|

Callahan started out as a highly experimental artist, using substandard instruments and recording equipment. His early songs often nearly lacked melodic structure and were clumsily played on poorly tuned guitars possibly influenced by Jandek, whom Callahan admired, resulting in the dissonant sounds on his self-released cassettes and debut album Sewn to the Sky. Much of his early output was instrumental, a stark contrast to the lyrical focus of his later work. Apparently, he used lo-fi techniques not primarily because of an aesthetic preference but because he didn’t have any other possibility to make music. Once he signed a contract with Drag City, he also started to use recording studios and a greater variety of instruments for his records.

Smog’s songs are often based on simple, repetitive structures, consisting of a simple chord progression repeated for the duration of the entire song. His singing is strikingly characterized by his baritone voice and a style of delivery without being over-emotional. Melodically and lyrically he tends to eschew the verse-chorus approach favoured by many contemporary songwriters, preferring instead a more free-form approach relying less on melodic and lyrical repetition. Themes in Callahan’s lyrics include relationships, moving, horses, teenagers, bodies of water, and more recently, politics. His generally dispassionate delivery of lyrics and dark irony often obfuscate complex emotional and lyrical twists and turns. Critics have generally characterized his music as depressing and intensely introverted, with one critic describing it as “a peep-show view into an insular world of alienation.” 1 Despite this there is also a broad swathe of joy throughout Callahan’s work and more attentive critics have picked up on Callahan’s tendency to black humour, a tendency often confused with a depressed mental state or a genuine obsession with the morbid, a confusion no doubt caused by his deadpan vocals.

Excerpt Taken From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smog_(band)

Despite the success of his 2002 team, the 2003 Raiders had a losing record. After his team got off to a 2-5 start, many of his players, in particular Charles Woodson, publicly demonized the coach, even suggesting that Callahan was deliberately trying to sabotage the season. Apparently, his accusations of strife and mutiny within the clubhouse were corroborated by others, including veteran receiver Tim Brown. Callahan, his supporters claim, had recognized that the team was aging and needed younger talent. To get it, he would have to cut existing salaries, an assertion that did not sit well with many of the team’s veterans. On Nov. 30, after a 22-8 loss to the Denver Broncos, Callahan said the Raiders must have been “the dumbest team in America in terms of playing the game.” After a lackluster 4-12 season, due to the injury to quarterback Rich Gannon and despite having led the Raiders to a Super Bowl a year earlier, Callahan was fired. This may have seemed surprising, but owner Al Davis is not known for being patient with coaches. Callahan was also the last Raider coach to have posted a winning season.

Many expected that the 2007 season would be a breakthrough year for Nebraska. Instead the program endured new highs and lows. Nebraska was beaten by Southern California on September 15 , being outrushed by a 313 to 31 margin but outgaining USC in the passing game 389 to 1442. The team had five consecutive losses against Missouri, Oklahoma State, Texas A&ampM, Texas and Kansas. It was the first time since 1958 that Nebraska had lost 5 consecutive games3. During this time, Nebraska fans had become hostile towards coaches and players, mailing in death threats and booing Husker players. On October 15, 2007, Steve Pedersen, the athletic director who hired Callahan, was fired by the University, a strong indicator that Callahan’s position was in jeopardy. Pedersen was replaced on an interim basis by Nebraska’s legendary former head coach, Tom Osborne, despite having been recommended by Tom Osborne when hired on as athletic director in 2002. On November 3, the Cornhuskers gave up 76 points to Kansas, the most points ever scored against the Cornhuskers in their 117-year football history. The Huskers followed that performance a week later with a win, scoring 73 points against Kansas State. This marked the first time in history that a team has given up over 70 points in a loss only to score 73 points in a win a week later. The loss supplanted the previous record for most points allowed in a game, 70, by Texas Tech in 2004, Bill Callahan’s first season.

On November 24, 2007, a day after a 65-51 loss to rival Colorado, Callahan arrived to the team’s practice facility at 6:30 a.m. He met briefly with Osborne and was fired. As he left the complex, he waved to reporters gathered outside. Osborne announced during a press conference held at the school that Bill’s “contract would not be renewed the following season”4, but due to a contract extension given to him by Steve Pederson earlier in the year Callahan will still earn 3.1 million as part of his buyout5. Despite a 27-22 record in Lincoln five games over .500, Callahan was 1-10 against teams ranked in the Top 25, 27-2 in games in which he led at halftime, 0-17 in games in which he trailed at halftime, 25-21 against Division I opponents, 15-18 against the Big 12, and coached the program to two of its four non-winning seasons in 46 years.

