As the Jive Lens set comes to an end, Olivia Baird bashes on the drums, Finn Farris shreds on the guitar, and Jesse Stuck puts everything into each sung note. It’s a performance that defines the three Papio South juniors’ shared passion for music and their emergence on the Omaha music scene.

“I knew Liv freshman year through history; and with Jesse: we had weights together,” Farris said of the band’s Papio South connections. “Then I saw on Instagram that Liv got a drum set for Christmas. It was just me and Jesse at first; then I asked Liv if she would want to join. That’s how [Jive Lens] came together.”

Song writing is a collaborative effort for the group. “For me, I just write what’s kind of bothering me in the world, just like random snippets on papers and stuff,” Stuck said “and then figure out lyrics and place them in the song. We’ll just compile all of our little scripts and kind of piece them like a puzzle almost.”

Baird said she often comes in a bit later in the process. “Usually Finn or Jesse will start off with the lyrics and then I’ll kind of tweak them a little bit,” she said.

The Jive Lens genre isn’t easy to describe, as it combines the different influences each member brings to the mix.

“All three of us like different types of music,” Baird said. “So it’s kind of all our different music tastes combined, but, for the most part, like different types of rock.”

Farris favors older groups from the ‘80s and ‘90s, like Hum and Sunny Day Real Estate. On the other hand, Stuck enjoys Return to Dust, a more recent band.

Baird also has her own favorites, “Some of my biggest inspirations are Patti Smith, but I’ve been liking a lot of Title Fight,” the drummer noted. “I like smaller bands that are just kind of raw sounding … I like that kind of intimate feel.”

“Debut” was the first song the band wrote. Some of the band’s favorite songs to perform include “Laser Pointer,” “Mr. Piggy,” and “Glitter Trip.”

“Our very first show was at a place called Project Project,” recalled Farris, referring to the Omaha venue at 1818 Vinton St., which Yelp describes as “The premier spot in Omaha for experimental/noise/sound art.”

The group has also played at Omaha Underground’s The Breakroom (4204 Hamilton St.), The Bay Omaha (6008 Maple St.), and The Petshop (2725 N. 62nd St.) – “All of which are like a lot of DIY venues curated by other people and like the arts and music and stuff like that,” said Farris, who not only plays guitar but also serves as the band’s manager.

Next up for Jive Lens is a Friday, May 8, show at the Petshop. The band practices at least once or twice a week, running through their whole set list.

On performance days, the band is on the move. “I collect all of the pedals and the equipment, put them away into traveling stuff…,” Stuck said. “Mentally, I try not to think about it as much.”

Lately, there has been talk of the band releasing an album.

“We do have an announcement coming up here pretty soon about that subject matter. Not necessarily an album, but more just like a curated amount of songs that we have that we just put together, that we’ve been playing, and then kind of just releasing,” Farris said. “I think an album is later to come, but that’s more like a project in itself rather than just working.”

Baird described her “rockstar experience” as this: “At our first show, someone asked me for an autograph. Which was pretty funny,” she said, adding: “The other day I had someone recognize me who had been to one of our shows. I was … actually waiting for my drum lessons and someone was like, ‘Hey, are you the drummer for Jive Lens?’”

With senior year ahead, the band described a “new era,” with all three wanting to continue playing and making new music.

“I want to do music full time. Eventually, in the future, like an opening band, but for right now, it’s just about the fun,” Stuck said. “I like performing shows.”

Farris hit a similar note, saying, “The ultimate vision to me: It’s just having fun and … playing music with my friends – kind of just the experience of being a teenager and being in a band … having that kind of memory I can look back on.”