L. Kent Wolgamott

Lincoln

Entertainment Writer at Lincoln Journal Star

Writes about music, movies, art and other stuff for the Lincoln Journal Star.

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Articles

KC and The Sunshine Band and Village People to play Lincoln's Pinewood Bowl

3 days ago | journalstar.com | L. Kent Wolgamott

KC and The Sunshine Band will play Pinewood Bowl on Aug. 8, bringing ’70s disco to the Pioneers Park amphitheater along with guests Village People.
Neil deGrasse Tyson will have plenty to say during Lincoln Earth Day lecture

4 days ago | journalstar.com | L. Kent Wolgamott

Neil deGrasse Tyson went full Macaulay Culkin in “Home Alone," slapping his hands against his face in shock and delight when he learned that his Tuesday lecture will be the most attended single event of the Lied Center for Performing Arts' 2024-25 season.
Itzhak Perlman tells his story in words, film and music in engaging, entertaining Lied 'recital'

4 days ago | journalstar.com | L. Kent Wolgamott

Itzhak Perlman was introduced by Ed Sullivan as he rode his scooter onto the Lied Center for Performing Arts stage Saturday.
At The Ross: Documentary Oscar winner 'No Other Land,' restored rom-com 'The Annihilation of Fish'

5 days ago | journalstar.com | L. Kent Wolgamott

“No Other Land,” the Best Documentary Academy Award winner, is a raw, ground level, personal look at the Israeli occupation of the West Bank, seen through the experiences of a Palestinian activist/citizen journalist and an Israeli journalist. The Israeli journalist is Yuval Abraham, who with cinematographer Rachel Szor, turns up in Masafer Yatta — a collection of West Bank villages that is being razed by the Israeli army — allegedly for a training ground.
On The Beat: Craig Finn tells stories, then Bob Mould rocks the Waiting Room

6 days ago | journalstar.com | L. Kent Wolgamott

Craig Finn waked out onto The Waiting Room stage carrying an acoustic guitar accompanied by a sideman carrying a tenor sax. Starting with “Be Honest,” The Hold Steady front-man ran through nine songs from his solo catalog in quiet fashion — “You don’t get into a battle of rock with Bob Mould,” he said. “He will defeat you. He will pummel your face in with his amazing music.”And, somewhat surprisingly, the biggest share of the 300-plus who sold out the Omaha club Monday night actually listened.
Want a Picasso? Lincoln's Kiechel Fine Arts auctioning prints during online sale

6 days ago | journalstar.com | L. Kent Wolgamott

Thursday afternoon, a pair of Picasso prints will go up at auction. Not at Sotheby’s, Christie’s or Phillips, but at Kiechel Auctions, the auction spinoff of Kiechel Fine Arts. The auction, which will be conducted online with phone bidding, is the fifth for the Lincoln gallery that, two years ago, became one of the first galleries in the country to create a digital auction.
What's Going On: MercyMe at Pinnacle Bank Arena Thursday

6 days ago | journalstar.com | L. Kent Wolgamott

Christian band MercyMe will return to Pinnacle Bank Arena Thursday. The multi platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated, Dove Award-winning contemporary quintet last played the arena in 2023, drawing about 4,500 people.
Alton Brown finally 'gets' chili and cinnamon rolls before Lincoln show

1 week ago | journalstar.com | L. Kent Wolgamott

Two years ago, Alton Brown ventured deep into Nebraska cuisine the afternoon before a Lied Center for Performing Arts show and caught some flak from Cornhuskers when he tried the strange (to outsiders) combination of chili and cinnamon rolls. “Apparently I offended quite a few people by acquiring chili and cinnamon buns then assembling them incorrectly for consumption,” Brown said in an Instagram video he posted from his tour bus Tuesday. “I’m going to try to make amends for that today.
ZZ Top to play Lincoln's Pinewood Bowl for the fourth time in August

1 week ago | journalstar.com | L. Kent Wolgamott

ZZ Top will be making its 11th Lincoln appearance since 1975 when “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” plays Pinewood Bowl for the fourth time Aug. 10. The band last played the Pioneers Park amphitheater in 2022 and in 2014 was the next-to-last band to play the Pershing Center, where it performed six times — five headlining and once opening for the Beach Boys. ZZ Top also played the Devaney Sports Center during the 2003 Nebraska State Fair.
Tarriona “Tank” Ball of Tank and the Bangas blends poetry and music on stage.

1 week ago | ajc.com | L. Kent Wolgamott

In early January, Tank and the Bangas rolled north out of New Orleans to kick off its tour in support of “The Heart, The Mind, The Soul,” an album that recently won the Grammy for Best Spoken Word. Like all of Tank and the Bangas’ catalog, the record is rooted in the poetry of Tarriona “Tank” Ball. As the Grammy category requires, more than 50% of its playing time is dedicated to new spoken word recordings. So, how does the spoken word emphasis mix with music and translate to the stage?