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Drive right on by that roadside fireworks stand and take in some live music this weekend instead — your ears and eyebrows will thank you. The Iowa City Jazz Festival will host headliner Stefon Harris (called “one of the most important artists in jazz” by the Los Angeles Times) and his band Blackout. K-pop group 82MAJOR swings through Des Moines on their North American tour, and the Mud Lake Bluegrass series kicks off in Dubuque with the Greg Garing Band. Check out the rest of the events below, and stay cool in the July heat!
Iowa City
Zorn with Source Of Fire, Blaster & Oral Fixx
Gabe’s | Thurs, Jul 3, 7 p.m.
Jesse Villalobos
Black Angel | Fri, Jul 4, 9 p.m.
Iowa City Jazz Festival
Downtown Iowa City | Fri-Sun, Jul 4-6
Black Cudgel with Mystic Cross, Acoustic Guillotine & Slacker
Gabe’s| Sat, Jul 5, 8 p.m.
Cedar Rapids
All Natural
Marengo | Fireside Winery | Fri, Jul 5, 6 p.m.
Ryne Doughty
Marengo | Fireside Winery | Sat, Jul 6, 1 p.m.
Sunday Social
Cedar Rapids | CSPS Hall | Sun, Jul 6, 4 p.m.
Cedar Falls/Waterloo
Art Farm Iowa Presents: ARTFARMAGANZA! A July 4th Art Festival
Northwood | Art Farm Iowa | Fri-Sun, Jul 4-6
JD McPherson
Maquoketa | Codfish Hollow | Sat, Jul 5, 6 p.m.
Jeffrey Foucault & Dave Moore
Cedar Falls | Turkey River Cabin Concerts | Sat, Jul 5, 4 p.m.
Des Moines
Hello Fellow Humans & Friends
Lefty’s Live Music | Thurs, Jul 3, 5 p.m.
Music in the Garden featuring The Weary Ramblers
Des Moines Botanical Gardens | Thurs, Jul 3, 6 p.m.
Tonguebyte // Fishbait // Dirty Blonde
Lefty’s Live Music | Fri, Jul 4, 6 p.m.
82MAJOR TOUR in Des Moines
xBk Live | Sun, Jul 6, 7 p.m.
Quad Cities
JACKSON & THE JANKS
Davenport | Raccoon Motel | Fri, Jul 4, 6 p.m.
AMATEUR SELECTORS PRESENTS: JAZZ KISSA
Rock Island | Rozz-Tox | Sat, Jul 5, 8 p.m.
chokecherry
Davenport | Raccoon Motel | Sun, Jul 6, 6 p.m.
Dubuque
First Fridays: Oracle Poets
The Stu | Fri, Jul 4, 5 p.m.
First Fridays: Double Vision
Voices Studios | Fri, Jul 4, 5:30 p.m.
Mud Lake Bluegrass Sundays: The Greg Garing Band
Mud Lake Park | Sun, Jul 6, 2 p.m.
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