Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
One of Omaha's most famous exports is the influential surf band The Chevrons, who were voted Omaha's most popular band in 1966. Other 1960s surf and rock bands from Omaha include The Echos, 7 Legends, Velvet Haze, Little Denny Wonder, Freedom Road and The Beautiful People. Wee Willie and The Rockin Angels broke all attendance records at The ...
The band name was a reference to a pet name that Frederickson had for La Fave. [4] The group continued to develop in Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska , [ 1 ] and in Lincoln, they befriended Harry Dingman III, guitarist of 1980s post-punk band For Against .
311 (pronounced "three eleven") is an American rock band from Omaha, Nebraska. The band was formed in 1988 by vocalist and guitarist Nick Hexum, lead guitarist Jim Watson, bassist Aaron "P-Nut" Wills, [1] and drummer Chad Sexton. Watson was replaced by Tim Mahoney in 1990.
Broken Spindles was a band solely consisting of Joel Petersen of Omaha, Nebraska, who also played bass, guitar and keyboards in The Faint. The music of Broken Spindles ranged from instrumental electronic songs to sparse piano pieces to rock-influenced pop songs. Broken Spindles originally started in 2001 as the soundtrack for a friend's film.
"Live" received mostly negative reviews from critics, With AllMusic reviewer Jason Kaufman giving it a 1 and-a half start rating, saying "This concert document seems about as necessary as a pet rock." while adding, "Even with spacy songs like "Who's Got the Herb?," the blatant Santana rip-off guitar solos of "Nix Hex," and "Homebrew," the ...
During the summer of 1975, the pet rock became a sensation, with Dahl selling 6,000 of them a day, observed The St. Petersburg Times in 1976. The rocks were selling in stores for $4, half of which ...
This page was last edited on 12 February 2025, at 13:48 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
From the 1920s through the early 1960s North Omaha boasted a vibrant entertainment district featuring African American music.The main artery of North 24th Street was the heart of the city's African-American cultural and business community with a thriving jazz and rhythm and blues scene that attracted top-flight swing, blues and jazz bands from across the country.