History
Slowdown began as an idea to start a rock club in the fall of 2000. And a fairly simple idea at that. After living in California for a couple of years, Jason Kulbel moved back to Omaha with the intent of opening a rock club with his friend Robb Nansel. Their idea was to renovate a space somewhere in the downtown area and give Omaha the permanent music venue they felt it was lacking.As the months went by, it started to become apparent that the perfect space for renovation was just not out there. In the meantime, Robb and Jason spent most of their time working on the expansion of Saddle Creek Records. Though the idea for the club was still around, it took a back seat as the label began to build. In the fall of 2004, they decided that the renovation of an old space was never going to be ideal and started looking around for some land to buy. The intention was now to build a permanent home for both Slowdown and Saddle Creek.
A spot was found on none other than Saddle Creek Road in midtown Omaha. The location was thought to be perfect and some contracts were drawn up on the land. Soon after, nearby residential neighbors got wind of the opening of a bar/concert venue in their backyard and, putting it mildly, threw a fit. It was soon decided that this was not going to be the best place to build said permanent home.
Shortly after pulling out of the Saddle Creek Road deal, Jason and Robb were approached by the City of Omaha to find the right place to build Slowdown. A few different options were looked at, and the one that seemed to make the most sense was on a plot of land the city had to offer North of Omaha’s Old Market area and a few blocks west of the Qwest Center arena. The only catch with the land was that it seemed to be a sort of no man’s land.Fearing a future of faceless neighbors and expanded corporate globalization, the city proposed that we took the future of our neighbors into our own hands and help kick-start the rebuilding of the north downtown area. We conceptualized our own “mall” (for lack of a better word) and with the help of J Development and Alley Poyner, began to make it a reality. The Saddle Creek/Slowdown building quickly became a part of a “development” and the rest, as they say, is history.
Slowdown as it has been built is much the same as the idea from 7 years ago – it’s a permanent rock club and bar that Omaha has long been lacking – it just happens to be surrounded by some amazing other spaces as well. We aim to have some great shows and some great times, with your help. See you soon.
June, 2007
Slowdown Show History
June 7, 2007 – Bright Eyes
June 8, 2007 – Little Brazil, Domestica, Art in Manila , Now Archimedes!, Flowers Forever, Cap Gun Coup
June 9, 2007 – Neva Dinova, Bear Country, Ladyfinger, The Terminals, Mal Madrigal
June 14, 2007 – Soft Opening of GOO
July 3, 2007 – Flowers Forever, Fourth of July
July 5. 2007 – The Birth of GOO with Har Mar Superstar
July 6, 2007 – Dave Vandervelde & The Moon Station Band, Cap Gun Coup, The Family Radio
July 18, 2007 – Built To Spill, The Boggs
July 19, 2007 – Psychedelic GOO
July 20, 2007 -Tokyo Police Club, Dappled Cities
July 21, 2007 – Jimmy Eat World, Maria Taylor *
July 25, 2007 -Handsome Furs, Latitude Longitude
July 26, 2007 – Vampire Weekend, Landing on The Moon, Sad Sailor
July 30, 2007 – Blitzen Trapper, Coyote Bones
August 1, 2007 – Silversun Pickups, Sea Wolf
August 2, 2007 – Future GOO
August 5, 2007 – Against Me!, Two Gallants, Gaslight Anthem, Cobra Skulls
August 8, 2007 – Bishop Allen, Page France, Spring Gun
August 10, 2007 -The Rentals, Copeland, Goldenboy
August 11, 2007 – Lacona, High Places, Soft Circle
August 12, 2007 – The Felice Brothers, Outlaw Con Bandana
August 16, 2007 – Holy GOO
August 17, 2007 – Eagle*Seagull. Kite Pilot
August 21, 2007 – Cap Gun Coup, Or The Whale
August 27, 2007 – People Noise, Go! Motion
August 30, 2007 – Punk GOO
September 3, 2007 – Dirty Projectors, Yacht, FTL Drive
September 8, 2008 – Bear Country, Baby Walrus
September 10, 2007 – Dave Dondero, Mal Madrigal, Brad Hoshaw
September 12, 2007 – Cursive, Cap Gun Coup, Coyote Bones
September 13, 2007 – Animal GOO
September 14, 2007 – Paria, Noah’s Ark Was a Spaceship, Bazooka Shootout, Eustace
September 15, 2007 – The Besnard Lakes, Starvin’ Hungry, Baby Walrus
September 17, 2007 – Bill Callahan, Sir Richard Bishop
September 19, 2007 – The National, St. Vincent
September 22, 2007 – The Brunettes, Ferraby Lionheart
September 23, 2007 – Dave Bazan, The Winston Jazz Routine
September 24, 2007 – Redman, Kidz in the Hall, Akir
