of the now-defunct band Neva Dinova contradicts an entire dictionary of the romantic songwriting terminology with his first solo album New Ocean. Released on Saddle Creek in August 2013, the album postulates using music and art as tools for projecting a healthier, brighter future for humankind and the world, as opposed to a force that propagates one person’s human experience. While the conclusion may seem obvious to Bellows, he knows the execution of such songwriting is uncommon. “I think every artist thinks that, too,” he says. “They just haven’t considered what their art is for.” When Bellows returned to Nebraska in mid-January for a pair of solo performances, he reflected on the broader themes of New Ocean, a record for which his primary influences weren’t musical contemporaries of Neva Dinova but rather diverse thinkers like Nikola Tesla, Joseph Campbell and Hazrat Inayat Khan. For inspiration, Bellows (who now resides in California) dove into theories and principles of frequency that give the sleepy pop album its elemental feeling — that the soundwaves we’re processing are, at various frequency levels, the building blocks of the universe. For this, the ninth installment of Sessions, I sat down with Bellows at the Aromas coffee shop in Benson to discuss visions of a humane apocalypse, the value of artistic voices in society and a moment Bellows could have sworn he was dying. Chance Solem-Pfeifer is Hear Nebraska’s staff writer. In a story of many quotable quotes, he thinks, “We just have to keep in mind that we made all of this up…” is one to live by. Reach Chance at chancesp@hearnebraska.org. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/129643624 Wed, 15 Jan 2014 14:38:13 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/hoyer-on-the-record-bounce-1 00:21:38 Rabble Media no Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review Josh Hoyer and the Shadowboxers' self-titled debut. Buy it here: https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/joshhoyerandtheshadowbox Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review Josh… Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review Josh Hoyer and the Shadowboxers' self-titled debut. Buy it here: https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/joshhoyerandtheshadowbox michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/127597764 Thu, 02 Jan 2014 22:33:11 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/universe-contest-audio-review 00:06:42 Rabble Media no words by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | photos by Chris Dinan New Year’s Eve at Vega was the fifth time I’d been to a Universe Contest show in 2013. It’s a riot each time, with the vim undiminished by repetition. But in that it’s now a well-known hysteria, sometime after midnight, the mass of people, washed in green- and blue-lit baths, become an object of fascination as well. On this night, Universe Contest begins their set just after 11:30, so they can usher the crowd through the midnight countdown and play until around 1 a.m. The towering scaffold lighting they introduced at their Lincoln Calling set is in full effect and the October addition of dancers in tight clothing and strange masks was ramped up, too, with New Year’s Eve’s participation of the Resplendent Jezebel Burlesque. Once the band has doffed their sparkling tuxedo jackets and the burlesque dancers (men and women alike) are doing a racy version of “the monkey” from the tabletops behind us, I ask my friend if he thinks the band has anything to say about sexuality in their performances. He laughs and shakes his head. It’s totally possible he didn’t want to talk about what a rock band means at 12:30 in the morning with balloons raining down on us, and I don’t blame him. And maybe he’s right, Universe Contest might not have any clarified stance to put forward in their lyrics or their stage presence about sexuality or individuality. In the last two years they’ve acted out a costume-store version of their song “Someone Else,” dressing as Santas, robots, wolfmen and glitter queens — seemingly whichever way the wind blows their carnival tastes. So I watch the sold-out crowd of people spring to life when they hear the familiar haunted funk groove of “Relephants.” They give themselves with literal open arms to be baptized by the shrill cries of “Dying.” And in what’s invariably the most voluminous sing-along of a Universe Contest set, they echo the hidden, depressive moods of “Snake Stand.” Beneath the bouncy chords of that song is a message about the quiet despair in which streamers are to be swept off the dancefloor later that night. And for the song’s five minutes, the band and its fans share a congregational laugh about the thought of the approaching morning. Even given the mosh that congeals at these shows, step back and watch. It’s 100 people dancing with themselves, inducing their bodies into widely-drawn circles. Following the band’s lead, they chant vowel sounds. To a total stranger, it must look like something primal, tribal even. Outside of those mainstay songs, Universe Contest music could be about galactic transport, it could be cleverly titled like “The Day The Earth Took Pills,” or it might not even be English. But these hairy men routinely pack a room full of people anxious to throttle themselves, and then watch the room submit to a communal moment. This moment immortalizes all the salty smells and moshing bruises of a local legend people will want to write about in 15 years. Someone will compile an oral history about the anonymous woman in the gas mask or bassist Jon Dell’s assless chaps or the first time a big crowd saw Universe Contest play at Lincoln Exposed in 2012 and some loner screamed “Zeppelin!” into your deaf ear. Part of that legend may look foolish or rowdy. It may look like beer cans hitting fretboards or guitarist Tim Carr calling the crowd “motherfuckers” three or four different times, each time handcuffed to an apologetic “we love you.” But it’s not artifice, it’s not neediness. This is not dance-pop that begs you to please let your inhibitions go just for tonight like it’s your last night on earth. Universe Contest would never ask something so fatalistic or so imaginary of its fans. This fall, what their shows reflected is that the glow from this mammoth light rig was the band’s internal vision of itself. That the “bearded” woman gyrating behind the drumkit is part of the show they imagine in their sleep. S words by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | photos by Chris D… words by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | photos by Chris Dinan New Year’s Eve at Vega was the fifth time I’d been to a Universe Contest show in 2013. It’s a riot each time, with the vim undiminished by repetition. But in that it’s now a well-known hysteria, sometime after midnight, the mass of people, washed in green- and blue-lit baths, become an object of fascination as well. On this night, Universe Contest begins their set just after 11:30, so they can usher the crowd through the midnight countdown and play until around 1 a.m. The towering scaffold lighting they introduced at their Lincoln Calling set is in full effect and the October addition of dancers in tight clothing and strange masks was ramped up, too, with New Year’s Eve’s participation of the Resplendent Jezebel Burlesque. Once the band has doffed their sparkling tuxedo jackets and the burlesque dancers (men and women alike) are doing a racy version of “the monkey” from the tabletops behind us, I ask my friend if he thinks the band has anything to say about sexuality in their performances. He laughs and shakes his head. It’s totally possible he didn’t want to talk about what a rock band means at 12:30 in the morning with balloons raining down on us, and I don’t blame him. And maybe he’s right, Universe Contest might not have any clarified stance to put forward in their lyrics or their stage presence about sexuality or individuality. In the last two years they’ve acted out a costume-store version of their song “Someone