May 21-24 | Omaha Funny Bone At the age of 19, Auggie Smith moved from Billings, Montana to Portland, Oregon to pursue a carreer in stand up comedy. After a few years of toil and struggle, he first achieved acclaim by winning the 1994 Sam Adams Comedy Contest, who’s prizes earned him his first national
May 20 @ Pinnacle Bank Arena After closing out 2014 with country music’s top-selling album, the Platinum-certified and genre-busting The Outsiders, Eric Church storms in to 2015 with four GRAMMY nominations (Best Country Album for The Outsiders, Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for “Give Me Back My Hometown” and Best Country Group/Duo
May 12-17, 2015 Orpheum Theater | Slosburg Hall Winner of eight 2012 Tony® Awards including BEST MUSICAL, ONCE is a truly original Broadway experience. Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage, ONCE tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who’s about to give up on his dream when
The Slowdown, 724 N. 14th St May 15 @ 9pm www.theslowdown.com Talk about a hole-in-one. Omaha’s Twinsmith released its eponymous debut album last summer, and mere weeks later were signed to prestigious indie label Saddle Creek (home of Conor Oberst’s hall of fame-worthy Bright Eyes). The instant success is something of a misnomer though; the
Over the course of their amazing career, Rush has lived a lifetime together, providing an influential soundtrack to many of their fans’ lives. Some have been with them since the start, while others have discovered them along the way and delved into their incredible body of work. To quote Dave Grohl from their momentous induction
PJ Walsh is known as one of the hardest working comedians behind the microphone, and for good reason. His boundless energy and the strength of his physical comedy have carried him around the globe, from the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, to overseas tours for U.S. troops in several countries including Iraq and
Six concerts. Four nights. Record-breaking ticket sales. Garth Brooks is coming. The country superstar will perform six concerts at CenturyLink Center Omaha on May 7 to 10. And he still may add more. Those six shows could draw more than 100,000 people — a record for Nebraska concerts and putting Brooks on pace to shatter
LADY LAMB Rathborne, Jordan Smith Monday, May 04, 2015 9:00 PM To many, Lady Lamb is an enigma. Her songs are at once intimate and unbridled– both deeply personal and existentially contemplative. Aly Spaltro is a fearless performer who can command a pitch black stage with nothing more than her voice. Yet, when the band
Grab a turkey leg and step back in time when royalty ruled and knights really were in shining armor. Dozens of costumed characters and many more one-of-a-kind artisans await you in this magical adventure at the 2015 Renaissance Festival of Nebraska. Two weekends of jousting and merry-making! Weekend 1 – May 2 & 3, the
April 27 Secret Venue Sofar Sounds curates intimate concerts in secret locations once per month. Past shows have hosted Caroline Smith, Lot Walks, Twinsmith, John Klemmensen and the Party, All Young Girls Are Machine Guns, Oketo, and more. RSVP only. Limited capacity: http://bit.ly/13mZpOS