Big Head Productions
SlamDakota Death Fest III @ Big's Bar Live - 7/17/2020 & 7/18/2020
Friday, July 17, 2020 - 7PM - close
Saturday, July 18, 2020 - 4PM - close
Tickets via Eventbrite
Big's Bar Live
3110 West 12th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Dark Arrival, Orpheus, Mutilated By Zombies, Traverscion, Toxic Ruin, Morthereon, Sins of Anubis, Cheap Porno Flick, Malignant Reign, Damned By the Pope, The Rising Plague, Oppress the Tyrant, Goremonger, Gorgatron, Semtex, Virulent Excision, Nailed Shut, Carnographer, Deterioration, Abolishment of Flesh
Wreck the Halls @ The Lookout Lounge - 12/14/2019
Silence Is Madness, XiptyE, Justin Strawstone with Nice Enough Ent. Roster, Carnographer, Xenophonic
Saturday, December 14th, 2019 - 730PM doors; 830PM show
$10 or a NEW TOY for entry - All Ages
The Lookout Lounge - 320 S 72nd St, Omaha, NE
Carnographer w\ Nile & Terrorizer @ The Royal Grove - 11/17/2019
Nile, Terrorizer, Carnographer, Drowning In the Platte, The Clincher
Sunday, November 17th, 2019 - 6PM doors; 7PM show
$20 adv; $22 d.o.s. - All Ages
The Royal Grove - 340 W Cornhusker Hwy, Lincoln, NE 68521
Halloween Hell 2 @ The Riot Room - 10/25/2019
Troglodyte, Unmerciful, Gorgatron, Carnographer, Gourmand
Friday, October 25th, 2019 - 7PM doors; 8PM show
$12 - 21+
Tickets at Etix
The Riot Room - 4048 Broadway St, Kansas City, MO 64111
Carnographer w\ Cerebral Rot & Fetid @ The Lookout Lounge - 10/6/2019
Cerebral Rot, Fetid, Carnographer, CBN, Vulthoom
Sunday, October 6th, 2019 - 8PM show
$10 adv; $12 d.o.s. - All Ages
The Lookout Lounge - 320 S 72nd St, Omaha, NE
Xenophonic \ Carnographer @ Topeka Metalfest - 9/20/2019
Xenophonic, Carnographer + dozens more!
Thursday, September 19 - Saturday, September 21, 2019
The Jayhawk Theatre
720 SW Jackson St
Topeka, KS 66603
Carnographer @ O'Leaver's - 8/31/2019
Carnographer, Crypt Fiend, Mere Shadows
Saturday, August 31, 2019
10PM show - $5
O'Leaver's Pub
1322 Saddle Creek Rd, Omaha, NE
This beautiful flyer art was created by the inspiring Omaha-based photo artist Shauna Kruger.
Carnographer @ The Lookout Lounge - 8/16/2019
Friday, August 16, 2019 - 6PM doors; 7PM show
$10 - All proceeds going to benefit the Justin & Staysha Vanderharr family
The Lookout Lounge
320 S 72nd St, Omaha, NE
Casket Robbery, Oppress the Tyrant, Carnographer, Orpheus, Ba'al Berith, TenDead
Clenched Fist Productions
Horncrowned Productions
SlamDakota Death Fest @ Big's Bar Live - 7/20/2019
Saturday, July 20, 2019 - 3PM - close
$15 via Eventbrite
Big's Bar Live
3110 West 12th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Garoted, Gorgatron, Glutton For Punishment, Septicemic, Carnographer, Bleed the Victim, Xenophonic, Oppress the Tyrant, Orpheus, Asphyxiator, Traverscion, Mass Murder Messiah, Moonsick, Adaptsis, Coffinrot
Carnographer w\ Waking The Cadaver @ The Lookout Lounge - 6/4/2019
Waking The Cadaver, Kraanium, Cognitive
Alukah, Carnographer
Tuesday, June 4th, 2019 - 7PM door; 730PM show
$13 adv; $15 d.o.s. - All Ages
The Lookout Lounge - 320 S 72nd St, Omaha, NE
Xenofest 3 @ Forte Music Hall - 6/1/2019
Toxic Ruin
Khazaddum
Glutton For Punishment
Splattered Cadaver
Sedlec Ossuary
Nailed Shut
Oppress the Tyrant
Coffinrot
Deadechoes
Orpheus
Xenophonic
Saturday, June 1st, 2019 - 4PM to close
$15 adv; $20 d.o.s. - 21+
Forte Music Hall - 4727 S 96th St, Omaha, NE
Galactic Carnage Midwest Mini Tour - 5/10/2019 thru 5/12/2019
Galactic Carnage @ Whiskey Dicks - 5/10/2019
Carnographer, Xenophonic, Dark Arrival, Morthereon, Hell Vendetta
Friday, 5/10/2019 - 7PM doors; 8 PM show
$6 advance; $8 D.o.S. - All Ages
Whiskey Dicks
212 Cunningham Dr
Sioux City, IA 51106
Aorta Music & Management Sioux City
Galactic Carnage @ Club Underground - 5/11/2019
Carnographer, Xenophonic, Invidiosus, Endless Reign, Synopsis
Saturday, 5/11/2019 - 8 PM show
$10 advance; $13 D.o.S. - 21+
Club Underground
355 Monroe St NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Aorta Music & Management Minnesota
Galactic Carnage @ Vaudeville Mews - 5/12/2019
Carnographer, Xenophonic, Mutilated By Zombies, Heir of Sorrow, Brevity
Sunday, 5/12/2019 - doors @ 4:30 PM
$8 advance; $10 D.o.S.
