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Nightlife - Bars, Clubs, Lounges & Live Music

From hip lounges to rowdy sport bars and from a thriving indie music scene to arena filling music concerts, Omaha has vibrant nightlife that will seduce even the most staid homebodies out for a good time. Here’s a guide to Omaha’s best clubs, pubs, bars, lounges and live music venues.

Articles about Omaha Nightlife

DJ Brent Crampton of loom loom Weaves Omaha
Loom: a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics. Or loom: one of Omaha's most respected dance parties. With the recent White Party, and the upcoming loom Weaves the Joslyn Sculpture Garden, we talked with loom's DJ Brent...
The Old 97s at The Taste of Dallas MAHA Festival Bands Link Love
Announcing the winners to our final MAHA Contest (might be more than you think!) and share all the wonderful links they entered. It's your one stop to learn about the 2010 MAHA Festival bands!
Best College World Series Bars Best College World Series Bars
Whether you're visiting Omaha specifically for the College World Series or are a local looking for the best place to watch a game, this list of the Best College World Series Bars in Omaha should help you find the ideal place for drinks, fans, and...
Three of the five members of Omaha DJ crew 1/Fourth 1/Fourth: How Omaha's Sickest DJ Crew Adds Up
Now, I can’t tell you when, or even how exactly I got sucked into the 1/Fourth machine: all I know is that it happened, and it happened fast! Omaha's 1/Fourth is more than just music: they make happenings.
It's True at the Waiting Room Interview with It's True on the Eve of Their Record Release
We caught up with Omaha's It's True on the verge of their first full length CD release and sure to be popular show at The Waiting Room. Click through for an intimate look at the band tuning up and goofing off, with practice footage and a band...

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Ben Kweller playing at the 2010 MAHA Festival My Day at MAHA #2
A guest blog post from a ticket giveaway winner
I concert goer with a t-shirt reading, "I Could Be Illegal" Bright Eyes, Cursive Rock the Concert for Equality
A benefit concert for the fight against the Fremont law
Britt Daniel and Eric Harvey of Spoon at the 2010 MAHA Festival My Day at MAHA
A guest blog post from a ticket giveaway winner
Olivia and Casey pose in front of the debut cover Sights and Sounds from the Omaha Fashion Magazine Launch Party
The debut party at Nomad Lounge
The hostess of the Sailor Jerry event passing out drink tokens at the Slow Down Free Ink, Free Drinks, Sailor Jerry at Filmstreams
Free screening and an after-party at The Slowdown
Beer and Blog at the Brazen Head Pub Beer and Blog at the Brazen Head Pub
Bloggers helping bloggers over beers
College World Series 2010: Rosenblatt Says Goobye College World Series 2010: Rosenblatt Says Goobye
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium's Final Year
Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn The Hold Steady with the Whigs
Pictures and videos from the show, plus a review.
Taste of Omaha 2010 Taste of Omaha 2010
A Festival of Great Foods & Entertainment
Man wearing flag for World Cup Match at Jake's Cigars and Spirits USA vs. England World Cup Match at Jake's
A rowdy crowd of soccer fans came out to support the Yanks