Famed American (pie) songwriter Don McLean is set to perform at the Englert Theatre Saturday night at 8 p.m. Though you might only be familiar…
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‘Choose Life’ license plates draw mixed reactions
Iowa Right to Life (IRTL) recently announced that their application to have license plates with a “Choose Life” emblem — offered to the public for a $25 fee — had been approved by the Iowa Department of Transportation. The decision has been met with mixed reactions from members of the Iowa City community. IRTL is […]
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FilmScene meet and greet this Saturday at Scene 1
Film Scene Meet and Greet Saturday, June 8 – 12-5 p.m. FilmScene’s Scene 1, an upcoming venue for American and international contemporary films, is holding a meet and greet this Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The single-screen theater is expected to open this fall and is located in the building once occupied by […]
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North Liberty’s 7th annual Blues & BBQ this Saturday
North Liberty’s 7th annual Blues & BBQ festival takes place this Saturday at Liberty Centre. The festival starts at noon with a performance by the North Central Junior High Jazz Band, and live shows are set to continue throughout the day. Well-known Iowa blues man Kevin “BF” Burt & Big Medicine, The Funkdaddies, Music4Life, The […]
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Iowa City Weekender: April 18-21
Welcome to the latest edition of the Weekender, a weekly rundown of our top picks for weekend entertainment in and around the Iowa City area. There’s a lot to cover this week, so lets get to it!
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Iowa City Weekender: April 11-14
Welcome to the latest edition of the Iowa City Weekender, wherein we acknowledge that it is indeed the weekend (nearly), and celebrate accordingly. There are lots of things going on over the next few days, so let’s get right to it.
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Iowa City Weekender: April 4-7
There’s a lot going on in Iowa City over the next few days. In this edition of the Weekender find details on how to catch local acts in unusual, intimate settings, and read about our top picks for literary and theatrical events as well.
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Mission Creek Festival Spotlight: Pallbearer
Pallbearer brings their crushing brand of doom-metal to this year’s Mission Creek Festival for a show at Gabe’s on Thursday, April 4. Since the release last year of their first full-length studio album, Sorrow and Extinction, they have become one of the most well-respected metal acts in the country
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Mission Creek Festival Spotlight: Exitmusic
NYC-based duo Exitmusic will play Gabe’s on Saturday, April 6. The group’s songs of lost romance and haunting loneliness hit upon common themes, but singer Aleksa Palladino’s wavering vocals build tension and longing in a way that feels neither forced nor melodramatic. Together, the two musicians (Aleska Palladino and Devon Church) feature a strong theatrical style full of restrained guitar and subtle keyboard lines.
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Mission Creek Festival Spotlight: Julianna Barwick
Barwick loops layer after layer of her ethereal voice over understated piano and guitar samples. You’ve likely heard loopers before, but not like this. She takes the popular looping mechanic and elevates it to a level that borders on gospel, creating sweeping, meditative music that’s fit for a cathedral on the Seine.
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Mission Creek Festival Spotlight: Pete Swanson
Pete Swanson is, in a word, experimental. His music is a mash-up of industrial noise, pulsing electronic dance music and pure, minimalist expressionism. He draws from a varied and complex pool of musical subcultures, resulting in a product that often transcends more well-established music genres.
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Mission Creek Festival Spotlight: Détective
LA-based rock group Détective will be playing the Yacht Club on Wednesday, April 3. The group is comprised of former Guided By Voices bassist James Greer, alongside Guylaine Vivarat (former member of Useless Keys), and Chris Dunn. Together, they mix the hazy sounds of French surf-rock with catchy indie-pop hooks to make accessible, yet vaguely melancholic tracks.
