On the beat: be smart! and The Click to Play Capitol Punishment Reunion Show Saturday | Music
Four bands who played The Drumstick and The Brickyard in the 80s reunite on Saturday for the Capitol Punishment 2022 Reunion Show.
Named after the Capitol Punishment Fanzine, which from 1980 to 1984 chronicled Lincoln’s punk/new wave scene, released recorded compilations of local bands, booked shows at rental venues and hosted bands from around the world. Out of town, the reunion show will bring together Lawrence, Kansas’ Get Smart!, featuring Lincoln’s The Click and Baby Hotline, and Kearney’s Sacred Cows for an evening of music at Duffy’s Tavern.
Get Smart!, a three-piece alternative rock ‘n’ roll trio, earned a national reputation for intense gigging and released a few highly regarded albums that received airplay on college radio in the mid-’80s.
Baguette Favorites, Get Smart! reformed a few years ago, releasing “Oh Yeah No”, a collection of previously recorded songs, mixed by Steve Albini late last year and playing 40+1 anniversary shows in Lawrence and Chicago.
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One of Lincoln’s top bands of the time, The Click formed in 1980 from New Wave band The Specs, which included a young Matthew Sweet, and Omaha punk band The Rebates.
Led by glamorous and charismatic vocalist Sara Kovanda, who would paint her face half black and half white and cram into a glass-encased trash can, the foursome became Drumstick regulars early on and then weekend headliners. end and has opened for the likes of Romeo Void, The Professionals and L’embarrassment.
Baby Hot-Line, a hardcore skate punk band that mixed thrash with Ventures-style surf music, created an invigorating wall of noise from their unannounced 1983 debut at a KZUM all-ages event until until they split up a few years later.
Sacred Cows, a trio from Kearney, formed in 1982, toured, then broke up before having the chance to record more than the EP “Separatist” and the songs they did for the Capitol Punishment tapes.
Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show are $15. Advance tickets are available at Duffy’s Tavern.
Record Store Day Part 2 Saturday
Record Store Day will return for a second drop of 2022 on Saturday, largely because strong demand for vinyl has made all the titles that were slated for the spring drop impossible.
“That’s the main reason,” said Les Greer of Lefty’s Records. “There were more titles that couldn’t come in April. But this one doesn’t have as many titles.
Records likely to get people into stores on Saturday include Prince’s ‘The Gold Explosion’ on gold vinyl, live recordings from Pearl Jam and Peter Gabriel, the soundtrack to ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ – “there’s still a soundtrack that people went crazy for.”
Partly due to the reduced number of titles, local stores will not open at 7am, the usual start time of Record Store Day. Instead, Lincoln Vintage Vinyl will open at 9 a.m. and Lefty’s at noon standard hour.
The latter is not due to the small number of titles. Greer plans to go to the Captiol Punishment show – “and it wouldn’t work if I opened at 7 a.m., that’s for sure.”
Upcoming trade fairs in Bourbon
The Bourbon Theater has just announced two notable shows:
Steve Earle and the Dukes, who just played Westfair Amphitheater outside Council Bluffs, Iowa, as the opening act for Turnpike Troubadours, will be at the Bourbon on August 4. Earle, who hasn’t played at Lincoln since 2016, when he joined Emmylou Harris for a concert to benefit refugees. The country literary outlaw has a fine album, “Jerry Jeff,” a set of his version of songs by Jerry Jeff Walker, one of his mentors.
Dead Boys, the most punk of the original CBGB punk bands, is set to play the Bourbon on October 12. The Dead Boys, originally from Cleveland, were active from 1975 to 1980 and have banded together periodically since. Stiv Bators, the band’s ultra-destructive frontman, died in 1990. But the reunited Dead Boys, fronted by guitarist Cheetah Chrome and drummer Johnny Blitz, have been great every time I’ve seen them. This old punk is excited about this one.
Updated: Lincoln bands you should see live
death cow
Death Cow is a garage punk band inspired by ’90s alternative rock bands like Pixies and Nirvana; Connor Worden is the leader, Sam Crisler on drums, Mari Crisler on bass and Reed Tiwald on guitar.
Dead Cow Site
Red cities