September 28, 2007 – Two Gallants, Blitzen Trapper, Songs for Moms
October 4, 2007 – Booty GOO
October 6, 2007 – Tilly & The Wall, Bear Country, Baby Walrus
October 8, 2007 – Head of Femur, Son Ambulance, Cherry Papers
October 10, 2007 – The Deadly Syndrome, Pictures of Lily
October 13, 2007 – The Good Life, Georgie James, Zookeeper
October 18, 2007 – Pinback, Frightened Rabbit
October 20, 2007 – Coyote Bones, Coupleskate, Belfrie
October 25, 2007 – My Friend GOO
October 26, 2007 – The Wholes, Haywood Yards
October 27, 2007 – Little Brazil, Articulate, Malpais
October 28, 2007 – Minus the Bear, Helio Sequence, Grand Archives
October 31, 2007 – Del The Funky Homosapien, Devin the Dude, The Coughee Brothaz, Bukue One, Junk Science
November 2, 2007 – Broken Social Scene
November 3, 2007 – The Mountain Goats, Bowerbirds
November 4, 2007 – Stars, Magnet
November 7, 2007 – Will Hoge, Reagan and The Rayguns, Brad Hoshaw
November 8, 2007 – Georgie James, Aqueduct, Kite Pilot
November 9, 2007 – Pajama GOO
November 10, 2007 – Nirvana Tribute Show
November 11, 2007 – Say Hi, The Velvet Teen, The A-Sides
November 16, 2007 – Eric Bachmann, Kyle Harvey, Adam Hawkins
November 17, 2007 – Bear Country, Cap Gun Coup, Honeybee, Conchance, DJ Frankie Troia
November 18, 2007 – Secret Weapon
November 19, 2007 – Celebration, Kill Me Tomorrow, Dim Light
November 22, 2007 – Gluttony vs. GOO
November 23, 2007 – Landing On The Moon, Bright Light Fever, Acadia & the Asteriod
November 24, 2007 – Domestica, Ideal Cleaners, The Monroes
November 25, 2007 – Outlaw Con Bandana, The Bruces, Southpaw Bluegrass Band
November 28, 2007 – King Khan & BBQ Show, Box Elders
December 1, 2007 – Antelope, The Stay Awake, Bring Back The Guns
December 6, 2007 – Funk GOO
December 7, 2007 – The Most Serene Republic, Honeybee
December 8, 2007 – The Show is The Rainbow, Fathr, Vvervvolf Grehv
December 9, 2007 – Vampire Weekend, Grand Ole Party, DRI
December 12, 2007 – Dinosaur, Jr., Awesome Color, Coyote Bones
December 14, 2007 – Bear Country, Spring Gun, Baby Walrus
December 20, 2007 – Zombie Beach Party GOO
December 22, 2007 – Mal Madrigal, Ted Stevens, Jake Bellows, Orenda Fink
December 29, 2007 – Neva Dinova, Mayday
December 31, 2007 – Happy GOO Year
January 10, 2008 – Sam Martin, Talkin’ Mtn., Oui Bandits, Netherfriends
January 11, 2008 – Thunderpower!!!, Dan McCarthy, Spring Gun
January 12, 2008 – The Third Men, Ideal Cleaners, Pendrakes
January 17, 2008 – Drag GOO
January 18, 2008 – Black Tie Dynasty, The Crash That Took Me, FTL Drive
January 23, 2008 – Breathless, DJ ShorT, Articulate
January 25, 2008 – Cursive, Little Brazil, Baby Walrus
January 26, 2008 – Sam Martin, Conchance
January 31, 2008 – Blood On The Wall, Honeybee, Unique Penis
February 1, 2008 – As I Lay Dying, August Burns Red, Evergreen Terrace
February 6, 2008 – Yeasayer, MGMT
February 7, 2008 – Bright Eyes, Jim James, M. Ward, Jim Ward, Secret Life of Sparrows
February 8, 2008 – Thunderpower!!!, Darren Keen, Somewhere Soon
February 9, 2008 – Daniel Johnston, Flowers Forever, Jake Bellows
February 12, 2008 – Kevin Devine, AA Bondy, The Jealous Girlfriends
February 14, 2008 – For the Love of GOO
February 15, 2008 – Tim Wildsmith, Skypiper, Akita-Ken, Leslie
February 18, 2008 – Dax Riggs, Coffin Killers, Dim Light
February 20, 2008 – So Many Dynamos, The Show is the Rainbow, UUVVWWZ
February 21, 2008 – Slightly Stoopid, The Expendables, Outlaw Nation
February 22, 2008 – Say Anything, Landing on the Moon, Malpais
February 23, 2008 – Neva Dinova, Race For Titles, Noah’s Ark was a Spaceship
February 25, 2008 – Drive By Truckers, The Felice Brothers
February 27, 2008 – The A-Sides, Division Day
February 28, 2008 – Gaelic Storm
February 29, 2008 – Scott Severin & The Milton Burlesque, The Whipkey Three, Black Squirrels
March 1, 2008 – They Might Be Giants, Oppenheimer
March 5, 2008 – Audrye Sessions, Oui Bandits
March 6, 2008 – Bowerbirds, Phosphorescent, Coyote Bones, Alessi
March 8, 2008 – King Britt of Digable Planets, Brent Crampton, Jason Moracek, Zach Tiller, Mello Mic
March 9, 2008 – The Most Serene Republic, Grand Archives, The Jealous Girlfriends
March 14, 2008 – Glorytellers, Thunderpower!!!
March 15, 2008 – Secret Weapon
March 16, 2008 – Far Beyond Frail, Shiver Shiver
March 22, 2008 – Blind Melon, Old Boy Network
March 24, 2008 – Beach House, Papercuts, Our Fox
March 25, 2008 – Mike Doughty’s Band, The Panderers
March 28, 2008 – Jens Lekman, The Honeydrips
March 29, 2008 – Glam VIP3 with DJ Word, The Glamazon Performance Group
April 3, 2008 – Grand Ole Party, Honey & Darling, Talkin’ Mtn.
