Lincoln this week: Bear Grillz, The Queers and more

The Bourbon Theatre has Goblin and The Queers, The Royal Grove books Fenix Flexin and Bear Grillz, and the 1867 Bar has a Thursday metal bill.

Lincoln's week runs through two rooms: the Bourbon Theatre downtown, and The Royal Grove, a club that has been part of the city's live music since 1933. A handful of shows are on the calendar for Nov. 2–8, and between them they cover horror-film prog, punk, hip-hop and bass music.

Tuesday, Nov. 3 — Claudio Simonetti's Goblin, Bourbon Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Billed as a performance of the *Tenebre* score (tickets).

Wednesday, Nov. 4 — Fenix Flexin, The Royal Grove, 8 p.m. (tickets)

Thursday, Nov. 5 — The Queers, Bourbon Theatre, 7 p.m. (tickets)

Thursday, Nov. 5 — With A Vengeance with Tommy Vext, 1867 Bar, 7 p.m. (tickets)

Saturday, Nov. 7 — Bear Grillz, The Royal Grove, 9 p.m. The week's headliner (tickets).

Saturday belongs to Bear Grillz and The Royal Grove. The club sits at 340 West Cornhusker Highway, just north of downtown and the university, and it's built for a night like this: a large concert hall with a bar and dance floor, a second-floor balcony, an enclosed patio and a smaller lounge. The 9 p.m. start makes it the latest show of the week, and the 1,000-capacity room is the biggest.

Horror-film prog, punk, hip-hop and bass music, all in one short week.

The Bourbon Theatre opens and closes the weeknight stretch. Tuesday's Claudio Simonetti's Goblin show is billed as a performance of the *Tenebre* score, which makes it the most unusual booking in town this week. Thursday swings the other way with The Queers, in a 637-capacity room that suits a punk show.

Across town the same night, the 1867 Bar has With A Vengeance with Tommy Vext, a 200-capacity alternative for anyone who wants something heavier.

Wednesday's Fenix Flexin show gives The Royal Grove a second night this week, and a hip-hop booking to go with Saturday's bass night.

Do Tuesday for the oddity, Thursday for the punk show, and save your energy for Saturday on Cornhusker Highway.

Sources: The Royal Grove (Wanderlog) (wanderlog.com); The Royal Grove (Zola) (zola.com); Claudio Simonetti's Goblin performing Tenebre (TicketWeb) (ticketweb.com)