November 30th, 2012. Little Village Live hosted Lyal Strickland. You can download the full hour-long show here. Be sure to check out the Little Village Youtube channel for more videos […]
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Podcast: T'Bone on Little Village Live – 11/23/11
November 23rd, 2012. Little Village Live hosted T’Bone. You can download the full hour-long show here. Be sure to check out the Little Village Youtube channel for more videos from […]
Podcast: Brooks Strause and the Gory Details on Little Village Live – 11/16/11
November 16th, 2011. Little Village Live hosted Brooks Strause and the Gory Details. You can download the full hour-long show here. Be sure to check out the Little Village Youtube […]
Iowa City Weekender: February 23-25
Welcome to another edition of the Weekender. This week we get to check up on what the Night-People folks are up to, attend a mini festival and as always of […]
Iowa City Weekender: February 16-18
Hey folks. Welcome back to the Weekender. I hope everyone had a fine Valentine’s Day. If yours was uneventful, think of the following events as excuses to ask out that […]
A-List: The Tanks Record Release – 2/17/2012 – Gabe's
The Tanks w/ Jabberjosh, Los Voltage // Friday, Feb. 17, 10 p.m. // Gabe’s Have nothing planned between Valentine’s Day and Sunday Feb. 19, the night of WWE’s Elimination Chamber […]
Show Preview: Talkdemonic with Skye Carrasco, 2/15/12
There is something eerie and compelling about wandering through ruins when the
day turns gray and the earth is still. This is the feeling you get upon the first listen of
Talkdemonic’s newest LP, ‘Ruins’-an amazing concoction of synthesized and acoustic
sounds, melodic viola, and fluttering melodies. Ruins, the fourth album from Talkdemonic
finds the band in peak form. Having honed their craft for nearly a decade, it compiles
everything they’ve learned and the result is a darker, more refined album than those
previous.
Hot Tin Roof: Life in Miniature
By Noel Carver No matter how good life may be it will never be a good transition, womb to world with pain and aging, open like a book. He did […]
Prairie Pop: Identity Adorned
“Come with us through melody to the four corners of the earth,” the KTLA station announcer said as a mysterious man mesmerized viewers with a blissful gaze. “Hear music exotic […]
Iowa City Weekender: February 9-12
The week’s almost over, y’all, which means it’s about time for another edition of the Iowa City Weekender! There were a few items here that didn’t come to my attention […]
The Hops: Duvel's Maredsous Brune 8
Ironically, a beer once brewed by celibate monks is an ideal beer for Valentines Day: Maredsous Brune 8.
Though it is now contract-brewed by Duvel, Maredsous Brune 8 is still a showcase of Benedictine abstinence. It is a dubbel that can be served in a tulip glass or chalice. The color is very deep brown. Three fingers of slightly tinted, thick head will settle to a thin lacing. It smells a little wine-like, but thankfully it is all beer with scents of yeast, caramel, toffee, fig, plum, apple, red grapes, brown sugar, spice and molasses. The taste is surprisingly dark and roasted with flavors of caramel, toffee, brown sugar and molasses. An earthy hop bite lingers on the cheeks and tongue after each sip and black pepper spice eventually emerges. The dark fruits, especially the red grape flavor, sneak in as the beer warms, but they are not as prominent as they are in the smell.
Remembering The Red Avocado
In the midst of this season of affection, it is with regretful hearts that we commemorate the closing of one of Iowa City’s most beloved eateries, The Red Avocado. As we reflect on the loss of our premier vegan/vegetarian/organic sanctuary, we think back on summer hours spent lounging on the patio, sangria in hand, Dustin Busch strumming the mood. Or huddling in the entryway mid-winter, stamping snow off our boots and greeting our neighbors, anticipating a fantastic meal in the company of good friends.