Horror-Billy, Two Huge Jazz Names That Do Not Really Appreciate Each Other, Mix-Tape Rapper and Past Blues Entertainer of the Year Winner
Wednesday Night Live Music Lineup
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Rockabilly and horror‑punk band The Koffin Kats are coming to Reverb Lounge Wednesday. Hear songs from their ten albums, including 2024’s Higher Lows. Also on the lineup is popular punk band The Rumours from Waterloo, Iowa, who have been popping out new singles such as “San Francisco Coffee Shop Freakout” and “I Said No”. Rounding out the bill is Carrie Nation & The Speakeasy, a kind of bluegrass‑meets‑brass outfit that’s extremely ramped up. Interesting stuff.
Missouri born jazz guitar legend Pat Metheny is coming to Holland Performing Arts Center on Wednesday. It would take a book to list off his weight, worth and accomplishments, but he is massive name in fusion jazz and beyond and has put out some of the definitive albums in that genre. He is the only artist to win a Grammy in ten different categories! His new album Side-Eye III is excellent.
It’s kind of wild to think of Kenny G as almost 70 years old. He did start in 1973 playing with Barry White. From there he went on to sell well over 75 million albums. You know who is one of Kenny G’s biggest critics? That Pat Metheny guy playing the same night in Omaha. Maybe we can have them meet at the Denny’s in Gretna for a parking lot rumble. He will be at Lied Center in Lincoln on Wednesday.
Rapper Curren$y has put out like a million mixtape albums. There were five in 2025 alone. I think his record is 12 in a year. So far he has already put one out in 2026 called Everywhere You Look. Who knows what he will perform at Bourbon Theater when he shows up there on Wednesday. Maybe Kenny G will come over and jam.
Vanessa Collier is a twelve-time Blues Music Award nominee, including a nomination for the BB King Entertainer of the Year Award. The saxophonist and singer-songwriter released her fifth solo album, Do It My Own Way, last year. She will be at The Zoo Bar on Wednesday.
Full list of shows
Wednesday April 8th
Pat Metheny at Holland Performing Arts Center 7:30PM (Omaha)
Kenny G at Lied Center 7PM (Lincoln)
The Koffin Kats, The Rumours, Carrie Nation & The Speakeasy at Reverb Lounge 8PM (Omaha)
Curren$y at Bourbon Theater 7:30PM (Lincoln)
Vanessa Collier at The Zoo Bar 6PM (Lincoln)
Chad Stoner at NOMA Cafe 7PM (Omaha)
Catalyst Sessions at The Zoo Bar (Lincoln)
Brandon Ulmer at Warhorse Casino 6PM (Omaha)
Mary Kate Farmer at Guitars and Cadillacs 8:30PM (Ralston)
Whiskey Wednesday Groove at The Nifty 9PM (Omaha)
Kevin Lloyd at Mr. Toads 7PM (Omaha)
DJ Relic and DJ Blac at Bodegas Alley 7PM (Lincoln)
Live Jazz with Red Lion Quartet at Red Lion Lounge 7:30PM (Omaha)
Open Mic at The Tavern 9PM (Omaha) FREE
Open Mic at Dubliner Pub (Omaha) FREE
Jam Session at Vino Mas 6PM (Omaha)
The Musicians Collective Open Jam at B-Side Bar 7PM (Council Bluffs)