by Tim McMahan, Lazy-i.com

The Saddle Creek Records Update hit the net this morning. Most notable (to me, anyway) was news that The Mynabirds are working on a followup to 2012’s Generals. Is the fact that the label is trumpeting this news an indication that the finished product will be released by Saddle Creek? Time will tell.

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I wrote about Deleted Scenes in my column this week (online Thursday), and noticed that the band released a video from its upcoming album, Lithium Burn, that features Saved by the Bell actor Dustin Diamond a.k.a. Screech. The new album drops April 15 on Park the Van Records, and it’s pretty awesome. Interesting fact: Deleted Scenes’ frontman Dan Scheuerman lives right here in Omaha. More about that in the column…

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Tonight at fabulous O’Leaver’s it’s the return of Chicago band The Kickback with Portland’s Animal Eyes (read about them here at Hear Nebraska). $5, 9:30 p.m.

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