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"These Pigs Seem to be Getting the Best of Me" by Brendan Kelly | Love Drunk Video

Posted by Andrew Norman on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 11:14am in #ldtour2012, 2012, brendan kelly, chicago, cubs, gingerman, lawrence arms, love drunk, red scare, these pigs seem to be getting the best of me, tour, video, wrigleyville

The Lawrence Arms frontman debuts a new song in the heart of Wrigleyville, right after the Cubs squeak one out against the Dodgers, on day three of the 2012 Love Drunk Tour.

"St. James Infirmary" by Dastardly | Love Drunk Video

Posted by Andrew Norman on Wed, 05/09/2012 - 8:43am in #ldtour2012, 2012, andrew norman, andrew roger, angie norman, ben semisch, chicago, dastardly, django g-s, love drunk, love drunk tour, matt hovanec, st. james infirmary, video

Chicago band Dastardly is used to playing wide-ranging gypsy folk. Performing a dirge in the ruins of an old farm home on the second day of the 2012 Love Drunk Tour was something new.

VanFantom Resurrected | Photo Slideshow

Posted by Shannon Claire on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 1:25pm in chicago, Crunk Witch, hip hop, Life In Prism, lincoln, maine, music, photos, pop, shannon claire, VanFantom

VanFantom, Lincoln-raised and now residing in Chicago, Ill., returned for a few shows in Nebraska. This is proof.

White Mystery's Red Rock | Q&A

Posted by Andrew Norman on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 3:39pm in brother's, chicago, Q&A, snake island, steven ashford, White Mystery, zoo bar

Chicago's power-rock sibling duo White Mystery plays a Nebraska double-header this weekend with Snake Island! Before they eat their first Runzas, they answered some questions from HN.

The Bears of Blue River | X-Rated Podcast

Posted by Hilary Stohs-Krause on Tue, 10/25/2011 - 3:13pm in chicago, community radio, female, hilary stohs-krause, interview, kzum, lincoln, music, nebraska, podcast, the bears of blue river, women, x-rated, xrated

The Bears of Blue River came to visit. Much revelry was had. Exclamation, unnecessary. 

"Meadow" by Pablo's Triangle | Echoes

Posted by John Wenz on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 10:37am in chicago, echoes, head of femur, john wenz, meadow, music, nebraska, video

Get to know this legendary Lincoln band that is less famous for what it was than what it became.

"Scorched Earth (Do-Da)" by The Kickback | Love Drunk Video

Posted by Andrew Norman on Fri, 07/01/2011 - 11:07am in chicago, goodtwin, love drunk, music, nebraska, omaha, the kickback, video

No rooftop this time — the Chicago rockers perform their second Love Drunk video in a Midtown Omaha design firm's office. Watch.

"C-Notes" by Holyoke | Love Drunk Video

Posted by Andrew Norman on Fri, 05/20/2011 - 11:13am in c-notes, chicago, holyoke, love drunk, minneapolis, music, nebraska, video

A band named after a small town just past the Nebraska border with Colorado performs amid vintage furniture and clothes in Chicago on day 15 — the last — of the 2011 Love Drunk Tour.

Nebraska's Package; The Kickback's Roots | The Scoop

Posted by Andrew Norman on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 11:55am in chicago, chimney rock, interview, love drunk tour, music, nebraska, paul baribeau, platte river, south dakota, the kickback, The Scoop, video

HN and Love Drunk are going on tour — help us promote what's cool about Nebraska. Plus, a mid-interview interview with The Kickback you have to see.

Building a Better Region | The Scoop

Posted by Andrew Norman on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 2:25pm in bourbon, chicago, cowboy indian bear, denver, It's True, kansas city, lawrence, lincoln, minneapolis, music, nebraska, oklahoma city, omaha, review, The Scoop, waiting room

The Midwest is the country's core. Let's make its heart beat. Here's HN editor Andrew Norman's plan.