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UNO professor destined to be drummer
Not many people can say they are working their dream job, but Thomas Roland can do that every day.
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UNO professor pursues career despite negative stereotypes
Despite being initially discouraged from the music industry, a UNO instructor followed his dream of being a musician because he could not see himself doing anything else.
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Graduate student by day, musician by night
Aaron Jordan is a University of Nebraska Omaha graduate student by day and a musician by night.
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Fun wows during sold out show at Slowdown
There’s a reason the band with the current No. 1 hit single in the country is named Fun. Fans who attended their show at Slowdown saw the band doing exactly what they do best—having fun.
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Bowling for Soup set to play Sokol Underground tonight
Bowling for Soup, the Grammy nominated pop rock band from Texas, is hitting the road this week for their Midwest/Northeast U.S. tour in support of their latest album, “Fishin’ for Woos.” The tour kicked off in Lawrence, Kan., but the band will spend the second night of the tour in Omaha at Sokol Underground.
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Rad Kadillac loads spring with a variety of popular sounds
This spring, Rad Kadillac Productions loaded their schedule with some of the top names in electronic dance music and a few more “traditional,” in the instrument sense, artists to warm up dance floors for the summer. “I’m excited for all the shows,” Justin Kadlec, co-founder and CEO of Rad Kadillac, said.
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The UNO Day of Percussion celebrates rhythm and cymbals
Late afternoon Saturday, April 7, the UNO Department of Music performed its annual Day of Percussion at the Strauss Performing Arts Hall.
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KVNO Classical 90.7 reached out to listeners through pledge drive
On March 19, Omaha’s award-winning commercial-free radio station KVNO Classical 90.7 FM celebrated its 40 years of broadcasting and kicked off its Spring Membership Drive.
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Madonna shows why she’s a living legend with new CD
Say what you want about Madonna, but when every pop star who follows you is compared to you, that says a lot. On her new album, “MDNA,” Madonna shows why the original is always the best.
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UNO, Doane College impress with joint concert
From fast-paced army songs to elegant tunes prefacing a woman’s marriage to a mystic Knight of the Holy Grail, the wind ensemble concert on Sunday put on by Doane College and the University of Nebraska Omaha had an eclectic selection of music.
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Shins drops new album after five-year break
Every so often an album comes along that’s flawless from beginning to end. Indie rock band from Albuquerque, N.M., The Shins have done just that with their latest album “Port of Morrow” released on March 20. This is the band’s fourth studio album.
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UNO Great Plains Jazz Festival: Celebrating the spirit of jazz in the Midwest
An engaging ceremony of bassists, saxophonists, pianists and percussionists blew away the hearts of spectators this weekend with the UNO Great Plains Jazz Festival at UNO's Strauss Recital Hall and the majestic Holland Performing Arts Center in Downtown Omaha.
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Omaha engineer Grammy nominated for his work on Gaga’s ‘You and I’
Did you ever think Lady Gaga would be here in Nebraska to record a Grammy award-winning song?
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'Re:Generation Music Project' redefines the meaning of DJ
One of the greatest music documentaries of the year comes to Omaha for a limited theater release this month. "Re:Generation Music Project," follows five DJs as "they remix, recreate and re-imagine five traditional styles of music." The first showing of the film was Feb. 16, but those who missed it can catch the final showing on Thursday, Feb 23.
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Grammy Awards celebrate music, life and talent in three and a half hour telecast
The 54th annual Grammy Awards were held Sunday night and, for the most part, the night proved to be a triumph.


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