Two local music-fostering organizations are combining forces to revive the Lincoln music scene through virtual concerts.
On April 20, The Mez Collective and Hear Nebraska FM will host a Twitch stream featuring a live session experience with Omaha alternative band Cat Piss.
Lincoln newcomers may not be familiar with The Mez Collective or Hear Nebraska FM, but within the local music scene, these organizations are household names.Â
The Mez Collective advertises itself as an all-ages, substance-free performance space that hosts concerts and galleries by local artists. Hear Nebraska FM is a weekly two-hour radio show spinning local and regional indie music.Â
Two local music-fostering organizations are combining forces to revive the Lincoln music scene through virtual concerts.
On April 20, The Mez Collective and Hear Nebraska will host a Twitch stream featuring a live session experience with Omaha alternative band Cat Piss.
Lincoln newcomers may not be familiar with The Mez Collective or Hear Nebraska, but within the local music scene, these organizations are household names.Â
The Mez Collective advertises itself as an all-ages, substance-free performance space that hosts concerts and galleries by local artists. Hear Nebraska is a hub for Lincoln music journalism, education and events, as well as being the launching point for Hear Nebraska FM, a weekly two-hour radio show spinning local and regional indie music.Â
Two local music-fostering organizations are combining forces to revive the Lincoln music scene through virtual concerts.
On April 20, The Mez Collective and Hear Nebraska will host a Twitch stream featuring a live session experience with Omaha alternative band Cat Piss.
Lincoln newcomers may not be familiar with The Mez Collective or Hear Nebraska, but within the local music scene, these organizations are household names.Â
The Mez Collective advertises itself as an all-ages, substance-free performance space that hosts concerts and galleries by local artists. Hear Nebraska is a hub for Lincoln music journalism, education and events, as well as being the launching point for Hear Nebraska FM, a weekly two-hour radio show spinning local and regional indie music.Â
Editorâs note: Senior culture editor Mark Champion is a collaborator for The Mez. He had no role in the editing or reporting of this story.
On March 8, 2020, a local art and music venue called The Mez was filled wall-to-wall with patrons clustered together, fighting for their spot to hear bands like Death Cow, Kill Vargas and Garst fill the room with reverberation.
Levi Hagen, executive administrator of The Mez, was pushed up against the crowd, trying to run sound despite his lack of personal space. Hagen had never seen the space this packed, and though he didnât know it, it would be the last time heâd see The Mez full of people before the pandemic hit.