Whiskey Tango Saloon and Dance Hall

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat May 19, 2007 11:12 am

I heard a country bar is opening downtown. Does anyone think this type of bar would be successful downtown?

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Sat May 19, 2007 11:40 am

I don't see why not. May not be everyones cup of tea, but it will certainly be a hit with others.

MTO · Post by **MTO** » Sat May 19, 2007 1:00 pm

Country as in country?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat May 19, 2007 7:27 pm

It's close enough to Council Bluffs, so why not!

Post by **nebugeater** » Sat May 19, 2007 8:11 pm

If you are going to take a knock at the country music scene then you better not gloat about all the concert seats sold at the Qwest and how it stacks up against the world. a LOT of those seats are filled because of Country music.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat May 19, 2007 8:32 pm

yeah
that's just it, there are sold out country music concerts at the qwest,
but there aren't a lot of country music bars in Omaha and there aren't any downtown,
so maybe this place will have a go at it and add to the nightlife downtown.

KilgoreTrout · Post by **KilgoreTrout** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:09 am

Isn't there a gay country bar downtown?

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:40 am

Yes. DC's Saloon. If there can be a GAY country bar there can be a regular country bar.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:55 pm

Wasn't there a Country bar on the SW corner of 72nd and Pacific back in the days?
Urban Cowboy or something with an electric bull.

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Sun May 20, 2007 10:55 pm

I think that'd be an excellent addition to the downtown scene. As long as it's "good country" (who am I kidding. They're going to blare Toby Kieth, or Koby Tieth, at all hours of the night!). :roll: :;):

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 12:50 pm

Whiskey Tango is opening tonight 15&Harney
In conjunction with the River City Roundup it will be exciting for downtown Omaha
KAt 103 is shuttling people to & from Qwest

Post by **Brad** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:09 pm

Anonymous wrote:Whiskey Tango is opening tonight 15&Harney
In conjunction with the River City Roundup it will be exciting for downtown Omaha
KAt 103 is shuttling people to & from Qwest

Any additional information on the bar....

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:12 pm

There is no wow in the message nor the letters

and for your information wow in omaha is a television station

your comments should be removed for slander

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:15 pm

Coyote wrote:Wasn't there a Country bar on the SW corner of 72nd and Pacific back in the days?
Urban Cowboy or something with an electric bull.

Yes, it was the Electric Cowboy.

When I first moved here it was a meat-market disco and disco was dying. It soon switched to Electric Cowboy and became a meat-market urban cowboy bar for a while and then closed.

OBTW, DC's (as well as The Max) is a great place to people-watch if you're in the area.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:16 pm

According to Blackwater they are playing there (1419 Farnam) for their Grand Opening.

Omababe · Post by **Omababe** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 1:17 pm

Anonymous wrote:There is no wow in the message nor the letters

and for your information wow in omaha is a television station

your comments should be removed for slander

I had attempted to make a smarty comment about the first two letters in a very common three letter acronym, and the auto-censor substituted "ow" for "tf" in that one.

It looks like somebody killed the message totally.

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:00 pm

1419 Farnum is the Paxton. Its in there? I haven't looked over there for a bit but I'll go look after work. If it is country its not my cup of tea but should add a nice niche to the area.

omahastylee459 · Post by **omahastylee459** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:36 pm

Whiskey Tango? I wonder if "W.T." describes what kind of people this bar will attract :lol:

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:15 pm

Yes - the forum changes the letters (w)hiskey (t)ango (f)oxtrot to wow.

And there is no slander in referring to Whiskey Tango as an phonetic abbreviation for White Trash.

Do a google search or just look up:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.p ... skey+Tango
http://onlineslangdictionary.com/defini ... skey+tango

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:32 pm

Omababe wrote:
Coyote wrote:Wasn't there a Country bar on the SW corner of 72nd and Pacific back in the days?
Urban Cowboy or something with an electric bull.
Yes, it was the Electric Cowboy.

When I first moved here it was a meat-market disco and disco was dying. It soon switched to Electric Cowboy and became a meat-market urban cowboy bar for a while and then closed.

OBTW, DC's (as well as The Max) is a great place to people-watch if you're in the area.

Those are meyeb farvoerite two place ato go.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 7:55 pm

DTO Luv wrote:Those are meyeb farvoerite two place ato go.

Hitting the bars a little early this evening - eh DTO? :;):

OmahaChef · Post by **OmahaChef** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:26 pm

It's full name is the Whiskey Tango Saloon and Dance Hall and it is above Jazz on the second tier. The Paxton is at 14th and Jackson. Live local country bands have been booked for weekends. The grand opening is tonight and Saturday, and is billed as the official KAT103 pre and post party spot for the River City Roundup. Not a rumor, the flyers are littered up and down 10th Street.

the1wags · Post by **the1wags** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:07 pm

So it's what was Hush? That sucks. I'm not a club guy really but had gone there a few times. I'm pretty sure I won't be going in there now. YEEHAAWW!!!!

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:45 pm

New cowboy music bars are kickin' it

Omaha World Herald wrote:Yee-haw! Country bars are making a comeback in Omaha. There's more to cowboy bars than honky-tonk tunes blaring from the jukebox. Some are traditional dance halls. Others use bar gimmicks to get people in the door. Bushwacker's, one of the oldest country-western bars in town, has been around for more than 25 years. The saloon has a wagon-style awning, three large Texas stars and longhorns mounted above the entry door. Rustic wooden beams, a stained-wood dance floor, ironwork and large ceramic pots fill the inside.

Whiskey Tango Saloon and Dance Hall, 15th and Farnam Streets - Horseshoes, saddles and longhorns are mounted on the country-martini bar's walls. Its 30-foot, L-shaped bar sits just feet away from a huge wooden dance floor. Free country line dance lessons are offered every Monday, Friday and Saturday. Live bands, like Omaha's Cowboy Up!, perform on weekends

Stumble Inn, 17602 Wright St. - The place has a Texas biker bar feel. Saddle seats, tractor seats, Harley-Davidson seats, lassos and longhorns are everywhere. An Arlen Ness motorcycle is mounted over the bar's T-shirt shop. To make up for no dance floor, there's a mechanical bull and an inflatable mat around the bullpen inside the bar.

Post by **Brad** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:47 pm

I heard that the WT was not doing well. I talked to someone that went there a few weeks back and it was not busy at all.

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:47 pm

I think the country fans aren't really thinking of Downtown Omaha as the place to find country.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:30 am

DTO Luv wrote:I think the country fans aren't really thinking of Downtown Omaha as the place to find country.

They're all at DCs and the OWH won't go over there.

-Big E

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:43 am

That place isn't really very country. You should stop in. I'll be working there Saturday.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:51 pm

DTO Luv wrote:That place isn't really very country. You should stop in. I'll be working there Saturday.

See you when the smoking ban kicks in. Heck, it could be my neighborhood bar by then, although I will not be wearing assless chaps.

In the bar, anyway.

-Big E

DTO Luv · Post by **DTO Luv** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 2:26 pm

Please cover up for the sake of pedestrians on Jackson St. Think of the children Big E. Think of the children.

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