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Make sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky for daily updates. Search Omaha Buzz Pinata Protest Monday November 27th Pinata Protest, No/Mas, Amoldor and Bolzen Beer Band at […]
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Omaha hard rock band Arson City has released a new song called “Beast”. The single is in anticipation of tomorrow’s Citizens Ball, an annual event for the band that will be taking […]
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Willi Carlisle I will go right to the cliff-hanger-three shows with country singer-songwriter Ward Davis (who has written for the who’s-who of country artists and more, were announced for January […]
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A little update on what we have going on with Omaha Buzz that will probably not be super little on the word count. The purpose of Omaha Buzz is to […]
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There are only four albums that I can full on recommend this week, and it is getting into that time of the year where the releases slow down some. Here […]
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Monday November 13th Motown Christmas Holiday Spectacular at The Orphuem 7:30PM Emily Bass and Friends at The Zoo Bar 5PM The Catalyst Sessions at The Zoo Bar 8PM Jazz Sessions […]
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The Surfrajettes Country artist Sierra Ferrell will be performing at The Admiral for her ‘Shoot for the Moon’ Tour on March 2nd. Ferrell sold out her last show at The […]
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Listen to the playlist here Hotline TNT – Cartwheel-second album from the shoegaze band (yes, actual shoegaze and not descriptor) on Third Man Records. I just found out about them, […]
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Big Al Dance Party with Katana There have been some changes in the open mic and jam session world in Omaha. Some nights have been shuffling around—new hosts and new […]
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Martin Zellar returned to Omaha for the first time in probably close to 20 years to play a show at Reverb Lounge. Zellar, who is known for fronting legendary Minneapolis […]
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I am going to put this show at the top of the list in case you get high and don’t make it all the way down. You got it…Afroman will be […]
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On Monday, I had a quick chat with Cole Eisenmenger from the band Wyrmwood. I used a new program to record that chat, and it didn’t end up saving correctly. […]
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Here are the albums that came out this past week-my thoughts on some, and my Top 8 albums of the week playlist which you can listen to here. Orchestral Manoeuvres […]
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BoyWithUke will be playing at The Admiral on April 19th of next year. The popular pop artist was last through town opening for AJR at Baxter Arena (I was there) […]
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I have been trying to pull out eight or ten albums every week to talk about. As you will be able to tell below-besides the Sun June and Rolling Stones, […]
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Wilco at The Astro 10-23-2024 “It’s terrifying, but nice for a show”, frontman Jeff Tweedy said last night about the unseasonably warm weather that allowed the show to be […]
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One of my favorite country artists Jamie Wyatt will be coming to Reverb Lounge on January 27th with Joshua Quimby. Wyatt has a new album called Feel Good coming out […]
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Amyl and the Sniffers at Waiting Room Lounge-October 18th, 2023 This probably won’t be a long review, as there are not a lot of nuances to an Amyl and the […]
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G Flip at Reverb Lounge 10-15-2023 When I saw that this show had sold out long before the show was to happen, I wondered why they didn’t just move it […]
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Not a lot of big names this week-but a lot of good somewhat obscure artists that deserve a listen-the playlist is here Jamila Woods – Water Made Us-poet Jamilia Woods […]
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Sorry-I missed last week as I was traveling. Here are some thoughts on new releases that stood out to me more than others so far, then a list of other […]
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I started out the night at The Church at the Waiting Room. Even though they are a favorite band of mine and they sounded fantastic (as did the room), my […]
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The Church Monday October 9th Ethel Cain at Slowdown 8PM BIg Sandy and His Fly Rite Boys at The Zoo Bar 6PM Model/Actriz with Conjunto Primitivo at Reverb Lounge 8PM […]
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Here are the shows that were announced this week. The big announcement this week is Laura Jane Grace will be at The Slowdown on January 2nd. I cannot tell you […]
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his tour is in support of Peter Gabriel’s upcoming album i/o, which he has already released nine songs (two mixes each). In a very odd start to the show, Gabriel […]
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Nick Cave at The State Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota 10-3-2023 This was my first time seeing Nick Cave, an artist I have listened to most of my adult life. Now, […]
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Raye Zargora Monday October 2nd Jazz Sessions at North Omaha Music and Arts 7PM Open Mic at Shakedown Street 8PM First Monday Blues Jam at Zoo Bar in Lincoln 7:30 […]
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Only a handful of show announcements this week, though some very big ones for next year. First off-this hasn’t been announced by the venue yet, but Martin Zellar announced he […]
