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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.
James Alexander and the Bar-Kays are coming to NOMA Fest on Saturday at Heartland of America Park. The Bar-Kays have played soul, funk, and electro across the decades, scoring hits in the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s, including one of my favorites, “Soul Finger.” Other classics include “Hit and Run,” “Freakshow on the Dance Floor,” and “Son of Shaft.”
Other performers include MonoNeon, the experimental bassist who was the last bassist Prince hired before his passing. His 2024 album Quilted Stereo features George Clinton and Mavis Staples. I saw him at a festival in Iowa about five years ago, and he was an absolute blast.
Trumpeter Keyon Harrold will also perform. He has played on tracks by 50 Cent, Maxwell, Mac Miller, and many others. He also releases his own solo work, including 2024’s Foreverland on Concord Jazz.
This event is a fundraiser for North Omaha Music and Arts and is FREE to attend.
Long running Omaha singer-songwriter and main-man behind Midwest Dilemma Justin Lamoueux has been doing monthly songwriter nights at Scriptown Brewing for awhile now. He will bring that vibe to Falconwood Park for a one day festival on Saturday with over 25 songwriters sharing their songs and stories for the Tallgrass Prairie Songwriters Festival. They have a plan for rain, so just head out there no matter what.
Saturday night is the final night of Playing With Fire at Slowdown. The FREE festival features French soulful blues rock band Rozedale. That band is playing their first ever show in America on this night. Halo Rider is a duo from Chicago that features guitarist and vocalist Markus James and violinist/vocalist Anne Harris. The lineup is rounded out by Wille and the Bandits from England.
Lombardy obviously do not take themselves all that seriously, but their music seriously rocks. One of their latest songs “Jane Fonda” has a rock era Beastie Boys meets Jack White vibe to it. In other places on their new album Catch A Buzz, Not The Fuzz are gritty bluesy groove rock with “1992 Hooters 500”, and “Sexify” kind of borders on 90’s rap-rock. Yes, they have a ballad-”Goodbye (Get High).” This will be a wild show. They are at The Sydney on Saturday.
Michigan rapper Rio da Yung OG was released from prison in late 2024 and immediately went out on tour. He played the Bourbon Theater last year and this year will bring his tour back to Royal Grove. . He has put out well over a dozen releases in the past five years and will bring some of that to the Lincoln show. I think the show last year sold out.
Blues artist Gabe Stillman is a Gibson Guitar Award winner and International Blues Challenge finalist. He has released a trio of album this decade including …What Happens Next which came out in March. He will be at Sunday Roadhouse at Reverb Lounge on Sunday with Black Cat Rodeo.
Grammy nominated blues rocker Joe Bonamassa is one album away from having thirty number-one blues albums. That is a lot. You can hear some of the songs from those albums at Pinewood Bowl Theater on Sunday. He will be joined by jam band Gov’t Mule.
Other happenings this weekend include a Sunday show at Pageturners with McCarthy Trenching, John Bellows and Sean Pratt. That one is FREE. Richie Love returns to Omaha to close out NOMA Fest at North Omaha Music and Arts. Names Without Numbers does a show at Whiskey Roadhouse. Nice to see that venue branching out. The Bishops perform at Saturday’s at Stinson Park for a FREE show. Nice to see that venue branching out.
