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About Rock Candy
A blog about music in all its forms, Rock Candy is the work of Kevin Coffey, the music critic and reporter for the Omaha World-Herald.
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Category Archives: live review
Review: Frightened Rabbit at The Bourbon Theatre
Yes, I’m a fan of Frightened Rabbit. (If you haven’t noticed how much I’ve written about them lately, from the Q&A to the SXSW reviews… well, now you know.) Although it’s not entirely possible when writing music criticism, I try … Continue reading
Posted in Bourbon Theatre, live review
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SXSW: Wrapping up the good, bad and mad in Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — South by Southwest is over. Unfortunately, I won’t be filling my days with rock shows. Fortunately, I get to rest my feet and I have enough music to purchase that it will blow out my budget. My … Continue reading
Posted in live review, SXSW
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Review: The Grammy Awards’ best and worst
Last night’s Grammy Awards telecast was one of the best I’ve seen in awhile. For the most part. It took awhile to get going, but the last hour or so was electric, from Jack White kicking out the hard jams … Continue reading
Posted in Grammy Awards, live review
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Review: Beyonce’s halftime show at the Super Bowl
Last night’s Super Bowl halftime show is the reason I have Beyonce’s “Crazy In Love” stuck in my head. For my money, that song, which was the pop singer’s first selection, was the best part of the entire show: Great … Continue reading
Posted in live review
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Live Review: Little Brazil plays with new drummer, debut of The Brigadiers
Thursday night was a busy one. If you wanted to catch local music, you couldn’t have done much better than the shows going on at the Waiting Room and Slowdown. Journalist and fine man, Andrew Nelson, and I stopped for … Continue reading
Posted in Little Brazil, live review, The Brigadiers, The Sons of, The Waiting Room
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Live Review: Conor Oberst plays new songs, old favorites at Joslyn
Conor Oberst delivered an early Christmas present on Friday. Longtime fans were treated to a show featuring selections taht dated back to when he was a warbly-voiced teenager as well as a bunch of brand new tunes at Friday’s show at … Continue reading
Posted in Azure Ray, Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, live review, Saddle Creek
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Live Review: The Faint plays ‘Danse Macabre’ at tour-closing hometown show
Friday night felt like four years ago all over again: The Faint sold out Sokol Auditorium and turned the polka hall into a hotbox on a frosty December night as the kids flailed and danced to every bass crunch and … Continue reading
Posted in Icky Blossoms, live review, The Faint
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Live Review: First Aid Kit plays slow set, ends with a bash
The Waiting Room Lounge had a packed house last night, especially considering it was a Monday night and the perfomers were a little-known Swedish folk duo. Of course, First Aid Kit is known a little better around these parts because they … Continue reading
Posted in ARC, Bright Eyes, First Aid Kit, live review, Mike Mogis
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Live Review: Silversun Pickups at Sumtur Amphitheater
On a chilly September night, almost 1,000 people donned hoodies, vintage jackets, scarves and hats and headed to Papillion. The main attraction was Silversun Pickups, the California band known for its fuzzy guitar tones and singer Brian Aubert’s dark lyrics … Continue reading
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Maha: Desaparecidos and Garbage close out a great day
After a long build-up to Maha Music Festival’s end, the finale was, well, kinda short. It makes sense if you know the band. Desaparecidos isn’t known for long, meandering songs, but short outbursts of punk guitar and political lyrics. The … Continue reading
Posted in Desaparecidos, Garbage, live review, Maha Music Festival
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