by Tim McMahan, Lazy-i.com

Readership of this-here blog has been off the hook the past couple of weeks. I guess it has something to do with the coverage of both MAHA and ConorFest. So to readers new and old, thanks for coming. Just a reminder, there’s a comments section at the bottom of each blog entry, and lately it has been getting plenty o’ action, so make sure you scroll down past the copyright mumbo-jumbo for your opportunity to voice your own opinion, or you can always go to the webboard. Just one rule: Play nice.

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Tonight at The Waiting Room Miniature Tigers (Modern Art Records/ILG)  drops by on their first headlining tour as they head to Lollapalooza. Opening is The Spinto Band and The Delta Mirror. $10, 9 p.m.

Meanwhile, it’s a night of laid-back folk at Slowdown Jr. with Desert Soap, Platte River Rain and Cass Fifty and the Family Gram. $7, 9 p.m.

And finally, at fabulous O’Leaver’s it’s McCarthy Trenching, Jake Bellows and Phil Schaffart — all for the usual $5 at the usual 9:30.

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Read Tim McMahan’s blog daily at Lazy-i.com — an online music magazine that includes feature interviews, reviews and news. The focus is on the national indie music scene with a special emphasis on the best original bands in the Omaha area. Copyright © 2010 Tim McMahan. All rights reserved.