Category Archives: The Waiting Room

Desaparecidos to play The Waiting Room in October

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

Talk about your exclusive shows: Desaparecidos will  play at The Waiting Room Lounge on Oct. 22. The Benson music venue only holds a couple hundred people, so tickets will be hard to come by to see the Conor Oberst-fronted punk group. Normally, … Continue reading →

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Review: Johnny Marr tears through The Smiths, Electronic, solo material

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

While we expected to hear a couple songs by The Smiths, the The or Electronic, I don’t think anyone expected to hear as many as we did at Johnny Marr’s show Monday at the Waiting Room. For starters, he kicked … 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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Weekend Shows: Four CD release shows worth your time, plus Bon Jovi, PUJOL and Touch People

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

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 →

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Review: Wavves puts on a frenzied show; FIDLAR almost steals it

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

I think the mosh pit has returned in full force. The current wave of garage and punk rock bands – including Wavves and FIDLAR – get the kids in a frenzy. They can’t help but bounce around, stagedive, crowdsurf and … Continue reading →

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Weekend Shows: UUVVWWZ album release shows, Noah’s Ark, Ty Segall and more

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

If shows are your thing, there’s a lot to do this weekend. Let’s get right into it: My picks for the best things going down. • UUVVWWZ has a new album out. (Read about it in my column.) They’re playing … Continue reading →

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Weekend Shows: Satchel Grande, Burns Night and more at The Waiting Room

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

If you’re up for some local music, it’s a good weekend for it. There are several good shows and some diversity among genres, which is always nice. There’s lots going on, and I picked some highlights. » Satchel Grande plays Saturday … Continue reading →

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Column: Big Harp’s new sound; Waiting Room shows continue

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Kevin Coffey

Turn up the distortion. Big Harp did. Chris Senseney and Stefanie Drootin-Senseney recorded their debut album “White Hat” after being a band for only a week. It was a low-key, lo-fi, folky record. I loved it and the band did, … Continue reading →

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