The Good Life Ready New EPSource: CMJ New Music News
Indie label extraordinaire Saddle Creek confirms a September 11 release date for Help Wanted Nights, the fourth LP from Omaha, Nebraska's the Good Life.
Omaha's Culture ClubSource: The New York Times
When I tell people I'm originally from Omaha, they often confuse it with Oklahoma or Iowa. "Omaha," a Manhattan photographer I met the other day said.

When one hears that a band has eschewed a drummer in favor of a tapdancer to provide percussion for the band, it's natural to think that the band is just some gimmick that relies on novelty rather than quality to sell records and pack clubs.

80's darkwave dance your head off music is still alive and well in Omaha, NE. Not only does The Faint offer bop worthy beats and catchy hooks, they also offer music with relevant social, political and philosophical content.
Review: Cursive - Happy HollowSource: Pitchfork
Wait, people actually care about lyrics? Without them we couldn't have the same powerful, personal connections with people who make songs? Okay, fine. Words are important. But screams are better.

Tilly and the Wall proved with their first full length, 2003's Wild Like Children, that they could capture the frenetic energy of youth and project it back to listeners through light guitar rhythms, simple keyboard melodies, dizzying vocal harmonies and almost feverish tap danci …