The first night of Mission Creek was no joke. It was full of Jenny Hval’s sweet sounds at The Mill, awkward and unnecessary hugs following the Laurie Anderson lecture at The Englert, and lines, lines, lines at Gabes to both get in for Warpaint and then — because I was too successful at staying hydrated — to use what I am nominating as the dankest of all the dank bathrooms in Iowa City. Overall, it was a good night, and I only needed one extra cup of coffee this morning to make it to my office half an hour late.

So, tonight…

6 p.m.

I will begin my night at Prairie Lights in order to hear Kembrew McLeod read from his recently (as in yesterday) released book, Pranksters: Making Mischief in the Modern World. Kembrew is a writer, filmmaker, Robot Professor, and all around weirdo badass who I feel very fortunate to run into around the halls of the Becker Communication Studies Building. D. Foy will also be reading from his new novel, Made to Break, which is a about going full cannibal at a cabin in Lake Tahoe. I know what I’m doing for my next vacation.

8 p.m.

I assume many of you will be seeing the always hilarious Hannibal Buress (7 p.m.) at The Englert, but I will most likely be grabbing some quick food before heading to Gabes. Circuit Des Yeux (experimental/dreamy “femme folk” out of Indiana) starts the night, followed by San Francisco’s New Bums at 9 p.m., which Pitchfork describes as “a harmony duo that thrives on mischief and discord: pretty songs laden with cuss words, absurdist expressions of modern-bromance.” At 10 p.m., it’s time for Earth, who in their thirty-plus year career have gone from doomy, droney rock to incorporating softer, beautifully building melodic swoops that incorporate elements of blues, rock, metal, and even some funk.

12:15 a.m.

I will then head to the Yacht Club for what will undoubtedly be one of the weirdest and coolest performances of Mission Creek: Wolf Eyes (an avant-garde, post-industrial noise band from Detroit). You can get a sense of their harshly hypnotic soundscapes from their albums No Answer: Lower Floors (2013) and Always Wrong (2009), both of which are streamable on Spotify.