Railroad Earth and Brighton, MA played at the Englert on Tuesday. Little did I know then, that show was at about hour 8 of my 34-hour stretch of insomnia. I am glad I was still coherent enough at that point to enjoy this group of tenured and talented musicians. I thought I had given myself […]
March 2011
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Show Review: Jeff Tweedy/Snowblink at Mission Creek – Englert Theatre – 3/30/2011
Photos by Bill Adams Last night, Snowblink and Jeff Tweedy utilized all the space of The Englert Theatre to glorious effect, filling it with warm, reverberating music. Daniela Gesundheit of Snowblink crafts a lonesome, ringing sound with her haunting voice, rife with echoes of Gillian Welch, Emmylou Harris and a touch of Karen O. The band […]
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Little Village Live on KRUI: Santah 3/23/2011
Little Village Live airs Wednesdays from 5-6 PM on KRUI 89.7 FM. Santah joined us at Public Space One on March 23. Download and listen to their acoustic set of evocative, personal songs here.
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Sycamore Mall: Stifling Dissent?
Sycamore Mall Management is apparently petrified of dissent, and shielded Bob Vander Plaats from anyone questioning his stance on marriage equality and the Iowa Courts, and they used the Iowa City Police to keep protesters away.
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Iowa City Weekender: March 31-April 2
Mission Creek is in full effect. Go check it out this weekend.
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Video from Day Two of the 2011 Mission Creek Festival
To be blunt, The Wherehouse isn’t the most accessible venue in Iowa City. However, tucked back near the 700 block of South Dubuque Street in a rather unassuming building, the locale has held consistently phenomenal music events month after month. As the following video clips will attest, last night was no exception. Before we get […]
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Show Photos: Caroline Smith & the Goodnight Sleeps @ The Mill – 3/29
Caroline Smith performed at the KRUI birthday party at the  Mill last night along with Color Revolt and Ravens and Chimes.  Fifteen or so pizzas were annihilated in less than 30 minutes by a a relentless river of people flowing through gobbling it up. Caroline seemed just as sweet as ever, her soft yet distinct voice […]
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Show Photos: Alex Body, Zomes, Skull Defekts with Dan Higgs
I unfortunately missed the first set at the Wherehouse last night, so the last three sets are all I have for you today.  I caught local sound-charmer Alex Body, Zomes, as well as Daniel Higgs and Skull Defekts (the latter three you should read a little about here). *Please continue to forgive my three sentence blogs […]
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An Interview with Alex Robins of Or, The Whale
Or, the Whale is playing Wednesday, March 30, at the Iowa City Yacht Club (13 S. Linn St) at 9:00. I asked Alex Robins, lead vocalist and guitarist, some questions: I understand that your name, Or, The Whale, is also an alternate title for Melville’s Moby Dick. Why did you choose that name? Our name […]
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For The Music Fans: A Sound Opinions Appeal
Today at 6 PM, the NPR show Sound Opinions will be hosting an event for free at The Mill. While saying something is free is enough of an appeal on its own level for some (myself included), I am reaching out to the music fans. I should make one thing very clear from the start: […]
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Show Photos: Wandering Bears, Birds and Batteries, Rubblebucket @ Gabe's – 3/28
Last night’s show at Gabe’s was, as the kids say, “sick”. If you were there, you know just what I mean. Â It has taken the top spot on my “best shows of 2011” list….though we are early in the year, I think this one will stick.
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Video from Day One of the 2011 Mission Creek Festival
The 2011 Mission Creek Festival kicked off Monday like any festival should. That is to say, there was a lot of good music. Would you like to watch some video from the night’s performances? Well, then you’re in the right place, because video is about the only thing keeping this post afloat.
