Music of Nebraska

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The state of Nebraska has spawned few big-name musicians, but has its own musical heritage.

The earliest rock and roll band from Fremont, Nebraska was The Nomads, followed by The Sneakers, The Fugitives, The Invaders and The Brackmen. The long-running popular Haywood-Wakefield Band is maybe the region's most influential. Doug Campbell from Lincoln, Little Joe & the Ramrods, Don Sohl & the Roadrunners and Ron Thompson & the Broughams were also influential.

1 The Omaha Sound
2 Lincoln
3 Surf
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] The Omaha Sound

Bands on the Saddle Creek record label out of Omaha, Nebraska such as Bright Eyes, The Faint, and Cursive are known as the Omaha Sound. These bands are playing a significant role in the current national rock scene. The formation of the sound occurred in the mid 1990s with Commander Venus, Frontier Trust, Weak, and Matchbook Shannon, and clubs such as the Cog Factory, and Sokol Music Hall. Many people involved in these bands and venues are currently involved with Saddle Creek.

Other related aspects of the Omaha sound include various alterna bands. The (now dead) alterna scene has produced such popular artists as 311 and Grasshopper Takeover, and Omaha has been a temporary home base of Midwest bands such as Tilly and the Wall, Rilo Kiley , The Urge, Pomeroy, and Blue October. Tim McMahan's Lazy-i and SLAMOmaha.com are the main media outlets promoting Saddle Creek and other Omaha bands.

In Omaha, a mainstay of the music scene is Nils Erickson and Rainbow Recording Studio. The studio houses modern equipment and has recorded with artists with local connections such as 311, but what makes the studio famous is its collection of vintage equipment. On top of the studio, Nils heads local jam band Paddy O'Furniture. Other mainstays of the music scene in Omaha include folk artists such as Simon Joyner, Kyle Knapp, and his son, Saddle Creek artist Joe Knapp, Joe Watson, Mike Murphy, Kevin Quinn, and Kyle Harvey.

Omaha also has many heavier acts as well. in the mid to late 90's' the bands Secret Skin, Clever, and Twitch dominated the scene with their highly rhythmic and guitar driven sound. Since the turn of the millennium, it has been a strong spot for Metalcore bands. A good amount have gone on to be National acts, such as Analog, Paria, System Failure, and I Am Legend. It also draws many other heavy musical acts, strongly of the Screamo genre, including Eyes of Verotika, Caught in the Fall, Robots Don't Cry and Eyes Catch Fire. Other notable groups include Noah's Ark was a Spaceship, Back When, and Father.

[edit] Lincoln

Being a university town, Lincoln has had a thriving music scene since the 1950's, but starting in the late 70's, with the coming of the punk movement there has been and remains an explosion in rock bands on the Lincoln scene. In the late 80's and throughout the 90's, many notable bands like For Against, The Millions, Sideshow, and Mercy Rule came from Lincoln. Current notable artists The JV All*Stars, Ideal Cleaners, Straight Outta Junior High, Brimstone Howl, and Eagle*Seagull.

The brothers A.J. Mogis and Mike Mogis also own Presto! Recording Studios which is located in Lincoln.

[edit] Surf

One of Omaha's most famous exports is the influential surf band The Chevrons, who were voted Omaha's most popular band in 1966. Other 1960s bands include The Echos, 7 Legends, Velvet Haze, Little Denny Wonder, Freedom Road and The Beautiful People.