1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

1941 Rose Bowl  1955 Orange Bowl  1962 Gotham Bowl  1964 Orange Bowl  1965 Cotton Bowl  1966 Orange Bowl  1967 Sugar Bowl  1969 Sun Bowl  1971 Orange Bowl  1972 Orange Bowl  1973 Orange Bowl  1974 Cotton Bowl  1974 Sugar Bowl  1975 Fiesta Bowl  1976 Bluebonnet Bowl  1977 Liberty Bowl  1979 Orange Bowl  1980 Cotton Bowl  1980 Sun Bowl  1982 Orange Bowl  1983 Orange Bowl  1984 Orange Bowl  1985 Sugar Bowl  1986 Fiesta Bowl  1987 Sugar Bowl  1988 Fiesta Bowl  1989 Orange Bowl  1990 Fiesta Bowl  1991 Florida Citrus Bowl  1992 Orange Bowl  1993 Orange Bowl  1994 Orange Bowl  1995 Orange Bowl  1996 Fiesta Bowl  1996 Orange Bowl December  1998 Orange Bowl  1998 Holiday Bowl  2000 Fiesta Bowl  2000 Alamo Bowl  2002 Rose Bowl  2002 Independence Bowl  2003 Alamo Bowl  2005 Alamo Bowl  2007 Cotton Bowl  2009 Gator Bowl

1910  1911  1912  1913  1914  1915  1916  1917  1918  1919  1920  1921  1922  1923  1924  1925  1926  1927  1928  1929  1930  1931  1932  1933  1934  1935  1936  1937  1938  1939  1940  1941  1942  1943  1944  1945  1946  1947  1948  1949  1950  1951  1952  1953  1954  1955  1956  1957  1958  1959  1960  1961  1962  1963  1964  1965  1966  1967  1968  1969  1970  1971  1972

Excerpt Taken From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Callahan_(football_coach)

Bill Callahan’s music is so durn pretty that it’s easy to forget where the man came from. Once revered by Sonic Youth and covered by Flaming Lips, Callahan’s alias Smog was a leading name in lo-fi experimentalism. But Callahan has a knack for reinventing the past one great album at a time, and the future he’s been crafting is increasingly melodic. With 2007’s Woke On A Whaleheart, his 13th full-length, Callahan left behind the Smog moniker for his birth name and an oddly upbeat album—a surprise coming from someone known for his black humor and deadpan baritone. His new album, the string-laden Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle, finds him on familiar ground again, but still doing what he does best: tweaking the format as he continues down an amorphous musical path that dodges genre classification. Sure, it’s little bit country and a little bit rock ’n’ roll, but there’s always an X factor with Bill. The A.V. Club caught up with the inward-chuckling, slow-talking philosopher by phone at his home in Austin.

BC: No, my parents weren’t religious at all. I remember the first time I heard about Jesus was at school. Some teacher said something about him, and I was like, “I wonder if everyone knows about this guy.” My thoughts on it have all been from my own investigation. In my early 20s, I’d read Franny And Zooey, and for a while, I was very interested in Buddhism. It seemed less didactic than some Western religions. People would always ask me, “Are you a spiritual person” and I would say yes, but it made me uncomfortable. Before “Faith/Void,” I was reading a lot of atheist literature and I realized, no, I’m not a spiritual person, because I don’t know what that means. I like mountains and oceans and stuff, which is where I’ve always felt some sort of power of meaning, but that’s not necessarily spiritual. I’ve realized it’s better if we just stop talking in that language, because it can lead to so many conflicts.