Red Cities plays garage rock/psychedelic garage. Members are Byron Anway, guitar and vocals; Matt Bokovoy, guitar; Justin Cermak, bass guitar; and Josh Leeker, drums.
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Universe Contest

Universe Contest, which music critic L. Kent Wolgamott calls “the best band in town”, performs at one of its concerts. The band members are Joey Humpal, The Jordans, Sabertron, Timothy Perry Carr, Glenn Frey.
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Tucker’s August

Tucker’s August presents itself as a versatile rock band. The members are Geoff Camplin, Jon Camplin, Derek Bartee, Joshua Jordan, Josh Erwin and Jan Wade.
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stone belly

Stonebelly plays an original mix of rock, blues, reggae and psychedelia. Members are Mike Hollon, guitar, songwriting and vocals; and Kyle Carson, trumpet.
stone belly
AM/FM

AM/FM plays 80’s dance/rock/pop music in the Lincoln area. The group members are Steve Novak, lead vocals; John Lefler Jr., drums and vocals; Cole Moore, guitar and vocals; Todd Speidell, keyboards and guitar; and Jeff Chartier, bass guitar.
AM/FM Band Facebook Page
Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal

Soul/R&B/funk band members, in addition to Josh Hoyer (vocals and keyboards), are Benjamin Kushner (guitar), Mike Keeling (bass), Blake DeForest (trumpet), Harrison ElDorado (drums) and James Cuato (tenor saxophone).
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402

Lincoln and Omaha’s 402 plays cover music as well as original songs. Eddie Brown and Chris Saub are founding members.
The 402 Facebook page
Mezcal Brothers
Gerardo Meza and his band The Mezcal Brothers play rockabilly. The group was inducted into the Nebraska Music Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Malpractice

Lincoln’s band Malpractice plays covers: mostly rock and pop from the 70s, 80s, 90s and today. The band members are Phil Essay on vocals, Todd Sorensen on guitar, Jamie Cox on bass, Jeff Tomjack on drums and Rich Caruso on keyboards.
Malpractice Facebook Page
Dylan Bloom’s Band

The Dylan Bloom plays Midwestern country rock. Dylan Bloom is lead vocals and acoustic guitar; Josh Kidney is lead guitar; Wesley Wooten is at the keys; Mitchell Benson is on bass; and Bryan Keeling on drums.
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Out loud

Out Loud is a five-piece cover band playing music from the 60s to today, mostly rock & roll but also pop, country, funk and blues.
Victoria Ayotte Brown
ghost town radio

Ghost Town Radio is an alternative/rock band from Lincoln; Members include Bryan Lasley on guitar and vocals, Adam Hofferber on guitar, Bryan Daize on drums and vocals, and Julie Hill on bass.
Radio Ghost Town Facebook
acoustic rooster

Acoustic Rooster is not a cafe, an acoustic act to sip your latte. They are full of rock & roll and high energy. A few genres include country, blues, and even surf. Bill Lohrberg and Erich Strack form the two-piece band.
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VOTED

VOTA is a Christian rock band from Lincoln. Current members include Bryan Olesen and John Wooten. John is the older brother of Wesley Wooten, who is the keyboardist of the Dylan Bloom Band.
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Big Daddy Caleb and the Chargers

Big Daddy Caleb & The Chargers perform an electrifying mix of blues, soul and rock ‘n’ roll with house rock grooves and stunning vocals. Led by “Big Daddy” vocalist Caleb Whisenhunt, and backed by dynamic guitarists Matt Richardson and Thai Nguyen, with the strong and dynamic rhythm section of Jeremiah Weir on piano and organ, bassist Jake Wiese and drummer Joe Fox .
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The world without us

Drew Tuzson is the man behind The World Without Us, playing a style of metalcore with a touch of intimate moments. Tuzson recently teamed up with Chris Flores at Sonar House Studios to release a new album.
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Contact the editor at 402-473-7244 or kwolgamott@journalstar.com. On Twitter @KentWolgamott
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