[title size=”1 to 6″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Album Grade: B-[/title] Katy Perry’s new album, Prism, is thematically very similar to Miley Cyrus’ latest, Bangerz. Both discuss recent breakups and the growth that comes from them. However, Katy Perry’s voice is much stronger and more mature. A full decade older than Cyrus, Perry expresses a view of […] Read more
[title size=”1 to 6″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Album grade: D[/title] When Fall Out Boy released Save Rock and Roll last year, everyone was expecting a return to the Fall Out Boy that brought us Take This To Your Grave. That’s not what happened. Now don’t get me wrong, it was a decent album, but it wasn’t […] Read more
[title size=”1 to 6″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Album Grade: B-[/title] The Avett Brothers have returned for the second year in a row with an album release, this time pushing off with the momentum of their recent burst in popularity with the record Magpie and the Dandelion. Released thirteen months after their last record, The Avett Brothers […] Read more
[title size=”1 to 6″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Album Grade: B[/title] By Kyra Nicole Sallans Lightning Bolt gets pretty far away from the unbeatable grunge of Ten, yet Eddie Vedder’s unique vocal style still maintains the band’s identity, though his lyrics are rather tired and empty. The songs “Pendulum,” “Swallowed Whole,” and “Yellow Moon” bear themes of […] Read more
By Mary-Margaret Sullivan | Photo by Patrick Wright | Seeds Entertainment Lincoln went all out tonight: In his first sold out show of his tour, Hoodie Allen rocked the Bourbon. He mixed, he rapped and he even played some down to earth acoustic. Hoodie Allen showed the crowd tonight that he is a Jack-of-all-trades. Not […] Read more
Lincoln Calling was brought to a chaotically fun and loud end at Duffy’s on Saturday with local band Universe Contest rightfully headlining after Portland and St. Paul bands performed. Lincoln Calling, Sat. Oct 19, Duffy’s Tavern: Touch People https://soundcloud.com/touch_people Genders http://genderspdx.com/ Wiping Out Thousands http://wipingoutthousands.bandcamp.com/ Universe Contest http://universecontest.com/ [title size=”1 to 6″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Touch […] Read more
[title size=”3″ style=”options: default, sidebar”]Dead Winter Carpenters[/title] Things got bluegrassy in Lincoln Nebraska on Friday. Accentuating an already eclectic lineup of bands performing across five different days, Lincoln Calling brought concert goers a fine taste of the high tempo, Americana stylings of bluegrass, showcasing two acts at The Bourbon. The first of two bands that […] Read more
The University Program Council of UNL hosted two separate days of shows as a part of Lincoln Calling for the first time in the festival’s ten year history. Here is an overview of day 2 (For Day 1 overview, go here: http://seedsent.com/lincoln-calling-day-3-upc-hosted-shows/): A Ferocious Jungle Cat http://www.aferociousjunglecat.com/ Cowboy Indian Bear http://www.cowboyindianbear.com/ Twinsmith http://twinsmith.com/ DEERPEOPLE http://deerpeople.bandcamp.com/ […] Read more
Lincoln Calling Day 3, October 17, at The Bourbon Theatre: Skypiper http://www.skypiper.net/ The Kickback http://thekickbackband.tumblr.com/listen Rock Paper Dynamite http://www.reverbnation.com/rockpaperdynamite Desert Noises http://www.desertnoisesmusic.com/ Day three of Lincoln Cdalling didn’t seem to lose any steam, especially when considering the stellar lineup that played at The Bourbon. Featuring four different bands, The Bourbon continued the trend of delivering […] Read more
Thursday, Oct 17 – Duffy’s Tavern: Tie These Hands http://tiethesehands.bandcamp.com/album/come-on Oquoa https://www.facebook.com/oquoamusic The Whipkey Three https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Whipkey-Three/22741815280 Masses http://masses.bandcamp.com/ Seeds does not take credit for the above photo of The Whipkey Three. Review by Corey Oldenhuis | Seeds Entertainment [divider height=”40″] After battling through technical difficulties that forced the lead singer to awkwardly tell bad stories […] Read more