Vaudeville Mews
212 4th St
Des Moines, IA 50309
Aorta Booking
Metro Concerts Live
Unmerciful\Carnographer\Xenophonic @ The Xenospace - 4/20/2019
Unmerciful, Carnographer, Xenophonic
Saturday, 4/20/2019 @ 7PM - $8 cover includes unlimited keg beer until 2 kegs are dry!
Yes, that is THE Unmerciful, current Willowtip Records recording artists based out of Kansas featuring former members of Origin, Cannibal Corpse, Marasmus, etc amongst its most formidable ranks!
Mutilation of Celestial Corpses Tour @ Bigs Bar Live (Sioux Falls, SD) - 4/17/2019
Incinerate, Glutton For Punishment, Oppress the Tyrant, Carnographer
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 @ 7PM - $10
3110 W 12th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104 (Bigs Bar homepage)
Galactic Carnage Comes To Cherokee @ Loft 101 - 3/2/2019
Carnographer, Xenophonic, Dark Arrival, Ancient Elm
Saturday, March 2, 2019
101 N 2nd St, Cherokee, Iowa
$5 at the door - Show @ 7PM
Galactic Carnage CD Release Show @ The Lookout Lounge - 3/1/2019
One year after tracking the first notes, the much-anticipated split album release from brutal slammers Carnographer and progressive grind mongers Xenophonic entitled "Galactic Carnage" is ready to unleash! With 8 tracks covering 33:30 of sonic gore & aural mayhem encased in a beautiful full color physical CD package courtesy of Karl Dahmer, Shauna Kruger and Nathan Christensen, these discs are a steal at only $5!
Friday, 3/1/2019 - FREE Show - Doors @ 7PM; Show @ 8PM
The Lookout Lounge - 320 S 72nd St, Omaha NE, 68114
This event also celebrates The 4 Year Anniversary of The Lookout Lounge! As such, the following artists will be joining in the festivities:
D.A.B Squad Sucks
XiptyE
BITCH DUST
MarquisIsDEAD
Tiananmen Squares
Gratitude is once again owed to the immensely talented Shauna Kruger for another inspiring work of photo art custom created to commemorate this event:
Toys For Tots Benefit @ The Drinkery - 12/1/2018
Truth In Ruin, Oppress the Tyrant, Drowning In the Platte, Carnographer, Rift, Orpheus
Saturday, 12/1/2018 - $5 - Doors @ 7PM
Dr. Jack's Drinkery - 3020 N 102nd St, Omaha NE, 68134
Helladay Season Kickoff @ J&J's Gallery Bar - 11/17/2018
Lythos, Carnographer, Xenophonic, Our Lives Yesterday
Saturday, 11/17/2018 - $5 - Doors @ 8PM, Bands @ 9PM
J&J's Gallery Bar - 917 N Kansas Ave, Topeka KS, 66608
Xenoween 2018 @ The Xenospace - 10/27/2018
Crypt Fiend, Carnographer, Truth In Ruin, Xenophonic, Ba'al Berith, Rimjob, Dark Apostle, Orpheus, Casket Robbery, Bitch Dust
Saturday, 10/27/2018 @ 5PM - $5 Cup for the Keg; $5 Meal (no cover for music\attendance)
Genocide Pact\Contra\Xenophonic\Crypt Fiend @ The Lookout Lounge - 9/24/2018
Genocide Pact, Contra, Xenophonic, Crypt Fiend
Doors at 7; Music at 8 - $8 adv; $10 DoS - All Ages
Wvrm\Pains\Y-Incision\Orpheus\Carnographer @ The Lookout Lounge - 9/14/2018
Wvrm, Pains, Y-Incision, Orpheus, Carnographer
Doors at 7; Music at 8 - $7 - All Ages
Carnographer \ Orpheus Slammin' and Hammin' MiniTour - 8/24/2018 - 8/26/2018
8/24/2018 - Cherokee, IA - Loft 101
8/25/2018 - Sioux Falls, SD - Big's Bar Live