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Ebba Rose Will Perform at Porchfest this Sunday at 4PM Erin Mitchell has been having a big year. Her project Ebba Rose released their debut album Ebbs & Flows to a packed […]
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Here is this weeks playlist Lydia Loveless – Nothing’s Gonna Stand in My Way Again I have always been a Lydia Loveless fan, but on her sixth album, she has […]
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Jakob Nowell, son of Sublime’s Bradley Nowell will perform at Slowdown this Sunday with his band Jakob’s Castle Photo By Pep Williams With their mix of 90’s rock, reggae, hyperpop, […]
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Blvck Hippie Mark Eitzel from American Music Club will be performing a “living room” shown here in Omaha on October 12th they will let you know where it is at. […]
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In the 90’s and early part of this century, I got deep into funk in my 20s. My obsession with Prince bled over to those who he worked with and […]
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The big news is that Oliva is coming. OK, maybe not a first name only artist yet, but close. Olivia Rodrigo will be at the CHI Health Center on March […]
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I attended the opening night of Rave On Productions Ring of Fire at The Waiting Room Lounge last night. This is part of Rave On’s “Omaha Series” where they have […]
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We are in a little announcement lull it seems this week, maybe because of the holiday, maybe because of the oncoming winter months. I don’t expect that to last long. […]
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The band performs at Shadow Ridge Music Festival Friday with Barenaked Ladies, Collective Soul and The Samples Formed in 1986 in Santa Barbara, California, Toad the Wet Sprocket would find […]
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Click here for the Playlist Slowdive – everything is alive- I have listened to this album a dozen times since Thursday evening when I first acquired it. I have listened […]
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Monday September 4th Jazz Ninja’s, Tom Phillips Band, Blue House, E String Band, Los Montunos, The Brits, Travis at Septemberfest Jazz Sessions at North Omaha Music and Arts 7PM (check […]
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The big show announcement is Zach Bryan, who is one of the biggest names in Americana/Country music right now performing at the CHI Health Center Arena on April, 29th, 2024. […]
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Rick Springfield, The Hooters, Paul Young, and Tommy Tutone at Liberty First Credit Union Arena on August 30th, 2023 I am a fan of festivals and package tours because, with […]
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It was a large list last week. I am also starting a weekly Spotify Playlist with some of the highlights from the week’s releases. Like the playlist as it will […]
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The big news is that Liz Phair is bringing her Exile In Guyville tour to Omaha. This is one of those shows that normally pass Omaha on their first run, […]
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Cautious Clay – KARPEH-This is probably my favorite album this week. It is my most-listened-to listened to for sure. Cautious Clay is a multi-instrumentalist who plays sax, flute, guitar, bass, […]
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Brandi Carlile Monday August 21st Flynt Flossy with Turquoise Jeep and BUSS BOYS at Reverb Lounge 8PM Catalyst Sessions -at The Zoo Bar 8PM Marks Monday Open Jam at Down […]
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Erin Viancourt The Good Life will follow up their Outlandia performance with an Omaha stop where they will play their 2004 album-Album of the Year in full at Reverb Lounge […]
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Daryl Hall and Todd Rundgren at The Orpheum Omaha on August 14th, 2023 Daryl Hall is 76 years old. Todd Rundgren is 75. Their voices have aged and degraded. That […]
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NoName-Sundial Album Cover Jungle-Volcano is the fourth album from the London duo that is officially an electronic act, but I consider them more of a funk, soul, and disco act. […]
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Monday August 7th First Monday Blues Jam at The Zoo Bar 7PM NOMA Jazz Session at North Omaha Music and Arts 7PM Tuesday August 8th Soccer Mommy with Pool Kids […]
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-Computerwife-Computerwife This is Addie Warncke, and this might be her debut album, though there are songs going back some years. This is probably the best album out this week. It […]
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Drayton Farley at Reverb Lounge, August 1st I got Drayton Farley’s new album Twenty On High earlier this year and really liked it. I picked it up because Jason Isbell’s […]
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Bad Religion will be at The Astro on Friday October 13th with tickets on sale Friday at 10AM no word on who will be playing with them. I know originally this […]
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Georgia-Euphoric-Georgia’s album Seeking Thrills in 2020 was one of my favorite albums of that year, and the song “About Work The Dancefloor” is one of those songs that will be […]
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Disclaimer: I am a stage manager for Maha and have been since 2010. This overview is for the most part a backstage perspective from someone working backstage, and I end […]
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Happy Maha! Here is the disclaimer: I am a stage manager for the Maha Music Festival and have been since 2010. I am a huge homer for this festival. Yes, […]
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The big show announcement this week (in music—I guess there was a comedy one) is Ethel Cain. Kind of a surprise really, as I figured it would be a few […]
