Katy Guillen & The Drive is founded on the energetic creative spark and longtime chemistry between Katy Guillen and Stephanie Williams. With Guillen on guitar and vocals and Williams on drums, the two sculpt a sound that recalls a blend of artists like Led Zeppelin, Patty Griffin, and Heartless Bastards.

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We're happy to welcome back award-winning Blues vocalist and guitarist, Hector Anchondo for an early Saturday show at The Zoo. $12 

2018 Omaha Entertainment Awards Cover Band of the Year, “Sailing In Soup" features Gunnar Guenette, Elwin " Elmo" Moseman and Craig Balderston. The connection between these players is magic and the song list is as vast as their years of engaging audiences. Along with their originals, covers range from Ben Harper to Delbert McClinton, John Hiatt to Buddy Guy. This Trio delivers a global tour of soul enriched musical styles all delivered by some of the finest players in the Midwest.

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Big Daddy Caleb & The Chargers perform an electrifying mix of Blues, Soul, & Rock n Roll with house rockin grooves and blow-the-doors-off vocals!

Led by vocalist “Big Daddy” Caleb Whisenhunt, and backed by dynamic guitarists Matt "Guitar" Richardson and Thai Nguyen, with the solid, hard driving rhythm section of Jeremiah Weir on piano and organ, bassist Jake Wiese and drummer Joe Fox, Big Daddy Caleb & The Chargers are sure to keep you on your feet, and on the dance floor! $10 cover charge

Mike Zito is the insatiable creative fire at the heart of modern Blues. A scorching guitarist, impassioned singer and clever songwriter, Zito is also a committed artist. His art is Rocking, it’s energetic and brings lots of joy and fun. -BluesBlast Magazine


Tickets are available to purchase in-person at The Zoo Bar or online at ticketweb.com.
Tickets purchased before the day of show are $16. Entry without an advance ticket will be $20 at the door day of show.

About Mike Semrad

“Never give up on your creative ideas. Someday they may find the right place in time to work.”, says Mike Semrad. This is a fitting quote from Semrad, as he bleeds creative energy and has been at it for nearly 35 years. Starting at the age of 4yrs old in Norfolk, Nebraska, he now releases records, runs a record label called Sower Records, makes films and videos, and writes…both music and literature. Being a musician and artist, now living in Nebraska, he also owns a creative marketing company called Red Rebel Media.  For him, Nebraska, has been a fertile ground for growth and creativity. The strong sense of community that exists in Lincoln and surrounding towns has been the driving force to create.

In 2014, Semrad started a record label called Sower Records, in which they just released their 19th offering. The stable of musicians, along with other local artists, and area advocacy groups, including Bold Nebraska and Nebraskan native tribes, recently organized a concert to stop the Keystone XL pipeline, a nasty pipeline that was slated to ship crude oil from Canada through the US, only to risk the clean water that is vital for the common farmer’s irrigation. The concert that took place in Neligh, Nebraska in the middle of a cornfield, and was called ‘Harvest the Hope’. Willie Nelson and Neil Young were the featured performers, along with Mike’s band The Bottle Tops and other local artists. Their collective efforts, along with over 9,000 supporters helped to raise over $800,000 for the cause.

Semrad continues to organize groups of like-minded creatives to make positive change across the nation.  The newest release entitled ‘Cloud or Mountain’, named after a poem by Bil Johnson(Wahoo, Ne.), will be released in January of 2018. This will be the first full-length record by Mike Semrad outside of previous bands. (The Bottle Tops, Haywood Yards, The Semrad Brothers)

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