8/26/2018 - Rapid City, SD - The Basement
8/24/2018 - Cherokee, IA - Loft 101
Dark Arrival, Introvert Perversions, Orpheus, Carnographer, Hell Vendetta
8/25/2018 - Sioux Falls, SD - Big's Bar Live
Introvert Perversions, Garoted, Angerot, Glutton For Punishment, Gorgatron, Oppress the Tyrant, Nailed Shut, Towering Abomination, Carnographer, Bleed the Victim, The Rising Plague, Orpheus, Krawg
8/26/2018 - Rapid City, SD - The Basement
Oppress the Tyrant, Carnographer, Orpheus, Uncommon Knowledge
Xenofest 2 @ The Drinkery - 8/11/2018
Truth In Ruin
Micawber
Mutilated By Zombies
Gorgatron
Deadechoes
Carnographer
Rimjob
Y-Incision
Xenophonic
Orpheus
Rift
Dark Apostle
Crypt Fiend
Saturday, August 11th, 2018 - 2PM to close
$15 - 18+
Dr. Jack's Drinkery - 3012 N 102nd St, Omaha, NE
Xenophonic plays Metal Monday @ The Down Under Lounge - 6/25/2018
Xenophonic, Ba'al Berith, Azimuth
Monday, June 25th - 9:30 PM Show - FREE show
Carnographerland House Show @ The Xenospace - 6/16/2018
Truth In Ruin, Carnographer, Xenophonic, Rumination Cycles
Saturday, June 16th - $2 ADV Only
Arkaik\Vale of Pnath\Xenophonic\Orpheus @ The Lookout Lounge - 5/20/2018
Arkaik, Vale of Pnath, Xenophonic, Orpheus
Sunday, May 20th - Doors @ 6PM; Show @ 7PM - All Ages - $10 ADV / $12 DOS
Hollow of the Void Tour @ The Lookout Lounge - 5/15/2018
Petrification, Carnographer, Valiska
Tuesday, May 15th - Doors @ 7PM; Show @ 8PM - All Ages
Doomy Tunes Entertainment
Level Above Human Tour @ The Lookout Lounge - 5/3/2018
Ingested, Bodysnatcher, Signs of the Swarm, Blessed Are the Merciless, Carnographer, Xenophonic
Thursday, May 3rd - Doors @ 6PM; Show @ 7PM
Tickets available at TicketFly
Angerot - Album Release Show @ Bigs Bar Live (Sioux Falls, SD) - 4/22/2018
Angerot, Xenophonic, Green Altar
$5 - Music @ 8
TBD 420 III - 3rd Annual 420 Show @ Bar Bar (Denver, CO) - 4/20/2018
Carnographer, Xenophonic, Orpheus, Crypt Fiend, Eminent Terror, Swami
Bar Bar - 2060 Champa St, Denver, CO 80205
$5 - 21+
Oppress the Tyrant\Garoted\Carnographer\Orpheus @ The Lookout Lounge - 4/15/2018
Oppress the Tyrant, Garoted, Carnographer, Orpheus
Doors at 7; Music at 8 - $5
The Existence Is Suffering Tour @ The Lookout Lounge - 4/11/2018
Desecrate Ethereal, Xenophonic, Orpheus, Valiska
Doors at 7; Music at 7:30 - $5 in advance; $8 day of show
The Born To Die United States Tour @ The Lookout Lounge - 4/9/2018
Slaughter To Prevail, Carnographer, Blessed Are the Merciless, Rumination Cycles
Doors: 6:30 pm - Show: 7:00 pm (event ends at 10:00 pm)
$12 in advance; $14 day of show
Tickets available at ThirdStringProductions.com
An Evening of Metal @ Loft 101 - 3/23/2018
Dark Arrival, Ancient Elm, Carnographer, Sinister Theory, The Rising Plague
Friday, March 23, 2018
101 N 2nd St, Cherokee, Iowa
$5 at the door - Show @ 7PM
Feast Winter Tour @ The Lookout Lounge - 3/5/2018
Alterbeast, Inferi, Aethere, Xenophonic
$10 at the door - Doors @ 6PM; Show @ 8PM
Carnographer @ 1867 Bar - 2/16/2018
Dark Apostle, Carnographer, Autumn Paradox, Violent Death Equipment
CD Release Show for Violent Death Equipment!
