Bonehead Booking

03/09/2024

Ride a new wave of dream-pop into Duffy’s on October 9! 🌊

Richmond band Drook is an ever-evolving project, and stating they’re on the up and up would be a total understatement. Just this year they’ve toured with MSPAINT and the legends in Turnover. So the hype is real ⚡️

With elements of punk, electronica, rock and entrancing breakbeats, Drook’s fresh take on dream-pop is one that you might want to get familiar with. They’ve got two singles out this year hinting at a new album on the way this fall – come see them before the world catches on 👊

Local support from Goosehens, Sister Fortune and DJ Beetlebitch!

October 9
Duffy’s Tavern
8 p.m. doors, 9 p.m. show
$7 ADV | $10 DOS
All ages

30/07/2024

Sick support announcement! 🌟

Winona Forever and Israel’s Arcade will be joining California indie-punks Mexican Slum Rats on 9/17 at Duffy’s!

Vancouver’s best indie rockers, Winona Forever, have been on a string of tours supporting artists like Ginger Root, as well as appearing at festivals like SXSW and Treefort Music Fest. Aside from crushing tours, the band released their groovy new singles, “Floodlights” and “Fashionably Late,” in June.

Plus! Coachella Valley natives Israel’s Arcade have grown from playing backyard shows to performing across the West Coast, playing SoCal venues like The El Rey Theatre and Santa Ana’s The Observatory.

These three bands will bring their West Coast rock and Canadian charm to Duffy’s on September 17 for an all-ages show! OH! And our best friends Ivory Daze are joining them! Be there!

Tickets available at duffyslincoln.com.

September 17
Duffy’s Tavern
7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show
$15
All ages

04/06/2024

Soooo stoked for tonight’s show with and !!! Indie and pop music for dancers and lovers. We can’t wait to see you 🫶🏼

Show starts at 9!
Duffy’s Tavern
$10 at the door | $13 for minors
18+

31/05/2024

TWO DAYS until .possession delivers eternal doom to Duffy's Tavern 😈

We can’t wait for this one. Spirit Possession are one of the most vile bands on the road right now. To make a local comparison, they’re kind of like if BIB played old-school black metal.

AND we’ve got local support from Prolapse and Face.

A true Headbanger’s Ball 🔮

June 2
Duffy’s Tavern
8 p.m. doors, 9 p.m. show
$12 ADV | $15 DOS | 🎟 available via event page in comments
18+

07/05/2024

Have you ever seen 12 Rods in one room? This Saturday at is your chance to see the reunited indie/shoegaze legends from Minneapolis.

They’re also playing with LA dream pop band Launder. If you dig stuff like Day Wave or mid-2010s Turnover, Launder will be right up your alley.

Plus Omaha post-hardcore heavy fellas Cupholder.

DON’T LET THEM DOWN

May 11
Duffy’s Tavern
7 p.m. doors, 8 p.m. show
$10 ADV | $12 at the door
18+ (disregard what the poster says)
Tickets available at link in bio

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01/04/2024

Did you catch last time she played Duffy’s? If you did, then you know it was absolutely insane.

She finally returns to Lincoln on April 13 with a stacked bill, with Jeff In Leather, Ex Lover and Portland’s Dancing Plague. For real, do not miss it. We can’t wait.

April 13
Duffy’s Tavern
8:30 p.m. doors | 9:30 p.m. show
$10 | 21+
Tickets available in bio

22/11/2023

One week from today ^^^

The return of Philadelphia’s Mechanical Canine *bark bark, gotta blast* 🐶🦾

Mechanical Canine are on a continuos timeline of emo-punk evolution, and their music becomes more sincere, infectious and fun with each release. Last year’s “Walls Covered In Mildew” LP was their sharpest work to date, and it’s led to a lot of big new things for the band.

Happy to have them coming to town on 11/29 with new Lincoln punk band The Darthons and Omaha sweethearts Uh Oh. Love and thanks to our friends at The Swamp for hosting.

Also, Mechanical Canine features a long lost Lincolnite on the bass guitar. If you know him, you love him and you should come say hi to him

November 29
The Swamp
1717 O Street
8 p.m. show
$7 or PWYC
All Ages

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08/11/2023

Hi there, long time no show.

