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THURSDAY

ACOUSTIC

Swampboy Blues Band, 8 p.m., The O Bar, 2640 Bob Boozer Drive.

Matt Whipkey, 9 p.m., Myth Old Market, 1105 Howard St., 402-884-6985.

JR Hoss, 9 p.m., Two Fine Irishmen, 18101 R Plaza, 402-933-3990, no cover.

The Mezcal Brothers with Lloyd McCarter and the Honky-Tonk Revival, 9 p.m., Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., Lincoln, $6.

BLUEGRASS

ThAC featuring String Demons, 6 p.m., Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., Lincoln, $4.

DJ

The Fresh Prince of Gunk featuring KobraKyle, $pencelove, Morri$ and Greg Enemy, 9:30 p.m., The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St., $5, no cover 21+ before 10:30 p.m.

INDIE

Brian Alexander with Kelsey Nord and Shut Up and Color, 9 p.m., Shamrock's Pub & Grill, 5338 N. 103rd St., 402-933-0277.

I Hate You Just Kidding with Travelling Mercies, 9 p.m., Side Door Lounge, 3530 Leavenworth St., 402-504-3444, no cover.

JAZZ

In the Gruv, 6:30 p.m., Ozone Lounge, 7220 F St., 402-331-7575, no cover.

METAL

Severe Thunderstorm Watch with The Owls At Midnight and American Gunfight, 9 p.m., Knickerbockers, 901 O St., Lincoln.

POP

EckoPhonic, 9 p.m., Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St., 402-345-7569, $5.

ROCK

Dave Lerbakken, 9 p.m., Firewater Grille, 7007 Grover St., 402-452-3473, no cover.

SINGER/SONGWRITER

New Moon Songwriters Night featuring Blue Boat Pilots, 6 p.m., Crescent Moon Coffee, 140 N. Eighth St., #10, Lower Level, Lincoln, 402-435-2828.

FRIDAY

ALTERNATIVE

Hurt with Jeffro, 9 p.m., Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St., 402-345-7569, $15.

BLUEGRASS

Split Lip Rayfield with Kris Lager Band, 8 p.m., Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St., $13 in advance, $15 day of show.

COUNTRY

High Country, 7:30 p.m., American Legion Post #1, 7811 Davenport St., $5.

Bakersfield, 7 p.m., Eagles Club, 201 S. 24th St., 402-342-0769, $4.

COVER

Taxi Driver, 9 p.m., Amerisports Bar, 2200 River Road, Council Bluffs, 712-328-8888, no cover.

Groove Puppet, 9 p.m., Arena Sports Bar & Grill, 3809 N. 90th St., 402-571-2310, no cover.

HiFi Hangover, 9 p.m., Brewsky's, 8528 Park Drive, Ralston, 402-201-2739.

MF n'Bad Sneakers, 9 p.m., Ozone Lounge, 7220 F St., 402-331-7575.

Winter Blues Island Party featuring Brock & Melia, 9 p.m. Papa Chris' Chicago Originals, 7024 Maple St., 402-884-4436, no cover.

Envy, 9 p.m., Pizza Shoppe Collective, 6056 Maple St., $5.

Avaricious, 9:30 p.m., Two Fine Irishmen, 18101 R Plaza, 402-933-3990.

DJ

GOO Disco featuring Enfant Coma and Brent Crampton, 10 p.m., House of Loom, 1012 S. 10th St., 402-505-5494, $5 21+.

FOLK

Donnybrook, 9 p.m., The Dubliner, 1205 Harney St., 402-342-5887, $3.

JAZZ

Swingmatism, 8 p.m., Crescent Moon Coffee, 140 N. Eighth St., #10, Lower Level, Lincoln, 402-435-2828.

Andrew Bailie and Dana Murray, 9 p.m., Side Door Lounge, 3530 Leavenworth St., 402-504-3444, no cover.

Jazz Jam with Buddy Graves and Friends, 8 p.m., Touch of Class Lounge, 11220 Fort St., 402-493-9800, no cover.

METAL

Dirtfedd with Silent Havok and A Different Breed, 6 p.m., Knickerbockers, 901 O St., Lincoln.

