One week out from the festival, the full Lincoln Calling schedule is now available.
The downtown Lincoln festival, Oct. 7-12, kicks off at The Bourbon with Homegrown Film Festival and Found Footage Festival. Homegrown is accepting submissions until tomorrow. Find the details here.
Set times are staggered, as usual, helping attendees catch as many acts as they can, but good luck seeing every artist at a festival this large.
Things of note: for the first time in a few years, Universe Contest isn’t closing the festival at Duffy’s on Saturday night. That spot goes to Halfwit this year.
On Friday and Saturday night, Duffy’s will have its round of shows on the indoor stage and in the backlot. Friday features a handful of Lincoln’s Sower Records bands and similar Americana acts. Saturday will feature more power rock with Halfwit, Powers, Little Brazil, Twinsmith, Kickback and more.
For the first time, the festival prominently features comedy, including a showcase at Vega Wednesday night and the inclusion of The Zoo Bar’s regularly scheduled Zoolarious Showcase.
As usual, electronic acts like Buckhunter, Sharkweek and Nick the Quick appear exclusively at Mix and Fat Toad.
The newly opened Tower Square public space at 13 and P streets will host a handful of early shows on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Freakabout will play two sets, one at Tower Square and one at The Zoo Bar.
See the full schedule at the bottom of the page and buy an all-access pass here.
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Phantogram plays Sokol Auditorium tonight with Lia Ices. The New York City-based psychedelic pop band released its second full-length, Voices, in February. It reached the #11 spot on the Billboard 200 charts. RSVP here.
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After a weekend set at Barley Street Tavern, Eros and the Eschaton continue their round of Nebraska shows tonight at Vega with Rival Sons. Last year, the ambient-pop Nebraska ex-pats released Home Address for Civil War on Bar/None Records.
Rival Sons, formed in California in 2009, peddle a classic, blues-inspired rock. Rival Sons bassist Dave Beste is originally from Lincoln. Interesting trivia: His brother Sean Beste played in short-lived Lincoln band called Square with James Valentine of Maroon 5 and Ryland Steel of Reel Big Fish. Rival Sons will appear on The Late Show with David Letterman on Oct. 9. RSVP here.
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Full Lincoln Calling schedule:
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Bourbon Theatre
6 p.m. Homegrown Film Festival | $3, all ages
9 p.m. Found Footage Festival | $8, 18+
Wednesday, Oct.8
Bourbon Theatre | $5 for 21+, $7 for 18-20
7:30 p.m. Churls
8:15 p.m. Lars and Mal
9 p.m. All Young Girls Are Machine Guns
9:45 p.m. GloWorm
10:45 p.m. The Baberaham Lincoln’s
11:45 p.m. Manic Pixie Dream Girls
Duffy’s Tavern
9 p.m. Domestica
9:45 p.m. The Gov’t
10:30 p.m. Laughing Falcon
11:15 p.m. Filmstrip
12 a.m. Omni Arms
Zoo Bar
9:30 p.m. Ro Hempel Band
10:30 p.m. Sol Seed
11:30 p.m. The Melon Company
Vega | $5 for one show or $7 for both, 18+
8 p.m. Comedy Central’s Austin Anderson with Brad Stewart, Drew Bohlke, Grant Parsons, Joey Zimmerman and Richard Reese
10:30 p.m. Go Flick You
Mix Lincoln | 9 p.m., no cover, 21+
Sherm-Head
Love Land
JMNM
Audbawl
Thursday, Oct. 9
Bourbon Theatre | $5 for 21+, $7 for 18-20
9 p.m. County Road
10 p.m. Addis Browne Band
11 p.m. Dylan Bloom Band
12 a.m. Emmett Bower Band
Duffy’s Tavern | $5, 21+
8:30 p.m. Christopher the Conquered
9:30 p.m. Gloom Balloon
10:30 p.m. Hank & Cupcakes
11:30 p.m. White Mystery
12:30 a.m. Universe Contest
Zoo Bar | $5, 21+
9 p.m. Justin Ready and the Desert Fields
10 p.m. The River Monks
11 p.m. Annalibera
12 a.m. Weldon Keys
Vega | no cover, 18+
11 p.m. Bogusman
12 a.m. Handsomer Jaws
Mix Barcade | 9 pm, no cover, 21+
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Sigrah
Nmezze
Realeyez
Darren Keen
Fat Toad | 9 p.m., no cover, 21+
DJ Jab
Nick the Quick
Yia Yia’s | no cover, 21+
10 p.m. Crayons
Tower Square (13th and P streets) | no cover, all ages
5 p.m. blét
6 p.m. FREAKABOUT!
Friday, Oct. 10
Bourbon Theatre | $5 for 21+, $7 for 18-20
9:15 p.m. The Midland Trio
10:30 p.m. Zed Tempo
11:45 p.m. A Ferocious Jungle Cat
Duffy’s Tavern | $5, 21+
Outside stage:
8:15 p.m. Root Marm Chicken Farm Jug Band
9:15 p.m. Jack Hotel
10:30 p.m. Evan Bartels Band
12 a.m. The Bottle Tops
Inside stage:
8:45 p.m. Matt Cox Band
9:45 p.m. Gerardo Meza
11 p.m. Bonehart Flannigan
12:30 a.m. Bud Heavy and the High Lifes
Zoo Bar
9 p.m. Thirst Things First
10 p.m. FREAKABOUT!
11 p.m. AZP
12 a.m. Sidewalk Chalk
Vega
9:30 p.m. Stonebelly
10:30 p.m. Lucas Kellison and the Assembled Soul
11:30 p.m. Bailiff
Mix Lincoln | 9 p.m., no cover, 21+
Kevy Kav
Myth
Kronen
Fat Toad | 9 p.m., no cover, 21+
DJ Adam A
DJ Fastbreak
Yia Yia’s Pizza | no cover, 21+
10 p.m. Har Di Har
11 p.m. Blue Bird
Tower Square (13th and P streets) | no cover, all ages
5 p.m. The Emily Bass Project
6 p.m. The Renfields
Saturday, Oct. 11
Duffy’s Tavern | $7, 21+
Outside stage:
8:15 p.m. Dude Won’t Die
9:15 p.m. Twinsmith
10:30 p.m. Ages and Ages
12 a.m. DEERPEOPLE
Inside stage:
8:45 p.m. Powers
9:45 p.m. Little Brazil
11 p.m. The Kickback
12:30 a.m. Halfwit
Zoo Bar
9:30 p.m. The Inbetweens
10:30 p.m. Joshua Powell & the Great Train Robbery
11:30 p.m. Jillian Rae
12:30 a.m. Orion Walsh & the Rambling Hearts
Vega | $5, 21+
9 p.m. Flannel Channel
Mix Lincoln | 9 p.m., no cover, 21+
Buckhunter
Sharkweek
Bentone
Fat Toad | 9 p.m. no cover, 21+
DJ Wizkid
DJ Brake
Sunday, October 12
Zoo Bar | $5, 18+
8 p.m. Zoolarious featuring Ross Brockley, Drew Bohlke, Heather Jones and Brad Stewart
Tower Square (13th and P streets) | no cover, all ages
Party in the Parks presents
5 p.m. The Wondermonds
6 p.m. Oketo