Mercy Rule at Duffy's during last year's Lincoln Calling Festival, Oct. 3, 2009.

by Tim McMahan, Lazy-i.com

Jeremy Buckley yesterday announced the initial line-up for this year’s Lincoln Calling Festival, which starts Sept. 29. Below is the preliminary list of bands. Presumably more will be added (Do they really need more?), with a final confirmed list slated for Sept. 1. As always, this is a very solid collection of local bands with a few notable nationals sprinkled in. Buckley can pull this off because he actually pays his bands to take part in the event. The nine venues participating this year are The Bourbon Theatre, Duffys Tavern, the Zoo Bar, 12th St. Pub, The Alley, Marz Bar, Fat Toad, the Bricktop, the Black Market and the rooftop of Sandy’s (actually, that’s 10). Buckley said ticket prices will be announced next week, and you’ll get a substantial discount if you buy way in advance.

Here goes:

The Allendales (Lincoln) http://www.myspace.com/theallendales
Bandit Sound (Lincoln) http://www.myspace.com/banditsounds
Bear Country (Omaha) http://www.myspace.com/bearcountry
Brimstone Howl (Omaha/Lincoln) http://www.myspace.com/brimstonehowl
Capgun Coup (Omaha) http://www.myspace.com/capguncoup
Christian Mistress (Olympia, WA) http://stereogum.com/399492/christian-mistress-home-in-the-sun-stereogum-premiere/franchises/haunting-the-chapel/
Conchance (Omaha) http://www.myspace.com/conchanceallcity
Cowboy Indian Bear (Lawrence) http://www.myspace.com/cowboyindianbear
Deerpeople (Stillwater) http://www.myspace.com/deerpeople
Honeybee (Omaha) http://www.myspace.com/honeyhoneybee
The Hood Internet (Chicago) http://www.myspace.com/therealhoodinternet
Ideal Cleaners (Lincoln) http://www.myspace.com/idealcleaners
The Kickback (Chicago) http://www.myspace.com/thekickback
Life of a Scarecrow (Lincoln) http://www.myspace.com/lifeofascarecrow
LookBook (Minneapolis) http://www.myspace.com/lookbookmusic
Loom does Lincoln Calling (Omaha) http://www.myspace.com/loomgathering
The Love Language (Raleigh, NC) http://www.myspace.com/thelovelanguage
Manny Coon (Lincoln) http://www.myspace.com/mannycoon
Mercy Rule (Lincoln) http://www.speednebraska.com/independent_bands/mercy_rule.php
Mezcal Brothers (Lincoln) http://www.myspace.com/themezcalbrothers
Noah’s Ark Was a Spaceship (Omaha) http://www.myspace.com/noahsarkwasaspaceship
Patrick Park (Los Angeles) http://www.myspace.com/patrickpark
Poison Control Center (Ames) http://www.myspace.com/thepcc
The Prids (Portland) http://www.myspace.com/theprids
Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers (Phoenix) http://www.myspace.com/azpeacemakers
Sea Wolf acoustic (Los Angeles) http://www.myspace.com/seawolf
Sera Cahoone (Seattle) http://www.myspace.com/seracahoone
Shaun Sparks and the Wounded Animals (Lincoln) http://www.myspace.com/compoundshaun
The Song Remains the Same (Omaha) http://www.myspace.com/songremainsthesame01
Talking Mountain (Omaha) http://www.myspace.com/talkingmountain
Techlepathy (Omaha) http://www.myspace.com/techlepathy
Third Men (Omaha) http://www.myspace.com/thirdmen
Thrones (Salem, OR) http://www.myspace.com/thronestour
Those Darlins (Murfreesboro) http://www.myspace.com/darlins
Thunder Power! (Omaha) http://www.myspace.com/thunderpowermusic
Turbo Fruits (Nashville) http://www.myspace.com/turbofruits
Union Line (San Juan Capistrano) http://www.myspace.com/theunionline
UUVVWWZ (Lincoln) http://www.myspace.com/uuvvwwz
Wagon Blasters (Omaha) http://www.myspace.com/wagonblast

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