- Maha Music Festival
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MAHA Music Festival Location(s) Lewis & Clark Landing
Omaha, NebraskaYears active 2009-present Website http://www.mahamusicfestival.com/ The MAHA Music Festival is an independent indie rock music festival held in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.[1] The festival is owned and operated by YFC, Inc.,[2] a non-profit organization.[3]
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MAHA 2011
The third annual MAHA Music Festival was relocated from Lewis & Clark Landing to Stinson Park at Aksarben Village due to flooding. It was also rescheduled from the third weekend in July to August 13, because of a time conflict with the inaugural Red Sky Music Festival. Matisyahu and Guided by Voices headlined the festival; Cursive, J Mascis, The Reverend Horton Heat, and The Envy Corps filled out the rest of the national stage line-up. The local stage featured Omaha bands The So-So Sailors and Noah's Ark was a Spaceship, and Lincoln bands The Machete Archive and Somasphere. This year, voters cast ballots at the Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards Summer Showcase to pick the opening local act, with the opening slot going to Omaha band The Big Deep. An estimated 4,000 people attended the festival.
TD Ameritrade and Kum & Go sponsored the main and local stages, respectively, for the second year in a row. Other sponsors included Weitz Funds, McCarthy Capital, Lucky Bucket Brewers, Proxibid, Centris Federal Credit Union, Whole Foods, Alegent Health, Broadmoor at Aksarben Village, HDR Architecture, Walnut Private Equity, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska.
Past festivals
2010
In 2010, MAHA was held on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at Lewis & Clark Landing and featured headliners Spoon (band) and The Faint, as well as supporting acts Superchunk, Old 97's, Ben Kweller and It's True. Headlining the "local stage" were Satchel Grande and The Mynabirds from the Saddle Creek Records label. Other artists performing on the local stage were Landing On The Moon, Betsy Wells and Voodoo Method. From the announcement of the lineup [4][5] to reviews of the show itself,[6][7][8] MAHA 2010 was universally praised. Such praise culminated in the event being selected as the "Best Outdoor Festival" in Omaha,[9] ahead of some well-established local events.
In 2010, the Presenting Sponsor of MAHA remained Alegent Health, while the main and local stages were sponsored by TD Ameritrade and Kum & Go, respectively.
2009
The inaugural MAHA Music Festival was held on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at Lewis & Clark Landing.[10] The lineup was headed by Dashboard Confessional and G. Love & Special Sauce,[11] and included Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Serena Ryder,[12] Army Navy[13] and The Appleseed Cast.[14] Four Omaha area bands were featured on a local stage at the festival: Jes Winter Band, Noah's Ark Was A Spaceship, Little Brazil and It's True. Corporate financial support for the festival was provided by Alegent Health, Brashear LLP, State Farm Insurance, McCarthy Capital Corporation, Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, and The Kind World Foundation.
References
- ^ Simons, Will (2009-08-26). "Aha! It's Maha". Omaha City Weekly. http://www.omahacityweekly.com/article/2009/08/27/cover-story-aha-its-maha.
- ^ Todd, Michael (2009-08-24). "Maha Music Festival to host national, local bands". Daily Nebraskan. http://www.dailynebraskan.com/features/maha-music-festival-to-host-national-local-bands-1.1820205.
- ^ Schreiber, Danny (2009-06-29). "Five Young Professionals Organize Non-Profit To Put On Inagural "MAHA Music Festival"". Silicon Prairie News. http://www.siliconprairienews.com/2009/06/five-young-professionals-organize-non-profit-to-put-on-inagural-maha-music-festival/.
- ^ McMahan, Tim (2010-03-31). "MAHA Presents: Spoon". The Reader. http://thereader.com/lazyi.php?subaction=showfull&id=1270142889&archive=&start_from=&ucat=25&.
- ^ Manner, MarQ (2010-03-31). "Music Mannerisms: Spoon to Headline MAHA". Omaha City Weekly. http://www.omahacityweekly.com/article/2010/03/31/music-mannerisms-spoon-headline-maha.
- ^ http://rockcandyomaha.blogspot.com/2010/07/maha-sifting-through-aftermath-of.html
- ^ http://www.shoutomaha.com/2010/07/30/marq-manner-maha-scores-big-in-year-2/
- ^ http://lazy-i.com/2010/07/column-281-maha-the-final-word-for-now-concert-for-equality-sched-released/
- ^ http://www.thereader.com/site/comments/readers_choice_2010_results_best_nightlife_play_winners/
- ^ "City Announces "Maha Musical Festival" Coming August 29th". KMTV-TV. 2009-06-29. http://www.action3news.com/Global/story.asp?S=10613562.
- ^ Coffey, Kevin (2009-08-27). "All-day concert to showcase local talent, national acts". Omaha World-Herald. http://www.omaha.com/article/20090827/ENTERTAINMENT04/708279848.
- ^ Coffey, Kevin (2009-06-29). "Music fest shaping up for August". Omaha World-Herald. http://www.omaha.com/article/20090629/ENTERTAINMENT04/706299918.
- ^ Coffey, Kevin (2009-08-27). "Who needs a label? Not Army Navy". Omaha World-Herald. http://www.omaha.com/article/20090827/ENTERTAINMENT04/708279872.
- ^ Coffey, Kevin (2009-08-27). "Appleseed Cast is an instrument of change". Omaha World-Herald. http://www.omaha.com/article/20090827/ENTERTAINMENT04/708279874.
External links
Categories:- Festivals in Nebraska
- Music festivals in the United States
- Music of Omaha, Nebraska
- Recurring events established in 2009
- Visitor attractions in Omaha, Nebraska
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