Here’s our next one: Vanity Plate from North Dakota with Otos, No Sé and JDreams the Alien next Wednesday at Duffy’s.

Vanity Plate just dropped a new EP called “Year of the Shark,”full of power pop bangers and harmonized guitar heroism. RIYL: No Doubt, Veruca Salt, Charly Bliss.

The Minot, ND natives are no strangers to Lincoln, and their stop at Duffy’s is with three locals who can emote with the best of ‘em (cause let’s be honest, who isn’t feeling it a little bit this time of year?)

The stakes are low, why not come see the show?

November 15
Duffy’s Tavern
8 p.m. doors | 8:30 p.m. show
$6 l $8 for minors
18+

17/10/2023

Big stretch of shows coming up, and it starts TOMORROW 😛Swipe for posters.

>> First up is .hq playing on Wednesday with Western Haikus, Ghostlike and Face. No BS stacked rock ‘n’ gaze bill

>> On Sunday, we’ve got Florida emo project (on tour with Just Friends) coming to with Hold Your Breath and Blind Searcher. Tickets available in bio

>> On 10/25, Detroit rapper brings that silky flow to Duffy’s with OhDaFro, Static Soul and MAGGIE

>> And last but definitely not least, Chicago post-punk kings .chi play El Proyecto on 10/27 for a Halloweekend rager with Valley Street, Dirts and Cat P**s. Tickets in bio

4 shows in 10 days, and they run the gamut. You 🫵 know where to be

07/09/2023

HEY — Do you like getting free things in addition to stuff you were already going to buy?

Ight, then here's the deal. Starting today, you can purchase a ticket to the Sweet Pill / Better Friend / Mad Dog / Social Cinema show at Duffy's, and in doing so, you might be blessed with a big ol' merch package from all four bands 😛

Don't delay. Buy a ticket between NOW and MONDAY and be entered for your chance to win 🫵

26/08/2023

Happy Saturday, here’s a house show to add to the calendar. Sept. 20 at The Void featuring Broken Record from Denver and the debuts of two Lincoln bands 💪

Broken Record just dropped their second LP, and it ain’t no sophomore slump. Very influenced by 2000s emo, grunge, and pretty much any alt-rock subgenre post 1990. For fans of Title Fight, Tigers Jaw and big loud choruses.

Plus, we’ve got and Letters From Friends, led by members of This Machine Kills Vibes and Motel Citizens, respectively 😯

Come spend a Wednesday with friends in a basement :-)

September 20
The Void (DM for address)
Doors at 7, show at 8
$7 or PWYC
All ages

10/08/2023

Here’s what’s coming up! And keep your eyes peeled for more show announcements 😳

Next one is , and at Duffy’s on August 22. See you there!

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20/07/2023

Heads up emo rockers >>> Kerosene Heights from Asheville, North Carolina is playing Duffy’s Tavern on 8/22. The band just dropped their new LP “Southeast of Somewhere,” full of that sweet Telecaster crunch and poppy hooks.

The Credentials and Big World will tear it up with them. Don’t miss out 😼

Duffy’s Tavern
August 22
8:30 p.m.
$6 | $8 for minors
18+

18/07/2023

Next Wednesday — stops in Lincoln. Dark, artsy post-punk from New Mexico. If you dig BC,NR or Slint, this will be your thing. Check out the two tracks they’ve put out so far — they’re really goddamn good.

We’re also happy to have Lincoln metal makers The Jiblets and MindRott on the bill.

Come enjoy music with us?

Rancho Rodeo
DM for Address
7:30 p.m.
All ages
$5 (additional donations to touring band appreciated)

23/06/2023

Join us…the legendary Crywank is coming to town on July 1. No, for real, this is actually happening. With Oregon folk band Foot Ox.

This could easily sell out, so act fast. Ticket link in bio.

Thanks to ._.darkroom_ for working on this one with us.

Local support from Friendship Gulag and Happy John.

The Darkroom
1717 O Street
Doors at 7, show at 8
All ages
$15

07/06/2023

🖐️ Minneapolis band Kiss The Tiger is coming back on July 6.

If you like romanticizing rock from the good ol’ days, KTT might be your thing. They take an old-school approach to putting on a show, heavy on theatrics and intensity. Come to think of it…it’s kind of the perfect vibe to keep your Fourth of July weekend rolling.

