PART II: Carver Jones on his journey from basketball in Millard to busking in Portland to breaking into Nashville's songwriting scene

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PART II: Carver Jones on his journey from basketball in Millard to busking in Portland to breaking into Nashville's songwriting scene

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PART II: Carver Jones on his journey from basketball in Millard to busking in Portland to breaking into Nashville's songwriting scene

EXCLUSIVE: "I wanted to do the music thing and figure it out"

Aug 17, 2026

Carver Jones is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Omaha who’s based in Nashville.

To listen to the first part of this episode, click here.

His EP 8 was released on August 7th, 2026 and he’s currently touring, recently kicking off the Maha Festival.

ALSO…

Man found with multiple gunshot wounds after shooting in Old Market - from KETV
Omaha’s Juneteenth parade marches down 24th Street after being postponed due to severe weather - from KMTV
Most rejected Lindstrom signatures came in Lancaster County, where only 25% were approved - from Nebraska Examiner

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