by HN Staff
Stay hydrated, folks. Lincoln Calling 2011 features 104 bands and 16 DJs in 35 shows and 10 venues through Saturday, including bands like Icky Blossoms, Gus and Call, DEERPEOPLE, Larry and his Flask and Kill County. Hear Nebraska's interns are curating a free showcase with up-and-coming bands Saturday afternoon that doubles as a local band merch garage sale at the Bourbon.
This festival comes around just once a year, so get off your arses and get out to some shows. The schedule is below. And you can get to know the bands by downloading the free Lincoln Calling sampler in two files, here and here.
Thursday, 10.13
The Alley, 1031 M St. 21+
Qwel and Maker (Chicago)
Purveyors of Conscious Sound (Omaha)
Dirty Diamonds (Lincoln)
Midtown Marauders (Omaha)
Bentone (Lincoln)
Blac (Lincoln)
Black Market, 1033 O St. no cover, all ages
8 p.m. Time Hammer (Lincoln)
7 p.m. Pharmacy Spirits (Lincoln)
6 p.m. Paper People (Lincoln)
Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St., $8, 18+
11:30 p.m. UUVVWWZ (Lincoln)
10:30 p.m. Gauntlet Hair (Denver)
9:30 p.m. Conduits (Omaha)
Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St., $5, 18+
12 a.m. Irkutsk (Lincoln)
11 p.m. Snake Island! (Omaha)
10 p.m. Cowboy Indian Bear (Lawrence)
9 p.m. Dirty Talker (Lincoln)
Fat Toad, 1409 O St.no cover, 21+
DJ Darry (Lincoln)
Adam A (Lincoln)
Matte Fresh (Lincoln)
Mix Barcade, 1427 O St.$5, 21+
Cake Eater vs. Cocky Cat (Lincoln)
Masaris (Omaha)
Fusion DJs (Lincoln)
The Spigot, 1624 O St.$5, 21+
Section 8 (Lincoln)
Dusk Bled Down (Lincoln)
Silent Havoc (Lincoln)
Battle Mantis (Lincoln)
Zen's Lounge, 122 N. 11th St. $6, 21+
9:30 p.m. Son del Llano (Lincoln)
Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St. $3, 19+ (early show; pre-Gillian Welch at the Rococo)
6:20 p.m. Kill County (Lincoln)
5:45 p.m. Manny Coon (Lincoln)
5:15 p.m. Gerardo Meza (Lincoln)
Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St. $5, 19+
10:30 p.m. The Allendales vs. Shaun Sparks & the Wounded Animals vs. The Mezcal Brothers vs. The Really Rottens
9 p.m. All Young Girls Are Machine Guns vs. The Whipkey Three
Friday, 10.14
The Alley, 1031 M St. $5, 21+
11 p.m. The Balance (Lincoln)
9:30 p.m. The Midland Band (Lincoln)
Black Market,1033 O St. no cover, all ages
8 p.m. Winners (Lincoln)
7 p.m. Dads (Omaha)
6 p.m. The Surprise Left (Lincoln)
Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St., $5, 18+
1 a.m. Ghost Runners (Lincoln)
12 a.m. The Lepers (Omaha)
11 p.m. The Photo Atlas (Denver)
10 p.m. Digital Leather (Omaha)
9 p.m. Omni Arms (Lincoln)
Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St., $5, 21+
11:30 p.m. The Machete Archive (Lincoln)
10:15 p.m. DEERPEOPLE (Stillwater)
9 p.m. Eli Mardock (Lincoln)
Fat Toad, 1409 O St.no cover, 21+
Nick the Quick (Lincoln)
Mix Barcade, 1427 O St.$5, 21+
Brent Tactic (Kansas City)
Bassthoven (Lincoln)
inflect (Lincoln)