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Josh Caterer of Smoking Popes at Zipline Brewing Co., Omaha, July 22nd I am not sure how far out this was scheduled or how word came down, but I got […]
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Here is the list of albums out today that I thought were worth noting. I left off Blur’s new album, Ballad Of Darren, as I will be posting a full […]
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Tom Keifer of Cinderella and L.A. Guns at Steelhouse Omaha, 7-19-2023 I liked L.A. Guns when I was a teen but never bought their albums. I saw them at Fat […]
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The venues are starting to fill up for October and November, and there are more shows coming in the following weeks. We will see what December has in store—hopefully some […]
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No Salvation is the new album from the legendary Omaha hardcore punk band RAF. The band is made up of Paul Moerke, Tim Cox, Dereck Higgins, Dan Stewart, and Kelly […]
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Tori Amos-Orpheum Theater-Omaha Nebraska July 15th, 2023 I am a very latecomer to Tori Amos. As a young record store snot at the age of 19, when Amos came to […]
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Ice Cube-Stir Cove-July 14th, 2023 Ice Cube made his second trip to the Stir Cove at Harrah’s Casino, ten years after his first. The first time was on the Kings […]
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Colter Wall, Mister Wives, PVRIS, and R.E.M. reissues headline the new releases for tomorrow. Some other new artists and oddities are also in the mix. Colter Wall will release Little […]
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I think the venues, booking agents, and promoters took the whole week off for the 4th of July last week, as they all just released an onslaught of shows over […]
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Tommy Stinson/Cowboys In The Campfire-Zipline Brewery Lincoln-July 9th, 2023 Tommy Stinson is, of course, known as a member of the famed Minneapolis rock band The Replacements. He also spent close […]
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Omaha indie rock band Uh-Oh has announced a new monthly music series called Cicada Songs. They will be releasing two songs monthly from July through October. The band says, “A […]
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Tomorrow is new release day and we will see releases from Chris Stamey of the dB’s, Grouplove, Local Natives, some Wham! releases , and of course the Taylor’s version of […]
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The last weekend of July and the first three weekends of August will find four festivals happening in Omaha. The Maha Music Festival will take place at Stinson Park (for […]
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This week is the 30th Anniversary of U2’s Zooropa. The album was recorded (or started) during a break in the Zoo TV tour that was supporting Achtung Baby, during which […]
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Depeche Mode-Memento Mori, released March 24th, 2023 This has ended up being my current favorite album of 2023. There is a part of me that likes to have newer artists […]
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Grian Chatten-Chaos For The Fly-Released June 30th, 2023 Grian Chatten is the vocalist for Irish band Fontaines D.C. The post punk band is among the most interesting in recent years, […]
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Margo Price-Waiting Room Lounge (6-28-2023) Margo Price and her band delivered in a big way at The Waiting Room Lounge last night. Right from the get-go when she got on […]
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There is a new open mic in town at The Tavern in the Old Market. Big Al attended the first one last week and sent me some video of his […]
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There were a handful of new shows announced yesterday The Used will be performing at Steelhouse Omaha on Saturday, September 23rd. The rock band saw great success starting about 20 […]
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Featured Show-Margo Price-Waiting Room Lounge-Wednesday The first time I saw Margo Price was back in 2016 at The Waiting Room. She was touring on her first album Midwest Farmer’s Daughter. […]
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Tonight will see rising country star Joshua Ray Walker return to the Waiting Room Lounge. There are quite a few reasons to check out this show. The first being that […]
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Manic Street Preachers-Gold Against The Soul-1993 Yesterday was the 30th Anniversary of Gold Against The Soul from Welsh rockers The Manic Street Preachers. This is the band’s second album following […]
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Charley Crockett took to the stage at The Admiral last night on his Man From Waco Tour, less than a year removed from his show at The Slowdown just before […]
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I did end up pulling the trigger at the last moment and attending the Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe show at Steelhouse Omaha last night, and I am glad I […]
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Tonight is Elvis Costello at Steelhouse Omaha, which will be the first seated show at the venue. I am curious what that experience is like. I have been wavering on […]
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It has been thirty years since what is officially considered the debut album from 311 was released. This milestone is being celebrated with a reissue of Music released as part […]
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Featured show-Charley Crockett at The Admiral-Thursday June 22nd There was a time when it felt like Charley Crockett promos were piling up at the store. He put out a lot […]
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