Music of Nebraska

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Template:USstatesmusic 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 Surf
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

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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 pop-punk bands which often are influenced by Saddle Creek artists. The pop punk 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, 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 and JRZ System, 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, Michael Murphy (musician), Kevin Quinn, and Kyle Harvey.