Tell your parents

Also on the bill are Ione and Domestica. Tickets on sale now (in the linktree)

July 6
Duffy’s Tavern
8 p.m. doors, 8:30 p.m. show
$8 | $13 for minors
18+

02/05/2023

YO what’s up, THE CAVVES are coming back to Lincoln on May 19. The Wichita surf-rock overlords have a new album on the way, and it happens to come out the same day as this show. Let’s make it a good one.

Also on the bill are Captain Howdy and Valley Street. It’s going to f-***-k.

The Darkroom, 1717 O Street
May 19
8 p.m.
$5
All Ages

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P.S. listen to The Cavves’ new song “Guest Bedroom.”

27/04/2023

HEADS UP — this one’s gonna get weird!!!

On May 10, we’re bringing in NYC's Macula Dog, perhaps the strangest experimental pop duo you'll ever hear. Seriously, check out their song "Neosporin." It's like two aliens trying to translate their martian language into English.

We’ll also have Chicago's Ganser coming through. They're a post-punk band that sounds kind of like if Kim Gordon fronted an apocalyptic dance-punk band. They’ll be kicking off their west coast tour here.

On the local side, Levi Klein and Net Avenue will be teaming up for a hyperpop/hip-hop fusion set. PLUS we're bringing in the Omaha avant-garde jazz duo Smith & Jessen.

This is going to be wild!!!!! Don't miss it.

Duffy's Tavern
May 10
9 p.m. show
$6 | $8 for minors
18+

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21/04/2023

ANOTHER ONE 🤤

On May 3, we’ve got Pittsburgh’s coming through town to play at . They just released their first LP since 2017, and it’s a ravenous set of destructive screamo songs. We expect their live set will be about the same.

They’ll be joined by LNK sad fellas and noise/sludge newbies . Come get psychologically destroyed on a Wednesday!

The Void
May 3
All ages
$5 or pay what you can
Keep it lit, don’t do dumb s**t

19/04/2023

🫵COMING SOON: .pit and on May 11 at El Proyecto.

Hope you folks are into folk-punk…maybe with a little backwoods twist? Apes and Pigeon Pit make music about life and living and being pi**ed off and being sad. What more could you want?

They’ll have local support from , and

May 11
El Proyecto
2222 Y Street
All Ages
$10 at the door, presale available at link in bio

21/03/2023

😵‍💫IN CASE YOU FORGOT😵‍💫

Two big house shows this week. Peep the posters below and DM for addresses. It’ll be like Lollapalooza but better and in basements!

WEDNESDAY - Tongues of Fire (NC), Dirts, Captain Howdy and Trees with Eyes @ Rancho Rodeo. 7 p.m.

THURSDAY - Autumnal (CO), Saving Fiona and Swaul Pope @ The Void. 7:33 p.m.

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09/12/2022

🚨🚨SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT🚨🚨
A who’s who of Nebraska gutbusters. Social Cinema, Cat P**s, The Dirts and Big World on Feb. 11 at El Proyecto in Lincoln.

Pencil it into your calendar. MANIFEST IT.

14/10/2022

Been a minute, gang. Back in the saddle on Friday, October 28 with some of Wichita’s finest and Lincoln’s scuzziest. New venue, all ages, $7. Costumes encouraged.

05/05/2022

TONIGHT!!! Our May flowers have sprouted, and Bad Bad Hats and The Ophelias will be in full bloom at !!!

Music starts promptly at 7:30 with , and will follow.

Join us!!!!! If you can have fun here, why go anywhere else???

Proof of vaccination/negative PCR test within last 72 hours required. Masks encouraged.

Doors: 6:30 | Music: 7:30
$10
All Ages
The Bay

27/04/2022

NEXT THURSDAY AT THE BAY IN LINCOLN. Spring has arrived, and its joyous energy will take auditory/human form when indie rock bands Bad Bad Hats (Minneapolis) and The Ophelias (Cincinnati) come to town.

Bad Self Portraits and Social Cinema provide local support.
$10 Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/3OHNCSJ. Event page in comments.

**MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF VAX OR NEGATIVE COVID TEST WITHIN 72 HOURS TO ATTEND**

Find tickets for Bad Bad Hats showing at the The Bay - Lincoln, US Thursday May 5, 6:30PM Tickets starting at $10.00