April 4, 2008 – Grand Buffet, Talkin Mtn., DJ Kobrakyle
April 5, 2008 – The Paper Chase, Fromanhole, Shiny Around the Edges
April 8, 2008 – Neva Dinova, Outlaw Con Bandana, Our Fox
April 10, 2008 – The Black Keys
April 11, 2008 – Blitzen Trapper, Fleet Foxes, Tim Fite
April 12, 2008 – Minus Story, Tre Orsi, Dim Light
April 14, 2008 – Forecast, Paper Revival
April 16, 2008 – Cap Gun Coup, Pomegranates, Honeybee
April 17, 2008 – Ladyfinger, Dance Me Pregnant, His Mischief
April 18, 2008 – Spill Canvas, Playradioplay
April 19, 2008 – Man Man, Yeasayer
April 20, 2008 – Bazooka Shootout, Siberian, Ragged Company
April 21, 2008 – Half-Handed Cloud, Lake
April 25, 2008 – The Wholes, Goodbye Sunday, Eustace
April 26, 2008 – Back When, Darren Keen, Noah’s Ark was a Spaceship, Ideal Cleaners
April 28, 2008 – American Princes, Icares, Manna Band
May 1, 2008 – Indian Jewelry, Lymbyc System, Dim Light
May 2, 2008 – Domestica, The Monroes, The Sleepover
May 3, 2008 – Criteria, The Cops, Little Brazil, Race For Titles
May 7, 2008 – Ra Ra Riot, The Little Ones, 4th of July
May 9, 2008 – Spring Gun, Hyannis, Honeybee
May 10, 2008 – Josh Ritter, Dawn Landes
May 11, 2008 – Laura Veirs, Liam Finn
May 17, 2008 – Midwest Dilemma, Black Squirrels, McCarthy Trenching, Thunderpower!!!
May 19, 2008 – Cloud Cult, Kid Dakota
May 20, 2008 – Rilo Kiley, The Spinto Band, Nik Freitas
May 21, 2008 – Rilo Kiley, The Spinto Band, Nik Freitas
May 22, 2008 – Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Ha Ha Tonka, Tie These Hands
May 23, 2008 – Tokyo Police Club, Criteria, Minipop
May 24, 2008 – Devotchka, Basia Bulat, Born in the Flood
May 30, 2008 – Bang Camaro, DJ Kobrakyle
June 3, 2008 – Old 97’s, Hayes Carll, I Love Math
June 6, 2008 – Dosh, Anathallo, Hyannis
June 7, 2008 – Mates of State, Judgement Day
June 14, 2008 – Cobra Starship, We the Kings, The Secret Handshake, Delux
June 19, 2008 – Javelins, Pomegranates, Honeybee
June 20, 2008 – The Botecellis, The Sleepover
June 21, 2008 – Skypiper, Tim Wildsmith, Akita-Ken
June 22, 2008 – Midwest Dilemma, Regan and the Rayguns, Band of Annuals
June 27, 2008 – Fourth of July, Our Fox, Susannah Johannah
June 28, 2008 – Sarah Benck and the Robbers, Caroline Smith, Landing on the Moon
July 3, 2008 – Black Francis, Brad Hoshaw
July 5, 2008 – Red, The Urgency, Aurising
July 9, 2008 – Todd Barry, Bear Country
July 10, 2008 – I Was Totally Destroying It, McCarthy Trenching, Jake Bellows
July 11, 2008 – Son Ambulance, Jennifer O’Connor, Oui Bandits
July 12, 2008 – Will Hoge, Vago
July 14, 2008 – Film School, Latitude Longitude
July 16, 2008 – Netherfriends, Talkin’ Mtn., Pachyderm, Stolen Kisses, Sam Martin, Josh
July 18, 2008 – Icares, A Thousand Houses, 2 Drag Club
July 19, 2008 – Back When, Art in Manila, Paria, Orphan Choir
July 23, 2008 – Mickey Hart Band
July 24, 2008 – Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Chairlift, Talkin’ Mtn.
July 25, 2008 – Flight Metaphor, Akita-Ken, Anniversaire, The Answer Team
July 26, 2008 – Omaha Kingsmen Drag Show
July 27, 2008 – Jeremy Jay, Sam Martin
July 30, 2008 – Harry and the Potters, Uncle Monsterface, Math the Band
August 1, 2008 – Little Brazil, The Life and Times, Fromanhole, Nueva Vulcano
August 2, 2008 – The Effects, Vinyl Haze
August 3, 2008 – Blind Melon, Polydypsia
August 4, 2008 – Wild Sweet Orange, Skypiper, It’s True
August 6, 2008 – Beres Hammond, The Harmony House Singers
August 9, 2008 – Shiver Shiver, Brent Crampton, Tim Wildsmith
August 10, 2008 – BoDeans, Ha Ha Tonka
August 13, 2008 – Talkin’ Mtn., Deleted Scenes, Hyannis, White Elephant Gift Exchange
August 15, 2008 – Thunderpower!!!, These United States, Midwest Dilemma, Honeybee
August 21, 2008 – Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Benefit for Children’s Respite Care Center)
August 22, 2008 – Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Benefit for Children’s Respite Care Center)
August 23, 2008 – Gold, Midstates
August 24, 2008 – Laura Gibson, Honeybee, Oui Bandits
August 28, 2008 – Gaelic Storm
August 29, 2008 – The Show is the Rainbow, UUVVWWZ, Stolen Kisses
August 30, 2008 – Wyclef Jean
August 30, 2008 – The Song Remains the Same, Secret Weapon