Friday, February 16th - 21+ - Doors @ 8; Show @ 9 - $5 cover
Carnographer @ The Drinkery - 2/10/2018
Deadbeat, Rezinator, Heavy Weight, Carnographer
Saturday, February 10th - 18+ Show @ 9 - $8 cover
Juan Last Show @ The Lookout Lounge - 2/2/2018
Anicest, Bastard Eyes, Y-Incision, Carnographer, Trench, Super Moon
Friday, February 2nd - Doors @ 7; Show @ 8 - $5 cover donated to victims of drunk driving
Narcotic Wasteland @ The Drinkery - 11/18/2017
Narcotic Wasteland, Xenophonic, Exit Sanity, Primal Waters
$10 advance / $13 day of show
18+ show / 7 PM doors & music at 8 PM
Xenophonic vs. Orpheus Midwest Tour - 11/9-11/13
Xenophonic, Orpheus
Nov 9th - Lafayette, IN - The Doom Room
Nov 10th - Dubuque, IA - The Busted Lift
Nov 11th - Minneapolis, MN - Hexagon Bar
Nov 12th - Sioux Falls, SD - House Show
Nov 13th - Cherokee, IA - Loft 101
Xenoween @ The Xenospace - 10/28/2017
Xenophonic, Carnographer, Orpheus, Processions, Deadechoes, Y-Incision, Rift, Blessed Are the Merciless, Rimjob
Saturday, October 28. Performances alternating between 2 stages starting at 3PM. Admission is free; $5 gets attendees a cup for all-you-can-drink keg beer from local brewpub Upstream Brewing Company!
Note: The Color of Loss will no longer be appearing.
big HEAD productions again owes a debt of gratitude to the inimitable Omaha-based photo artist Shauna Kruger for contributing these fantastic flyers. More of Miss Kruger's spectacular work can be found on Instagram via shaunas_mind as well as HurricaneShauna.
Occultivating the Masses Tour @ The Lookout Lounge - 10/2/2017
Arkaik, Alterbeast, Inanimate Existence, Xenophonic
Manus Mortis @ The Drinkery - 9/1/2017
Manus Mortis, Flourishing Illusions, Xenophonic, Violent Death Equipment
Origin @ Vega - 8/20/2017
Origin, Deadechoes, Autopsick, Xenophonic
1st Annual XenoFest @ Sumtur Amphitheater - 8/12/2017
Torn the Fuck Apart, Garoted, Xenophonic, Autopsick, The Color of Loss, Y-Incision, Bastard Eyes
Ejaculating Crepitatious Party Torture @ The Drinkery - 7/23/2017
Bastard Eyes, Autopsick, Crepitation, Parasitic Ejaculation
American Insanity Tour @ The Drinkery - 7/22/2017
Rumination Cycles, Xenophonic, Somewhere To Call Home, Contra, Silent On Fifth Street
Locals Only @ The Lookout Lounge - 7/2/2017
The Color of Loss, Xenophonic, Autopsick, Processions
This stunning and entirely original flyer art was created by the talented Omaha-based photo artist Shauna Kruger. Behold more of Miss Kruger's amazing photo art on Instagram via shaunas_mind as well as HurricaneShauna for less abstract but equally awesome photographic works.
Xenospace House Show - 5/27/2017
Orpheus, Xenophonic, Autopsick, Dark Arrival
The inaugural Big Head Productions presentation as well as the debut Xenophonic performance will be a house show at the rehearsal home of Xenophonic aptly dubbed XenoSpace! Admission is free; $5 gets attendees a cup for all-you-can-drink keg beer from local brewpub Upstream Brewing Company!
Omaha's favorite thrash-grinders Orpheus will kickstart this shredfest @ 6PM. Approximately 30-minute sets with 20-minute changeovers will follow from progressive\brutal\technical death metal newcomers Xenophonic up 2nd followed by the Omaha DM all-star juggernaut Autopsick up 3rd with Iowa's Dark Arrival mopping up with what remains after the onslaught!