We caught up with the Oklahoma country sextet before they arrived for Thursday night's show at Sokol. Read more
Maha Music Festival is going big for its 10th anniversary. Read more
Record Store Day is upon us. Read more
Lincoln Calling will celebrate its 15th anniversary in 2018, but this year, it will have a new (but familiar) organizer. Read more
Something messed up is happening here. Read more
Baseball is back. Read more
I have some new music for you. Read more
Once again, Hear Nebraska is spreading music across the state. Read more
Sam Evian's sophomore album is on the way. Read more
I've got some perfectly rainy and gray music for you to pump while you sip a cup of coffee and watch it pour out your front window. Read more
They came to celebrate 311. About 6,000 people packed into a massive Las Vegas theater for 311 Day, a celebration of the band and its music. Read more
Omaha ranks 10th on a list of top concert markets, getting 9.8 major shows per year, per 100,000 residents. Read more
If you want to celebrate 311, you should throw down for 3/11 day. Read more
Maha Music Festival is going to stretch over two days for the first time, and that’s wonderful news. When it comes on Aug. 17 and 18, Maha will truly feel like a festival rather than an all-day concert. It will feel more like a big event. Read more
Matt Whipkey's new album, "Driver," is out Friday, and the Omaha singer-songwriter is celebrating with a pair of shows this weekend at Reverb Lounge. Read more
Amy arrived at the Amtrak station. Marian’s picture lay on the floorboards. A woman with perfect pitch sat in the back seat, but she never sang. Read more
Movies with record stores are among my favorites. Read more
This story was originally published on Oct. 12, 2011. Read more
It’s time for rock ‘n’ roll to make a comeback, and Avenged Sevenfold is happy to lead the way. Read more
It wasn’t the best halftime ever, and it certainly wasn’t the worst. Next year, when various media outlets rank every Super Bowl hafltime performance, it will invariably rank in the middle. Read more
It’s the entertainment break in the middle of the world’s biggest single-day entertainment event. The Super Bowl halftime show has been played by kings and queens of pop, princes of rock and more than a few marching bands. Read more
It was a big night for Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar, Alessia Cara and Ed Sheeran, and it was a bad night for Jay-Z, Broadway and rock 'n' roll. Read more
Join World-Herald music critic Kevin Coffey for a live chat during the Grammy Awards. The ceremony airs at 6:30 p.m. on CBS. Read more
It might have something to do with the concert's phone ban. Read more
Film is about Cary (Layne Manzer), a musician who never made it, and and his pregnant fiancee, Jean (Maura Kidwell), as their relationship unravels on New Year's Eve. Read more
It’s concert-announcement season. Since the turn of the new year, everyone going on tour this spring and summer has been offering up their tour schedules. Read more
Last year was pretty great for music. This year looks to be just as good. Maybe even better. Read more
The frigid temperatures, ice and snow have kept winter on my mind, singing to myself “She’s So Cold” and “Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out.” Read more
I’m talking about the resolutions that bring more music into your life. The ones that have you listening more, enjoying more and rocking out more. Read more
Check out photos from recent area concerts. Read more
Check out photos from area concerts in 2017. Read more
Good thing I brought my earplugs. Read more
In the past 12 months I saw more than 125 acts ranging from indie rock bands to country stars. It was hard to choose, but I narrowed my massive list down to the 10 best sets I saw in 2017. Read more
Black Label Society with Corrosion of Conformity, EyeHateGod Read more
A few items from the Rock Candy notebook: Read more
I’ve updated my Christmas playlist. Read more
Omaha makes a cameo appearance in Indie rock band Future Islands has a new video. Read more
You ought to meet King Leg. Read more
Film Streams’ newly restored Dundee Theater will reopen to the public Friday, along with the theater’s restaurant partner, Kitchen Table Central. Read more
The Grammy Awards announced nominations this week. Though he’s no longer planning a show in Lincoln next week, Jay-Z was the big winner with eight nominations including record of the year, song of the year and album of the year. Read more
Cody Johnson is on his way to country stardom. Read more
Record Store Day’s Black Friday event once again drew a ton of vinyl-loving music fans to their favorite record stores. Read more
Garth Brooks has been everywhere. Read more
Omaha indie rockers plan reissues for first two albums. Read more
Put away the Kidz Bop and the Disney soundtracks. Read more
I’m dreaming of spring. Read more
I’m reaching into the Rock Candy Mailbag for this week’s column. Read more
For two years, Boch was the doorman at the Mudd Club, a short-lived but incredibly memorable nightclub located at 77 White Street in New York from 1977 to 1981. Read more
If you’re not a podcast person or don’t particularly know what they are, think of them like talk radio. But instead of being beholden to a few stations and their programming, you can go listen to people talk about any subject you choose. Read more
In my house, the most wonderful time of the year isn’t in December. Read more
I was lucky. I got to see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers twice. Read more