Lincoln, NE
Music connected to Lincoln
About Lincoln
- • Hilary Swank, Academy Award-winning actress, was born in Lincoln, Nebraska.
- • The Runza sandwich, a regional fast-food favorite, originated in Lincoln.
- • Being centrally located, it became Nebraska's capital in 1867, boosting its growth.
- • Hyde Observatory has a 12-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope open to the public.
- • The Great Depression significantly impacted Lincoln's economy in the 1930s.
- • Named after President Abraham Lincoln, it was established as the capital in 1867.
- • With 292,627 people, it's Nebraska's second-largest city after Omaha.
- • At 1,171 feet above sea level, the air feels crisp and clean.
- • Government and education are major sectors, with the University of Nebraska a key employer.
- • Friendly and welcoming, it has a strong sense of community and Midwestern charm.
- • The Kansas City Chiefs, a few hours away, won Super Bowl LVII in a thrilling game.
- • Tom Osborne coached the Nebraska Cornhuskers to three national championships in four years.
- • The area's geology is largely defined by glacial deposits from the Pleistocene Epoch.
- • Salt Creek, a tributary of the Platte River, flows through the city.
- • The Salt Creek tiger beetle is an endangered insect unique to saline wetlands near Lincoln.
- • The tallgrass prairie ecosystem once dominated the landscape surrounding Lincoln.
- • The area was historically inhabited by the Pawnee, Omaha, and Otoe tribes.
- • In 1869, Lincoln became the capital of Nebraska.
- • The Nebraska State Capitol, completed in 1932, features a unique tower design and art deco elements.
- • The Nebraska State Capitol is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of a workman who died during its construction.
- • Highway 77 connects Lincoln to Beatrice and points south.
Artists From Lincoln
Aage Birch
Alberta Nichols
Andy Strain
Anna McClellan
Atlas
Betty Bennett
Big Daddy & Authorized Personnel
Big Daddy Caleb & The Chargers
Body Corrosion
Bogusman
Bright Calm Blue
Caffiend
Caleb Whisenhunt
Carol Control
Charlie Burton
Charlie Burton and Rock Therapy
Dick Cheney
Drew Steen
Eagle Seagull
Ecorche
Filter
Fletcher Smith
For Against
Garoted
Hartley Burr Alexander
Heaven
Her Flyaway Manner
James Valentine
John Flansburgh
John Schlitt
Jon Peter Lewis
Kelly McEvers
Kerry McDermott
Larry Tagg
Laura Love
Lee Bennett
Loose Change
Lucille Norman
Lullaby for the Working Class
Matthew Sweet
Max Crook
Maximilian
Mercy Rule
Nathaniel Motte
Our Friend the Sun
Pattie Gonia
PROBLEMS
Remedy Drive
Rick Evans
Saint Christopher Webster
Sameya
Ted Stevens
The Cutouts
The Rockerfellers
The Wildwoods
They Might Be Giants
Tombstone
Urethra Franklin
UUVVWWZ
VOTA
Zager & Evans
Scru Face Jean
Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal
Dirtfedd
The Millions
Bent Life
The Show is the Rainbow
13 Nightmares
Leafy Green Things
Eli Mardock
Plack Blague
Mike Semrad
Estrogen Projection
Hold Your Breath
The Brigandines
The JV All*Stars
An Hobbes
Stonebelly
BlackDoubt
Ideal Cleaners
Straight Outta Junior High
The Awkwords
Blind Searcher
Parking Lot Party
Uh-Oh
Joyrager
Leafblower
Wake Sessions
Virgin Mary Pistol Grip
Tag Along
The FREAKABOUT
Goosehens
The Groove Lagoon
Wicked Bones
Ivory Daze
Gnostic Girls
Oketo
Orion Walsh
FACE
Ex-ID
Pink Kadillac
4 on the Floor
Songs About Lincoln
Nearby Places
13 Nightmares
4 on the Floor
Aage Birch
Alberta Nichols
An Hobbes
Andy Strain
Anna McClellan
Atlas
Bent Life
Betty Bennett
Big Daddy & Authorized Personnel
Big Daddy Caleb & The Chargers
BlackDoubt
Blind Searcher
Body Corrosion
Bogusman
Bright Calm Blue
Caffiend
Caleb Whisenhunt
Carol Control
Charlie Burton
Charlie Burton and Rock Therapy
Dick Cheney
Dirtfedd
Drew Steen
Eagle Seagull
Ecorche
Eli Mardock
Estrogen Projection
Ex-ID
FACE
Filter
Fletcher Smith
For Against
Garoted
Gnostic Girls
Goosehens
Hartley Burr Alexander
Heaven
Her Flyaway Manner
Hold Your Breath
Ideal Cleaners
Ivory Daze
James Valentine
John Flansburgh
John Schlitt
Jon Peter Lewis
Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal
Joyrager
Kelly McEvers
Kerry McDermott
Larry Tagg
Laura Love
Leafblower
Leafy Green Things
Lee Bennett
Loose Change
Lucille Norman
Lullaby for the Working Class
Matthew Sweet
Max Crook
Maximilian
Mercy Rule
Mike Semrad
Nathaniel Motte
Oketo
Orion Walsh
Our Friend the Sun
PROBLEMS
Parking Lot Party
Pattie Gonia
Pink Kadillac
Plack Blague
Remedy Drive
Rick Evans
Saint Christopher Webster
Sameya
Scru Face Jean
Stonebelly
Straight Outta Junior High
Tag Along
Ted Stevens
The Awkwords
The Brigandines
The Cutouts
The FREAKABOUT
The Groove Lagoon
The JV All*Stars
The Millions
The Rockerfellers
The Show is the Rainbow
The Wildwoods
They Might Be Giants
Tombstone
UUVVWWZ
Uh-Oh
Urethra Franklin
VOTA
Virgin Mary Pistol Grip
Wake Sessions
Wicked Bones
Zager & Evans
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