Saturday August 15th
Noma Fest-Bar-Kays, MonoNeon and Keyon Harrold at Gene Leahy Mall 6PM (Omaha) FREE
Playing With Fire-Rozedale, Halo Rider, Willie and the Bandits at Slowdown 6PM (Omaha) FREE
Tallgrass Prairie Songwriters Festival at Falconwood Park 3PM (Bellevue)
Rio Da Yung OG at Royal Grove (Lincoln)
The Bishops at Stinson Park 7PM (Omaha)
Lombardy, Saltwater Sancturary, Munday at The Sydney 9PM (Omaha)
Names Without Numbers, Die Tired and Light Speed Highway at Whiskey Roadhouse 8PM (Council Bluffs)
Tom and Wes at Cellar 426 6:30PM (Ashland)
The Surrogates with The Escape Goat at O’Leavers 9PM (Omaha)
Sweet Tea Music at Havana Garage 8PM (Omaha)
Emo Nite at Waiting Room 9PM (Omaha)
The Obscurants with Tender Buttons and Luna River at The Zoo Bar 9PM (Lincoln)
Slyder James Band at Roca Tavern 8PM (Roca)
Novak & Haar Trio at Gorats 6:00 PM (Omaha) FREE
Easy Street Band at Cappys Hot Spot 8:30PM (Lincoln)
Mark Irvin at Rick Harvest Winery 6:30PM (Syracuse)
Daddy Mac & The Flak at Surfside Club (Omaha)
Failsafe at Grays Keg 8:30PM (Lincoln)
The Breaks at B-Side 9PM (Council Bluffs)
Colin Roberts at Flutterby Finds 7PM (Ashland)
The Redwood and True Blues at Turner Park 1PM (Omaha)
The Jones at B. Bar 6PM (Omaha)
Chickenwire Band at Heron Bay 6PM (Springfield)
Rock and Roll Cowboyz at Island Bar and Grill 8:30PM (La Vista)
402 at Copacabana 9PM (Omaha)
Heartland Acoustic at Vino Mas Eagle Run 7PM (Omaha)
Pinkertones at James Arthur Vineyards 6PM (Raymond)
Jordan The Ninja at Harney Street Tavern 9PM (Omaha)
DJ Stryker at Beach House Bar and Grill 9PM (Omaha)
Brother East Brother West at Southern Style 8PM (Fremont)
Turnin’ Gears at Twisted Vine 7PM (Papillion)
Ed Archibald Trio at The Jewell on Captil 7:30PM (Omaha)
Harry Norman at Copper Dollar Ranch 7:30PM (Plattsmouth)
Icons of Country Music at Cottonwood Cove 1PM (Omaha)
Harmony Hill at Sonny’s Aksarben 7PM (Omaha)
El As De La Sierra at Rancho Nuevo 2PM (Ashland)
Billy McGuigan & The Family Band at SumTur Amphitheater 8PM (Papillion)
Tim Zach at Yutan Days 9PM (Yutan)
Dustin West Band (Jimmy Buffet) at Deer Springs Winery 7PM (Lincoln)
Out Loud at Slattery Vintage Estates 7PM (Nehwaka)
Wonder Rising at Funplex 7:30PM (Omaha)
The 70’s Band at Grover Inn (Omaha)
Personics at The Weekend Lakeside Bar & Grill 7PM (Ashland)
Sunday August 16th
Gabe Stillman at Reverb Lounge 5PM (Omaha)
McCarthy Trenching, John Bellow, Sean Pratt at Pageturners Lounge 6:30 PM (Omaha) FREE
La Reunion Nortna y Morro Y Su Reunion at The Royal Grove 9PM (Lincoln)
Coconut Sam Band at Surfside Club (Omaha)
Joe Bonamassa at Pinewood Bowl Theater 7PM (Lincoln)
NOMA Fest-Richie Love at North Omaha Music and Arts 7PM (Omaha)
Hunter Hicks at Bucks Bar and Grill 2PM (Venice)
Los Motunos at Lake Zorinsky 6PM (Omaha) FREE
Ridin’ High at Heron Bay 3:30PM (Springfield)
Daddy Mac & The Flak at Junior’s Forgot Store Bar & Grill 4PM (Ponca)
Boondox at Las Palomas Mexican Grill 5PM (Raymond)
Blue House at The Dock Bar and Grill 6PM (Council Bluffs)
Pablo Arza at Red Lion Lounge 7PM (Omaha) FREE
Colten Wyatt & HoneyTown at Pla More Ballroom 8PM (Lincoln)
Sounds Fishy at Brownies Watering Hole 2PM (Omaha)
Ro Hempel at Kinkaider Brewing 10AM (Omaha)
Ralph Pulte at Kinkaider Brewing 4PM (Lincoln)
Conner Helden at The Weekend Lakeside Bar 2PM (Omaha)
Luigi Inc at Mr. Toads 9PM (Omaha)
Robert Glaser and Urban Jazz at Sips 4PM (Omaha
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