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Featuring the Mitch Gettman Band, Powder Blue, and William Danze Band.

NOMA will be hosting weekly FREE gatherings where live bands will perform, followed by open sessions where all musicians, MCs, and vocalists are invited to participate or sit in. Mondays will be devoted to jazz and Wednesdays will be devoted to contemporary music. Both sessions will take place from 7-10 p.m. Performing Mondays will be […]

Join us at the legendary Zoo Bar for our First Monday Blues Jam! Bring your axe. Bring your sticks. Bring your harmonica. Play the Blues. And you know that, man! No cover charge.

16% of all sales at all Shucks locations that day will be donated a local charity.

The Jazzocracy is Lincoln's longest running weekly jazz Jam session. Open to students and jazz musicians to come jam or for anyone to come listen. Featuring a wide variety of modern and classic jazz compositions. No cover charge.

Liz Phair:  Guyville Tour  with special guest Kate Bollinger Holland Performing Arts Center The extraordinary Liz Phair will celebrate the 30th anniversary of her debut record Exile In Guyville by launching a full band US tour and performing the album in its entirety (along with some additional hits) at some of the largest venues of her career. An […]

$20 Advance Tickets. $25 Day Of Show. Available to purchase online at Tickets for Mike Zito | TicketWeb - Zoo Bar in Lincoln, US or you can purchase in person at The Zoo Bar. Mike Zito is one of the most lauded artists in the contemporary blues arena today and rightfully so, but for him, […]

Doors at 5:00. $20 Advance Tickets. $25 Day Of Show. Advance tickets available at etix.com or at waitingroomlounge.com. BluesEd band Vertigo opens the show from 6:00 to 6:30. This will be their "send off show" for their competition in the Youth Showcase at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis in January. Come out and support […]

The jam session hosted by Ninja Phunk at the B. Bar is tonight! 7:00 - 10:00. No cover! Delicious food! Cheap drinks! Great music! Bring your instrument and join the band! The jam session is held the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month.

Doors 7:00 / $12 Advance Tickets / $15 Day Of Show / Advance tickets available at https://reverblounge.com/events/ or at etix.com.

$10 cover charge.

Doors at 6:30. $22 Admission.

Every Monday except the first Monday of the month. Hosted by Riley Agena. Providing a welcoming space for a Lincoln Performing Arts Showcase. Bring yourself and your ideas to gather, connect, create, and grow in Lincoln's Historic Zoo Bar. This is a night for you to feature your talents and ideas in: Instrumental Music, Vocal […]

$15 cover charge. Led by harmonica master and songwriter Pierre Lacocque, Mississippi Heat is a world-class Chicago Blues Band. Their motto is “Traditional Blues With A Unique Sound” as they present fresh yet vintage-based musical ideas. Mississippi Heat’s name is a reflection of Pierre’s reverence for Mississippi’s blues culture and music. The band’s conviction is […]

The Jazzocracy is Lincoln's longest running weekly jazz Jam session. Open to students and jazz musicians to come jam or for anyone to come listen. Featuring a wide variety of modern and classic jazz compositions. No cover charge.

Soulful / Groovy / Moody / No Cover. The music and vibes continue to elevate with every show.

$15 Ticket on sale soon! Led by harmonica master and songwriter Pierre Lacocque, Mississippi Heat is a world-class Chicago Blues Band. Their motto is “Traditional Blues With A Unique Sound” as they present fresh yet vintage-based musical ideas. Mississippi Heat’s name is a reflection of Pierre’s reverence for Mississippi’s blues culture and music. The band’s […]

Join us on Thursday, December 14th, for our next installment of the LIVE! In Lincoln: Thursday Night Music Series, featuring the Shucks Brothers! Free Admission! The Shucks Brothers features three experienced musicians who boast great harmony vocals and flying fingers on a variety of instruments. The Shucks Brothers features Steve Hanson (guitar, banjo, mandolin, and […]

$8 cover charge.

Long time Omaha favorite Hamilton Loomis is back in town! Come celebrate the holidays EARLY with Hamilton and Band! A concert this featuring songs from Hamilton's Christmas CD "This Season" along with your favorites! Tickets on sale now at https://hamiltonloomis.com/schedule-1. Born and raised in Galveston, Texas, Loomis is the son of musician parents who listened […]

*** RECORD RELEASE & BENEFIT TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE *** Early bird special pricing for the Mike Semrad & the Riverhawks Record Release Show for their new album 'Happiness', now open and available, with special guest International Blues Challenge Champion Hector Anchondo with his full band. Friday night, December 15th, 2023 at Rosie's Downtown on 10th […]

Every Monday except the first Monday of the month. Hosted by Riley Agena. Providing a welcoming space for a Lincoln Performing Arts Showcase. Bring yourself and your ideas to gather, connect, create, and grow in Lincoln's Historic Zoo Bar. This is a night for you to feature your talents and ideas in: Instrumental Music, Vocal […]

The Jazzocracy is Lincoln's longest running weekly jazz Jam session. Open to students and jazz musicians to come jam or for anyone to come listen. Featuring a wide variety of modern and classic jazz compositions. No cover charge.

Born and raised on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota, Indigenous front man Mato Nanji (Ma-Toe Non-Gee) dedicated his release Time Is Coming to the Indigenous youth and all young people on the Indigenous Reservations. Mate Nanji's father, the late Greg Zephier Sr., was a well known and highly respected spiritual advisor and spokesperson […]

Have a Barry Christmas with Jeremy & Jon Hegg, Joe Cabral, Tim Kobza, Matt Wallace, Joey Gulizia & Greg Ahl! Tickets available at barryostavern.com - $15 Adv / $20 at the Door

The jam session hosted by Ninja Phunk at the B. Bar is tonight! 7:00 - 10:00. No cover! Delicious food! Cheap drinks! Great music! Bring your instrument and join the band! The jam session is held the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month.

$8 cover charge. Join Levi William, Josh Hoyer, Joe Gourlay and Dave Boye for their debut performance as Church of Blues! Playing classic Blues to get you groovin and feeling good!

$12 cover charge.

The Jazzocracy is Lincoln's longest running weekly jazz Jam session. Open to students and jazz musicians to come jam or for anyone to come listen. Featuring a wide variety of modern and classic jazz compositions. No cover charge.

$10 cover charge.

$10 cover charge. The Tidball Barger Band started a few years ago, as simply Tidball and Barger. Tim and Randy were getting together as a duo and decided to share what they’d been working on with the public, at a local open stage. The topic of a name hadn’t come up, so when asked to […]

Doors at 6:30.

$16 Advance Tickets. $20 Day Of Show. Advance tickets available at https://www.ticketweb.com/event/the-bel-airs-zoo-bar-tickets/13253813 or in person at the Zoo Bar. Fronted by brothers Dick and Dave Pruitt on bass and electric guitars, with Michael Cherry on drums, the Bel Airs play a danceable mix with an authentic but eclectic bluesy-country-soul-and-rock-n-roll sound influenced by the likes of […]