Parrish Project, 14th and O (NE corner, second floor), no cover, all ages
6 p.m. "Music Sense" – Artwork inspired by music featuring creations from LPS Arts And Humanities Focus Program 9-12 (Parrish Project)
6 p.m. X-Rated: The Women in Music curated showcase featuring performances by Heather Sticka, Hana Kornbluh, All Young Girls Are Machine Guns, Eliza Rickman, Meaner Pencil, Honeybee & Hers and Bol'd Crow
The Spigot, 1624 O St.$5, 21+
Piss Poor (Lincoln)
Gallows Majesty (Lincoln)
Cynge (Lincoln)
Ten Dead (Lincoln)
Zen's Lounge, 122 N. 11th St. $5, 21+
9:30 p.m. Lucas Kellison and the Assembled Soul (Lincoln)
Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St. $5, 21+, (early show)
6 p.m. Bonehart Flannigan (Lincoln)
5 p.m. The Amalgamators (Lincoln)
Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St. $5, 21+
11:45 p.m. The Good Foot (Kansas City)
10:30 p.m. Sons of 76 (Lincoln)
9:15 p.m. Voodoo Method (Omaha)
Saturday, 10.15
The Alley, 1031 M St. $5, 21+
12 a.m. Higher Empathy Movement (Lincoln)
11 p.m. All My Friends Are Dinosaurs (Lincoln)
10 p.m. Stonebelly (Lincoln)
9 p.m. Freakabout
Black Market, 1033 O St. no cover, all ages
8 p.m. Carrot Carrot (Lincoln)
7 p.m. The Renfields (Lincoln)
6 p.m. Powerful Science (Lincoln)
Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St., no cover, all ages, (early show)
Hear Nebraska's Interns present:
5:20 – Dads
4:30 – Scru Face Jean
3:40 – Family Picnic
2:50 – Jesse Wohlman
2:00 – Chance Preston
Bourbon Theatre, 1415 O St., $8, 18+
12:30 a.m. Somasphere (Lincoln)
11:30 p.m. The Show is the Rainbow (Lincoln)
10:30 p.m. Icky Blossoms (Omaha)
9:30 p.m. Talking Mountain (Omaha)
Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St., $5, all ages, (early show)
7:55 p.m. JV Allstars (Lincoln)
7 p.m. A Summer Better Than Yours (Lincoln)
6:15 p.m. Learning to Fall (Lincoln)
5:40 p.m. Fifth Estate (Lincoln)
5:15 p.m. Down in Circles (Lincoln)
Duffy's Tavern, 1412 O St., $5, 21+
12 a.m. DEERPEOPLE (Stillwater)
11 p.m. Ideal Cleaners (Lincoln)
10 p.m. Stereofidelics (Raleigh)
9 p.m. Gus and Call (Omaha)
Fat Toad, 1409 O St.no cover, 21+
Chief (Lincoln)
JayZero (Lincoln)
Mix Barcade, 1427 O St.$5, 21+
GUNK featuring
Midnight Conspiracy (Chicago)
$pencelove (Lincoln)
Kobrakyle (Omaha)
Stephen Bils (Omaha)
The Spigot, 1624 O St.$5, 21+
12 a.m. Dirtfedd (Lincoln)
11 p.m. Beaver Damage (Lincoln)
10 p.m. Saint Christopher (Lincoln)
9 p.m. Evil Weiner (Lincoln)
Zen's Lounge, 122 N. 11th St. $5, 21+
9:30 p.m. Wailing Ships (Madison)
Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St. $5, all ages, (early show)
7:55 p.m. Sheridan Breakdown (Lincoln)
7 p.m. Light the Fuse (Lincoln)
6:15 p.m. No Tide (Lincoln)
5:40 p.m. Doppleganger (Lincoln)
5:15 p.m. E4 (Lincoln)
Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St. $5, 21+
12 a.m. Lloyd McCarter (Lincoln)
11 p.m. The Betties (Lincoln)
10 p.m. Matt Cox Band (Omaha)
9 p.m. Kill County (Lincoln)