Your guide to music and night life in the week ahead.

Friday, April 21

Beacon Lounge — Wet Your Whistle, 4:30 p.m.

Bob’s Tavern — Rope

Bricktop — Palindrome and Daniel Larusso

The Chatterbox — The Old Faith, The Spinz, 9 p.m., 18 and over

Christo’s Pub — Walter Blakeslee, 8-11 p.m.

Congress Restaurant & Lounge — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, sign-in, 6 p.m.

Cortland Bar and Grill — Dolen Brothers Band, 7:30-11 p.m.

Coyote Willys — Aces High

Crescent Moon — Jazz at The Moon, Dennis Taylor, guitar, 7-10 p.m.

Duffy’s Tavern — Scenefest IV: Tie These Hands, 9:15-9:45 p.m.; Prints of Apple Island, 10-10:30 p.m.; The Goddamn Rights, 10:45-11:15 p.m.; The Static Octopus, 11:30 p.m.-midnight; Straight Outta Junior High, 12:15-12:45 a.m.

Duggan’s Pub — The Wheezetones, 6:30-11 p.m.

Eagles Club No. 147 — Country Pride, 7 p.m.

Earl’s Tavern — Step 13, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.   

Edge64 — Sanctus Real, The Afters, Mainstay, 7 p.m.

Fat Nappy’s — 176 Keys, dueling pianos

Knickerbockers — Forever Tragic, Traceback, 6-9 p.m., all ages; Eyes Catch Fire, More Than Yesterday, Axium, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., 18 and over

Krem Le Bistro — Anne Melang-Thoven, jazz piano

Libations — FAC, 5 p.m.

Mary’s Place — Soul Dawg, dance show band, 8:30 p.m.

The Melting Spot — Electric Soul Method

Mo Java Cafe — Brian Gerkensmeyer, 8-10 p.m.

Pla Mor Ballroom — The Great Divide and SideStep, country, 8 p.m., all ages.

P.O. Pears — Groove Puppet 

Point After — Headspace, 9 p.m.-close

The Rail — Doug MacCraw, hypnotist, 8 p.m.

Scrumpy Jacks — live music with Janet

Starlite Ballroom — Polka Fest, 4-11:30 p.m.

Steamers Coffee House — Tom Roth, Wes Stebbins, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Sunrise Coffee Co. — Folkadelic Blues, 7-9 p.m.

Sun Valley Bar & Grill — Shakedown, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Sur Tango — tango lessons, 6 p.m.; retro music, ’80s and ’90s pop and rock, 9:30 p.m

Uncle Ron’s Wild West Saloon — Westwind

Zoo Bar — Killigans, CD release party

Saturday

Bob’s Tavern — Rope

Bricktop — Gabriel Starr

The Chatterbox — Semi-Fi, The Tammeny Hall Machine, Splatter, 6 p.m., all ages; Last Call Entertainment King Spin, DJ battle, 8 p.m., 18 and over

Cheerleaders Bar & Grill — Chronic Bliss, Flurry

Christo’s Pub — Blakeslee Bluegrass, 8-11 p.m.

Coyote Willys — Aces High

Crescent Moon —  Acoustic Series at The Moon, Micah Leamer, 8-10 p.m.

Duffy’s Tavern — Scenefest IV: Robot, Creep Closer! 9:15-9:45 p.m.; Producers of the Word, 10-10:30 p.m.; Electric Soul Method, 10:45-11:15 p.m.; Once a Pawn, 11:30-midnight; Sinikil, 12:15-12:45 a.m.

Duggan’s Pub — Cry For Help, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Fat Nappy’s — 176 Keys, dueling pianos

Keller’s II — live music with Wayne Wilson, 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Knickerbockers — Trial By Error, 6-9 p.m., all ages; Good with Guns, Fermata, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., 18 and over

Krem Le Bistro — John Carlini, jazz piano

Libations — reverse happy hour, 11 p.m.-1 a.m.

Luckie’s Lounge & Grill — Bandit, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

MacDonald’s F4 Pub — Stan and A.J.’s birthday party with Cross Country, 9 p.m.-close

Mary’s Place — Soul Dawg, dance show band, 8:30 p.m.

Playmakers Bar & Grill — Sheila Greenland

P.O. Pears — Don’t Tell Ashley

Point After — Headspace, 9 p.m.-close

The Rail — The Joker Show Band

Randy’s Grill & Chill — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, 1 p.m.

Road House Bar & Grill — The Victims

Scrumpy Jacks — live music with Janet

Starlite Ballroom — Polka Festival, 11 a.m.-11 p.m.

