In his 1992 book A Sound Education, Canadian composer and theorist Murray Schafer made this observation about contemporary life and listening: “As people have moved to cities over the past century they have developed a preference for close-up sounds…”
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Celebrate Ten Years: Del at The Blue Moose, 6/21/11
Issue #1 of Little Village was published in July 2001. It’s on file at both local libraries, and it’s totally worth seeking out. Every page in the issue evokes a […]
Iowa City Weekender: June 2-4
R.I.P. Wherehouse; Doug Roberson spins for the UIMA; Ben Soltau brings back the Big Funk; The Dodos bring back the big chaos
Show Review: Carnival Hearts & Arts Parade @ White Lightning Wherehouse — 5/21/2011
Carnival Hearts & Arts Collective, a local collective of artists, held their biannual “parade” on Saturday. However, imminent rain forced the event out of the adorable Happy Hollow park and into the White Lightning Wherehouse. Vendors line the walls of this rambling, cavernous space. The event has the feel of a souq, of a community market in the ancient kasbah of Tangier, or of the mystery of London’s Borough market. The Carnival Hearts & Arts collective has an authentic–and almost ethnic–subcultural atmosphere, a collective of tattoos, funky chic, librarian eyeglasses, and wry smiles.
City Officials Visit The Wherehouse, Public Events Suspended Indefinitely
“[The inspector] told us ‘We know what’s going on. We know you have shows. We’ve seen your website and your videos on Youtube,” Wherehouse Coordinator and co-leaseholder Nelle Dunlap said in a phone interview. “They were polite, but obviously upset that we had been doing that.”
Podcast: Bermuda Report on Little Village Live
This week on Little Village Live we hosted Bermuda Report. DOWNLOAD Little Village Live, hosted by Matt Steele and Lisa Stark, broadcasts from Public Space One Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m. […]
Podcast: Hannah Drollinger, Eugene Kelley on Little Village Live
Hannah “The Bohemian Fiddler” Drollinger, acoustic guitarist Eugene Kelley and drummer Rob Evans perform almost an hour’s worth of solo, duet, and trio pieces. The songs range from upbeat gypsy tunes to more soulful folk–some recorded here for the first time.
Podcast: The Pines on Little Village Live
This week on Little Village Live we hosted The Pines. DOWNLOAD Little Village Live, hosted by Matt Steele and Lisa Stark, broadcasts from Public Space One Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m. […]
Little Village Live on KRUI 4/6/2011: Lake Street Dive, D. Bess, That One Guy
Performances by the merry songsters of Lake Street Dive and one-man loop squad D. Bess fit on either side of a That One Guy interview. Result? A sweet and wacky sandwich of an episode that you can listen to over and over.
Little Village Live on KRUI | Mission Creek Edition 3/30/2011
In this eighth release in the Little Village Live podcast series, Ex-Action Model and Nathaniel Rateliff perform at Public Space One during the 2011 Mission Creek Festival.
Upcoming Shows: The Pines Return to Iowa for May Shows
The Pines just wrapped up an April East Coast tour run in support of Jeffery Foucault and are coming back to Iowa for a run of shows in May as well as a radio appearance on Little Village Live on KRUI.
The KRUI appearance will be Wednesday, May 4th broadcasting from Public Space One. Come out to the studio to see the show live from 5-6 PM and there will be snacks provided by New Pioneer Co-op!
The Pines will be gracing the stage at the Mill Restaurant in Iowa City on Friday night as well. Seth Winger is opening and tickets are $10. Doors are at 8PM.
A Legacy at Work
This month, Iowa City artist Tomás Lasansky releases his monograph, Icons and Muses. To flip through its pages is to be brought back to an experience many Iowa Citians will […]