October 3, 2026 Slowdown — Omaha, Nebraska Messa • Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats Words and photos by Adam Tibbott Some concerts overwhelm you with production. Others barely need any at all. On a warm fall Nebraska night, Messa and Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats brought two very different approaches
Category: Concert Reviews
Four Different Shades of Heavy: Omaha’s Scene Comes Together for Catsclaw’s Homecoming | Photos & Review | September 30, 2026
Catsclaw, LGHTBRNGR, Neo Sol and SightRot The Waiting Room Lounge, Omaha, Nebraska September 30, 2026 Words and photos by Adam Tibbott On paper, Catsclaw, LGHTBRNGR, Neo Sol and SightRot might make for an unusual lineup. All four Omaha bands exist somewhere beneath the sprawling metal, hardcore and metalcore umbrella, but
Coheed and Cambria Bring The Afterman: Descension Back to Life in Omaha While The Home Team Wins Over New Fans | Photos and Review | September 27, 2006
Coheed and Cambria, The Home Team This Is Our Way 2026 North America Tour September 27, 2026 The Admiral, Omaha, Nebraska Coheed and Cambria returned to Omaha with a set designed for the faithful. Fans were rewarded with the first complete live performance of The Afterman: Descension. Words and Photos
Back at the MAC: Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, Starset, and Kami Kehoe Deliver a Multi-Generational Rock Showcase in Council Bluffs | September 20, 2026 | Photos and Review
Breaking Benjamin, Chevelle, Starset, Kami Kehoe September 20, 2026 The MidAmerica Center, Council Bluffs, Iowa Words and photos by Adam Tibbott It had been more than a decade since I’d attended a concert at the MidAmerica Center. The last time I walked through those doors was in 2015, so returning
Insane Clown Posse Return to Omaha with The Dark Carnival | September 10, 2026 | Photos and Review
Insane Clown Posse, Wakko the Kidd, Wicked Wayz, PTRO, Smoke BreakThe Dark CarnivalSeptember 10, 2026The Admiral, Omaha, Nebraska Words and photos by Jbob Some concerts you just have to experience. Insane Clown Posse brought the Dark Carnival back to Omaha, turning the night into a chaotic storm of Faygo, Juggalos,
The Barbarians of California Bring Hardcore Back to Its Roots at The Waiting Room | September 11, 2026 | Review & Photos
The Barbarians of California, Squint, Armed For Apocalypse, The Tale Untold September 11, 2026 The Waiting Room Lounge Omaha, Nebraska Words & Photos by Adam Tibbott There was something wonderfully old-school about the atmosphere inside The Waiting Room on hot September night, even if almost everything surrounding it was bigger
From the Archives: Rhinestones, Stories, and Stardom. Dolly Parton Brings Backwoods Barbie Charm to Des Moines | 11-19-2008
Dolly Parton Backwoods Barbie Tour November 19th, 2008 Des Moines Civic Center, Des Moines, Iowa Sometimes the concerts you never planned on seeing become the ones you’re most grateful for. In 2008, I saw Dolly Parton on her Backwoods Barbie Tour in Des Moines, Iowa and, believe it or not,
Benson Boone, Big Vocals & Bigger Backflips: Omaha Gets the Full Wanted Man Experience | September 1, 2026 | Photos & Review
Benson Boone, Luna Li Wanted Man Tour September 1, 2026 CHI Health Center, Omaha, Nebraska Words and photos by Adam Tibbott Its hard to believe that just a few years earlier, Benson Boone played an intimate sold out performance at The Waiting Room, then opened for Air Supply at Stir
Dogstar Proves Reserved Seating Can’t Contain a Great Rock Show in Omaha | August 31, 2026 | Review and Photos
Dogstar, The Backfires!All In Now TourSteelhouse, Omaha, NebraskaAugust 31, 2026 Words and photos by Adam Tibbott Some concerts announce themselves with a roar. Others build gradually throughout the evening until the entire room is invested in the experience. Dogstar’s stop at Steelhouse Omaha on August 31st fell squarely into the
From the Archives: Army of Anyone, Hurt, and Dropping Daylight Bring the Heat to Austin, Texas | Review | January 21, 2007
Saturday January 21, 2007 La Zona Rosa, Austin, Texas SnoCore Tour 2007 Dropping Daylight, HURT, Army of Anyone Words by Micah Hargrave As usual, we arrived early to assure front row access, only to find that we could have waited an hour longer, foregone the thirty degree temperatures and rain