Sun Valley Bar & Grill — Shakedown, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Sun Valley Lanes — Xtreme Saturday Spectacular, top 40 music and unlimited Xtreme glow bowling, 8 p.m.-close

Sur Tango — Latin house, salsa, merengue, cumbia, reggaeton, 9:30 p.m.

Uncle Ron’s Wild West Saloon — Westwind

Zoo Bar — The Tablerockers, blues

Sunday

Brewsky’s North — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, 7, 10 p.m.

Bricktop — ’80s night with Reynolds

The Chatterbox — Kevin Thomas and The Set Wipers, The Gov’t, Dean the Bible, 9 p.m., 18 and over

Cheerleaders Bar & Grill — Lincoln Poker, 4, 7 p.m.

Christo’s Pub — Ripple Effect, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Edge64 — Sunday Night Praise!, Kingdom Come

Kelli’s Pub — open mike night, 8 p.m.-midnight

Luckie’s Lounge & Grill — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, 6 p.m.

MacDonald’s F4 Pub — John Dolen Trio, 7-10:30 p.m.

The Oven — Dennis Taylor, guitar, and Dave Novak, percussion

Pla Mor Ballroom — Sandy Creek and Hannah McNeil, country, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.; dance lessons, 7:30 p.m.

Playmakers Bar & Grill — open mike hosted by Kris Lager Band

The Rail — 10 point pitch, 1 p.m., smoking allowed

Randy’s Grill & Chill — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, 4, 9 p.m.

Road House Bar & Grill — Knuckle Deep, 7-10 p.m.

Starlite Ballroom — polka fest, 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

Sun Valley Bar & Grill — hip-hop, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Sun Valley Lanes — Boogie Bowl, top 40 music and unlimited Xtreme glow bowling, 9:30-11:30 p.m.

Monday

Beacon Lounge — free pool, 8 p.m.-close

Brewsky’s East — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, 7, 10 p.m.

The Chatterbox — open stage sign-up, 8 p.m.; open stage with The Funk Nasties, 9:30 p.m., 18 and over

Cheerleaders Bar & Grill — Lincoln Poker, 6, 9 p.m.

Congress Restaurant & Lounge — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, sign-in, 6:30 p.m.

Duffy’s Tavern — comedy workshop, 10:30 p.m.

Earl’s Tavern — free pool, 6 a.m.-close

The Rail — bar poker, 6, 9 p.m.; smoking allowed

Randy’s Grill & Chill — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, 7, 10 p.m.

Risky’s Sports Bar & Grill — no limit Texas Hold ‘Em Poker, 7, 10 p.m.

Southeast Bingo — 7 p.m., 18 and over

Tuesday

Bob’s Tavern — open stage

Brewsky’s South — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, 7, 10 p.m.

The Chatterbox — The Terminal, Dark Skies, 6 p.m., all ages

Congress Restaurant & Lounge — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, sign-in, 6:30 p.m.

Knickerbockers — Spanish for 100, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., 18 and over

Libations — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, 6:30 p.m.

Playmakers Bar & Grill — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, 7, 8 p.m.

Point After — free pool, darts and foosball

Randy’s Grill & Chill — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, 7, 10 p.m.

Wednesday

Brewsky’s Haymarket — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, 7, 10 p.m.

Bricktop — Spiritual Music for the People with DJ Dr. Zhivago, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

The Chatterbox — Morrelo, Trippen Default, 6 p.m.

Cheerleaders Bar & Grill — Margaritaville Casino Beach Party with Melissa, 7-10 p.m.

Crescent Moon — New Moon Songwriter night, Joel Arant, 7-8 p.m., followed by open mike

Duffy’s Tavern — Edi Okri, Afrocentrix, 10 p.m.

Duggan’s Pub — World’s Best acoustic open stage, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Eagles Club No. 147 — open stage jam session, 7 p.m.

JR’s Down Under — open stage jam

Knickerbockers — Death Ray Davies, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., 18 and over

Legends Bar & Grill — bike night, 6 p.m.

Meadowlark Coffee — acoustic open mike with Spencer Sandusky, 8 p.m.; signup, 7:30 p.m.

The Melting Spot — dart night

Opulence Ultra Club — techno/’80s night

Pastime Pub — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, 7, 10 p.m.

Pla Mor Ballroom — Ron Nadherny, big band music, ballroom dancing, 7:30-10:30 p.m. 

Randy’s Grill & Chill — Hollywood Ticket Season 3 Talent Contest, 8 p.m., 18 and over

Sun Valley Lanes — Boogie Bowl, top 40 music and unlimited Xtreme glow bowling, 9:30-11:30 p.m.

