gus & call

Growing Cities Meets Local Music | Feature Interview

The filmmakers behind the urban farming documentary Growing Cities throw a fundraising party featuring local bands and musicians.

Sun Settings, The Betties, Howard and Gus & Call | Music Exam

Posted by Michael Todd on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 2:47pm in column, gus & call, howard, music, music exam, nebraska, omaha girls rock, Slowdown, sun settings, the betties

It's not every day four bands each premiere new songs at one concert, but hey, Omaha Girls Rock isn't your usual summer camp either.

Omaha Girls Rock's "A Week and a Song" | Daily Nebraskan

Posted by Michael Todd on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 10:45am in a week and a song, daily nebraskan, gus & call, howard, music, nebraska, omaha girls rock, sun settings, the betties

Four bands write a superstitious song in one week for a contest, and one winner sends a young musician to the Omaha Girls Rock camp for free.

"You Don't Treat Me Right" by Gus & Call | Live Video

Posted by Andrew Norman on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 11:29am in gus & call, live, live video, slumber party records, video, you don't treat me right

Slumber Party Records' dusty, folky, country band performs a live song during its December Slowdown residency. It goes a little something like this.

Michael Todd's 2011 | The List

Posted by Michael Todd on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 2:34pm in bela fleck, best of, big harp, bon iver, chance preston, gus & call, mccarthy trenching, so-so sailors, south of lincoln

Time for me to whip out the ol' musical scale and weigh the merits of 2011's albums, songs and shows. Here are my picks.

Gus & Call Steal Five Thursdays | Concert Series

Posted by Michael Todd on Fri, 12/09/2011 - 12:29pm in aaron markley, Bear Country, capgun coup, dj tyrone storm, gus & call, james maakestad, Slowdown, sun settings

What's better than a CD release show? A CD release show followed by four more concerts each week thereafter, each with a theme and a new frame of mind.

 

Picks of the Week | X-Rated

Posted by Andrew Norman on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 12:54pm in comp release, digital leather, dim light, domestica, good foot, gus & call, hilary stohs-krause, wagon blasters, x-rated, xrated

HN drops its comp like it's hot (it is) tonight at The Sydney in Benson. Come see five great Nebraska bands and get a limited-edition CD featuring 12 others for $20.

Gus & Call announce residency, new CD, curated concert series; Sun Settings tonight | Lazy-i

Posted by Andrew Norman on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 2:06pm in column, gus & call, lazy-i, omaha, Slowdown

Gus & Call has some big news for December. And Black Heart Booking are filling The Sandbox.

Spring Fling | Videos & Live Tracks

Posted by Jordan on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 1:23am in dads, dim light, gus & call

Footage of Dads, Dim Light and Gus & Call. Also: stream live G&C tracks!

Live Review: The rise of Gus & Call, Simon Joyner, Well Aimed Arrows | Lazy-i

Posted by Jordan on Thu, 03/17/2011 - 11:59am in concert, gus & call, lazy-i, omaha, review, Simon Joyner, Slowdown, tim mcmahan, well aimed arrows

The five members of Gus & Call formed a circle on stage and spent most of the set intensely watching each other for visual cues, a sort of human symbiotic organism formed around a nucleus of rhythm.