local local CHEVELLE Point #1 $12.88 CD Chevelle is a beautiful and brutal musical animal. The three-piece band is as adept at creating a gorgeous flowing moment as they are of kicking in a dead-bolted door. The band's debut album showcases the dynamic rhythms and melodies of the Chicago-based band. Relying on riffs, rhythms and melody, Point #1 takes listeners on a ride that leaves them frantic, fanatic and begging for air. SIMON JOYNER The Lousy Dance siusa Simon Joyner is a rare singer/songwriter able to pen highly literate, emotionally resonate songs without a hint of affectation or overplayed earnestness. (Colin Helms) Joyner's 6th full-length recording, is arguably his most cohesive and focused effort to date. The band is sparse and stark, and one hears additional influences of early Randy Newman, and more. GUANO APES Proud Uke a god $iuto In 1996, Guano Apes won Viva TV's 'Local Heroes' competition, which secured them a deal with Germany-based GUN Records. PROUD LIKE A GOD was released and Guano Apes performed at every major European music festival with successful American artists like Offspring, Aerosmith, and Lenny Kravitz. 'Open Your Eyes' is the first single. JARS OF CLAY If I Left The Zoo 812.88 CD IF I LEFT THE ZOO, is a rare blend of innovation, artistry and simple, good natured fun. The band's distinctive style shines through on a project that genuinely captures the total personality of Jars of Clay like never before. Christmas Tracks Too (11.98 CD including tracks from Mulberry Lane, Compost, Five Story Fall, Echo Farm rcid more. A portion of the proceeds from CHRISTMAS TRACKS TOO will go to die Nebraska Humane Society. STATUS STATE Under Sky S11JSCI UNDER SKY, the newly released debut album from The Status State establishes the young band as the area's next breakout group. A wide range of sound, yet with a flavor distinctly their own, gives them a unique edge. The album provides us with a work of music that gives this lincdn band an opportunity to move beyond our local region. PRAIRIE CATS Big One mnn "light and punchy...braiding traditional and modern swing, big band jazz, rockabilly and pop, with a serious brass presence.' '...would sound at home on any Omaha radio stations that ptayed../Jump Jive and Wail'...last summer.' -JimMinge OMAHA WORLD HERALD BRIGHT EYES Every Day and Every Night S7.un The next singer/songwriter of true importance to emerge form the American indie music scene. This 5-song EP continues to showcase Conor's talent at combining welkrafted, insightful lyrics with haunting music and melodies to produce songs that are manic, depressing, honest and inspiring. SYSTEM OF A DOWN System Of A Down Si2ji a ^ v Described by Kerrang Magazine as a "thrilling mix of Middle Eastern folk and Sepolturastyle bludgeon/ System Of A Down's members are of Aimenian descent, raised in Southern California. Since formation. The band has buit a haidaKe folowing that originated in Los Angeles due to ttieir incredible live shows. CALVIN RICHARDSON Country Boy $9.88 60 ' * Cdvin Richardson has dl the ingredients to qualify for admittance intD an ever-growing sef of young authentic urban storytellers and his debut album is his approved and authorized southed passport. Includes an outstanding duet with K-G, T1 Me Her* and contributions from Chico DeBarge and Monifah. MOLLYSYES Wonderworld sms a With a blend of progressive pop melodies with a modem rod edge, Mollys Yes has found the right formula for success. Btikfing on the solid foundation that has already bean esta|)h^ed in their home region of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Moljys Yes will be the next big thing to hit radio. STROKE 9 Nasty Little Thoughts SMtn 'Stroke 9's songs are delicious concoctions; equal parts book-filled melodies, brawny harmonies and brainy lyrics - finely crafted story-telling that's altemateiy hilarious and heart-breaking. Nasty little Thoughts is perfect summertime, Kfetoving, drive-torhfasHn-ycKjr-convertfble music. Listeruwitfi the top down.' -San Francisco Examiner j Monday, • Novembei 22 ! Orchard Plaza I Saddle Creek, I Bellevue, ! 14th & “0” and I 61st & “O” vi. r ■vggssssjissr muTunraTh Sale prices effective November 19 to December 16,1999 JIMMIE’S CHICKEN SHACK Bring Your Own Stereo S12.IS Cl In 1999, Jimmie's Chicken Shack returned to the studio to record their foBowup IP. Die album features an array of new sounds, which reveds the growth that has taken place in their song writing and playing. New gems such as Do Right," "Trash," and Oow" show the band at their most playful and melodic, coyfuNy schmoozing their contemporaries. DRAIN STH Freaks of Nature Sfeua Wif musk both powerfully raw and profoundly confessional,*0rain STH represents the htwdiodc ^nd heavy metd scenes that ore omnipresent in their native country of Sweden, offering music f fraught with fierce energy os well as melodic boob. The bands new reieose sees them taking their forcily passionate sound to the next level. . - SHANNON CURFMAN Loud Guitars Bg Suspicions $12.18 C8 'As for as young gutoists go, there is this girl in Minneapolis named Shannon Gjrfman* She's only 14 and she scares me.0-Jonny Lang First radio track is'True Friends.0 Look for Shannon on tour through the end of the year. I LIMP BIZKIT ; with special guests memoaman j SUNDAY, j Nov. 21st : omaha civic • auditorium : 7 pm — all ages ~ r - */*./ \ "■ * *w% ^ JT ,r •. J J,K ;‘ . * J* * nil .i.i___.__i.11 IN OMAHA:* **** •Old Market 1114 Howard St. •Saddle Creek 530 N. Saddle Creek •Orchard Plaza 2457 S. 132nd St. INBELLEYUE: 1015 Galvin Rd South IN LINCOLN:* •Downtown 14th 1339 “0” St. •Eait 6105 “O” St. 1 *Van Dorn 2711 S. 48th St. H •;■•• H rm'