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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: slowdown
Review: The Thermals hit Slowdown for fast, rowdy set
When The Thermals walked onto Slowdown’s small stage last night, they kind of looked at each other, strummed a chord and then slammed into “Faces Stay With Me.” No hesitation, no pause and no introduction (other than to some power … Continue reading
Q&A: The Thermals bassist Kathy Foster on ‘Desperate Ground,’ Omaha, Saddle Creek
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
Posted in interview, Maha Music Festival, Saddle Creek, slowdown, The Thermals
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Guest List: Ben Kweller debuts new song, ‘Holy Water’
Sometimes I wonder if I’m the luckiest guy on the planet. A couple weeks ago, before performing a private show in Omaha, we took Ben Kweller to a quiet corner of Slowdown and taped him performing a brand new song, … Continue reading
Posted in Guest List, slowdown, video
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Weekend Shows: Four CD release shows worth your time, plus Bon Jovi, PUJOL and Touch People
There are a lot of shows going down this weekend, including a quartet of album release shows. • First off is The Sub-Vectors album release show tonight with The Whipkey Three and John Klemmensen & The Party. Between The Sub-Vectors’ surf … Continue reading
Posted in slowdown, The Waiting Room, Touch People, weekend roundup
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Oberst and Mystic Valley Band to play their only two shows in Omaha
Wanna see Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band this year? You get two chances, both in Omaha and both at Slowdown: July 31 and Aug. 1. The band revealed the info via a tweet that also mentioned it would be … Continue reading
Posted in Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst, Desaparecidos, slowdown
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Guest List: Rhett Miller from the Old 97′s
Last week, we popped by Slowdown and were invited upstairs to see Rhett Miller, frontman for alt-country band the Old 97′s. We set up our cameras and Rhett sat down with his acoustic guitar. Two songs. Two takes. BAM! We … Continue reading
Posted in Guest List, slowdown
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Review: Against Me! at Slowdown
Earlier in the evening, I went to see The Shins, but I did make it to Slowdown in time to catch Against Me! I only caught the last half of the set, but the energy (from the band and the … Continue reading
Posted in live review, slowdown
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Review: Desaparecidos debut two new songs at secret reunion show
Texts, tweets, e-mails and phone calls went out around 10 p.m. It was on. A secret show. Desaparecidos, whose reunion was announced about 24 hours prior, would be taking the stage at Slowdown at 11 p.m. Monday. Before band’s reunion … Continue reading
Posted in Desaparecidos, live review, Saddle Creek, slowdown
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Rock Candy Interview: Tim Kasher of Cursive
I’ve interviewed Tim Kasher many times and I’m always grateful because he’s open for anything. As raw and honest as his lyrics are, he doesn’t shy away from talking about the subjects contained therein (emotions, divorce, relationships, etc.). Anyway, I was glad … Continue reading
Posted in Cursive, interview, Saddle Creek, slowdown, Tim Kasher, Uncategorized
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Live Review: Craig Finn of the Hold Steady at Slowdown
Finn performs with his band on Slowdown’s front room stage. With a big snowfall iminent, I wondered how many people would actually show up to see Craig Finn on Friday night. Granted, the snow wasn’t supposed to start falling until … Continue reading
Posted in Hold Steady, live review, slowdown
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