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Q&A: Vintage Trouble talks new record, Booker T and those sweet suits

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

Vintage Trouble are the best-dressed, smoothest-sounding dudes in rock and soul. Just look at ‘em. Those suits harken back to a day when everyone dressed nice for shows from the performers to the audience. The Hollywood rock and soul band … Continue reading →

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Q&A: Gavin Rossdale of Bush talks music industry, new record

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

Bush is an interesting rock band. The grungy alt-rock group is not so popular in bandleader Gavin Rossdale’s home country of Great Britain, but it’s incredibly popular here. Bush has also been derided for aping grunge groups such as Nirvana, … Continue reading →

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Q&A: The Thermals bassist Kathy Foster on ‘Desperate Ground,’ Omaha, Saddle Creek

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

The intense and bouncy audiences at The Thermals’ performances a few months ago in Austin were a welcome site to the Portland punk band. South by Southwest was a chance for the band to show off its then-upcoming album, “Desperate … Continue reading →

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Q&A: Johnny Marr talks ‘The Messenger’ and The Smiths

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

He formed The Smiths and created an iconic guitar sound. Later, he joined Electronic and the The. And, most recently, Johnny Marr was a member of Modest Mouse and The Cribs. All of it, he told me, helped him make … Continue reading →

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Q&A: Pretty & Nice play Waiting Room tonight

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

Pretty & Nice is set for a fun weekend here in Omaha. Tonight, band opens for Jukebox the Ghost (read my interview with that band) at the Waiting Room Lounge. Tomorrow morning, the group will play outside Homer’s Music for … Continue reading →

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Q&A: Ben Thornewill of Jukebox the Ghost

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

With a bouncy piano pop melody, hand claps and the whole band delivering a perfectly singalong-able “Oooweeeooooo,” Ben Thornewill sings about moving past heartbreak and states, “Now this is my turn.” It’s “Somebody,” the lead-off track from Jukebox the Ghost’s … Continue reading →

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Q&A: Daniel Pujol talks PUJOL, Saddle Creek, upcoming album

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

PUJOL will make its first appearance here in Omaha. The Nashville band, which has two releases out on Saddle Creek Records, hits O’Leaver’s Friday night with Omaha band The Seen. (RSVP to the Facebook event.) I saw the band recently … Continue reading →

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Rock Candy Q&A: STRFKR’s Joshua Hodges

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

STRFKR performs this weekend at The Waiting Room Lounge. Before the band came to town, I called frontman Joshua Hodges while the band was in Chicago and we talked about the dance-rock band’s new album, “Miracle Mile” as well as … Continue reading →

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Rock Candy Q&A: James Valentine of Maroon 5

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

Before James Valentine rocked sold out arenas as Maroon 5′s lead guitarist and the songs he wrote sold millions of copies, he went to Lincoln Southeast High School. He played in bands such as Square and Happy Dog. He played … Continue reading →

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Rock Candy Interview: Railroad Earth’s John Skehan

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

Railroad Earth comes back to Omaha for a show tonight with Whitewater Ramble at Slowdown. (Get your tickets.) We called Railroad Earth’s John Skehan, the band’s mandolin player, and talked the band’s upcoming album (its first since its 2010 self-title … Continue reading →

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