Sur Tango — belly dance lessons, 7 p.m.; Coyote Ugly Night, with DJ XL and DJ D-Luv, The Bacardi Girls, 9:30 p.m.

Zoo Bar — EC Scott, blues, 6-9 p.m.

Thursday

Bodega’s Alley —– Dave Merkel

Bob’s Tavern — open stage with Pinkie

Bricktop — open tables, 9-11 p.m.; Dr. Zhivago, 11 p.m.-1 a.m.

The Chatterbox — open turntables, 8 p.m.; Revival 10 p.m.

Congress Restaurant and Lounge — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, 6:30 p.m. sign in

Coyote Willys — Full Choke

Crescent Moon — New Moon Songwriters Night, 7 p.m.; open mike, 8 p.m.

DelRay Ballroom — big band dance night, Southeast High School jazz bands, 7-9 p.m.

Duffy’s Tavern — “New York Doll,” screening, 7:30 p.m., 21 and over

Duggan’s Pub — World’s Best acoustic open stage, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Earl’s Tavern — Texas Hold ’Em  Poker, 6:30, 9:30 p.m.

Fat Nappy’s — Hollywood Ticket Season 3 Talent Contest, 8 p.m., 18 and over

Knickerbockers — Ideal Cleaners, The Pomonas, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., 18 and over

Krem Le Bistro — University of Nebraska-Lincoln Cabaret

Libations — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, 6:30 p.m.

Meadowlark Coffee — M. Vincent Miller, piano jazz, 7 p.m.

The Melting Spot — Canyon Run

Opulence Ultra Club — college appreciation night

The Oven — Dennis Taylor, guitar, 6-9 p.m.

Panic Bar — “Express Yourself” night, open stage, 8 p.m.

Playmakers Bar & Grill — ladies night

P.O. Pears — Thursday Night Jazz series,

Southeast Bingo — 7 p.m., 18 and over

Sur Tango — salsa night, traditional Latin music with DJ I.T; lessons, 8:30 p.m.

Uncle Ron’s Wild West Saloon — Blackwater

Yankee Hill Country Club — The Rumbles, 8 p.m.-midnight

Zoo Bar — Cornerstone Dub

Next Friday, April 28

Beacon Lounge — Wet Your Whistle, 4:30 p.m.

Bob’s Tavern — The Victims

Bricktop — Garrick Michael and Chief

The Chatterbox — Nashville Songwriters Association International, 6 p.m., all ages; The Papers, Reverso Benigni, Sad Old Lady, 9 p.m., 18 and over

Christo’s Pub — Handkrank, 8-11 p.m.

Congress Restaurant & Lounge — Texas Hold ’Em Poker, sign-in, 6 p.m.

Cortland Bar and Grill — Dolen Brothers Band, 7:30-11 p.m.

Coyote Willys — Full Choke

Crescent Moon — Jazz at The Moon,  7-10 p.m.

Duggan’s Pub — The Darlings, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Eagles Club No. 147 — Country Outlaws, 7 p.m. 

Earl’s Tavern — Blues Party, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.   

Edge64 — Wendy O’Connor, 7-9 p.m.

Fat Nappy’s — Shaking Tree

JR’s Down Under — Zero Tolerance, 9 p.m.

Knickerbockers — Straight Outta Junior High, The Hooligans, 6-9 p.m., all ages; Megellan, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m., 18 and over

Krem Le Bistro — Anne Melang-Thoven, jazz piano

Libations — FAC, 5 p.m.

Mary’s Place — DFunk, dance show band, 8:30 p.m.

The Melting Spot — Stefan Gaspar and The Jazz Factory, 8-11 p.m.

Mo Java Cafe — Steve Hanson and The Bluegrass Campers, 8-10 p.m.

Our Place — Step 13, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Playmakers Bar & Grill — Kris Lager Band, CD release party

P.O. Pears — ’80s night with DJ Romeo 

Road House Bar & Grill — Buffalo Alice

Scrumpy Jacks — live music with Janet

Steamers Coffee House — Joel Knight, blues, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Sun Valley Bar & Grill — Shakedown, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Sur Tango — tango lessons, 6 p.m.; retro music, ’80s and ’90s pop and rock, 9:30 p.m

Uncle Ron’s Wild West Saloon — Blackwater

Zoo Bar — Bel-Airs, blues, soul

Karaoke

Beacon Lounge — daily except Sunday, 8 p.m.-close

Big Red Keno — The Karaoke Guy, Wednesday, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Bodega’s Alley — Karaoke with JWess Entertainment, Thursday