At the Left Hand of God with Conflicts, Seppeku and The Matador, 9 p.m., Shamrock's Pub & Grill, 5338 N. 103rd, 402-933-0277.

POP PUNK

Running With Nails and The Downfall, 9 p.m., Knickerbockers, 901 O St., Lincoln.

PROGRESSIVE

Deviator, 9:30 p.m., Louis Bar & Grill, 5702 Northwest Radial, 402-551-5993.

The Machete Archive with Evil Weiner and more, 9 p.m., Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., Lincoln, $5.

ROCK

Moses Prey with Boring Daylights and Jessica Errett, 9:30 p.m., Barley Street Tavern, 2735 N. 62nd St., $5.

Fast Track, 9 p.m., Firewater Grille, 7007 Grover St., 402-452-3473, no cover.

Battle of the Bands, 7:30 p.m., The Grove, 340 W. Cornhusker Hwy., Lincoln, no cover.

We Be Lions with Artillery Funk, That Leeg and Holla K, 9 p.m., The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St., $7.

FAC with Birdbrain, 5 p.m., Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., Lincoln, $5.

SATURDAY

ACOUSTIC

Blake Kempton, 9 p.m., Knickerbockers, 901 O St., Lincoln.

BLUES

Swampboy Blues Band, 6 p.m., Jazz A Louisiana Kitchen, 1421 Farnam St., no cover.

BIG BAND

Doc Severinsen and His Big Band, 8 p.m., Holland Performing Arts Center, 1200 Douglas St., $19-$65.

The Fabtones, 6 p.m., Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., Lincoln, $5.

COUNTRY

24 Hour Cardlock, 9 p.m., Barley Street Tavern, 2735 N. 62nd St., $5.

Squeeze Play, 7:30 p.m., Eagles Club, 201 S. 24th St., 402-342-0769, $4.

COVER

Taxi Driver, 9 p.m., Amerisports Bar, 2200 River Road, Council Bluffs, 712-328-8888, no cover.

On the Fritz, 9 p.m., Arena Sports Bar & Grill, 3809 N. 90th St., 402-571-2310, no cover.

3-D, 8:30 p.m., The Grove, 340 W. Cornhusker Hwy., Lincoln, $5.

Triple DW, 9:30 p.m., Louis Bar & Grill, 5702 Northwest Radial, 402-551-5993, no cover.

The Confidentials, 9 p.m., Ozone Lounge, 7220 F St., 402-331-7575.

The Personics, 9:30 p.m., Two Fine Irishmen, 18101 R Plaza, 402-933-3990.

DJ

Saturday Night Jig with Brent Crampton, 10 p.m., House of Loom, 1012 S. 10th St., 402-505-5494, no cover.

FOLK

Donnybrook, 9 p.m., The Dubliner, 1205 Harney St., 402-342-5887, $3.

Kill County with Simon Joyner 9 p.m., Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., Lincoln, $8.

GARAGE ROCK

Guilty Is the Bear with Rock Paper Dynamite and Freakabout, 5 p.m., Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St., $5 21+, $7.

INDIE

The Sleepover with Anniversaire, All Younge Girls Are Machine Guns, 9 p.m., Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St., 402-345-7569, $7.

LATIN

Marcos & Sabor, 9 p.m., Side Door Lounge, 3530 Leavenworth St., 402-504-3444, no cover.

ROCK

Obsidian with Through the Stone and The Curtain Calls, 9 p.m., Shamrock's Pub & Grill, 5338 N. 103rd, 402-933-0277.

Rock Paper Dynamite with Snake Island, Travelling Mercies and Landing on the Moon, 9 p.m., The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St., $7.

SINGER/SONGWRITER

Battle of the One-Man Bands, 9 p.m., 100 Block Bars on West Broadway, Council Bluffs, $5 for wristband or $1 at each location — 1892, Barley's, Fiddlin' Monkey, Glory Days, T'z and Venue — supports Special Olympics.

