Post Photo Gallery: Plastic People!

Plastic Nebraska reunited Sunday, May 30th for a gig at the Boogie Shakedown, a party hosted by friends of the band. Pictured are Rick Hansen, bottom left, Gabe Tavares, Jay Olsa, Brian Dudla and Ted Hansen (not pictured). Photo by Heather Ainsworth

After an almost five year absence, Plastic Nebraska reunited Sunday, May 30 for the annual Boogie Shakedown. In a short but well-loved set of 10 or so songs, the band stretched through popular numbers from “Stories of Happiness” (2003) and “His Head is a House” (1997), as well as offering up an improvisational number and a cover of a Camper van Beethoven song. The crowd, mostly family and friends, responded with ecstatic joy, and dancing, and at the end of the 40-minute set called for an encore. Though the encore was not forthcoming, one can’t help but hope Plastic will play again soon, more publicly, and more frequently. – LZF

Gabe Tavares joined his ex-bandmates for a brief set with Plastic Nebraska Sunday, May 30. Tavares opened the annual Boogie Shakedown with a solo set, followed by Common Railers, The Blind Spots and Boy with a Fish. Photo by Heather Ainsworth