Surfer Blood is heading to Gabe’s this Saturday alongside Team Spirit and Andy Boay, and the first thing you should know about this group is that they’re catchy…
Drew Bulman
Drew Bulman manages the digital side of Little Village magazine. You can reach him at @drewbulman and drewb@littlevillagemag.com.
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Johnson County’s most honest, oblivious resident happens to live in Iowa City
There’s honesty, and then there’s the sort of oblivious honesty that leads to an arrest, drug charges and a bit of head scratching. Daniel Noehl of Iowa City learned…
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Roast this town: Iowa City is going down on October 13
Join us October 13 at Trumpet Blossom Cafe for Little Village’s fourth annual roast of Iowa City, hosted by Yale Cohn. Like years previous, Roast This Town brings out the best in Iowa City by imploring its residents to dish out their worst. The event kicks off at 6 p.m. as part of the October […]
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The ultimate fall guide to getting lost in a cornfield
It’s that wonderful time of year where we Iowans enjoy looking at the pretty leaves, sipping hot cider and getting lost in gigantic mazes made out of food. I’m talking about corn mazes, of course! We have a number of them within driving distance of Iowa City, and most of them offer all sorts of […]
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New Pioneer Co-op announces new store location
The New Pioneer Co-op board of directors announced today that a third store will be established in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The decision comes after the board of directors — by virtue of a unanimous vote on September 25 — entered into an agreement to purchase property for a third store location at 3338 Center Point […]
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DTCV cancel Iowa City show after tour van is totaled
DTCV announced Sunday that an unfortunate “deer encounter” has forced the group to cancel the rest of their US tour, including a scheduled performance on October 1 at The Mill in Iowa City. The collision totaled the group’s touring van, though DTCV’s update suggests that the tour’s cancellation is the result of injuries sustained in […]
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DTCV’s James Greer to conduct a reading at the Clinton Street Social Club on October 1
The Englert Theatre announced today that DTCV’s James Greer will stop by the Clinton Street Social Club to read from his new collection of short fiction…
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Take a peek at the potential future of downtown IC
It’s no secret that the City of Iowa City is planning big changes to downtown’s aesthetic. For the last few months, city officials have been reaching out to the community for feedback on a bevy of concepts that may or may not make it into the final construction itinerary. We are inching closer inching closer […]
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Future Rock are performing at Gabe’s tonight and you should probably go see them
There are a few guys from Chicago who call themselves Future Rock, they put on incredible live shows and you should probably go see them at Gabe’s tonight…
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The art of partying: An interview with Andrew W.K.
There’s a moment in a recent Andrew W.K. interview with WatchMojo where the rocker — famed for his high-energy stage presence — is asked if he ever plans on slowing down. Without missing a beat, W.K. launches into an endearing sort of non-answer about how he “should still be going strong” into his 80s. It’s almost quaint—the kind of answer you might expect from a musician whose party reputation precedes him. It’s not until he starts talking about aging-yet-active musicians like 77-year-old Lee “Scratch” Perry that it starts to sink in: W.K. has spent a lot of time thinking about this particular question, and he’s dead serious.
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Ten years ago in Iowa City: September 2003
Ten years ago… Lets talk about September 2003 for a minute. There’s nothing particularly special about this period of time, but it did take place exactly ten years ago, which is as good of an excuse as any to look back at the September 2003 issue of Little Village magazine. What were we talking about […]
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Is this the best police blotter entry of 2013?
At around 9 a.m. on September 7, Iowa City police were called to 529 East Washington St. after receiving a noise complaint from a very angry, sleep-deprived individual. While voicing his/her complaint, said individual may have inadvertently (or perhaps intentionally?) created one of the best ICPD log entries of 2013. The entry starts off simple […]