SUNDAY

ACOUSTIC

Tracey Skretta, 2 p.m., Soaring Wings Vineyard, 17111 S. 138th St., Springfield, Neb., 402-253-2479, no cover.

BENEFIT

Occupy Lincoln fundraiser featuring Black Cohosh, Bol'd Crow and Shipbuilding Co., 6 p.m., Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., Lincoln, donation suggested.

BLUES

Swampboy Blues Band, 3 p.m., Millard VFW Post #8334, 5083 S. 136th St., no cover.

COUNTRY

Squeeze Play, 1 p.m., Eagles Club, 201 S. 24th St., 402-342-0769, no cover.

REGGAE

Vibenhai with Kat Nestel, 9 p.m., Duffy's Tavern, 1412 E. O St., Lincoln.

ROCK

Rockstars are the new DJs, 9 p.m., Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St., Lincoln, no cover.

ROCKABILLY

The Reverend Horton Heat with Larry & His Flask and more, 8 p.m., Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St., 402-345-7569, $20.

MONDAY

ACOUSTIC

Piano Happy Hour featuring Emily Bass, 5 p.m., Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., Lincoln, no cover.

BIG BAND

Mike Gurciullo and His Las Vegas Lab Band, 6:30 p.m., Ozone Lounge, 7220 F St., 402-331-7575.

FOLK

The Zoo Bar House Band featuring John Statz, 7 p.m., Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., Lincoln, $3.

SINGER/SONGWRITER

Songwriter Showcase and open mike, 9 p.m., Barley Street Tavern, 2735 N. 62nd St.

Open stage, 9 p.m., Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St., Lincoln.

POP PUNK

Mayday Parade with We the Kings, The Downtown Fiction and Anarbor, 6:30 p.m., The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St., $17 in advance, $18 day of show.

TUESDAY

ACOUSTIC

Brad Hoshaw, 6:30 p.m., Ozone Lounge, 7220 F St., 402-331-7575.

Pril Jam, 6:30 p.m., Rookies Bar & Grill, 1702 N. 120th St., no cover.

GARAGE ROCK

Places We Slept with The Prairies and Bear Stories, 9 p.m., The Waiting Room Lounge, 6212 Maple St., $5.

JAZZ

The Jazzocracy, 6 p.m., Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., Lincoln, no cover.

METAL

Illusions Fate with Cold Steel and Silent Havok, 9 p.m., Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St., Lincoln, $5 21+, $7 18-20.

SINGER/SONGWRITER

Dave Leverett and Nick Dahlquist, 9 p.m., Knickerbockers, 901 O St., Lincoln.

Songwriter Open Mic, 10 p.m., Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., Lincoln, no cover.

WEDNESDAY

BLUES

Brad Cordle Band, 6 p.m., Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., Lincoln, $8.

COVER

Grease Band, 6:30 p.m., Ozone Lounge, 7220 F St., 402-331-7575.

DJ

Nick the Quick and MC Big Daddy, 8:30 p.m., The Grove, 340 W. Cornhusker Hwy., Lincoln.

ELECTRONIC

Leap Day Party featuring Foam_Form, Bad Speler and DJ Blac, 9 p.m., Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St., Lincoln, $2.

FUNK

De Leonz with Fuchsia Minutiae, Thumper and Life in Prism, 9 p.m., Duffy's Tavern, 1412 E. O St., Lincoln.

INDIE

Women in Performance featuring Laura Burhenn and Howard, 5 p.m., House of Loom, 1012 S. 10th St., 402-505-5494, no cover.

METAL

Pandemik with Immortal Malice and Recycle the Dead, 9 p.m., Knickerbockers, 901 O St., Lincoln.

POP

Barry Manilow, 7:30 p.m., CenturyLink Center Omaha, 455 N. 10th St., 402-341-1500, $10-$120.

The Fresh Beat Band, 5 p.m., Orpheum Theater, 409 S. 16th St., $45-$145.

Lucky Bucket Live featuring Andre Vander Velde and Brady Wells, 8 p.m., Pizza Shoppe Collective, 6056 Maple St., $5.

ROCK

Kris Lager, 10 p.m., Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., Lincoln, $5.


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