Else,” dressing as Santas, robots, wolfmen and glitter queens — seemingly whichever way the wind blows their carnival tastes. So I watch the sold-out crowd of people spring to life when they hear the familiar haunted funk groove of “Relephants.” They give themselves with literal open arms to be baptized by the shrill cries of “Dying.” And in what’s invariably the most voluminous sing-along of a Universe Contest set, they echo the hidden, depressive moods of “Snake Stand.” Beneath the bouncy chords of that song is a message about the quiet despair in which streamers are to be swept off the dancefloor later that night. And for the song’s five minutes, the band and its fans share a congregational laugh about the thought of the approaching morning. Even given the mosh that congeals at these shows, step back and watch. It’s 100 people dancing with themselves, inducing their bodies into widely-drawn circles. Following the band’s lead, they chant vowel sounds. To a total stranger, it must look like something primal, tribal even. Outside of those mainstay songs, Universe Contest music could be about galactic transport, it could be cleverly titled like “The Day The Earth Took Pills,” or it might not even be English. But these hairy men routinely pack a room full of people anxious to throttle themselves, and then watch the room submit to a communal moment. This moment immortalizes all the salty smells and moshing bruises of a local legend people will want to write about in 15 years. Someone will compile an oral history about the anonymous woman in the gas mask or bassist Jon Dell’s assless chaps or the first time a big crowd saw Universe Contest play at Lincoln Exposed in 2012 and some loner screamed “Zeppelin!” into your deaf ear. Part of that legend may look foolish or rowdy. It may look like beer cans hitting fretboards or guitarist Tim Carr calling the crowd “motherfuckers” three or four different times, each time handcuffed to an apologetic “we love you.” But it’s not artifice, it’s not neediness. This is not dance-pop that begs you to please let your inhibitions go just for tonight like it’s your last night on earth. Universe Contest would never ask something so fatalistic or so imaginary of its fans. This fall, what their shows reflected is that the glow from this mammoth light rig was the band’s internal vision of itself. That the “bearded” woman gyrating behind the drumkit is part of the show they imagine in their sleep. So, yes, Universe Contest has something to say. About shamelessness, about Lincoln, about us and our desire to clamor to the cult of a band that builds an amusement park on stage a few times a year and always seems to giggle once they realize how colorful, how excessive it’s become. Even if it’s just a shriek in the dark winter of a so-called college town in the middle of nowhere, every time we go to a Universe Contest show and behave like we mean to forget ourselves, it’s more about remembering. About shaking fists and feet like a bunch of possessed children before somebody long ago told us we had to enunciate, to wear clothes, that there was nothing to see here. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/126184478 Mon, 23 Dec 2013 16:35:53 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/uti3-dan-mccarthy-final 00:11:04 Rabble Media no On this episode of Under the Influence, Dan McCarthy of McCarthy Trenching — an Omaha musician who's also played with Bright Eyes and the Mynabirds — talks androgyny, Murphy Brown, and joke songs with host Dan Scheuerman. Meanwhile, he plays a couple of tunes, including a version of "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" with psychoanalytical commentary. On this episode of Under the Influence, Dan McCar… On this episode of Under the Influence, Dan McCarthy of McCarthy Trenching — an Omaha musician who's also played with Bright Eyes and the Mynabirds — talks androgyny, Murphy Brown, and joke songs with host Dan Scheuerman. Meanwhile, he plays a couple of tunes, including a version of "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" with psychoanalytical commentary. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/125764622 Fri, 20 Dec 2013 18:07:45 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/root-marm-chicken-farm-jug 00:25:46 Rabble Media no Live from Hear Nebraska FM, Thursdays at 6 p.m. Live from Hear Nebraska FM, Thursdays at 6 p.m. Live from Hear Nebraska FM, Thursdays at 6 p.m. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/125553336 Thu, 19 Dec 2013 09:37:12 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/on-the-record-2013-in-review 00:46:09 Rabble Media no *Intro jam: "Campaign" by Funk Trek *Intro jam: "Campaign" by Funk Trek *Intro jam: "Campaign" by Funk Trek michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/125463262 Wed, 18 Dec 2013 19:41:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/doug-van-sloun-sessions-bounce 00:46:59 Rabble Media no by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | photo by Clay Lomneth Doug Van Sloun remembers the oddity of being on the phone with a potential client. The out-of-state artist was asking Van Sloun to master his next record. Only the musician had no idea that the Omaha-based mastering engineer was currently treating the album of the band with whom he was currently on tour. The bands were from different cities and neither was Omaha. “There was no connection at all between the three groups of us,” Van Sloun says. “That sort of stuff happens more frequently than one might think.” Coincidence, maybe. But Van Sloun is working on those odds all the time. The clients page on his website details more than a hundred artists, and it’s not even an exhaustive list of all the people who have trusted Van Sloun’s expertise on their albums the last 10 years. It’s not an exaggeration to say you’ll find the words “mastered by Doug Van Sloun” in the liner notes of the majority of well-produced Nebraska albums. From the bulk of Saddle Creek releases to nationally recognized artists like Damien Jurado and She & Him to Hear Nebraska’s forthcoming compilation — Hear Nebraska: Vol. 2 — Van Sloun’s ears and his state-of-the-art listening room at Focus Mastering have grown to become a hotter and hotter commodity since he moved there in 2005. You can hear Van Sloun’s work firsthand after the release of Hear Nebraska Vol. 2 at The Waiting Room on Dec. 27. Featured artists Simon Joyner, Conchance and Universe Contest will perform. Pre-order the record on vinyl, and RSVP here. For this the eighth installment of Sessions, I sat down with Doug Van Sloun in his west Omaha mastering studio to chat about his unique reputation among Nebraska musicians, what happens when a band asks him to move mountains and measuring perfection on a sliding scale. by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | photo by Clay Lomneth … by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | photo by Clay Lomneth Doug Van Sloun remembers the oddity of being on the phone with a potential client. The out-of-state artist was asking Van Sloun to master his next record. Only the musician had no idea that the Omaha-based mastering engineer was currently treating the album of the band with whom he was currently on tour. The bands were from different cities and neither was Omaha. “There was no connection at all between the three groups of us,” Van Sloun says. “That sort of stuff happens more frequently than one might think.” Coincidence, maybe. But Van Sloun is working on those odds all the time. The clients page on his website details more than a hundred artists, and it’s not even an exhaustive list of all the people who have trusted Van Sloun’s expertise on their albums the last 10 years. It’s not an exaggeration to say you’ll find the words “mastered by Doug Van Sloun” in the liner notes of the majority of well-produced Nebraska albums. From the bulk of Saddle Creek releases to nationally recognized artists like Damien Jurado and She & Him to Hear Nebraska’s forthcoming compilation — Hear Nebraska: Vol. 2 — Van Sloun’s ears and his state-of-the-art listening room at Focus Mastering have grown to become a hotter and hotter commodity since he moved there in 2005. You can hear Van Sloun’s work firsthand after the release of Hear Nebraska Vol. 2 at The Waiting Room on Dec. 27. Featured artists Simon Joyner, Conchance and Universe Contest will perform. Pre-order the record on vinyl, and RSVP here. For this the eighth installment of Sessions, I sat down with Doug Van Sloun in his west Omaha mastering studio to chat about his unique reputation among Nebraska musicians, what happens when a band asks him to move mountains and measuring perfection on a sliding scale. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/124662062 Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:22:50 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/funk-trek-interview-on-hear 00:32:10 Rabble Media no Jared Dietz, Tom Murnan and Jake Reisdorff of Funk Trek join us on Hear Nebraska FM for a feature interview and a listen through their new album "Purify." Jared Dietz, Tom Murnan and Jake Reisdorff of Fun… Jared Dietz, Tom Murnan and Jake Reisdorff of Funk Trek join us on Hear Nebraska FM for a feature interview and a listen through their new album "Purify." michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/123000086 Tue, 03 Dec 2013 07:38:21 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/see-through-dresses-on-the 00:15:01 Rabble Media no Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review See Through Dresses' self-titled debut. Buy it here: https://seethroughdresses.bandcamp.com/ 01:30 - Low-flying Guitars that Sing and Howl 03:28 - A Faithful '90s Throwback 04:34 - Looking Through Song Fabric 06:51 - See Through Dresses vs. Millions of Boys 09:15 - Boredom and Selfishness 10:50- Saying "I Love You" is Gross 12:35 - No Cash/Carter Duets Here Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review See … Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review See Through Dresses' self-titled debut. Buy it here: https://seethroughdresses.bandcamp.com/ 01:30 - Low-flying Guitars that Sing and Howl 03:28 - A Faithful '90s Throwback 04:34 - Looking Through Song Fabric 06:51 - See Through Dresses vs. Millions of Boys 09:15 - Boredom and Selfishness 10:50- Saying "I Love You" is Gross 12:35 - No Cash/Carter Duets Here michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/122085308 Wed, 27 Nov 2013 03:09:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/talking-mountain-uti-final 00:07:59 Rabble Media no produced by Dan Scheuerman See Talking Mountain on Black Friday at O'Leaver's in Omaha: https://www.facebook.com/events/250723695083869/. produced by Dan Scheuerman See Talking Mountai… produced by Dan Scheuerman See Talking Mountain on Black Friday at O'Leaver's in Omaha: https://www.facebook.com/events/250723695083869/. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/120931863 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 20:48:31 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/this-guitar-by-david-dondero 00:17:56 Rabble Media no "This Guitar" by David Dondero | On The Record by Rabble Media "This Guitar" by David Dondero | On The Record by… "This Guitar" by David Dondero | On The Record by Rabble Media michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/119822925 Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:26:14 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/episodes-by-luke-polipnick 00:21:27 Rabble Media no Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review "Episodes" by Luke Polipnick Group. Buy the record here: http://www.lukepolipnick.com/music/ Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review "Epi… Chance Solem-Pfeifer and Jacob Zlomke review "Episodes" by Luke Polipnick Group. Buy the record here: http://www.lukepolipnick.com/music/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/118724540 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 19:56:20 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/daddy-told-me-by-shawn-holt 00:17:10 Rabble Media no Hear Nebraska's Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review "Daddy Told Me" by Shawn Holt and The Teardrops. Hear Nebraska's Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfe… Hear Nebraska's Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review "Daddy Told Me" by Shawn Holt and The Teardrops. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/117655739 Tue, 29 Oct 2013 19:07:55 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/routine-escorts-on-the-record 00:14:12 Rabble Media no Hear Nebraska's Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review "Grown-Ups," the new EP from The Routine Escorts. Hear Nebraska's Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfe… Hear Nebraska's Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review "Grown-Ups," the new EP from The Routine Escorts. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/116553552 Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:05:06 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/uti1-dustin-wong-final 00:07:52 Rabble Media no The concept is simple: One artist talks about one song that changed him or her. For the inaugural "Under the Influence," the new podcast from Hear Nebraska created and hosted by Dan Scheuerman, Dustin Wong discusses Terry Riley's "A Rainbow in Curved Air." Wong, the Chinese-American guitar and pedal virtuoso who cut his teeth in Baltimore and now lives in Japan, is on tour with the Japanese singer Takako Minekawa, playing songs from their collaborative album, Toropical Circle. They play at the Zoo Bar in Lincoln on Thursday. Scheuerman caught up with Wong on the phone, as he was riding north on the Pacific Coast Highway, driving from southern California to Portland. The wind and road noise you hear is the sound of a scenic coastal view. Cut it some slack, and enjoy Wong's thoughts on Terry Riley's "A Rainbow in Curved Air." The concept is simple: One artist talks about one… The concept is simple: One artist talks about one song that changed him or her. For the inaugural "Under the Influence," the new podcast from Hear Nebraska created and hosted by Dan Scheuerman, Dustin Wong discusses Terry Riley's "A Rainbow in Curved Air." Wong, the Chinese-American guitar and pedal virtuoso who cut his teeth in Baltimore and now lives in Japan, is on tour with the Japanese singer Takako Minekawa, playing songs from their collaborative album, Toropical Circle. They play at the Zoo Bar in Lincoln on Thursday. Scheuerman caught up with Wong on the phone, as he was riding north on the Pacific Coast Highway, driving from southern California to Portland. The wind and road noise you hear is the sound of a scenic coastal view. Cut it some slack, and enjoy Wong's thoughts on Terry Riley's "A Rainbow in Curved Air." michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/115456607 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 14:27:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/almost-music-story-draft1 00:07:59 Rabble Media no produced by Dan Scheuerman produced by Dan Scheuerman produced by Dan Scheuerman michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/115178498 Sun, 13 Oct 2013 18:03:54 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/kasher-on-the-record-bounce 00:21:59 Rabble Media no Hear Nebraska's Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review Tim Kasher's "Adult Film." Buy it here: http://www.timkasher.com/ Hear Nebraska's Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfe… Hear Nebraska's Jacob Zlomke and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review Tim Kasher's "Adult Film." Buy it here: http://www.timkasher.com/ michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/114426943 Tue, 08 Oct 2013 18:57:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/tim-kasher-sessions 00:36:38 Rabble Media no Interview by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | photo by Daniel Muller On the opening track of Adult Film, Tim Kasher sings, “When … great, great