Evandale: Ugly Sweater Party
Started in June of 2017, Evandale is the Hard Rock band that has established themselves as one of the best premier bands of the midwest. With big southern guitar riffs, Tommy Lee reminiscent drums, and HUGE 3-part vocal harmonies, Evandale will have you singing the whole night long and ready to party! Evandale has opened for acts such as: Poison, Buckcherry, Black Stone Cherry, Warrant, Blacktop Mojo, Wayland, Tonic, Bowling For Soup, Spin Doctors, Holy White Hounds, Them Evils, Don Jameison, Pop Evil, Saul, Soul Asylum, Steel Panther, Dirty Honey, Adelitas Way, and Rock Fest 2021 (WI). Their self-titled debut EP was released on January 12th, 2019. Evandale won an Omaha Arts and Entertainment Award for Best New Artist in January 2019. Evandale has followed up their debut EP with the release their first full-length album, ‘All Or Nothing’ as their second effort. They continue to actively book shows all over the Midwest and growing their fan base.
Midwest Masquerade NYE – SOLD OUT
VIP Includes: includes ticket, confetti blaster, exclusive masquerade mask, & masquerade T shirt Step into the Mystery. Dance into the Future. This New Year’s Eve, leave reality at the door and step into a world of mystique, music, and magic. Join us for the return of Midwest Masquerade, Nebraska’s electrifying EDM Masquerade Ball where bass meets elegance and beats blur into fantasy. As the countdown to 2026 begins, prepare to be immersed in a fully themed experience of lights, lasers, masks, and music, featuring top-tier DJs, stunning performances, and a midnight spectacle you’ll never forget. Lineup TBA Masquerade Dress Code Dress to impress. Mask to mystify.Elegant, dark, futuristic, or flamboyant—this is your night to embody the extraordinary. Masquerade masks encouraged (but not required). Let your style tell your story. Experience Highlights Immersive Stage Design & Themed Decor Midnight Countdown + Balloon Drop Champagne Toast at Midnight (21+) Dancers, Vendors, Official Merchandise
Carver Jones & The American Dreamers
22-year old singer-songwriter and Omaha, NE native Carver Jones always felt an undeniable pull towards music. After turning down a college basketball scholarship, Carver with his two best friends, hopped in an Van and hit the road. With no particular destination in mind other than to “see the Country,” the boys have performed on the streets and in venues of cities all across America over the past three years, seemingly gaining a lifetime of experience in the process. Having released his debut EP, CARV, in February 2024, Carver introduced his three-act AMERICAN DREAMERS EP with Vol 1 last Summer and Vol 2 this Spring. After playing a sold-out headline show in his hometown in late May, he and the band have relocated to Nashville to continue the story. On the back of the release of his latest single, Carver announced that he will be hitting the road this Fall to support 54 Ultra on his sold out US Tour. AMERICAN DREAMERS: Vol 3 is due out this Winter.
hoku EP Release
The Nightmare AFTER Christmas
Hosted by DJ Farley and Dynamic Air DJ’s Including a costume contest with a $50 cash prize, on-stage karaoke, a performance from the Band, and more!
Filter Kings
Blue Moon Ghetto
WRATH
THIS PERFORMANCE IS AGES 18+ A Night of Rock Bands & Dubstep DJs METEORIK and THE SILENT FLAME WITHIN present: WRATH an explosive night where the energy of live rock collides with the raw power of dubstep. This is more than just a concert. It’s a full-scale sonic storm designed to shake the ground beneath your feet and ignite the crowd into pure chaos. The Rock Feel the surge of adrenaline as hard-hitting rock bands take the stage with shredding guitar riffs, thunderous drums, and commanding vocals. They’ll set the tone with pure, unfiltered energy that lights the fire for the night ahead. The Bass When the guitars fade, the dubstep DJs step in to push the energy into overdrive. Expect filthy bass drops, spine-crushing wubs, and relentless beats that turn the floor into a war zone of sound and movement. The Collision What happens when these two worlds collide? WRATH. One night, one stage, two unstoppable forces. This isn’t about choosing between rock or bass it’s about experiencing both at maximum intensity, back-to-back, all night long.
Dean Johnson
With I Hope We Can Still Be Friends, his debut for Saddle Creek, Dean Johnson makes a pact with the listener: He will sing you his truth in the most heartfelt and charming way possible, if you promise to keep an open mind. The title partly stems from the playful way the Seattle-based singer, songwriter and guitarist communes with his audiences at concerts. “I hope you’re not afraid to talk to me after the show,” he’ll say, sweetly, before launching into “Death of the Party,” the album’s seventh song. Centered on the “energy vampire” archetype — the exasperating windbag we’ve all encountered at some point — its lyrics are at once intellectually biting and unmistakably hilarious. His tender voice rings out like the ghost of Roy Orbison or a misfit Everly brother. Johnson spent years tending bar at Al’s Tavern in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood. There, he encountered folks of all stripes; and regulars enthusiastically murmured about his budding musical greatness — There’s the best songwriter in town! Johnson was a kind of local lore, a long-held family secret, before the singer finally broke out in 2023 with his debut album, Nothing For Me Please, at age 50. I Hope We Can Still Be Friends is essentially an anthology that bridges Johnson’s earliest days as a songwriter with his present-day outlook and abilities. There are songs that have been in his setlists for years, and others that will be new to fans. Each of its 11 tracks contains jocular social commentary or lovingly rendered affairs of the heart. The album’s songs about love and relationships offer another way to interpret its title: as a parting thought to an ex. Like all of Johnson’s cable-knit writing, the title is a clever banner for the album’s dual nature, the thing that binds its tragedy and comedy masks. Johnson explains that he didn’t set out to make a concept album. It’s a coincidence that about half of the album’s songs are a bit sardonic, and the other half are more lighthearted. I Hope We Can Still Be Friends floats in a liminal plane between timely and timeless, its minimalist instrumentation elevating Johnson’s affecting voice to new heights. Recorded at Unknown Studio in Anacortes, Washington, the record was produced by Sera Cahoone — the Seattle-based singer-songwriter Johnson describes as a “soulmate sibling.” Overdubbing took place at Seattle’s Crackle & Pop! For the sessions, Johnson assembled a small band of friends including Abbey Blackwell (bass, backing vocals), multi-instrumentalist Sam Peterson and Cahoone (drums, backing vocals), who created a familial tone on the already intimate album. I Hope We Can Still Be Friends, with its sharp observations and stirring personal insights, holds space for both intense reflection and emotional release. You may laugh, or cry or both. In this sense, the album is powerful medicine — a way to both expose yourself to and inoculate yourself against the ugly, absurd, existential and heartbreaking. At its core rests a basic truth that is often difficult to remember or accept: Happiness wouldn’t exist without sadness as its counterpart. On his uncanny ability to so clearly see and then encapsulate humanity in all its messy glory, Johnson offers this core memory, drawn from his childhood on Camano Island in the Puget Sound. “I was raised on a bluff,” he says. “I’m not trying to make it sound dramatic, but I did have a sweeping view.”
