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Spinning Back Around | Echoes

Posted by caseywelsch on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 11:27am in casey welsch, column, echoes, frontier trust, indie, KRNU, lincoln, lullaby for the working class, mercy rule, music, nebraska, omaha, punk, singles, speed nebraska, the monroes, vinyl

A rich find of old local records at a radio station yields an ear-opening listening experience from forgotten gems.

"Tell Tomorrow" by Mercy Rule | Echoes

Posted by John Wenz on Thu, 03/17/2011 - 12:25pm in caulfield records, echoes, john wenz, KRNU, mercy rule, north platte, tell tomorrow

Here we are. We have officially arrived at my favorite Nebraska band, the first band that made me, a small-town boy from North Platte, realize that there could be bands from Nebraska.

The Vault | The Scoop

Posted by Andrew Norman on Mon, 03/14/2011 - 4:21am in avail, bikini kill, fred armisen, helmet, joel gibson, le cafe shakes, mercy rule, nofx, opium taylor, royal grove, saturday night live, sick of it all, The Scoop, the vault

Long before Fred Armisen played President Barack Obama on “Saturday Night Live,” he played drums at Lincoln's Le Cafe Shake. 

"When Angels Sleep" by 13 Nightmares | Echoes

Posted by John Wenz on Thu, 02/24/2011 - 1:25pm in 13 nightmares, echoes, heidi ore, john wenz, jon taylor, mercy rule, shitride

Before there was Mercy Rule, before the Liars, before Domestica, before anything, there was 13 Nightmares.

"Speed Nebraska" by Frontier Trust | The Band Broke Up

Posted by Jordan on Tue, 02/08/2011 - 12:46pm in download, frontier trust, gary dean davis, jordan minnick, mercy rule, speed nebraska, the band broke up, thebandbrokeup.com

Frontier Trust’s album, Speed Nebraska, is this week’s featured album on thebandbrokeup.com — and what a record it is. Download it in its entirety.