Omaha Gives! May 22, 2013 at The Slowdown

Omaha Music Gives featuring Rock Paper Dynamite, The Seen, Gordon and A Wasted Effort

Happy Hour with local music non-profits Hear Nebraska, Maha Music Festival, Omaha Girls Rock and Omaha Entertainment Awards at 5:00pm
Doors at 7:00pm
Main Room
Free show!

As part of the Omaha Community Foundation’s Omaha Gives event encouraging 24 hours of digital giving to local non-profits, we’re asking you to make a contribution to the organizations putting Omaha's music scene on the map.

To give this day the attention it deserves, we're celebrating the only way we know how! Join us at Slowdown for good friends, great music, and an incredible reason to rock.
www.omahagives24.org

More info at http:// www.theslowdown.com/events/ maha-music-festival-and-omaha-gives-showcase/

Maha Music Festival -- www.mahamusicfestival.com
Omaha Girls Rock -- www.omahagirlsrock.com
Hear Nebraska -- www.hearnebraska.org
Omaha Entertainment Awards -- www.oea-awards.com

Summer Showcase Line-up Announced!

Schedule subject to change. Confirmed artists as of 5/17/13.

Friday, June 7

The Waiting Room:
8-8:40- Escape from AlcaJazz
8:55-9:35- Civicminded
9:50-10:30- Narcotic Self
10:45-11:25- The Whipkey Three
11:40-12:20- Travelling Mercies
12:35-1:05- Ten Club
1:20-2am- Galvanized Tron

The Sydney:
8-8:40- Towne, Murray & Polipnick
8:55-9:35- Morning at Sea
9:50-10:30- All Young Girls Are Machine Guns
10:45-11:25- Halfwit
11:40-12:20- Touch People
12:35-1:05- Universe Contest
1:20-2am- BuckHunter

Barley Street Tavern:
8-8:40- Skyman
8:55-9:35- Black On High
9:50-10:30- Those Far Out Arrows
10:45-11:25- Dirty River Ramblers
11:40-12:20- Moses Prey
12:35-1:05- The Sub-Vectors
1:20-2am- The Big Deep

Sweatshop:
8-8:40- Pancho and the Contraband
8:55-9:35- Tracey Skretta
9:50-10:30- Polka Police
10:45-11:25- The Shidiots
11:40-12:20- Never Trust the Living
12:35-1:05- Guilty is the Bear
1:20-2am- Kaitlyn Marie Filippini

Burke’s Pub:
8-8:40- SPORK and SPiNSTER
8:55-9:35- 24 Hour Cardlock
9:50-10:30- Scott Severin
10:45-11:25- Michael Wunder
11:40-12:20- Mitch Gettman
12:35-1:05- Hector Anchondo Band

PS Collective:
8-8:40- Acoustic Gangster
8:55-9:35- Belles & Whistles
9:50-10:30- Lucas Kellison & Undisco Kids
10:45-11:25- Witness Tree
11:40-12:20- One Eye White
12:35-1:05- Island Alumni

Louis Bar & Grill:
8-8:40- More Machine Now Than Man
8:55-9:35- The Minnahoonies
9:50-10:30- The Matador
10:45-11:25- The Impulsive
11:40-12:20- Linear Symmetry
12:35-1:05- Rygol



Saturday, June 8

The Waiting Room:
8-8:40- Save the Hero
8:55-9:35- John Klemmensen and the Party
9:50-10:30- Cannonista
10:45-11:25- The Electroliners
11:40-12:20- Voodoo Method
12:35-1:05- After the Fall
1:20-2am- Lon-Meezy

The Sydney:
8-8:40- Mola-B
8:55-9:35- Edge of Arbor
9:50-10:30- Vago
10:45-11:25- Artillery Funk
11:40-12:20- AZP
12:35-1:05- Liz & Dawes of PCS
1:20-2am- Wrekafekt

Barley Street Tavern:
8-8:40- The Counterplot
8:55-9:35- The Decatures
9:50-10:30- Big AL Band
10:45-11:25- Molehill (touring band)
11:40-12:20- Rock Paper Dynamite
12:35-1:05- Field Club
1:20-2am- The Beat Seekers

Burke’s Pub:
8-8:40- FINO
8:55-9:35- Phoenix Rising
9:50-10:30- Ryan Osbahr
10:45-11:25- Dominique Morgan
11:40-12:20- shooK on3
12:35-1:05- Buzz Junior

PS Collective:
8-8:40- A Wasted Effort
8:55-9:35- Square1
9:50-10:30- Tenderness Wilderness
10:45-11:25- The Bishops
11:40-12:20- The Ronnys
12:35-1:05- Steps to Mars

This will be our biggest showcase to date. We are teaming up with Benson First Friday this year and will be announcing a visual artist submission process soon.

One band or artist will be voted on by the public at this showcase to open the Maha Music Festival on Saturday, August 17.

Public nominations for the 2014 OEAs will open starting June 7 at www.oea-awards.com and run through the end of August. We thank all bands, visual artists, those in the performing arts and fans of Omaha culture for their support. 2012 was our best year and we are very excited to try to exceed that this year.

Summer Showcase in progress!

The music committee met earlier this week and went through all 118 submissions for the summer showcase; our highest response ever!

This is going to be the biggest showcase yet going from 60 or so bands to almost 80 thanks to a couple of extra venues signing on and teaming up with Benson First Friday.

We are now in the process of putting bands in time slots in the seven venues over two days!

Mark June 7th and 8th down on the calendar...this one is going to be insane!

If you're interested in volunteering to work the event, email us at oeashowcase@gmail.com

Now Accepting Summer Showcase Music Submissions

We are now accepting submissions from bands and musicians for the Omaha Entertainment Awards Summer Showcase which will be held June 7 and 8 in Benson at six to seven venues both nights.

This will be our biggest showcase to date. We are teaming up with Benson First Friday this year and will be announcing a visual artist submission process soon. This announcement is just for bands and musicians. Please submit your band (solo artist-etc.) info, website, link to music and any special day, time and age requirements to Oeashowcase@gmail.com. We will be able to answer questions through that email address also.

This is open to all bands and solo musicians in the Omaha and Lincoln area which includes outlying areas both in Nebraska and Iowa within reason. Spots are limited and we usually get twice the submissions as we have spots. It is not first come...but curated. Our deadline for submissions is April 18. We will email bands and artists the acceptance emails and time slots soon after with all of the needed information. One band or artist will be voted on by the public at this showcase to open the Maha Music Festival on Saturday, August 17.

Public nominations will open starting June 7 at www.oea-awards.com and run through the end of August. We thank all bands, visual artists, those in the performing arts and fans of Omaha culture for their support. 2012 was our best year and we are very excited to try to exceed that this year.

Seeking New Board Members

We are seeking four more good board members! Please email your interest and any details on what you can bring to the OEAAs to oea.awards@gmail.com by March 29. We will review at our next board meeting on April 3 and welcome the new board members the following week. We're particularly looking for help in fundraising, performing arts and show production. Thanks to all who have already sent their information in already!