August 31, 2008 – Mike Gordon, DeLeon
September 1, 2008 – Remedy Drive
September 3, 2008 – Chris Saub, Matt Cox, Vago, Jessica Lindsay, 49 Cents, Lindsay Donovan
September 6, 2008 – Flight Metaphor, Tim Wildsmith, No Action
September 7, 2008 – Dan Deacon, Flowers Forever
September 8, 2008 – Outlaw Con Bandana, The Shytbirds, Bill Hoover and the Barking Boys
September 10, 2008 – Centro-matic, Broken West, Mal Madrigal, South San Gabriel
September 11, 2008 – Pomegranates, Cameron McGill, Shiver Shiver
September 12, 2008 – Atmosphere, Abstract Rude, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove
September 13, 2008 – Okkervil River, Neva Dinova
September 14, 2008 – The Cab, This Providence, Hey Monday, A Rocket to the Moon
September 15, 2008 – Neko Case, Giant Sand
September 16, 2008 – Jonny Lang, Sharon Little
September 18, 2008 – Apocalyptica, DJ Surreal
September 19, 2008 – Anchondo, The Effects, Vibin’ High, B Foundation
September 20, 2008 – Omaha Lit Fest readings with Starlee Kine, Kathryn Scanlan, Jonathan Messinger, Zach Plague
September 21, 2008 – Say Hi, Jukebox the Ghost, Pepi Ginsberg
September 22, 2008 – Talkin’ Mtn., Love Like Fire, DJ Kobrakyle, Adam Robert Haug
September 24, 2008 – Buckethead, That 1 Guy
September 26, 2008 – Brimstone Howl, The Stay Awake, Father of the Year
September 27, 2008 – Mr. 1986, Eagle Seagull, Darren Keen
September 29, 2008 – Birdmonster, Fortnight
October 1, 2008 – Kayo Dot, The Lepers, Fathr^
October 2, 2008 – Sing It Loud, You, Me and Everyone We Know, Take Cover, Get Down
October 3, 2008 – Skypiper, Charn, Flight Metaphor
October 4, 2008 – PHNX Fashion Show with The Beat Seekers, Akita Ken, Sleep Said the Monster
October 9, 2008 – Lotus, Somasphere
October 11, 2008 – Ben Kweller, Whitley
October 12, 2008 – Minus the Bear with Annuals, Themes
October 13, 2008 – Deerhoof, Experimental Dental School, AU
October 14, 2008 – Broken Social Scene
October 15, 2008 – The Mountain Goats, Kaki King
October 16, 2008 – Sleeping At Last, Skypiper, Brad Hoshaw
October 17, 2008 – Ladyfinger, Mtn. High, Techlepathy
October 18, 2008- The Notwist
October 19, 2008 – Esch-Lon – Jim Esch for Congress Fundraiser with Andrew Baille, It’s True
October 20, 2008 – Against Me!, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Future of the Left
October 22, 2008 – Apollo Sunshine, Vinyl Haze
October 23, 2008 – Amy Ray, Arizona
October 24, 2008 – Wovenhand, Matt Cox Band
October 25, 2008 – The Whipkey 3, It’s True
October 29, 2008 – The Acorn, Shaky Hands, Ojbihou
October 31, 2008 – Rig 1, Little Brazil, Dim Light, Fortnight
November 1, 2008 – Copeland, Lovedrug, Lydia, Lights
November 2, 2008 – Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, Wild Sweet Orange, Skypiper
November 3, 2008 – Wolf Parade, Listening Party
November 4, 2008 – Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Blitzen Trapper
November 6, 2008 – EOTO, Somasphere
November 7, 2008 – Capgun Coup, Boo and Boo Too, The Yuppies, Perry H. Matthews
November 8, 2008 – Slightly Stoopid, Outlaw Nation, B Foundation
November 9, 2008 – Richard Schultz and the Miracle Men, Alacartoona
November 14, 2008 – Fancie, Alas Alak Alaska, Dim Light
November 15, 2008 – Matt Nathanson, Jesse Baylin, Break and Repair Method
November 16, 2008 – Ingrid Michaelson, Newton Faulkner, David Ford
November 18, 2008 – The End of the World, Jake Bellows
November 20, 2008 – Darker My Love, The Strange Boys, Eulogies
November 21, 2008 – The Republic Tigers, Malpais, Roman Numerals
November 22, 2008 – Mason Jennings, Zach Gill
November 23, 2008 – Calexico, Simon Joyner, Mal Madrigal
November 25, 2008 – Sebastien Grainger, Josh Reichmann, Ladyfinger
November 27, 2008 – Jeremy Enigk, Fine Fine Automobiles, Adam Weaver
November 28, 2008 – A Thousand Houses, Little Black Stereo, Brad Hoshaw and the Seven Deadlies
November 29, 2008 – Ideal Cleaners, The Knots, The Yuppies
December 3, 2008 – Audrye Sessions, Midwest Dilemma, Down with the Ship
December 5, 2008 – Thunder Power, Anniversaire, Darren Keen
December 6, 2008 – Jake Bellows, Landon Hedges, Alex McManus
December 12, 2008 – Vetiver, Our Fox
December 13, 2008 – Pendrakes, The Third Men, Great Atomic Power