Branched Oak Inn — Doug’s Karaoke, tonight, Saturday, next Friday, 9 p.m.-close

Buster’s BBQ/Ramo’s Pizza — On the Road Again Karaoke with Myk P,  Tuesday

Buffalo Wild Wings Downtown — The Karaoke Kraze, Thursday, 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

The Cellar — The Crowd Goes Wild, Saturday, Thursday, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Cheerleaders Bar & Grill — You are the Show with Dallas, Thursday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Critters — On the Road Again Karaoke with Willie & Co. and Deni,  Tuesday

Davey Tavern — Karaoke Konnection, tonight, next Friday

Duffy’s Tavern — karaoke with Shithook, Thursday, 10:30 p.m.

Earl’s Tavern — Saturday, Wednesday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

El Matador Lounge — The Karaoke Kraze, today, Tuesday, next Friday, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Fat Nappy’s — Thursday

First Avenue Bar & Grill — karaoke with Donovan, Wednesday-Saturday, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Grandmother’s — You Are the Show karaoke with Dallas, Saturday, 9:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

JR’s Down Under — karaoke with Todd, Sunday, Thursday

The Keg — karaoke with Ron from All Event, Sunday, 7-11 p.m.

Keller’s II — tonight, next Friday, 9 p.m-12:30 a.m.

Kelli’s Pub — Saturday, Wednesday, 8:30 p.m.

Lancaster’s — Karaoke Kraze, Sunday, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Legends Bar & Grill — Karaoke Konnection, tonight, next Friday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Library Lounge — tonight, Saturday, Thursday, next Friday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Luckie’s Lounge & Grill — The Crowd Goes Wild, tonight, next Friday, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Madsen’s Bowling & Billiards — UR the Star Karaoke, Sunday, 8:30 p.m.- close

Mary’s Place — Karaoke with Dive Bombers Club, Thursday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Merle’s Food and Drink — The Karaoke Guy, Thursday, 8 p.m.-midnight; smoking allowed

Mickey’s Irish Pub & Grill — tonight, Saturday, Tuesday, next Friday, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Neighbors Lounge — tonight, Wednesday, Saturday, next Friday, 9 p.m.-close

The Outpost Tavern — UR the Star karaoke, Saturday

Overland Station — tonight, next Friday, 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Panic Bar — tonight, next Friday, 9 p.m.

Playmakers Bar & Grill — You Are The Show with Dallas, tonight, Wednesday, next Friday, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Randy’s Grill & Chill — Karaoke with Randy and Team Cal Entertainment, tonight, Saturday, Thursday, next Friday, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Red Fox Steakhouse & Lounge — Karaoke with Don and Johnnie, Saturday, Wednesday, 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

Road House Bar & Grill — Karaoke with Shorty, Tuesday, Wednesday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Sandy’s — The Karaoke Kraze, Wednesday, 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Scrumpy Jacks — karaoke with UR the Star, Wednesday, 9:30 p.m.-close

Slapshotz Bar & Grill — Sessions Karaoke with Todd Hess, Saturday, Tuesday, 8:30 p.m-12:30 a.m.

Sprague Bar & Grill — Cool J, DJ and karaoke, tonight, next Friday, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Suite 10 — tonight, next Friday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Sun Valley Bar & Grill — Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Tack Room — Best Time Ever Karaoke with Shorty, tonight, Thursday, next Friday, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Sunday, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.; Best Time Ever Karaoke with Al, Saturday, 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m.

Tam O’Shanter Lounge & Steakhouse — On the Road Again Karaoke with Willie & Co. and Deni, Thursday

The Top Hat Bar & Grill — On the Road Again Karaoke with Willie & Co., Wednesday

Uncle Ron’s Wild West Saloon — Karaoke Konnection, Wednesday

W.C.’s South — The Karaoke Kraze, Saturday, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Zen’s Lounge — Karaoke Kraze, Tuesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

WHERE IT’S AT

Addresses for bars

with entertainment this week

Beacon Lounge, 311 S. 11th St.

Big Red Keno, 955 W. O St.

Bob’s Tavern, 6212 Havelock Ave.

Bodega’s Alley, 1031 M St.

Branched Oak Inn, Malcolm

Brewsky’s East, 70th and Van Dorn streets

Brewsky’s Haymarket, 201 N. Eighth St.

Brewsky’s North, 27th Street and Cornhusker Highway

Brewsky’s South, 1602 South St.

Bricktop, 1427 O St.

