Dec. 16 Rad Kadillac Holiday Event w/ Somasphere, Mitch Gettman Band and SFS Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., FREE, radkadillac.com ’Tis the season to be rocking and giving! Rad Kadillac Productions is feeling festive this holiday season and has decided to give the Omaha community the gift of music. This Thursday, at The […]

Dec. 16 Drink ’N Draw New BLK Gallery, 1213 Jones St. 8-10p.m., 19+, $5, thenewblk.com If you were expecting this event to be an opportunity to draw a penis on the face of your passed out friend, you’ve been mistaken. The New BLK Gallery presents the adult alternative, Drink ’N Draw, a dynamic and refreshing […]

Dec. 17 Southpaw Bluegrass Band 1020, 5013 Underwood Ave. 9 p.m., FREE, 991.1020 1020omaha.com Omaha’s Nebraska-grass ambassadors Southpaw Bluegrass Band (SpBB) will celebrate eight years of picking first-rate original bluegrass music Friday night. High Lonesome sounds will ring through the Dundee area as the band plays in honor of its eighth anniversary and guitarist/vocalist David […]

Dec. 18 Clever w/ Straight Outta Junior High & The Jes Winter Band Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., $10, onepercentproductions.com A late-’90s Omaha favorite, Clever rocked places like the Ranch Bowl where the band drew sweaty, moshing crowds full of adulating fans. But quicker than you can say “grasshopper takeover,” the group decided […]

Dec. 18 The Jazzwholes and Friends w/ DJ W.E.R.D. Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. 8 p.m., $8, theslowdown.com Break-up? What break-up? Forget about that. The Jazzwholes are back for another round of experimental jazz along with special guest DJ W.E.R.D. Although their official demise was back in 2008, the five-piece outfit has been reuniting more […]

Dec. 20 Night of Music w/ Claran Nagle and Tara Novak Bemis Center, 724 S. 12th St. 7 p.m., $7/$5 members 341.7130, bemiscenter.org Musical collaborations can spring from unexpected sources. Irish tenor Claran Nagle is rooted in the traditions of his native Old Sod. He trained at prestigious schools there, he performed with the National […]

Dec. 20 Hot From Far w/ Artillery Funk, Shoedog, Cymbal Rush and Standbye Sokol Underground, 2234 S. 13th St. 7 p.m., $7, myspace.com/hotfromfar Before you head home for the holidays and battle with your uncle over who gets the last fifth of eggnog, check out the 5th annual “A Very Hot From Far Christmas Show.” […]

Dec. 22 MAKE Issue 10 Release Party Jake’s Cigars and Spirits, 6206 Maple St. 7-9 p.m., reading at 7:45 p.m. $5 suggested donation, makemag.com Don’t worry, Omaha can take some credit for MAKE: A Chicago Literary Magazine , a nonprofit publication featuring fiction, nonfiction, poetry and art telling the story of our times. Five years […]

Dec. 22 Gunk’s Murray Christmas! w/ Kobrakyle and $pencelove Waiting Room, 6212 Maple St. 9 p.m., $5/FREE for 21+ before 10:30 p.m. waitingroomlounge.com I know you have been itching to dress up as your favorite Bill Murray character, so here’s your chance! Gunk, besides being that stuff under your fingernails, is also a frequent excuse […]

Dec. 22-23 Mannheim Steamroller Orpheum Theater, 409 S. 16th St. 7:30 p.m., $37-$77, 345.0606 ticketomaha.com Tickets have been on sale since Aug. 19, but at last word a few still remained for both performances. This is the real local act made good, Grammy winner Chip Davis’s Mannheim Steamroller. It was 26 years ago that Davis […]