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Songwriters have always held a special place in my heart. I attribute much of this to musical influences from my parents in my younger years, for which I am quite thankful. To me, it says something about an artist if they can stand in front of a packed out audience armed with nothing but a guitar and their voice, and keep everyone interested. Throw in a little bit of storytelling, and it sounds like you’ve got an evening of it. Tuesday, March 3rd was just that at the Waiting Room Lounge in Omaha, NE. The sold out venue, which was seated for the first time I’ve seen, was jazzed up for an intimate night with newcomer Jonny Burke and the classic Todd Snider.

Todd Snider

More pictures and a review on the evening after the jump.

Omaha's Slowdown has consistently brought in a diverse array of acts – ranging from rock and reggae to hip-hop and singer/songwriters – since its inception, and has provided much-needed relief to the rather lagging music scene in the area, forcing me to become increasingly familiar with the Omaha metro area. Saturday, November 22 warranted another trip to the venue for what promised to be a stellar night of music featuring Mason Jennings and support act Zach Gill.

Read about the night and view photos after the jump

Yet another night spent in Omaha at the Slowdown on April 19th, 2008. The night was sure to be an interesting one with some experimental rock provided by Yeasayer out of Brooklyn, NY. Following them was Man Man, who could only add to the madness with their gypsy styled grooves out of Philadelphia, PA. I have had the chance to check out both of their studio releases, particularly Man Man, as they have been on the scene for some time. After knowing what both of these acts were all about, I thought that it would be interesting to see them live. The complexity of each of these acts seemed as if it would be a great one two punch.

Chris Keating, Luke Fasona and Ira Wolf Tuton of Yeasayer

Man Man