Buster’s BBQ/Ramo’s Pizza, 2435 S. 48th St.

Buffalo Wild Wings Downtown, 1328 P St.

The Cellar, 6913 O St.

The Chatterbox, 815 O St.

Cheerleaders Bar & Grill, 5560 S. 48th St.

Christo’s Pub, 1200 O St.

Congress Restaurant & Lounge, 2001 W. O St.

Cortland Bar and Grill, Cortland

Coyote Willys, 2137 Cornhusker Highway

Crescent Moon, 816 P St.

Critters, 1101 Arapahoe St., Suite 103

Davey Tavern, Davey

DelRay Ballroom, 817 R St.

Duffy’s Tavern, 1412 O St.

Duggan’s Pub, 440 S. 11th St.

Eagles Club No. 147, 500 W. Industrial Lake Drive

Earl’s Tavern, 5555 Superior St.

Edge 64, 6400 Cornhusker Highway

El Matador Lounge, 1620 Cornhusker Highway

Fat Nappy’s, 5100 N. 48th St.

First Avenue Bar & Grill, 2310 N. First St.

Grandmother’s, 70th and A streets

JR’s Down Under, 3233½ S. 13th St.

The Keg, 104 N. 20th St.

Keller’s II, Pleasant Dale

Kelli’s Pub, 1318 N. 66th St.

Knickerbockers, 901 O St.

Krem Le Bistro, The Creamery Building, 701 P St., second floor

Lancaster’s — 40th Street and Old Cheney Road (Old Cheney Plaza)

Legends Bar & Grill, 84th and Holdrege streets

Libations, 317 S. 11th St.

Library Lounge, 70th and A streets, Clocktower Shopping Plaza

Luckie’s Lounge & Grill, 1101 W. Bond St., Ramada Inn, airport exit

MacDonald’s F4 Pub, Hallam

Madsen’s Bowling & Billiards, 4700 Dudley St.

Mary’s Place, 1920 W. O St.

Meadowlark Coffee, 1624 South St.

The Melting Spot, 227 N. Ninth St.

Merle’s Food and Drink, 8250 W. O St., Emerald

Mickey’s Irish Pub & Grill, 1550 S. Coddington Ave.

Mo Java Cafe, 2649 N. 48th St.

Neighbors Lounge, 7010 O St.

Opulence Ultra Club, 1033 O St., lower level Gold’s Building

Our Place, Ashland

The Outpost Tavern, 2834 Folsom St.

The Oven, 201 N. Eighth St.

Overland Station, 2805 N. W. 48th St.

Panic Bar, 200 S. 18th St.

Pastime Pub, 5601 N. W. First

Pla Mor Ballroom, 6600 W. O St.

Playmakers Bar & Grill, 640 W. Prospector Road

P.O. Pears, 322 S. Ninth St.

Point After, 1011 W. Dawes Ave.

The Rail, 212 Court St., Beatrice

Randy’s Grill & Chill, 4947 Holdrege St.

Red Fox Steakhouse & Lounge, 1339 W. O St.

Risky’s Sports Bar & Grill, 4680 Leighton Ave.

Road House Bar & Grill, 1501 Center Park Road

Sandy’s, 1401 O St.

Scrumpy Jacks, 5520 S. 56th St., Edgewood Shopping Plaza

Slapshotz Bar & Grill, 1245 Libra Drive, Suite 110.

Southeast Bingo, 2602 Park Blvd.

Sprague Bar & Grill, Sprague

Starlite Ballroom, Wahoo

Steamers Coffee House, 6220 Havelock Ave. (upstairs)

Suite 10, Crete

Sunrise Coffee Co., Piedmont Shops, Cotner and A streets

Sun Valley Bar & Grill, 300 W. P St.

Sun Valley Lanes, 321 Victory Lane

Sur Tango, 1228 P St.

Tack Room, 1445 Cornhusker Highway

Tam O’Shanter Lounge & Steakhouse, 105 S. 25th St.

The Top Hat Bar & Grill, 736 W. Cornhusker Highway

Uncle Ron’s Wild West Saloon, 340 W. Cornhusker Highway

W.C.’s South, 2901 Nebraska 2

Yankee Hill Country Club, 7600 San Mateo Lane

Zen’s Lounge, 122 N. 11th St.

Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St.

For inclusion in this column, please send the name and address of the establishment, the name and type of entertainment, and the date and time of appearance to Goin’ Out, P.O. Box 81609, Lincoln, NE 68501; fax to (402) 473-7291; or e-mail to features@journalstar.com. Deadline is noon Monday before the date of publication.