Playing With Fire Continues, NOMA Fest Continues, Big Shows at Stir Cove and Astro and Much More!
Friday Night Live Music Lineup
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Episode 2 of my Mixcloud show is live -HERE
HERE are the shows that are going on sale Friday
HERE is the album list for last week.
HERE is this weeks full calendar
Pop singer Andy Grammer had a top ten hit in 2014 with the song “Honey, I’m Good.” Walk Off The Earth is a Canadian indie pop band with some Americana touches. They made their name doing YouTube covers and making fun videos. They had success with original music with two albums in 2014 and 2015 that both went top twenty. The two artists will be at Stir Cove on Friday.
Tucker Wetmore is relatively new to the country music world, but he has made a big impact in that short time. He released his debut album in 2025 and it went Top 20 and went Gold. He also just released his Sunburn Mixtape a couple weeks back. He will be at The Astro Amphitheater on Friday.
Meena Cryle and the Chris Fillmore Band have been nominated for the Austrian Amadeus Music Award and performed at the Vienna State Opera. From my scattered listening to their catalog today, they seem to take the slow‑burn approach to the blues, which I personally find to be the most interesting blues music. They also put out this really cool French jazz‑sounding tune last year called “Freedom.” They will be at night two of the FREE Playing With Fire festival at Slowdown on Friday night. I tried every which way to tie my beloved Falco into this with them being from Austria, but failed. Or did I?
Colin Linden from Canada will join the Slowdown lineup and has a blues sound, sure, but he has a lot more going on also. He seems like one of the harder acts to categorize on this year’s festival. He has worked with artists as diverse as Bruce Cockburn, some Bob Dylan guy, Emmylou Harris, T‑Bone Burnett, Lucinda Williams and more. Even more impressive for me than being in Bob Dylan’s band for a minute is that he was main musician, music producer, music director and songwriter for the TV show Nashville! I watched every episode and am still mad it ended like it did.
Rounding out the lineup is Canadian Steve Marriner, who I think has won every blues award possible in Canada, including a Juno (Canada’s Grammy) for Blues Album of the Year.
NOMA Fest continues on Friday with their second ticketed show of the week. This is from the bio of Frank McComb.
Frank McComb is a Grammy-caliber vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, and visual storyteller whose career spans more than 25 years of timeless, soul-driven music. Renowned for his authenticity and artistry, Frank McComb has built a global reputation as one of the most respected independent voices in contemporary soul.
He first garnered widespread recognition with his independently produced third album, Straight From The Vault—the first project he fully wrote, produced, and recorded himself—earning the inaugural Reader’s Choice Award for Best Album of the Year from SoulTracks. The album’s opening track, “White Line in the Sky”, continues to resonate with new audiences and was featured in the 2024 Peacock film If You Were The Last
Other happenings on Friday include Rudy Love & The Encore with Das Dat at Duffy’s Tavern which is always a fun show. Plack Blague take their rightful spot on the stage at Coven Goth Bar on Friday. Mitch Towne will be at Red Lion Lounge for a free performance and The Talbott Brothers will do a show at Barnato.
Friday August 14th
Playing With Fire-Meena Cryle and Chris Fillmore, Colin Linden, Steve Marriner at Slowdown 6PM (Omaha) FREE
NOMA Fest Bass Summit with MonoNeon, Mohini Dey and Jonathan Maron at North Omaha Music and Arts 6PM (Omaha) SOLD OUT
NOMA Fest Frank McComb at North Omaha Music and Arts 8PM (Omaha)
Andy Grammer Walk The Earth at Stir Cove 8PM (Council Bluffs)
Plack Blague and Melo Vi8e5 at Coven 8PM (Omaha)
Mitch Towne at Red Lion Lounge 6PM (Omaha) FREE
The Radio Eclectic at Sonnys Builders District 7PM (Omaha)
Johnny Lackey and The Pocket Aces at Bucks Bar and Grill 8PM (Venice)
Moon Medallion, Head Change, Moon Pigeons and Escape Goat at The Sydney 8PM (Omaha)
Tucker Wetmore at The Astro 6:30PM (La Vista)
Talbott Brothers at Barnato 8PM (Omaha)
Sailing in Soup at The Zoo Bar 5PM (Lincoln)
CJ Solar & The Old Souls with Sack of Lions at The Zoo Bar 9PM (Lincoln)
Poison Library, Turtle Sanctuary, Taylor Carnell, Twbie at Edge of the Universe 9PM (Omaha)
Birdbath with Bogusman and Vera Devorah at Duffy’s Tavern 6:30PM (Lincoln)
Rudy Love & The Encore with Das Dat at Duffy’s 10PM (Lincoln)
Barbers Cat at Meadowlark Coffee and Espress 5PM (Lincoln)
Silas Creek at Tanks Country 9PM (Lincoln)
Velvet Elvis at Roca Tavern 8PM (Roca)
The Mary Ellen Carter, The Hooligan Gentlemen, Watson and Co. at Reverb Lounge 7PM (Omaha)
Hector Anchondo at Rusty Nail 6:30PM (Omaha)
Mojo Filter at Cappys Hot Spot 8:30PM (Lincoln)
Dustbowl Revival and Beyond Bananas at Bourbon Theater 8PM (Lincoln)
Silvermoon at Surfside Club (Omaha)
Happy Endings at The Dock 7PM (Council Bluffs)
Off Air at Grays Keg 8PM (Lincoln)
Josh Powell at Pastime Neighborhood Bar and Grill 8PM (Omaha)
Kate & Rod at Flutterby Finds 7PM (Ashland)
Kevin Lloyd The Baddest Band In The Land at B. Bar 5:30PM (Omaha)
Tim Koehn at Hurrdat Sports Bar and Grill 6PM (La Vista)
Stuck on Dodge at B. Bar 8:30PM (Omaha)
Chris Shelton at Copa Cabana 9PM (Omaha)
Tony LaMar at Vino Mas Legacy 7PM (Omaha)
Logan Corbino at Bottles and Barrels 6PM (Elkhorn)
Sweet Belt at Harney Street Tavern 9PM (Omaha)
Blue Agent at Beach House Bar and Grill 8PM (Omaha)
Pigeon at Dubliner Pub 9PM (Omaha)
Bozak and Morrisey at Candlelight Bar and Grill 6:30PM (Omaha)
Peyton Schroder at Southern Style 7PM (Fremont)
Platinum Pearls at Southern Style 8PM (Fremont)
Mark Irvin at Twisted Vine 7PM (Papillion)
Eva Bleu Trio at The Jewell on Capitol 7:30PM (Omaha)
Orion Walsh and Ryan O’Neil at Crescent Moon Coffee 7PM (Omaha)
Red Delicious at Cottonwood Cove 8PM (Blair)
Bobby Gadoury at Art & Soul Cafe and Bar 6PM (Lincoln)
Whiskey Bizness at Aksarben Village 7PM (Omaha)
Cover Me Badd and Whiskey River at Southport West 5PM (La Vista)
Daniel Christian at Capitol View Winery 7PM (Roca)
Dixieheads at Rockbrook Village 7PM (Omaha)
Demos, Till Hell and Echo at Dream on the Green 8PM (Omaha)
Bekah Lemonds at Heartwood Bites and Beats 5:30PM (Omaha)
B Street Band at Glacial Til Vineyard 4:30PM (Palmyra)
Ruminator at The Weekend Lakeside Bar & Grill 7PM (Ashland)