Jazz in June will center around different musical acts throughout the month of June, but the sweet and salty smells of the different vendors c…
Acrobats and contortionist and arrow throwers, oh my! Cirque Italia brings to Lincoln a range of acts including rollerbladers, headstands in t…
In the fourth grade, Marquis Hill was introduced to jazz by his elementary school band director, Diane Ellis. Hill instantly fell in love with…
Ever since the official launch of musical project I Don’t Know How But They Found Me in 2017, people from all over the world have discovered t…
Hours before a buzzing crowd filled the Bourbon Theater Friday night, fans lined up under the blazing sun, waiting to see new wave pop rock ba…
Fans of pop rock band I Don't Know How But They Found Me filled the Bourbon Theater's main room on Friday, June 21, 2019, for the duo's 2019 s…
For two days on the weekend of June 7, 2019, The Bay, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, was home to local latino talent. The Latino Lives benefit …
Stand-up comedian Lewis Black will perform at the Lied Center for Performing Arts on Sept. 20 at 8 p.m., after extending his “The Joke’s On Us” tour.
On Saturday, June 1, 2019, KZUM presented its benefit show Unchain My Art. The concert series included 27 bands and DJs across five different …
Local music and arts festival Lincoln Calling announced Wednesday the first wave of the 2019 lineup, including headliners Lee Fields & The…
The English Renaissance was well known for its revolutionary architecture, beautiful visual arts and, of course, the works of William Shakespeare.
The slackers have taken over indie music once again, and it’s glorious.
Passion, hard work and talent are just some of the qualities Jonah Bennett exhibits when it comes to his music.
As a college town, Lincoln provides many entertainment options for its diverse student body, especially the restaurants downtown. There’s a he…
As a part of our initiative called Curious Cornhuskers, an anonymous reader asked The Daily Nebraskan, “What is the meaning or inspiration beh…
Countless students walk in front of the Nebraska Union every day, creating a chaotic, flowing river of people on their way to their next desti…
When Evan Bartels was a kid, he could be found with his nose in the pages of a Harry Potter book and through J.K. Rowling’s vivid storytelling…
This review does NOT feature spoilers for “Avengers: Endgame.”
Western musical theater has its roots in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when theater pioneers like W.S. Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan and …
Some people think accessories like jewelry and handbags make an outfit, while others let their clothes speak for themselves.
As the school year comes to a close and summer begins to peak its head out, it’s natural for college students to reflect on the year and think…
To finish off dead week, students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Glenn Korff School of Music and Johnny Carson School of Theatre and …
It’s the middle of spring semester dead week, which means The Daily Nebraskan’s Culture staff is fantasizing about summer and the freedom that…
Join co-hosts Kyle Kruse and David Berman as they are joined by guest Ben Buchnat to rank the entirety of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in ant…
At first listen, you’d be hard pressed not to mix up Thick Paint with some sort of time-traveling crew of musicians assembled from bands of bo…
Genre labels have never done Cage the Elephant much good.
Whether you need a feel-good mood booster during finals week or you've mentally skipped to summer already, give this playlist a listen for sum…
During Lent this year, I took on a super strict diet.
My favorite documentaries are those that choose to focus not on a specific event or time period, but rather on the people who lived during tha…
As an anxiously waiting horde of fans started to file into the Bourbon Theatre on Monday night, the spacious venue slowly darkened. This was n…
With the promise of summer within reach, there’s no better way to lounge around in the humid Midwestern heat than with a new book. The summer …
With Gina Rodriguez from “Jane the Virgin,” Brittany Snow from “Pitch Perfect” and RuPaul Charles from ”RuPaul's Drag Race” all in one film, i…
From weed, pot, grass and dope, marijuana is a drug with many names. But no matter what it’s called, it has a much more complicated history in…
Spring is here, which means it’s time to put away the leggings and put on shorts so your legs can get some sun. The spring season is often loo…
Monday, April 22
In the 1970s, the fashion magazine industry took off, and with it came the idealization of the tan, curly-haired, impossibly skinny bombshell.
There is no other animation studio quite like Laika.