December 20, 2008 – Blue Martian Tribe, Somasphere, Funk Trek Voyager, Andrew’s Ave., Vinyl Haze
December 21, 2008 – Oui Bandits, Adam Robert Haug, The Contrail, Jesse McKelvey
December 26, 2008 – Outlaw Con Bandana, Techlepathy, The Wagon Blasters
December 27, 2008 – Neva Dinova, Ladyfinger, The 1989 Chicago Cubs, McCarthy Trenching
December 31, 2008 – Happy GOO Year
January 2, 2009 – The 9’s, Lucas Kellison and the Assembled Soul
January 3, 2009 – Reagan and the Rayguns, Why Make Clocks, Watching the Trainwreck
January 8, 2009 – Mother Pile, Esau, Techlepathy
January 9, 2009 – Girl Talk, Grand Buffet, Hollywood Holt
January 16, 2009 – Noah’s Ark Was A Spaceship, Deleted Scenes, Sleep Said the Monster
January 17, 2009 – Box Elders, Girls of Gravitron, Yuppies, The Contrails
January 18, 2009 – M83, Fine Fine Automobiles
January 19, 2009 – Anberlin, Madina Lake, Cameras Can’t Lie, Between the Trees
January 20, 2009 – InauGOOration
January 22, 2009 – The Modern Age, Rock Paper Dynamite
January 23, 2009 – Cursive, Son Ambulance, It’s True
January 24, 2009 – Cursive, Bald Eagle, Fortnight
January 29, 2009 – Kevin Costner and the Modern West, The Spring Standards
January 30, 2009 – Malpais, Flight Metaphor, Anniversaire
February 4, 2009 – North Mississippi All Stars, Hill Country Revue
February 6, 2009 – Brimstone Howl, Hyannis, Outlaw Con Bandana, The Night Gallery
February 7, 2009 – Gil Mantera’s Party Dream, Kobrakyle
February 13, 2009 – Sarah Benck and the Robbers, Bonne Finken, Ground Tyrants
February 14, 2009 – Valentine’s GOO
February 15, 2009 – P.O.S., Mictlan+Lazerbreak (Hand Over Fist), SIMS
February 16, 2009 – Ben Kweller, The Watson Twins
February 19, 2009 – This Frontier Needs Heroes, A Tomato A Day, The Perples
February 20, 2009 – Thank You, Me Ami
February 21, 2009 – Ladyfinger, Landing on the Moon, Noah’s Ark Was A Spaceship
February 27, 2009 – Andrew Bird, Loney Dear
February 28, 2009 – Brad Hoshaw and The Seven Deadlies, The Haunted Windchimes
March 4, 2009 – Gaelic Storm, Southpaw Bluegrass Band
March 5, 2009 – Midwest Dilemma, Icares, Paper Owls, Angels with Dirty Faces, DJ Brent Crampton
March 6, 2009 – Spring Gun, Honeybee, Sweetpea
March 9, 2009 – Cut Off Your Hands, The Stay Awake
March 12, 2009 – Har Mar Superstar, His Mischief, Talking Mountain
March 13, 2009 – Fashion Loud with Delta Fiasco
March 15, 2009 – Tricky, Dirty Little Rabbits
March 16, 2009 – Tokyo Police Club, Ra Ra Riot, Ruby Coast
March 17, 2009 – Missy Higgins, Justin Nozuka, Lenka
March 19, 2009 – Rav(e) Goo
March 20, 2009 – Paria, School of Arms, Civicminded, Beta Minus
March 21, 2009 – Bayside, Aurasing, The Curtain Calls
March 24, 2009 – Handsome Furs, The Cinnamon Band
March 25, 2009 – Ratatat, Despot, Think About Life
March 26, 2009 – Raul Malo, Sarah Benck
March 27, 2009 – Her Flyaway Manner, Ideal Cleaners, UUVVWWZ
March 29, 2009 – The Spinto Band, Maps & Atlases
March 30, 2009 – These United States, Laura Burhenn, Oui Bandits
April 1, 2009 – Railroad Earth, Splitlip Rayfield
April 3, 2009 – Rock Paper Dynamite, Icares, Poor Man’s Opera, Left On Norwood, Tenaidia
April 4, 2009 – Vago, Black Squirrels, Korey Anderson
April 5, 2009 – Say Hi, Telekinesis
April 8, 2009 – The Hold Steady, The War On Drugs
April 9, 2009 – Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, Capgun Coup, Mal Madrigal
April 10, 2009 – Star Death and White Dwarfs, Talking Mountain, Kobrakyle
April 11, 2009 – Thousand Houses, Another Holiday, Flight Metaphor
April 12, 2009 – Emmitt-Nershi Band, Southpaw Bluegrass Band
April 17, 2009 – Midwest Dilemma, Anniversaire, Cameron McGill and What Army, McCarthy Trenching
April 18, 2009 – EOTO, Somasphere, DJ Spence
April 23, 2009 – M. Ward, The Watson Twins
April 25, 2009 – The Thermals, Shaky Hands, Point Juncture, WA
April 29, 2009 – Ha Ha Tonka, Tie These Hands, Ben Weaver
May 1, 2009 – Jukebox the Ghost, Jenny Owen Youngs, Laura Burhenn
May 2, 2009 – Crystal Antlers, His Mischief, Perry H. Matthews
May 6, 2009 – Youth Group, Little Brazil, The Sleepover
May 7, 2009 – Big Omaha opening party with Gary Vanyerchuk, Shiver Shiver
May 8, 2009 – Dead Celebrity GOO with Ssion
May 9, 2009 – Margot And The Nuclear So And So’s, Everything Now!