grandkids are doing acid, they’ll give two shits about all this insipid brilliance.” When I turn the prism of his biting lyric about the Great American Novel back on Kasher’s new record, the Omaha songwriter and bandleader is modestly clear. Those acid-dropping grandkids won’t care about his insipid brilliance either. “Yeah, no, I don’t think so. I really don’t,” he laughs, imagining what people in four generations might say of his 2013 release. Poking fun about the pretentions of storytelling is one of the few themes running through Adult Film, one of Kasher’s rare non-concept albums across his work with Cursive, The Good Life and his solo material. Adult Film, out today on Saddle Creek Records, demonstrates a version of Kasher’s music with renewed rock ‘n’ roll clarity and lyrics that run the gauntlet of the dark drama and incisive wit that have come to define his career as a songwriter. For this, the seventh installment of Sessions, I spoke to Kasher offstage at The Waiting Room Lounge prior to his performance on Saturday, October 5. Before performing many of Adult Film tracks for the first time, Kasher sat down to discuss the new album’s place in his discography, why Woody Allen is could be helpful reference point for his writing and whether or not there’s such a thing as the Great Nigerian Novel. Interview by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | photo by Dani… Interview by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | photo by Daniel Muller On the opening track of Adult Film, Tim Kasher sings, “When … great, great grandkids are doing acid, they’ll give two shits about all this insipid brilliance.” When I turn the prism of his biting lyric about the Great American Novel back on Kasher’s new record, the Omaha songwriter and bandleader is modestly clear. Those acid-dropping grandkids won’t care about his insipid brilliance either. “Yeah, no, I don’t think so. I really don’t,” he laughs, imagining what people in four generations might say of his 2013 release. Poking fun about the pretentions of storytelling is one of the few themes running through Adult Film, one of Kasher’s rare non-concept albums across his work with Cursive, The Good Life and his solo material. Adult Film, out today on Saddle Creek Records, demonstrates a version of Kasher’s music with renewed rock ‘n’ roll clarity and lyrics that run the gauntlet of the dark drama and incisive wit that have come to define his career as a songwriter. For this, the seventh installment of Sessions, I spoke to Kasher offstage at The Waiting Room Lounge prior to his performance on Saturday, October 5. Before performing many of Adult Film tracks for the first time, Kasher sat down to discuss the new album’s place in his discography, why Woody Allen is could be helpful reference point for his writing and whether or not there’s such a thing as the Great Nigerian Novel. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/112589522 Thu, 26 Sep 2013 14:23:18 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/can-you-see-behind-the-moon-by 00:11:38 Rabble Media no Michael Todd and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review the 2013 Underwater Dream Machine record "Can You See Behind the Moon." Buy it here: https://bretvovk.bandcamp.com/album/can-you-see-behind-the-moon Michael Todd and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review the … Michael Todd and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review the 2013 Underwater Dream Machine record "Can You See Behind the Moon." Buy it here: https://bretvovk.bandcamp.com/album/can-you-see-behind-the-moon michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/112234215 Tue, 24 Sep 2013 15:58:11 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/simon-joyner-sessions 00:46:59 Rabble Media no by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | Photo by Daniel Muller There is a version of Omaha music history that says Simon Joyner started a movement of singer-songwriters, but reaped none of the rewards. It’s a whispered narrative that says maybe his folk music was a shade too dissonant or experimental to capture a large national audience. Or that he laid earnest, musical groundwork for the Saddle Creek boom, but missed the elevator to the top by playing the field when it came to record labels. Only Joyner has never bought into those secondhand accounts. He disagrees with the premise that he was some kind of flashpoint for Saddle Creek bands such as Cursive and Bright Eyes, and he doesn’t view himself as the prototypical Omaha singer/songwriter of the early 1990s. The version of events that says Joyner missed out on high-profile tours and record deals presupposes that the songsmith ever chased those spoils in the first place. Releasing 13 studio albums, founding two of his own record labels, occasionally touring the world and raising a family all while living in Omaha doesn’t make Joyner a “foot shooter.” Maybe, he says, he was just aiming somewhere different the entire time. “For other people, it’s somehow a shame that I’m not more well-known or whatever. But I don’t feel that way. There’s no wrongs to be corrected,” Joyner says. “I feel like the music speaks for itself. Regardless of how many people have heard it, I feel like what I’ve done artistically is its own thing, regardless of where it took me.” In the last two years, it’s taken him to previously unexplored heights of collaboration. Where Joyner was once such a deeply private songwriter that he would work only with carefully directed freelancers, his most recent album Ghosts marked his first experience working with a full band, The Ghosts. And in July, Joyner released New Secrets with his one-time collaborator (from the 2003 LP Stranger Blues) Dennis Callaci. It’s an album that celebrates the pair’s long-rooted underground history. Best known for his work in the band Refrigerator and for founding Shrimper Records, Callaci, like Joyner, has remained a lo-fi, independent artist for two decades by defined and deliberate choice. Joyner will perform Wednesday night at O’Leaver’s Pub with Orenda Fink, Circuit des Yeux and Spires that in the Sunset Rise. For the sixth installment of Sessions, Joyner and I met up at The French Bulldog in Dundee to discuss why there’s a Shrimper Records inside every songwriter, how he shed his boyhood Southern drawl and why writing songs about touring is akin to artistic death. by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | Photo by Daniel Muller … by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | Photo by Daniel Muller There is a version of Omaha music history that says Simon Joyner started a movement of singer-songwriters, but reaped none of the rewards. It’s a whispered narrative that says maybe his folk music was a shade too dissonant or experimental to capture a large national audience. Or that he laid earnest, musical groundwork for the Saddle Creek boom, but missed the elevator to the top by playing the field when it came to record labels. Only Joyner has never bought into those secondhand accounts. He disagrees with the premise that he was some kind of flashpoint for Saddle Creek bands such as Cursive and Bright Eyes, and he doesn’t view himself as the prototypical Omaha singer/songwriter of the early 1990s. The version of events that says Joyner missed out on high-profile tours and record deals presupposes that the songsmith ever chased those spoils in the first place. Releasing 13 studio albums, founding two of his own record labels, occasionally touring the world and raising a family all while living in Omaha doesn’t make Joyner a “foot shooter.” Maybe, he says, he was just aiming somewhere different the entire time. “For other people, it’s somehow a shame that I’m not more well-known or whatever. But I don’t feel that way. There’s no wrongs to be corrected,” Joyner says. “I feel like the music speaks for itself. Regardless of how many people have heard it, I feel like what I’ve done artistically is its own thing, regardless of where it took me.” In the last two years, it’s taken him to previously unexplored heights of collaboration. Where Joyner was once such a deeply private songwriter that he would work only with carefully directed freelancers, his most recent album Ghosts marked his first experience working with a full band, The Ghosts. And in July, Joyner released New Secrets with his one-time collaborator (from the 2003 LP Stranger Blues) Dennis Callaci. It’s an album that celebrates the pair’s long-rooted underground history. Best known for his work in the band Refrigerator and for founding Shrimper Records, Callaci, like Joyner, has remained a lo-fi, independent artist for two decades by defined and deliberate choice. Joyner will perform Wednesday night at O’Leaver’s Pub with Orenda Fink, Circuit des Yeux and Spires that in the Sunset Rise. For the sixth installment of Sessions, Joyner and I met up at The French Bulldog in Dundee to discuss why there’s a Shrimper Records inside every songwriter, how he shed his boyhood Southern drawl and why writing songs about touring is akin to artistic death. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/110245882 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 17:34:01 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/lovers-and-quarrels-by-kwala 00:13:21 Rabble Media no "Lovers And Quarrels" by Kwala Bee | On The Record by Rabble Media "Lovers And Quarrels" by Kwala Bee | On The Recor… "Lovers And Quarrels" by Kwala Bee | On The Record by Rabble Media michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/109156604 Fri, 06 Sep 2013 18:16:58 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/secret-summer-by-eric-in 00:13:27 Rabble Media no Michael Todd and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review Eric In Outerspace's "Secret Summer." Buy the record here: https://ericinouterspace.bandcamp.com/album/secret-summer-2013 Michael Todd and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review Eric… Michael Todd and Chance Solem-Pfeifer review Eric In Outerspace's "Secret Summer." Buy the record here: https://ericinouterspace.bandcamp.com/album/secret-summer-2013 michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/108475629 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 13:47:06 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/play-me-im-yours-turns 00:13:22 Rabble Media no "Play Me, I'm Yours" Turns Ordinary Pianists Into Street Performers by Rabble Media "Play Me, I'm Yours" Turns Ordinary Pianists Into… "Play Me, I'm Yours" Turns Ordinary Pianists Into Street Performers by Rabble Media michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/108005590 Fri, 30 Aug 2013 13:48:19 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/top-shelf-lost-tricks-by-no 00:10:49 Rabble Media no "Top Shelf & Lost Tricks" by No Blood Orphan | On The Record by Rabble Media "Top Shelf & Lost Tricks" by No Blood Orphan | On… "Top Shelf & Lost Tricks" by No Blood Orphan | On The Record by Rabble Media michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/107565211 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 23:50:28 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/omaha-symphonys-thomas-wilkins 00:42:00 Rabble Media no by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | photo by Chloe Ekberg As generous and humble with his life story as Thomas Wilkins is, there are moments when you might forget the circles in which the maestro travels. About an hour into our interview, I asked the Omaha Symphony director how often he thinks about the racial component of the accolades that have seen him featured in the LA Times and Boston Globe. Rarely, he says. But that being a black man at the highest echelon of a white-dominated industry is something he’s repeatedly discussed with a good friend named Branford Marsalis. Then Thomas excuses himself from the room for the moment. When he returns, he offers a courteous smile. “Where were we?” “You were talking about your friend Branford Marsalis.” Wilkins is the sort of person who, as he puts it, when he wants a bologna sandwich, he wants a bologna sandwich. But as an artist, he’s accrued the level of national and international notoriety that lead to polite debates with Marsalis about the state of racial equity in classical music. It’s a contrast of lifestyles, to be sure, but not a contradiction. After the interview, for instance, it’s Wilkins’ turn to cook dinner at home, and the next day he will direct in a show with actress and singer Katharine McPhee. On Sept. 20, a stroke of Wilkins’ baton will signal the beginning of the Omaha Symphony season with Brahms and Sibelius, as well as his ninth year as the director of the orchestra. Omaha is Wilkins’ full-time post even though he spends summers as the principal guest conductor for the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and often travels to Boston to feed his passion for music education outreach as the youth and family concerts conductor for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. For the fifth installment of Sessions, I met with Wilkins in downtown Omaha’s symphony offices to discuss the importance of understanding music’s cultural context, his beloved collection of scores and why “grace” is the key word for any member of a Thomas Wilkins-led orchestra. by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | photo by Chloe Ekberg … by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | photo by Chloe Ekberg As generous and humble with his life story as Thomas Wilkins is, there are moments when you might forget the circles in which the maestro travels. About an hour into our interview, I asked the Omaha Symphony director how often he thinks about the racial component of the accolades that have seen him featured in the LA Times and Boston Globe. Rarely, he says. But that being a black man at the highest echelon of a white-dominated industry is something he’s repeatedly discussed with a good friend named Branford Marsalis. Then Thomas excuses himself from the room for the moment. When he returns, he offers a courteous smile. “Where were we?” “You were talking about your friend Branford Marsalis.” Wilkins is the sort of person who, as he puts it, when he wants a bologna sandwich, he wants a bologna sandwich. But as an artist, he’s accrued the level of national and international notoriety that lead to polite debates with Marsalis about the state of racial equity in classical music. It’s a contrast of lifestyles, to be sure, but not a contradiction. After the interview, for instance, it’s Wilkins’ turn to cook dinner at home, and the next day he will direct in a show with actress and singer Katharine McPhee. On Sept. 20, a stroke of Wilkins’ baton will signal the beginning of the Omaha Symphony season with Brahms and Sibelius, as well as his ninth year as the director of the orchestra. Omaha is Wilkins’ full-time post even though he spends summers as the principal guest conductor for the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and often travels to Boston to feed his passion for music education outreach as the youth and family concerts conductor for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. For the fifth installment of Sessions, I met with Wilkins in downtown Omaha’s symphony offices to discuss the importance of understanding music’s cultural context, his beloved collection of scores and why “grace” is the key word for any member of a Thomas Wilkins-led orchestra. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/105315501 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 23:50:37 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/meridian-by-no-tide-on-the 00:16:20 Rabble Media no "Meridian" by No Tide | On the Record Podcast by Rabble Media "Meridian" by No Tide | On the Record Podcast by … "Meridian" by No Tide | On the Record Podcast by Rabble Media michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/104585326 Thu, 08 Aug 2013 19:50:17 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/everything-happens-for-the 00:19:42 Rabble Media no words by Chance Solem-Pfeifer When Michael Todd and I first heard the songs from "Everything Happens For The First Time," they were still growing, clawing and maturing into the spaciness of Eli Mardock’s debut solo record. Mardock stopped by the KRNU studios in the spring of 2011 to play acoustic versions of “King of the Crickets,” “Hold On” and “Algebra and the Moon.” Even then, Mardock was clear that the demos were much different than his guitar fingerpicking let on. They’d been changing ever since their creation. Some of the songs even predated the breakup of Mardock’s old band, Eagle Seagull, in 2010. "Everything Happens For the First Time" comes of the heels of two solo EPs from Mardock — "Hamburg" and "NE Sorrow Is Born" — in the last year. The full-length was released physically on July 20 and became available digitally on Paper Garden Records on Aug. 6. With predominant synth tones and fluid soundstages, "Everything Happens For The First Time" straddles an intriguing line between hazy trance music and the snappy pop sensibilities that define the title track and rope the listener into well-timed choruses. words by Chance Solem-Pfeifer When Michael Tod… words by Chance Solem-Pfeifer When Michael Todd and I first heard the songs from "Everything Happens For The First Time," they were still growing, clawing and maturing into the spaciness of Eli Mardock’s debut solo record. Mardock stopped by the KRNU studios in the spring of 2011 to play acoustic versions of “King of the Crickets,” “Hold On” and “Algebra and the Moon.” Even then, Mardock was clear that the demos were much different than his guitar fingerpicking let on. They’d been changing ever since their creation. Some of the songs even predated the breakup of Mardock’s old band, Eagle Seagull, in 2010. "Everything Happens For the First Time" comes of the heels of two solo EPs from Mardock — "Hamburg" and "NE Sorrow Is Born" — in the last year. The full-length was released physically on July 20 and became available digitally on Paper Garden Records on Aug. 6. With predominant synth tones and fluid soundstages, "Everything Happens For The First Time" straddles an intriguing line between hazy trance music and the snappy pop sensibilities that define the title track and rope the listener into well-timed choruses. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/103527452 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 07:46:39 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/new-ocean-by-jake-bellows 00:24:33 Rabble Media no "New Ocean" by Jake Bellows | Album Review Podcast by Rabble Media "New Ocean" by Jake Bellows | Album Review Podcas… "New Ocean" by Jake Bellows | Album Review Podcast by Rabble Media michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/102737168 Fri, 26 Jul 2013 19:57:18 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/motel-by-travelling-mercies 00:24:12 Rabble Media no Words by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | Courtesy photo There are 10 people staying in the motel in Jeremy Holan’s head. Each one is more confused, downtrodden and guilty than the last. But set to music — haunting rock, country western spoken word and barroom balladeering — they become almost attractive. Not for emulation’s sake, but for observation. The 10 voices that articulate the new full-length from Omaha’s Travelling Mercies are the kind of people whose harrowing road stories you’d listen to out of dark fascination. And apparently people are fascinated with Travelling Mercies, enough to contribute more than $4,000 to the new concept record via Kickstarter. Travelling Mercies’ Holan, John Klemmensen (drums), Vern Fergesen (bass), Colin Charles Duckworth III (lead guitar) and Edward Spencer (harp) will release their second full-length album Saturday night at The Waiting Room. Saturday’s concert also marks the release of a new album from Omaha’s The Decatures. Listen here for in-depth examination of "Motel" from HN’s managing editor Michael Todd and staff writer Chance Solem-Pfeifer. There’s talk of No Country For Old Men, singing in dialect and why artists who write concept records shouldn’t be afraid of those two words. Words by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | Courtesy photo … Words by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | Courtesy photo There are 10 people staying in the motel in Jeremy Holan’s head. Each one is more confused, downtrodden and guilty than the last. But set to music — haunting rock, country western spoken word and barroom balladeering — they become almost attractive. Not for emulation’s sake, but for observation. The 10 voices that articulate the new full-length from Omaha’s Travelling Mercies are the kind of people whose harrowing road stories you’d listen to out of dark fascination. And apparently people are fascinated with Travelling Mercies, enough to contribute more than $4,000 to the new concept record via Kickstarter. Travelling Mercies’ Holan, John Klemmensen (drums), Vern Fergesen (bass), Colin Charles Duckworth III (lead guitar) and Edward Spencer (harp) will release their second full-length album Saturday night at The Waiting Room. Saturday’s concert also marks the release of a new album from Omaha’s The Decatures. Listen here for in-depth examination of "Motel" from HN’s managing editor Michael Todd and staff writer Chance Solem-Pfeifer. There’s talk of No Country For Old Men, singing in dialect and why artists who write concept records shouldn’t be afraid of those two words. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/101187177 Mon, 15 Jul 2013 20:02:04 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/ok-party-comedys-ian-douglas 00:53:50 Rabble Media no by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | photos by Bridget McQuillan When a man approached Omaha comedian Ian Douglas Terry after a bit about how much he hates horses, Terry thought he was in for a scolding. “I was like, ‘Great, is this gonna be big horse fan?’” Terry recalls worrying. Quite the contrary. The man praised Terry’s routine — in all its oddity — for transposing onto horses the hatred lesser comedians might direct toward women or the LGBT community: simultaneously fostering originality and pointing out the absurdity of hate comedy. At the source of Terry’s alternative material is a punk rock credo banning homophobia, racism and misogyny, learned from the musical community where the comedian began performing in high school. Then partner that social principle with the DIY mentality Terry adopted while playing in punk bands in his hometown of Columbus, Neb., and later in Omaha punk outfit Renford Rejects. When Terry co-founded the OK Party Comedy collective three years ago, he carried those lessons with him. “When we started OK Party, it was no one is going to give us anything, no one is going to give us opportunities. Let’s do it ourselves,” Terry says. “And I think that’s the way everything should be. Instead of waiting for somebody to notice you or to give you something, you just do it.” Since 2010, OK Party has positioned itself at the helm of alternative comedy in Omaha, hosting stand-up Battle Royales at venues like The Waiting Room and Slowdown and attracting nationally renowned voices like Judah Friedlander, Rob Delaney and Doug Benson with the promise of a positive and uniquely Omaha experience. “(As a touring comic) it’s between going to place get a paycheck and going to do a show to have fun,” he says. “And also get paid.” In June, Terry released his debut comedy album …and out comes the ghost horse. The album represents a buffet of some of Terry’s favorite stand-up topics, including professional wrestling and the late actor Patrick Swayze. OK Party Comedy will be prominently featured as part of Omaha Comedy Week, which begins tonight at Slowdown. On Saturday, Terry and company will bring comedian Rory Scovel to The Waiting Room. See the full schedule of events below. For the fourth installment of Sessions, Terry and I met up in the smoking patio of The Sydney on Fourth of July weekend to discuss his ultimate aspirations for OK Party