Those that follow Iowa City’s game day police reports may have noticed one arrest in particular involving an incredibly intoxicated fan…
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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The meticulous sampler: An interview with Eliot Lipp
Over the last decade or so, Brooklyn-based musician Eliot Lipp has been creating and releasing tracks from a number of ‘home bases.’ Before ending up in Brooklyn — where he currently resides — the electronic music artist spent time honing his craft in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco to name a few, not to mention his penchant for touring internationally.
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An interview with the Kinsey Sicks
The Kinsey Sicks have been delighting fans with their poignant brand of political satire since rising out of San Francisco’s Castro District in the early ’90s. Billing themselves as a Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet, the group formed on a lark after a few friends showed up to a Bette Midler concert in drag and quickly…
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Butter cow vandalism a missed opportunity
A group calling itself Iowans for Animal Liberation hid in the Agriculture Building of the Iowa State Fair Saturday evening, waited until the building closed and proceeded to toss red paint on this year’s 1000+ pound butter cow sculpture. Before leaving, the group painted the phrase “freedom for all” on the sculpture’s refrigerated storage vessel. […]
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Tonight at The Mill: So Many Dynamos are onto something
When thinking of the nebulous indie-pop scene that spanned much of the ’00s, three things come to mind: Piercing tenors, square-rimmed glasses and countless young emo and indie-pop groups that utterly disappeared before getting a chance to bridge that awkward gap between adolescence and adulthood.
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Iowa branch of ‘Restore the Fourth’ holding rally in Ped Mall today
The Iowa branch of the Restore the Fourth organization is holding an event today at 12:00 p.m. in Iowa City’s Pedestrian Mall. The two…
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Historic Hardacre Theater to close following film festival, rescue effort underway
Tipton’s Hardacre Theater will close under its current management following this weekend’s Hardacre Film Festival, according to an official statement released…
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Ten years ago in Iowa City: July 2003
Lets talk a bit about what was happening in Iowa City ten years ago. A decade is a nice chunk of time to look back upon ‘things as they were,’ and thanks to Iowa Research Online’s Archive of Little Village back issues, we’re provided with a convenient frame of reference for doing just that.
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Donate some food, gain some knowledge this Sunday
New Pioneer Food Co-op has partnered with the Englert Theatre and FilmScene to offer a screening of A Place at the Table Sunday at 3:00 p.m. The screening takes place at Englert Theatre and will be followed by refreshment and a post-film discussion.
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Get nerdy with MC Chris this Saturday at Gabe’s
Chris returns to Iowa City Saturday as part of the “Revenge of the Nerd Tour: 2,” joined by openers Dr. Awkward, Jesse Dangerously and Tribe One. His shows are generally a mix of live music punctuated by comedic interludes.
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Watch the full Hancher site ceremony and performance
Earlier this month, the University of Iowa quietly uploaded the Hancher construction site ceremony to its official Youtube account. You can watch the entire ceremony below, which begins with a drum procession by Asian American drum troupe San Jose Taiko as they march from Hancher’s old location (a casualty of the 2008 floods) to its […]
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Green Party convention kicks off today in Iowa City
The Green Party’s 2013 Annual National Meeting kicks off today at the Iowa Memorial Union. Party members from across the country will be using the space from July 25 – 28, taking part in workshops, panels and planning sessions as the party gears up for the 2014 midterm election season. A number of Green candidates […]