May 10, 2009 – Zack Hexum, Solace Taylor, James Cuato
May 11, 2009 – Mogwai, Women
May 12, 2009 – Del The Funky Homosapien, Mike Relm, Bukue One, The Serendipity Project
May 14, 2009 – UUVVWWZ, Oui Bandits, So Many Wizards, Black Hundreds
May 15, 2009 – Carnival: Danse Dement with The Envy Corps, The Silent Years, 1/4 DJ’s Live
May 16, 2009 – Secret Weapon, The Song Remains The Same
May 18, 2009 – One For The Team, Betsy Wells
May 20, 2009 – Raise High The Roof Beam, Thunder Power, Sweet Pea
May 21, 2009 – The Groove Gov’nors, In Parentheses, Lymph Node Maniacs
May 22, 2009 – Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Attracted To Gods
May 23, 2009 – Landing on the Moon, Fortnight, Thunder Power
May 28, 2009 – The Parlor Mob, Vinyl Haze
May 29, 2009 – The 9’s, The Last Few
May 30, 2009 – John Vanderslice, Skypiper
May 31, 2009 – Sebastien Grainger, Brimstone Howl
June 1, 2009 – The Hot Toddies, Malpais, Talking Mountain
June 3, 2009 – St. Vincent, Pattern Is Movement
June 5, 2009 – No Use For A Name, Only Crime, Pour Habit
June 6, 2009 – Starlight Mints, The Evangelicals
June 11, 2009 – Sly & Robbie, Heavyweight Dub Champion
June 12, 2009 – Schnakel, The Fergusens, Laurel Freemyer
June 13, 2009 – Tony! Toni! Tone!, The Last Few
June 14, 2009 – The Prairie Cats, Sail By The Stars
June 17, 2009 – Jenny Lewis, Deer Tick, Farmer Dave
June 19, 2009 – Boy Noises, AM Revival, Sweet Pea, In The Spring
June 20, 2009 – Shiver Shiver, Black Squirrels, Goodbye Sunday
June 21, 2009 – Russian Circles, Coliseum, The Answer Team
June 22, 2009 – Telekinesis, An Horse, Our Fox
June 23, 2009 – Matthew Sweet, The Third Men
June 25, 2009 – Deleted Scenes, The Stay Awake, Techlepathy
June 26, 2009 – The Beat Seekers, Shiver Shiver, Rock Paper Dynamite, Surreal The MC
June 27, 2009 – White Rabbits, The Subjects, Little Black Stereo
June 30, 2009 – Japandroids, Dim Light
July 3, 2009 – Relient K, Owl City, Quietdrive
July 6, 2009 – Son Volt, Matt Cox
July 8, 2009 – The Swellers, Living With Lions, The Lucky Losers
July 10, 2009 – The 10 O’Clock Scholars, Third Frate, Fork In The Road, The Pilots
July 11, 2009 – Poor Man’s Opera, A Moment Lost, The End In Red, The Cash Flow
July 15, 2009 – The Rural Alberta Advantage, David Dondero, UUVVWWZ
July 17, 2009 – Mat Kearney, Erin McCarley
July 18, 2009 – Neko Case, Imaad Wassif
July 20, 2009 – Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder, Behemoth, God Forbid
July 21, 2009 – Those Darlins, Our Fox, Tim Kite
July 22, 2009 – Bowerbirds, Megafaun
July 24, 2009 – Cursive, Azure Ray, Flowers Forever
July 25, 2009 – Josh Ritter, Langhorne Slim
July 28, 2009 – Birdlips, Midwest Dilemma, Brad Hoshaw
July 29, 2009 – Andrew Bryant, It’s True, Theodore
July 31, 2009 – Oxygen, The Brisbanes, Julia Knew
August 1, 2009 – Kenny Latimore
August 5, 2009 – One For The Team, Honey & Darling, Akita-Ken
August 6, 2009 – Little Brazil, The Valley Arena, Anniversaire
August 7, 2009 – Vago, 24 Hour Cardlock, Kyle Harvey
August 9, 2009 – The Breeders, Times New Viking
August 11, 2009 – Daniel Johnston, Hubble, Darren Keen
August 12, 2009 – Xavier Rudd, Jeremy Fisher
August 14, 2009 – Rebelution, Iration, Tribal Seeds
August 15, 2009 – Thousand Houses, Staggerford, Red Guitar
August 16, 2009 – The Avett Brothers, Railroad Earth
August 19, 2009 – Nobunny, Flamboyant Gods, Mr. Wizard
August 21, 2009 – Eagle*Seagull, Mighty Tiger, Honey & Darling, The Answer Team
August 26, 2009 – Split Lip Rayfield, The Cowboy Dave Band
August 27, 2009 – The Reverend Horton Heat, Throw Rag
August 29, 2009 – John Klemmensen & The Party, Ember Schrag, Triggertown
September 3, 2009 – Betsy Wells, Paper Mache, Noah Gundersen
September 4, 2009 – Outlaw Con Bandana, Our Fox, Dim Light
September 5, 2009 – Bloodcow, Guns Of Brixton, Renee Ledesma Hoover, Awake and Breathing
September 8, 2009 – Casiotone For The Painfully Alone, Midwest Dilemma
September 9, 2009 – Shelley Short, Alexis Gideon, Jake Bellows
September 10, 2009 – The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Depreciation Guild, Cymbals Eat Guitars
September 12, 2009 – The Most Serene Republic, Still Life Still, Adam Weaver & The Ghosts
September 13, 2009 – Buckethead, Wolff
September 15, 2009 – Themes, Fine Fine Automobiles, Blue Rosa
September 17, 2009 – Damon Dotson
September 18, 2009 – Rally For One, Minus Six
September 19, 2009 – Bon Iver, Megafaun
September 21, 2009 – Phoenix, The Features
September 23, 2009 – Built To Spill, Disco Doom
September 25, 2009 – The Airborne Toxic Event, The Henry Clay People, Red Cortez
September 27, 2009 – Amazing Baby, The Entrance Band
September 28, 2009 – Sea Wolf, Port O’Brien, Sara Lov
September 29, 2009 – Thursday, The Fall Of Troy, La Dispute
October 1, 2009 – These United States, The Mynabirds, Jake Bellows
October 2, 2009 – The Get Up Kids, Youth Group, Pretty And Nice
October 6, 2009 – Brad Hoshaw And The Seven Deadlies, Matt Cox Band, Kyle Harvey
October 8, 2009 – KMFDM, Angelspit
October 9, 2009 – Yo La Tengo, Cheap Time
October 10, 2009 – Pepper, Iration, illScarlett
October 11, 2009 – Pillar, KJ-52, 7th Time Down
October 16, 2009 – State Radio, Dovekins
October 17, 2009 – Mumiy Troll, The Lepers
October 18, 2009 – Le Loup, Nurses
October 22, 2009 – Lotus, The Egg
October 23, 2009 – Michael Lee Firkins, Gerald Lee, Jr.