Comedy, how he deals with the haters and why he still can’t write real jokes. by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | photos by Bridget McQui… by Chance Solem-Pfeifer | photos by Bridget McQuillan When a man approached Omaha comedian Ian Douglas Terry after a bit about how much he hates horses, Terry thought he was in for a scolding. “I was like, ‘Great, is this gonna be big horse fan?’” Terry recalls worrying. Quite the contrary. The man praised Terry’s routine — in all its oddity — for transposing onto horses the hatred lesser comedians might direct toward women or the LGBT community: simultaneously fostering originality and pointing out the absurdity of hate comedy. At the source of Terry’s alternative material is a punk rock credo banning homophobia, racism and misogyny, learned from the musical community where the comedian began performing in high school. Then partner that social principle with the DIY mentality Terry adopted while playing in punk bands in his hometown of Columbus, Neb., and later in Omaha punk outfit Renford Rejects. When Terry co-founded the OK Party Comedy collective three years ago, he carried those lessons with him. “When we started OK Party, it was no one is going to give us anything, no one is going to give us opportunities. Let’s do it ourselves,” Terry says. “And I think that’s the way everything should be. Instead of waiting for somebody to notice you or to give you something, you just do it.” Since 2010, OK Party has positioned itself at the helm of alternative comedy in Omaha, hosting stand-up Battle Royales at venues like The Waiting Room and Slowdown and attracting nationally renowned voices like Judah Friedlander, Rob Delaney and Doug Benson with the promise of a positive and uniquely Omaha experience. “(As a touring comic) it’s between going to place get a paycheck and going to do a show to have fun,” he says. “And also get paid.” In June, Terry released his debut comedy album …and out comes the ghost horse. The album represents a buffet of some of Terry’s favorite stand-up topics, including professional wrestling and the late actor Patrick Swayze. OK Party Comedy will be prominently featured as part of Omaha Comedy Week, which begins tonight at Slowdown. On Saturday, Terry and company will bring comedian Rory Scovel to The Waiting Room. See the full schedule of events below. For the fourth installment of Sessions, Terry and I met up in the smoking patio of The Sydney on Fourth of July weekend to discuss his ultimate aspirations for OK Party Comedy, how he deals with the haters and why he still can’t write real jokes. michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/98342629 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 05:56:57 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/azp-sessions-mp3 00:59:46 Rabble Media no story and multimedia by Chance Solem-Pfeifer From up on high to the streets of their hometown, the lyrics and music video of AZP’s newest single, “Charge,” bite off a lot. But it’s nothing Ishma Valenti and Zachary Watkins — the creative duo behind the Lincoln band — haven’t set out to chew. The video plays host to themes of suffering and redemption on a divine scale, an anti-bullying message and a portrait of violence in Lincoln neighborhoods. It’s a fusion of open eyes to social strife with melodic and danceable music that’s shaped AZP’s developing vision for itself since Valenti and Watkins first crossed paths more than 10 years ago. The duo maintains they’ve clawed and maneuvered to avoid any kind of “box” for their artwork, going so far as to have once had “Productions” attached to their name, symbolizing an ongoing interest in film media and collaborating with visual artists. At times, AZP has even eschewed the word “band” altogether, in favor of “songwriting team” or “music production collective.” Deliberate eclecticness holds for AZP’s sound, as well. The band is likely most recognizable for its combination of gospel-rock piano, soul vocals, rap lyrics and a backing rock band. Despite the mantra expressed in their 2012 song, “Keep It Simple,” (officially from Valenti’s album Respect) characterizing the band is anything but. With their forthcoming EP, Early Sunday Morning, AZP’s message has shifted toward increased clarity, spiritualism and stirring representations of power and power reclamation. “It’s that power inside of you: not power over people, but power from within,” says Valenti of the internal call-to-arms expressed on the EP and its lead single. The cover image of Early Sunday Morning is an evocative rendering of black Jesus with his mouth agape and a crown of thorns atop his head. That same visage is matted, 8 feet tall and in color, propped against the west wall of AZP’s Parrish Project studio space in downtown Lincoln. “It’s not to throw out Christianity,” Watkins says. “It’s our representation of a higher power. (His pain) is a not a representation of physical pain, but pain as in, ‘We need to do better.’ That’s what I get from it.” On Tuesday night, AZP will release Early Sunday Morning at Duffy’s Tavern with More Machine Now Than Man. (intro song, "Bones," courtesy of Domestica) story and multimedia by Chance Solem-Pfeifer F… story and multimedia by Chance Solem-Pfeifer From up on high to the streets of their hometown, the lyrics and music video of AZP’s newest single, “Charge,” bite off a lot. But it’s nothing Ishma Valenti and Zachary Watkins — the creative duo behind the Lincoln band — haven’t set out to chew. The video plays host to themes of suffering and redemption on a divine scale, an anti-bullying message and a portrait of violence in Lincoln neighborhoods. It’s a fusion of open eyes to social strife with melodic and danceable music that’s shaped AZP’s developing vision for itself since Valenti and Watkins first crossed paths more than 10 years ago. The duo maintains they’ve clawed and maneuvered to avoid any kind of “box” for their artwork, going so far as to have once had “Productions” attached to their name, symbolizing an ongoing interest in film media and collaborating with visual artists. At times, AZP has even eschewed the word “band” altogether, in favor of “songwriting team” or “music production collective.” Deliberate eclecticness holds for AZP’s sound, as well. The band is likely most recognizable for its combination of gospel-rock piano, soul vocals, rap lyrics and a backing rock band. Despite the mantra expressed in their 2012 song, “Keep It Simple,” (officially from Valenti’s album Respect) characterizing the band is anything but. With their forthcoming EP, Early Sunday Morning, AZP’s message has shifted toward increased clarity, spiritualism and stirring representations of power and power reclamation. “It’s that power inside of you: not power over people, but power from within,” says Valenti of the internal call-to-arms expressed on the EP and its lead single. The cover image of Early Sunday Morning is an evocative rendering of black Jesus with his mouth agape and a crown of thorns atop his head. That same visage is matted, 8 feet tall and in color, propped against the west wall of AZP’s Parrish Project studio space in downtown Lincoln. “It’s not to throw out Christianity,” Watkins says. “It’s our representation of a higher power. (His pain) is a not a representation of physical pain, but pain as in, ‘We need to do better.’ That’s what I get from it.” On Tuesday night, AZP will release Early Sunday Morning at Duffy’s Tavern with More Machine Now Than Man. (intro song, "Bones," courtesy of Domestica) michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/96748111 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:58:15 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/mike-fratt-sessions 00:50:01 Rabble Media no *story by Chance Solem-Pfeifer* Mike Fratt is an Omaha music Swiss Army knife. One-third musician, one-third broadcaster and one-third record merchant, Fratt has been a triple threat in and around the Omaha scene for nearly 30 years. In the ‘80s, ‘90s and ‘00s, Fratt worked his way through a half dozen bands, including Hanna’s Porch, Acorns, Compost, Goodbye Sunday and Midwest Dilemma. And while Fratt and his bass are well-traveled within Omaha, he’s currently taking time away from live performance, cultivating his love of bluegrass music — which he compares to “acoustic jazz” — and waiting for the right band in that genre to pop up nearby. Fratt made a few local headlines recently for leaving his 10-year post at the “Sunday Morning” show on 89.7 The River, showing his willingness to retract from the spotlight when he feels it no longer serves its purpose or gratifies his creative interests the way it once did. For the many things he’s moved on from over the years, Fratt has a calm and clear message. “I felt good about the contribution I made at the station,” Fratt said. “But just like bands and street weeklys, nothing lasts forever and I don’t feel like I have to do that forever. I’m not so obsessed with ‘the Mike Fratt brand’ that I need to have to do something forever.” As the general manager of Homer’s Music for 10 years, Fratt isn’t shy about saying he’s found his deepest passion. In our interview, it showed the moment we turned to the subject of record sales. Statistics about vinyl resurgence and the details about expiring leases on now-closed Homer’s stores came forth easily as Fratt carefully explained the growth and downsizing of Homer’s during his tenure as general manager. For this second installment of Sessions, Mike Fratt invited me into his Benson home for an hour-long conversation about bands that fell apart, occasionally having to do Sunday morning radio fresh from the bars and how he explains the continued success of the flagship Homer’s store in downtown Omaha. (*intro featuring "My Bones" by Domestica) *story by Chance Solem-Pfeifer* Mike Fratt is … *story by Chance Solem-Pfeifer* Mike Fratt is an Omaha music Swiss Army knife. One-third musician, one-third broadcaster and one-third record merchant, Fratt has been a triple threat in and around the Omaha scene for nearly 30 years. In the ‘80s, ‘90s and ‘00s, Fratt worked his way through a half dozen bands, including Hanna’s Porch, Acorns, Compost, Goodbye Sunday and Midwest Dilemma. And while Fratt and his bass are well-traveled within Omaha, he’s currently taking time away from live performance, cultivating his love of bluegrass music — which he compares to “acoustic jazz” — and waiting for the right band in that genre to pop up nearby. Fratt made a few local headlines recently for leaving his 10-year post at the “Sunday Morning” show on 89.7 The River, showing his willingness to retract from the spotlight when he feels it no longer serves its purpose or gratifies his creative interests the way it once did. For the many things he’s moved on from over the years, Fratt has a calm and clear message. “I felt good about the contribution I made at the station,” Fratt said. “But just like bands and street weeklys, nothing lasts forever and I don’t feel like I have to do that forever. I’m not so obsessed with ‘the Mike Fratt brand’ that I need to have to do something forever.” As the general manager of Homer’s Music for 10 years, Fratt isn’t shy about saying he’s found his deepest passion. In our interview, it showed the moment we turned to the subject of record sales. Statistics about vinyl resurgence and the details about expiring leases on now-closed Homer’s stores came forth easily as Fratt carefully explained the growth and downsizing of Homer’s during his tenure as general manager. For this second installment of Sessions, Mike Fratt invited me into his Benson home for an hour-long conversation about bands that fell apart, occasionally having to do Sunday morning radio fresh from the bars and how he explains the continued success of the flagship Homer’s store in downtown Omaha. (*intro featuring "My Bones" by Domestica) michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/94268020 Tue, 28 May 2013 08:39:48 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/rabblemedia/the-bottles-tops-sessions 00:49:45 Rabble Media no Mike Semrad has come a long way since his childhood singing act and Michael Jackson impression almost landed him on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson thirty years ago. And the musical partnership between between him and his wife, Kerry, has travelled a great distance as well, since their days of dueting as theater students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Together, the Semrads front The Bottle Tops, a two-year-old bluegrass and rock band based in Lincoln. Before moving back to Lincoln from Chicago — where Mike played in rock and punk bands and Kerry sang with her husband at tribute shows — the Semrads committed to the formation of a band that would showcase their onstage chemistry, but also provide an important kind of catharsis for the busy mother and father. The Bottle Tops played the first official Lincoln show opening for Chuck Ragan at Duffy’s Tavern in Dec. 2011. Their lineup has since grown to feature Mark Wolberg on bass, Mike McCracken on steel guitar and Mike’s brother, Drew Semrad, on lead guitar and fiddle. The wife and husband call Ragan “probably (their) number one idol” in music, but in their stage presence and harmonies they also pay homage to the likes of Johnny Cash and June Carter. That attention to history is an important part of the Semrads’ musical identities. Mike comes from a proud and storied history of Nebraska musicians that includes his father Mike “Pinky” Semrad Sr., who founded the Nebraska Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, and his uncle Dick Allison, who toured with Grand Ole Opry. This sit-down interview with the Semrads is the first installment of a new Hear Nebraska series called “Sessions,” meant to explore the depth of the stories, passions and personalities that make Nebraska music as eclectic and vibrant as it is. *Photo by Chance Solem-Pfeifer *Featured music from The Bottle Tops' appearance on 89.3 KZUM's Soundcheck Mike Semrad has come a long way since his childho… Mike Semrad has come a long way since his childhood singing act and Michael Jackson impression almost landed him on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson thirty years ago. And the musical partnership between between him and his wife, Kerry, has travelled a great distance as well, since their days of dueting as theater students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Together, the Semrads front The Bottle Tops, a two-year-old bluegrass and rock band based in Lincoln. Before moving back to Lincoln from Chicago — where Mike played in rock and punk bands and Kerry sang with her husband at tribute shows — the Semrads committed to the formation of a band that would showcase their onstage chemistry, but also provide an important kind of catharsis for the busy mother and father. The Bottle Tops played the first official Lincoln show opening for Chuck Ragan at Duffy’s Tavern in Dec. 2011. Their lineup has since grown to feature Mark Wolberg on bass, Mike McCracken on steel guitar and Mike’s brother, Drew Semrad, on lead guitar and fiddle. The wife and husband call Ragan “probably (their) number one idol” in music, but in their stage presence and harmonies they also pay homage to the likes of Johnny Cash and June Carter. That attention to history is an important part of the Semrads’ musical identities. Mike comes from a proud and storied history of Nebraska musicians that includes his father Mike “Pinky” Semrad Sr., who founded the Nebraska Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame, and his uncle Dick Allison, who toured with Grand Ole Opry. This sit-down interview with the Semrads is the first installment of a new Hear Nebraska series called “Sessions,” meant to explore the depth of the stories, passions and personalities that make Nebraska music as eclectic and vibrant as it is. *Photo by Chance Solem-Pfeifer *Featured music from The Bottle Tops' appearance on 89.3 KZUM's Soundcheck michaeltodd@hearnebraska.org (HN Podcasts)nebraska,music,omaha,music,lincoln,music,hear,nebraska