They Might Be Giants Interview and a Handful of Touring Acts For Thursday Night
Thursday Night Concert Lineup for Omaha, Lincoln, Council Bluffs and Beyond
I hope your week is going well. I did an interview with John Linnell of They Might Be Giants for The Reader. They will be in Omaha and Lincoln next week. You can read the interview HERE.
HERE is today’s Spotify playlist. Ten songs to start your day. HERE is that playlist on Apple Music.
HERE is the album list, my thoughts on some and the playlists
HERE is the full weeks calendar
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Simon Joyner does a rare big show at Waiting Room on September 18th with his band The Nervous Stars. Also on the lineup is Leah Senior a 19070’s sounding singer-songwriter from Australia. If you go deep into King Gizzard, you may recognize Leah as narrating the song 'Dawn of Eternal Night'.
This is cool. Hip-hop artist and author Blueprint will be at Bourbon Theater on Thursday. He will also be at The Sydney in Omaha on Friday. Blueprint has a vast catalog of underground hip-hop albums, both solo and with RJD2 as Soul Position.
A while back, there was a band at Reverb Lounge called Ace Monroe that I thought was the perfect young revival of hair metal. The Band Feel from St. Louis, I “feel,” is the perfect young revival of classic rock. If you like Led Zeppelin, BTO, and maybe even some Ram Jam, you will like the soulful, classic sounds of The Band Feel. They will be at Reverb Lounge on Thursday night.
Country artist Hailey Whitters just put out her new album Corn Queen earlier this year. I like it a lot. This is her fourth album, and it follows her writing songs for Little Big Town and Alan Jackson and touring with Maren Morris, Luke Combs and Jon Pardi. The Shueyville, Iowa native will be at Slowdown on Thursday.
Ava Mendoza is a Brooklyn-based guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. Best known for her solo guitar and vocal performances, and as the leader of the experimental rock band Unnatural Ways, she has received critical acclaim for her guitar work's compelling combination of technical virtuosity and visceral impact. In any context she is committed to bringing expressivity, energy and a wide sonic range to the music. She will be doing a FREE performance at Live at Low End at Bemis Center tonight.
Here is the full Thursday Lineup
Thursday September 18th
Simon Joyner and the Nervous Stars and Leah Senior at Waiting Room 8PM (Omaha)
The Band Feel at Reverb Lounge 8PM (Omaha)
Blueprint at Bourbon Theater 8PM (Lincoln)
Horror Movie Marathon, Jake Bellows and Ben Eisenberger at The Sydney 8PM (Omaha)
Hailey Whitters at Slowdown 8PM (Omaha)
Ed Archibald and Co. at Bar 8PM (Omaha)
Ava Mendoza at Live at the Low End at The Bemis Center 8PM (Omaha) FREE
Jason Aldean at Pinnacle Bank Areana 7:30PM (Lincoln)
Disorderly Conduct, River City Rejects, Disrepair, Criminal Neglect at 1867 7PM (Lincoln)
Mark Joseph at The Zoo Bar 6PM (Lincoln)
Vivaldi’s Gloria with Omaha Symphony at Saint Cecillia Cathedral 7:30PM (Omaha)
Tim Zach at Big 10 Sports Bar Downtown 5PM (Lincoln)
Swampboy Blues Band at The Drinkery 7PM (Omaha) FREE
Chad Lee at Copa Cabana 9PM (Omaha)
Tracy Skretta at Vino Mas 6:30PM (Omaha)
Chris Shelton at Dubliner Pub 9PM (Omaha)
Silas Creek at Tanks Country 9:30PM (Lincoln)
Open Mic Night at the Hub Cafe 5PM (Lincoln) FREE
Open Mic at Crescent Moon Coffee 7PM (Lincoln) FREE
Singer-Songwriter Open Mic at Tanks Country 8PM (Lincoln) FREE
Artists Anonymous Open Mic at Beach House Bar 9:30PM (Omaha)
Jazz Night at The Tavern (Omaha)
Jenkins-Kilgore Quintet at Dundee Dell 7PM (Omaha)
Joe McCarthy at Habitat Restaurant & Bar 6PM (Omaha)
Jake Bellows at Pageturners Lounge 8PM (Omaha) FREE
Witches Brew Open Mic Night 8PM (Lincoln) FREE