October 27, 2009 – Dinosaur, Jr., Lou Barlow + The Missingmen, Violent Soho
October 29, 2009 – Conchance, Oh Possum, Carl Weathers Collective, Sam Martin
October 30, 2009 – Army Of In Between, Cloven Path, Strap On Halo, Janus
October 31, 2009 – David Bazan, Say Hi, It’s True
November 2, 2009 – New Found Glory, Title Fight, Fallen From The Sky, The Broadcast
November 3, 2009 – Bishop Allen, Throw Me The Statue, Darwin Deez
November 5, 2009 – Matisyahu, Trevor Hall
November 7, 2009 – Gil Mantera’s Party Dream, Kobrakyle
November 12, 2009 – David Dondero, Old Canes, Muscle Worship
November 13, 2009 – Simon Joyner, Hubble, Outlaw Con Bandana
November 14, 2009 – Justin Nozuka, Sam Bradley, Elizabeth And The Catapult
November 20, 2009 – Pink Mountaintops, Dim Light, The Mulanix Street Orchestra
November 21, 2009 – Japandroids, Surfer Blood, The Answer Team
November 22, 2009 – Mal Madrigal, Vandaveer, The Mynabirds
November 25, 2009 – Beep Beep, Agent Ribbons, Thunder Power
November 27, 2009 – AA Bondy, Lissie, Phil Schaffart
November 28, 2009 – Slang 5, Pomeroy
December 3, 2009 – Gordon Shumway, Ties, Aseethe
December 4, 2009 – Jack Oblivian And The Tearjerkers, John Paul Keith And The One Four Fives, Brimstone Howl
December 5, 2009 – Brad Hoshaw, Brianna Lane, Brooks West, Jeremy Nelson
December 6, 2009 – Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory
December 11, 2009 – Flashbulb Fires, The Machete Archive, Honey and Darling, Down With The Ship
December 12, 2009 – Digital Leather, Perry H. Matthews, Dim Light
December 17, 2009 – A Night In The Box, Destry, We All Have Hooks For Hands
December 18, 2009 – Chris Saub Trio, The Rhythm Collective, The Jes Winter Band
December 19, 2009 – Thousand Houses, Flight Metaphor, Staggerford
December 21, 2009 – Tim Halperin, The Korey Anderson Trio
December 23, 2009 – Blue Martian Tribe, Funk Trek, Tempo, Midland, Solid Gold, The Weeping Figs, SFS
December 26, 2009 – Mal Madrigal, Tin Kite, Machineshop
December 27, 2009 – The Good Life, Fourth Of July, Old Canes, Outlaw Con Bandana, Chris Senseny
December 28, 2009 – Bear Country, McCarthy Trenching, Sean Pratt
December 31, 2010 – Happy GOO Year 2010
January 2, 2010 – The Kickback, Rock Paper Dynamite, The Moses Prey
January 4, 2010 – Will Wetzel And The Very Merry Gentlemen, Tim Halperin
January 8, 2010 – Kelsey Nord, Edge Of Arbor
January 9, 2010 – Redefined, Cold Steel, Beta Minus, Giant Rubber Shark
January 14, 2010 – Our Fox, The Mynabirds, Jake Bellows
January 15, 2010 – Cursed By Moonlight, Black On High, Sin
January 16, 2010 – The Jes Winter Band, Flight Metaphor, Names Without Numbers, The End In Red
January 17, 2010 – Keller Williams
January 19, 2010 – Brandi Carlile, Katie Herzig
Janaury 20, 2010 – Sarah Borges And The Broken Singles
January 21, 2010 – Fortnight, The Answer Team, John Klemmeson And The Party
January 22, 2010 – Sail By The Stars, Sarah Benck, Midwest Dilemma, Jeff Koterba and Larry Fredrickson, Shurthing!