Over 400 years after his death, William Shakespeare’s works have stood the test of time as staples and icons of English literature.
The sounds of rush-hour traffic score a scene set by golden-hour sunlight shining onto an alleyway between a Walgreens and a psychiatric clini…
Very few artists have self-actualized like The Flaming Lips.
Hip-hop and R&B are no stranger to each other, though lately, the two genres seem to be spilling into pop more and more.
Music has been cited by scientists, theologians and philosophers as one of the most palpable and moving ways for humans to express themselves.…
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been a coeducational university since its establishment in 1869. This year, with the university celebra…
Omaha’s Maha Music Festival has announced its lineup for 2019, with headliners including Minnesota rapper Lizzo and former Rilo Kiley frontwom…
On this episode of Entertainment Optional, co-hosts Kyle Kruse and David Berman are joined by guest Mia Everding to discuss the first trailer …
Each year, 45 schools from around the nation come together for the National Association of Engineering Student Councils’ Engineering Leadershi…
For the past few years, the Kawasaki Reading Room has hosted small celebrations of tea time in honor of Hanami, a Japanese cherry blossom fest…
TV shows and movies rarely take place near the Midwest, but rather in big cities on the coasts. However, ABC’s new comedy “Bless This Mess” is…
As far as wide-release films go, there haven’t really been any truly excellent films to hit theaters this year, with “Shazam!” being pretty mu…
On top of final exams and study sessions, there’s another end-of-the-year event students spend all year dreading — final presentations. Howeve…
If Green Day, Coldplay or Imagine Dragons were echoing through the halls of the capitol building, Roscoe Ricketts might have stopped by to vis…
Flowers are blooming and the sun is shining, signaling the start of spring. Everyone seems happier and more excited now because of the nice we…
There's the old TV trope in which the struggling student opts not to read the lengthy novel assigned to them in their English class, but to ta…
With walls covered in paintings, ancient pottery stacked in giant glass display cases and statues watching as visitors enter the doors, art mu…
It seems that in the end, pop stars will always just be pop stars. Or at least that’s what Labrinth, Sia and Diplo have lead everyone to belie…
Almost two weeks ago, Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, removed online access to digital yearbooks after pictures were found of student…
Parenthood is always difficult. But when you live in a place beyond space and time, it gets a little more complicated.
Almost like deja-vu, viewers find themselves once again swooning over Noah Centineo’s (“To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before”) most recent portra…
Hunting ghosts is an activity usually reserved for reality-TV stars and Bill Murray with a proton pack, but Braden Lienemann and his family ar…
This review contains spoilers for “Game of Thrones” season eight, episode one: “Winterfell.”
Monday, April 15
As part of National Poetry Month, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln English department will host award-winning poet Sara Henning. Recently kn…
The two “Hellboy” films directed by Guillermo del Toro, 2004’s “Hellboy” and 2008’s “Hellboy II: The Golden Army,” have gone on to earn themse…
According to the Business of Apps’ Uber usage statistics, 15 million people use Uber every day around the world. In the United States specific…
As University of Nebraska-Lincoln students, we all know football is a big deal. Football season is seen as the best time of the year, and we e…
From Tiny Tim’s version of “Tiptoe Through The Tulips” to the iconic medley of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “What a Wonderful World” relea…
A sea of college-aged kids wearing cowboy hats, flannels and Husker spring game attire filled the Bourbon Theater Saturday to see meme-turned-…
For roughly 10 years, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” has become an easily recognizable face of drag culture. With multiple awards, including nine Emmy A…
The horrors of war have been well-documented in popular culture through countless books, movies and TV series. But what is sometimes lost in t…
In a FaceCulture interview, The Drums frontman Jonny Pierce explained, “With [The Drums’ 2017 album] “Abysmal Thoughts,” I started the very be…
Editor’s note: Daffnie Realpe was previously employed by The Daily Nebraskan.
Grief has a way of distorting one’s perception of reality. When the brain registers loss, it is immediately catapulted into an arduous journey…
On this episode of Entertainment Optional, co-hosts Kyle Kruse and David Berman are joined by guest Ben Larsen to discuss their thoughts on "S…
