Above: Two Gallants return from a two-year hiatus Sunday night at The Waiting Room.
compiled by Kevin Mussman
Believe it or not, there is more going on this weekend than Husker football. After you watch the 'Skers decimate Tennessee-Chattanooga, get off your couch and check out a show. Harouki Zombi (members of Azure Ray, Of Montreal), Two Gallants and Brad Hoshaw are just a few options. Don't see your event? Let's fix that. Register a free profile and add your event so that we can ensure we aren't missing a thing on our statewide music calendar. Or email kevinmussman@hearnebraska.org
Friday
Collaborate the Masses featuring Powerful Science, The Poet Solace Taylor, Digger Thompsons Kids, AZP, Climates, Time Hammer, Man Mantis @ Bourbon Theatre | Lincoln
Powerful Science, Climates, Time Hammer and a handful over other bands perform at this first friday event. Also, work from 20 different artists will be on display along with an art raffle that benefits Hear Nebraska. 8 p.m., more info here
First Friday Launch Party w/Harouki Zombi @ House of Loom | Omaha
Orenda Fink (Azure Ray, O+S) and Nina Barnes (Of Montreal) debut their dj/performance art project Harouki Zombi at House of Loom. 9 p.m., 21+, no cover.
Tig Notaro, Mike Perry, Ian Douglas Terry @ The Sydney | Omaha
Comedian Tig Notaro performs regularly at the Hollywood Improv, The UCB Theater, at Largo in her monthly show, “Tig Notaro and Friends," and headlines clubs, colleges, theaters and living rooms across the universe. Catch her at the Sydney with Mike Perry and Ian Douglas Terry. 9 p.m.
Jimmy Hooligan CD Release w/ Noizewave, Big Mista, Holla K, Psych B, & Baggiez With Skullz @ The Waiting Room | Omaha
Omaha M.C. Jimmy Hooligan celebrates the release of his 4th album M.O. Strikes Back! at the Waiting Room with guests Noizewave, Big Mista, Holla K, Psych B, and Baggiez with Skullz. 9 p.m., $8.
Blindside, Write This Down, INTOHIMO, Listener, White Wall Static @ Sokol Underground | Omaha
Veteran post-hardcore band Blindside plays at Sokol Underground with Write this Down, INTOHIMO, Listener, and White Wall Static. 7 p.m., $20.
Onken-Stein Records Compilation CD Release Party w/ Brothers Tandem, Death Of A Taxpayer, Fork In The Road @ Slowdown | Omaha
Onken-Stein Records is a small, independent record label run out of Omaha, NE by Taylor Stein and, to a lesser extent, Chris Onken. They celebrate the release of a compilation with sets from Brothers Tandem, Death of a Taxpayer, and Fork in the Road. 9 p.m., $6.
Mezcal Brothers @ The Zoo Bar | Lincoln
The Mezcal Brothers play a Friday afternoon set at the Zoo Bar. 5 p.m., $5.
Gooding @ The Zoo Bar | Lincoln
Kansas-born, but now L.A. based songwriter Gooding hits up the Zoo Bar. 9 p.m., $6.
Learning to Fall, The Breakpoint Method @ Knickerbockers | Lincoln
Learning to Fall and Breakpoint Method play the early show at Knickerbockers. 6 p.m.
Dusk Bled Down, Emcee Cain, Cynge @ Knickerbockers | Lincoln
Metal Band Dusk Bled Down headline the late show at Knickerbockers. Emcee Cain and Cynge support. 9 p.m.
Sam and Tom Acoustic Entertainment with The Howl @ P.S. Collective | Omaha
8 p.m., $5.
Velvet Crush @ red9 | Lincoln
Cover band Velvet Crush performs at red9. 9:45 p.m.
Saturday
Brad Hoshaw & the Seven Deadlies, Jeremiah Nelson @ Barley Street Tavern | Omaha
Omaha singer-songwriter Brad Hoshaw brings his act to the cozy confines of Barley Street Tavern. Jeremiah Nelson opens. 9 p.m., $5.
General Monks, ENUTT, B.O.S.S. @ Bourbon Theatre | Lincoln
California-based MC's Planet Asia and TriState hit up the Bourbon Theatre. ENUTT and B.O.S.S support. 9 p.m.
Fumer, For Edward, Dope Hope, Green Trees @ Knickerbockers | Lincoln
Missouri band Fumer plays Knickerbockers along with For Edward, Dope Hope and Green Trees. 9 p.m.
Hip-Tronica: A Night of Hip Hop and Electronic w/ inflect, Galvanized-Tron, BASSthoven, Scru Face Jean @ The Waiting Room | Omaha
Hip-Tronica's main mission is to bring people under one roof and let them loose for a night of pure entertainment. Performing at this installment are Inflect, Galvanized-Tron, BASSthoven and Scru Face Jean. 9 p.m., $8.
Byleth, What Dwells Within, iamtheshotgun, Superior, Blessed Are The Merciless, A Night Among The Lost @ Sokol Underground | Lincoln
Marathon hardcore show headlined by Omaha's own Byleth. 7 p.m., $7.
Magic Slim with the Lil' Blues Band @ The Zoo Bar | Lincoln
Local mainstays Magic Slim and the 'Lil Blues Band play the Zoo Bar. 9 p.m.
Rock Paper Dynamite, Cold Steel, Melting Elephants @ Slowdown | Omaha
Omaha dudes Rock Paper Dynamite, currently in the writing process for another EP to be released before the end of fall 2011, play the Slowdown with Cold Steel and Melting Elephants. 9 p.m., $7.
Bad Influence @ P.S. Collective | Omaha
8 p.m., $5.
Sunday
Two Gallants, The Mumlers @ The Waiting Room | Omaha
Saddle Creek duo Two Gallants return to Omaha after a two year hiatus. The Mumlers open. 9 p.m., $10.
Triggertown Reunion show with Boiled Crow, Jeremiah Nelson @ The Zoo Bar | Lincoln
Triggertown returns to the stage with Boiled Crow and Jeremiah Nelson. 6 p.m.
Talking Mountain, Bradley Unit, Fishboy @ O'Leaver's | Omaha
Power-pop band Talking Mountain plays at O'Leavers with Bradley Unit and Fishboy. 9:30 p.m., $5.
Digger, Dope Pope, Solid Gold @ Duffy's | Lincoln
Digger, Dope Pope and Solid Gold at Duffy's. 8 p.m.
Kevin Mussman is Hear Nebraska's listings editor intern. He looks forward to football and beer consumption tomorrow. Reach him at kevinmussman@hearnebraska.org, or calendar@hearnebraska.org.