January 23, 2010 – The Life And Times, Techlepathy, At Land
January 28, 2010 – Bright Eyes, Tilly And The Wall, It’s True, Simon Joyner, The Mynabirds, Bear Country, McCarthy Trenching, Brad Hoshaw
January 29, 2010 – The Killigans, Parting Shot, The Cave Kids
January 30, 2010 – Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Funk Trek
January 31, 2010 – Rebelution, SOJA, Zion I
February 2, 2010 – Umphrey’s McGee
February 5, 2010 – Narcotic Self, Dirtfedd, Desire To Destroy, The Clincher
February 6, 2010 – Damon Dotson, Brad Myers
February 8, 2010 – North Mississippi Allstars, City Champs
February 11, 2010 – Rock Paper Dynamite, Two Drag Club, SFS
February 13, 2010 – VD GOO with STDz
February 18, 2010 – Danielle Ate The Sandwich, All Young Girls Are Machine Guns, Little Black Stereo
February 19, 2010 – Anchondo, Coles Whalen, Edge Of Arbor, Mesha
February 20, 2010 – Vago, Something Stereo, Clocktease
February 25, 2010 – Talking Mountain, Flesh Eating Skin Disease
February 26, 2010 – The Hood Internet, Flowers Forever, Capgun Coup
February 27, 2010 – Broken Crown, Cold Steel, Furiosity, Wicked Me
March 5, 2010 – The English Beat, Fishbone, Outlaw Nation
March 6, 2010 – Midwest Dilemma, Mother Culture, Anniversaire, Wrestling With Wolves
March 11, 2010 – Great Big Sea
March 12, 2010 – Landing On The Moon, The Photo Atlas, The Rogue, Bazooka Shootout
March 13, 2010 – Flight Metaphor, The Curtain Calls, Hope For Fallen
March 15, 2010 – Apoptygma Bezerk, Dismantled, The Anix
March 17. 2010 – Copeland, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business, Person L, Deas Vail
March 19, 2010 – A Night In The Box, Betsy Wells
March 20, 2010 – Manchester Orchestra, The Features, Oh Brother, Biffy Clyro
March 25, 2010 – The Daredevil Christopher Wright, Godsham God, Ties, Adam Robert Hauge
March 27, 2010 – Capehart, JV All Stars, A Moment Lost, Capslock Friday
March 31, 2010 – Bassnectar, DJ Vadim
April 1, 2010 – High Places, Capgun Coup
April 2, 2010 – Mac Lethal & DJ SKU, Soulcrate Music, Prof
April 3, 2010 – Little Dragon, VV Brown
April 4, 2010 – The Low Anthem, Nathaniel Rateliff, McCarthy Trenching
April 5, 2010 – The Black Lips, Box Elders, Watching The Trainwreck
April 8, 2010 – Unwed Sailor, All Young Girls Are Machine Guns
April 9, 2010 – Dead Meadow, Imaad Wasif, Life Of A Scarecrow
April 10, 2010 – The 9’s, Lucas Kellison
April 15, 2010 – Joe Jack Talcum, Samual Locke Ward & The Boo Hoo’s, Simon Joyner, The Yuppies
April 16, 2010 – Noah’s Ark Was A Spaceship, Conchance, Talking Mountain, Capgun Coup, Thunder Power, Honeybee
April 17, 2010 – Rally For One, Flight Metaphor, OK Hemmingway
April 18, 2010 – Ani DiFranco, Buddy Wakefield
April 22, 2010 – Minus The Bear, Everest, Little Brazil
April 23, 2010 – The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
April 24, 2010 – Red Sparowes, Caspian, Fang Island
April 30, 2010 – Cowboy Indian Bear, Ghosty, Honey & Darling
April 30, 2010 – Satchel Grande, Somasphere, Brad Hoshaw And The 7 Deadlies, Mitch Gettman
May 1, 2010 – The Mynabirds, The So-So Sailors, Jeremiah Messersmith
May 3, 2010 – Cobra Skulls, Broadway Calls, The Cave Kids, Thunderbolts
May 5, 2010 – Against Me!, Dead To Me, The Menzingers
May 6, 2010 – Ladyfinger
May 7, 2010 – Rooftop Vigilantes, Capgun Coup, Landing On The Moon, The Prairies
May 8, 2010 – Gil Mantera’s Party Dream, Bad Speler
May 9, 2010 – UUVVWWZ, Flowers Forever, Talking Mountain, Nebraska Bike Ensebow
May 11, 2010 – Matt Pond PA, Bobby Long
May 12, 2010 – Tim Halperin, Brad Myers
May 14, 2010 – NEEDTOBREATHE, Stephen Kellogg, Seabird
May 15, 2010 – OK Hemingway, Turtle Moon, Cass Fifty & The Family Gram
May 16, 2010 – Man Man, Plants And Animals
May 20, 2010 – Midlife Boy, Pilot For Kite, Adelaide
May 21, 2010 – Super Tasty, A.D.D., Coincide
May 22, 2010 – The Beat Seekers, Scott Severin & The Milton Burlesque, Whipkey Zimmerman
May 24, 2010 – Flight Metaphor, Noah’s Ark Was A Spaceship, Betsy Wells, Dim Light
May 27, 2010 – The Dive Kings, Orion Walsh, Scott Severin, Sarah Benck
May 28, 2010 – Kelsey Nord, The Chris Glover Band, Jes Winter
May 29, 2010 – Paradigm Shift, The Shallows, Assbackwards
May 30, 2010 – Good Old War, Yukon Blonde, Audra Mae
June 1, 2010 – Cheap Girls, The Menzingers, La Casa Bombas, Speak Easy
June 4, 2010 – Motion City Soundtrack, Treaty Of Paris, Classic In The Making, The Curtain Calls
June 5, 2010 – Paria, Gaza, Ken Mode, Gordan Shumway
Press
Omaha World-Herald
Slowdown gains live-music cred quickly
8/24/2008
Reuters
Omaha bets on NoDo to extend downtown revival
5/4/2008
Crawdaddy
Saddle Creek Slowdown
3/19/2008
Daily Nebraskan
Saddle Creek Slowdown
8/30/2007
Kalamazoo Gazette
Slowdown: A beacon for bands
6/28/2007
Lincoln Journal Star
Saddle Creek launches a city of its own
6/14/2007
Lazy-i
The Lowdown on Slowdown
6/6/2007
Omaha World Herald
Saddle Creek Records venue to open Friday
6/3/2007
Pitchfork
Saddle Creek: Not Just a Label, But a Civic Project!
8/9/2006
Lazy-i
Hurry Up, Virginia!
6/29/2005