Excerpt Taken From http://www.avclub.com/articles/bill-callahan,26516/

Bill Callahan Concert Tickets Bill Callahan Tickets, Bill Callahan Concert & Tour at Tickets.CheapTickets.comCheapTickets travelEvent nameCity and date Select a cityAkron, OHAlbuquerque, NMAnaheim, CAAnchorage, AKArlington, TXAtlanta, GAAurora, COAustin, TXBakersfield, CABaltimore, MDBaton Rouge, LABirmingham, ALBoston, MABuffalo, NYChandler, AZCharlotte, NCChesapeake, VAChicago, ILChula Vista, CACincinnati, OHCleveland, OHColorado Springs, COColumbus, OHCorpus Christi, TXDallas, TXDenver, CODetroit, MIDurham, NCEl Paso, TXFort Wayne, INFort Worth, TXFremont, CAFresno, CAGarland, TXGlendale, AZGlendale, CAGreensboro, NCHartford, CTHenderson, NVHialeah, FLHonolulu, HIHouston, TXIndianapolis, INJacksonville, FLJersey City, NJKansas City, MOLaredo, TXLas Vegas, NVLexington, KYLincoln, NELondon, ENLong Beach, CALos Angeles, CALouisville, KYLubbock, TXMadison, WIMemphis, TNMesa, AZMiami, FLMilwaukee, WIMinneapolis, MNModesto, CAMontgomery, ALMontreal, QCNashville, TNNew Orleans, LANew York, NYNewark, NJNorfolk, VAOakland, CAOklahoma City, OKOmaha, NEOrlando, FLParis, FRPhiladelphia, PAPhoenix, AZPittsburgh, PAPlano, TXPortland, ORRaleigh, NCRiverside, CARochester, NYSacramento, CASaint Louis, MOSaint Paul, MNSaint Petersburg, FLSan Antonio, TXSan Diego, CASan Francisco, CASan Jose, CASan Juan, PRSanta Ana, CAScottsdale, AZSeattle, WAShreveport, LAStockton, CATampa, FLToledo, OHToronto, ONTucson, AZTulsa, OKVancouver, BCVirginia Beach, VAWashington, DCWichita, KSFrom optionalTo optionalTicketNetwork Direct 100 GuaranteeTrusted Merchants will not charge a customer until their order can be 100 guaranteed.This means you are not charged for any tickets unless your order can be successfully filled. You will be notified about orders that cannot be completed as initially placed, and your credit card will not be charged for those orders. Event tickets homeSports ticketsSports ticketsNFL FootballCollege FootballNBA BasketballCollege BasketballMLB BaseballNascarGolfBoxingNHL HockeyTennisSoccerOther sportsConcert ticketsConcert ticketsRock &amp PopCountryAlternativeHip/HopR&ampB/SoulComedyJazz / BluesClassicalNew AgeLas VegasOther concertsTheater ticketsTheater ticketsBalletBroadwayLas VegasChildren/FamilyDanceMusical/PlayOff-BroadwayOperaOther theaterCustomer serviceCustomer serviceFAQsPrivacyPoliciesAboutContactTicketNetwork Direct137 Bolton RoadVernon, CT 06066Phone: 877-444-7939Email: ticketsupportticketnetwork.comBill Callahan Concert tickets

Excerpt Taken From http://tickets.cheaptickets.com/events/bill-callahan-tickets.aspx

Please select an eventBaseball Playoffs- New York Yankees- LA Angels of …- Los Angeles D…- Philadelphia …All Sports ticketsNFL- Minnesota Vik…- Green Bay Pac…- Dallas Cowboys- Seattle SeahawksWWE WrestlingCollege Football- Oklahoma at T…NASCAR Sprint Cup- Lowe’s Motor …Please select an eventPearl JamRob ZombieMegadethLenny KravitzTrainAll Concert ticketsBrad PaisleyRascal FlattsBob DylanSteve MartinTrace AdkinsU2Trans-Siberian …KISSJay-ZAC/DCPlease select an eventWickedJersey BoysThe Lion KingBilly ElliotThe Little MermaidAll Theater ticketsRadio City Chri…So You Think Yo…Ringling Bros C…The WigglesDisney on Ice: …Dane CookJeff DunhamRobin WilliamsCheech & ChongJerry SeinfeldView Gift IdeasDesign Your Vir…Buy Gift CardsWish ListMember LoginManage ProfileManage Subscrip…Manage My ListingsOrder Status/Hi…My Wish ListEmail Alert Sig…IntroductionEntertainment S…Unique GiftsGet Started

Excerpt Taken From http://www.ticketsnow.com/bill-callahan-tickets/

Topic – Bill Callahan