Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst To Open a Bar in Omaha

Bright Eyes frontman Conor Oberst has made plans with fellow musician Phil Schaffart to open a cocktail lounge in their hometown of Omaha, Neb. Pageturners Lounge, named for the bookstore previously occupying the 5004 Dodge Street location, is set to open in the next several months....  read more

Spoon, Old 97's Headline MAHA Music Festival

Omaha is “somewhere in middle America,” as Counting Crows taught us. Turns out it’s also home to the MAHA Music Festival, a one-day event on July 24 headlined by Spoon and featuring the Faint, Superchunk and Old 97’s....  read more

Lou Barlow and Dinosaur Jr. Tour Diary - Omaha, NE - 10/27/09

The building complex for the club (The Slowdown) contains an Urban Outfitters, an American Apparel and the offices of Saddle Creek records, among other left of the dial businesses. A testament to how well Bright Eyes and his compatriots have done? I don’t know and don’t ask anyone about it....  read more