I first encountered J. Aubertin when he opened for Willie Tea Taylor at Buffalo Records in Kearney, Nebraska. I described him then as “perched on his chair looking for all the world like a young French Townes Van Zandt”. Listening […]
I first encountered J. Aubertin when he opened for Willie Tea Taylor at Buffalo Records in Kearney, Nebraska. I described him then as “perched on his chair looking for all the world like a young French Townes Van Zandt”. Listening […]
I’ve seen Two Cow Garage twice and I came away with the same conclusion each time; these guys are genuinely nice. You can tell that they really value their audience and don’t take them for granted. Schnabel and his artist partner, Vanessa Jean […]
Listening to Evan Bartels (backed by his band, The Stoney Lonesomes) on his stellar debut album The Devil, God & Me calls to mind the words of his fellow Nebraskan Matthew Sweet, “I cannot understand my god/I don’t know why […]
It was warm and sunny the afternoon of June 16, 2017 as Polly and I drove through the beautiful green countryside outside of Lincoln, Nebraska. We were going to the Nebraska Folk and Root Festival held at the organic Branched […]
It was a lovely spring Sunday evening as we entered The Lark to experience our first concert there. The Lark is a beautiful venue with great acoustics. The room is set up mostly with tables you can reserve along with […]
The Jayhawks have been on my wish list of groups to see live for a long time, so when I saw they were playing a show down in Salina, KS I knew we’d be making the trip. It’s an easy […]
Not even a week has passed and my daughter (older one this time) and I are back at Buffalo Records for another great concert, this time with Willy Tea Taylor. As we enter the shop we are greeted by a […]
After a delicious stone baked pizza and Scottish ale at Thunderhead Brewery, my daughter and I ambled across the street to Buffalo Records. Arriving a bit early, we headed to the back of the store to buy a record and […]
On a mild evening in February we arrived in Loomis, Nebraska at our favorite concert venue, Rehmsworld Concerts at The Balcony. To say that this was not your usual night at a venue is an understatement. Being a Sunday, we […]
Last Sunday my wife and I were listening to Christmas on the Lam in the car. I bought it mainly because I like Charlie Parr. Suddenly, my wife said, “Who is this? I love her voice!” She checked the CD […]
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