Pageturners is the most Omaha venue in Omaha. Conor Oberst — yes, that Conor Oberst — and partner Phil Schaffart opened it in 2012 in the former Pageturner Used Book Store on Dodge Street, and it still feels like a secret: a small, wood-paneled listening room where the music is the point and the talking stays quiet.
The booking leans singer-songwriter, folk, and indie — the Saddle Creek orbit and friends. Shows are intimate by design, and the bar pours well. It’s the kind of room where you might see a genuine legend play to 150 people.
It’s on Dodge Street in Midtown. Tickets go fast for the bigger names; the calendar rewards people who check it regularly. If you only catch one small show in Omaha, make it this one.