http://www.theslowdown.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:15:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy New Year! http://www.theslowdown.com/news/ice-ice-baby/ This year will mark the fifth (!!) time we have rung in the new year with GOO. Should be as fun as ever! Tickets are on sale now, and note the early bird gets the worm...tickets are just $10 on 12/19-20, $15 on 12/21-25, and then $20 after that. It ... http://www.theslowdown.com/news/happy-goo-year-2012/ The December shows with Gus & Call continue on Thursday, with this one featuring Capgun Coup and Sun Settings as the openers. The first one was great, and the rest will surely be as well. Quick reminder on the all show passes we have. A mere $20 gets you into ... http://www.theslowdown.com/news/gus-all/ It's that time of year again and we actually have a couple of deals for you! The fabulous Gus & Call will be playing 5 shows here in December, the first of which is on Thursday and celebrates the release of their brand new CD. And all of which have great ... http://www.theslowdown.com/news/cyber-monday/ Our crazy deal for Black Friday, a FREE show! It's one night only, and don't worry there isn't any pushing or shoving at Slowdown, because the first rule of Slowdown is no fighting at Slowdown. We have The Mother Dudes here tonight, which means live band karaoke, so ... http://www.theslowdown.com/news/black-friday/ We just announced a December residency with one of our favorite Omaha bands, Gus & Call. The young lads will be playing 5 shows, one for each Thursday in December. The band also picked the openers for each night, and there are a ton of great bands. Head over to ... http://www.theslowdown.com/news/gus-call-december/ We are at the beginning of a pretty great run of shows. Mason Jennings, Goth Ball 2011, Maria Taylor/Big Harp, Cold War Kids, They Might Be Giants, Real Estate, Zoso, and Thin Lizzy in the span of 10 days? Wow. It's going to be a lot of fun around here. ... http://www.theslowdown.com/news/quite-a-run/ Pedal steel virtuoso Robert Randolph hits the Main Room tonight. Soul, funk, good times. This will be a great night of music and definitely not one to miss! Thursday night we have the much anticipated benefit for Hear Nebraska, Take Cover. The night will feature all sorts of musicians and bands ... http://www.theslowdown.com/news/7304/ Excited to welcome OK Party Comedy back for another local alternative comedy showcase tonight. Really good and funny time last month and this one should be the same. Come on down and laugh your face off. Then tomorrow we welcome Men to the Front Room. Men is the other band from ... http://www.theslowdown.com/news/explosivo/ We cannot wait for The Smashing Pumpkins to take the stage tonight. For a quick preview, check out the World Herald interview with Billy Corgan. He talks about the band 2011, tour and songs they are playing, and the state of the record biz. Good interview...check it out here. For those ... http://www.theslowdown.com/news/tonight-tonight/