Get your toes a-tapping with Matt Cox at PwF on Aug. 25!
Get a preview of Matt Cox Music and learn why Matt has quickly become a Midwest favorite for his toe-tapping, storytelling style. MATT COX Midwest regional favorite songsmith Guitar-strumming, foot-stomping singular style of Americana, folk rock, country, and...
read moreGet to Know Us and Them Blues Band
Opening for the August 25th Playing with Fire is Us and Them Blues Band! Age range from 11 to 17 Selected to perform at the 2017 International Blues Challenge Youth Showcase in Memphis as a part of the Blues Society of Omaha’s BluesEd program 2017 Omaha...
read moreBlues at the Bluebarn Theatre / Saturday / July 28
Paul DesLauriers Band / Canadian Award-Winning Band in Omaha, Nebraska! Join Jeff Davis as he presents the award-winning blues-rock power trio, Paul DesLauriers Band, in their only midwest performance this summer. These Canadian blues veterans blend rock with...
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Spread the Word – Playing with Fire is Here!
Frequently Asked Questions about Playing with Fire Concerts About the Venue: Midtown Crossing Venue Times Saturday, July 14th, 2018 - Gates open at 3:30; Music starts at 4:30 Seating in the green bowl space of Turner Park begins when the gate opens at 3:30 Seating...
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Jack de Keyzer: Canada’s Blues Super Hero
PwF July 14th Headliner: Jack de Keyzer Worldwide performing bluesman and master of smoldering guitar skills, soulful singing and rocking blues, Jack de Keyzer is, according to Blues Revue magazine, “a coveted super-hero in Canada…” First place at the International...
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MonkeyJunk: Who are these cool cats from Canada?
MonkeyJunk MonkeyJunk, 2018 Juno (Canada’s equivalent of a Grammy) Award for Blues Album of the Year have been dubbed "The Sultans of Swamp R&B." Celebrating their 10th anniversary in 2018 Collectively, awarded 20 Maple Blues Awards Two Canadian Independent Music...
read morePlaying with Fire Shout Out to our Community Support in 2018!
Thank you to our 2018 Sponsors, Donors and Partners Playing with Fire appreciates the Nebraska Arts Council and Douglas County Visitors Improvement Fund for the many years of continual support in awarding our organization grant funding. Celebrating our fifth year at...
read moreHeather Newman has a Message for You
Heather Newman Band - July 14th, 2018 at Playing with Fire Omaha watched Heather Newman do the blues since 2006, as she performed with the BluesED youth program at the age of ten. After learning guitar and performing solo acoustic folk music shows on her own she began...
read moreAfterBurn Jam – Keep the Fire Burning
AfterBurn Jam - 5168 Brewing Taproom Immediately following the headliner on the PwF main stage, follow the PwF die-hards to the AfterBurn Jam. The Playing with Fire artists keep the fire burning with incredible once-in-a-blue-moon moments. The AfterBurn Jam is the...
read more2018 Charitable Partner – BluesEd
Your Free-Will Donations support BluesEd and Playing with Fire We are elated to come "Full Circle" with BluesEd and the return of former BluesEd student, Heather Newman, as she performs at our July 14th concert. To honor this momentous occasion for PwF and BluesEd we...
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