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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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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Show Photos: Mission Creek: British Sea Power, A Classic Education @ Blue Moose Tap House – 3/28
Mission Creek is off and running and I am trying to be everywhere all at once. i’ll be posting photos – with little to no editing – each day of the festival. I am keeping my chatting to the minimum, and the photos coming. The Festival Kicked off with A Classic Education and British Sea […]
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Photos: Les Dames Take Over Catherine's
Catherine’s has always had beautiful things in their window display. But never like THIS!! Iowa City’s own Les Dames du Burlesque got the glass all steamy with a sneak preview of their show for Mission Creek THIS WEEK!! Passersby got an eyeful as the ladies seduced Dubuque Street like enchanted mannequins come to life.  A clock […]
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Show Photos: Vagabonds, Ernie Hendrickson, Cory Chisel @ the Mill – 3/18IS
Local darlings and lullaby gurus, the Vagabonds, played for us last Friday. There are few bands that can hush the din of a bar on a weekend, but they do that pretty well. They have beautiful voices that capture peoples’ attention even when they sing quiet. They are also talented musicians. Among the three ladies, […]
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Show Photos: NERV, Los Voltage, Holy Sheet, Wild Child @ the Wherehouse – 3/15
Another Wherehouse show, another great line up. A little loud, a little weird, way good with front men flying everywhere!. NERV and Los Voltage are both locally grown bands, while Holy Sheet hails from Providence and Wild Child from Minneapolis. They all performed short, wild sets, so this was a night for those who like […]
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Show Photos: Wandering Bears in the Hall Mall – 3/13
I caught wind of a secret show in the hall mall, and wandered in on the Wandering Bears warming up in their practice room. Fewer than 20 people jammed into the adjacent room to watch them play through a doorway. I was able to cram myself along the wall in the room with the uber-talented […]
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Show Photos: Ed Gray, Wolf Wars, Miracles of God @ Blue Moose – 3/11
Holy cow! This was a good one. Friday night held a much anticipated show for me. Ed Gray, Wolf Wars and Miracles of God, whom I had not seen live before this (despite chronically singing along to Honeyham Cunningham a trillion times this year.) This was another great lineup courtesy of the . Local icon, […]
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Show Photos: Porch Builder, Mountain Sprout @ Gabe's- 3/10
I don’t see much country music swing through here. Sure, there’s always bluegrass and twangy folk to be had on a regular basis, but not straight up, foot-stompin’ country music. I walked outside my comfort zone and caught Porch Builder and Mountain Sprout at Gabe’s on Thursday. They all seemed to be having fun up […]
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Show Photos: IHearIC – 3/8
IHearIC is lovely. In a nutshell, it’s an evening variety hour at the Englert highlighting local talent of all sorts. I was in attendance last week was charmed by the intimate setting – the audience sitting at candlelit bistro tables only feet from the performers showcased. This particular show featured students of the University’s school […]
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Show Photos: Head for the Hills on Little Village Live – 3/2
Head for the Hills did an early evening show for Little Village Live before performing at the Yacht Club later that night. I couldn’t make the late show, so I swung in, with my mom in tow, to catch these talented performers. These four bluegrass musicians are presently promoting their sophomore self-titled album on their […]
