The Zooeys with LYXE and Verse and the Vices, 8 p.m. Friday, Duffy’s Tavern.
Lawrence, Kansas, trio LYXE will find itself between a pair of Lincoln’s best, Verse and the Vices and closer The Zooeys at Duffy’s on Saturday. LYXE began as a side project to singer/guitarist Ryan Wise’s main band, The Sluts, but has evolved into a sizeable draw with its highly danceable pop rock songs. Yung Bleu with Bron 2XX, Ruby Ray, ZayK, Yung Yash, Anthony Lucky, 8:30 p.
m. Friday, Bourbon Theatre. Rising rap star Yung Bleu will top Friday’s Bourbon Theatre bill bringing songs from his highly praised new album, “Jeremy.
” Named after his birth name Jeremy Biddle, the record is Yung Bleu’s most personal album yet, addressing the 2022 shooting he was involved in and his breakup with his ex-wife. Texas Hippie Coalition with Kurt Deimer, Samhain Saints, Gravestone, The Tale Untold, and Till Hell, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Bourbon Theatre. Red Dirt metalists Texas Hippie Coalition are back in Lincoln on Saturday. THC (get it?) is pushing its third album “Peacemaker,” the best-recorded example of its metal that mixes in some outlaw country and Southern rock.
The Sounds of Many, with Hold Your Breath and Smoke In The Sunlight, 10 p.m. Saturday, Duffy’s Tavern.
It’s rock ‘n’ roll time at Duffy’s on Saturday when Kansas City’s The Sounds of Many brings its high-energy, psychedelic garage rock to Lincoln’s longest-running rock venue. Beautiful Freaks with Size Queen and Dirty .