Although a few test pressings were released earlier this year on Record Store Day, for the general public, today marked our first chance to legally hear a track off…
Matthew Steele
Matthew Steele is publisher of Little Village, YogaIowa, and the forthcoming skill-career journal, Iowa Blueprint. Reach him at Publisher@LittleVillageMag.com.
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Free Download: ANTI- records summer sampler ft. Mavis Staples, Neko Case, Calexico and more
Today’s soundtrack is brought to us by ANTI- records, who just released a summer sampler that caught my eye by with the magic words: MAVIS and STAPLES.
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Interview: Christopher the Conquered talks current projects and upcoming Eastern Iowa shows
Central Iowa staple Chris Ford (a.k.a. Christopher the Conquered) has a couple of shows scheduled for Eastern Iowa in the next week, one this Sunday at The Mill…
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Bob Log III will drink booze off of your body if you are into that
We’ve talked a lot about the Run The Jewels show going on at Gabe’s. Killer Mike sharing the stage with El-p? Despot and Kool A.D. opening, with Iowa City’s…
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David Byrne journals about Iowa: “Beyond cool”
Following his visit for 80/35 alongside St. Vincent, David Byrne — one of the most celebrated artists of our time — has written a substantive reflection piece on his time spent in Des Moines. In it, he includes a bold proposition: …this is America as it’s suposed to be, or close to it. It’s imperfect, […]
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Supersonic Piss says goodbye: Two shows remaining
Supersonic Piss lead singer Paige Harwell has updated the SSP blog with the details of the band’s decision to throw in the sweat-drenched towel and, I guess, call it a … whiz? Sorry. “Read it,” the vocalist/IC DIY tastemaker says on Facebook, “Have a cry, and come to our show.”
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JUST ANNOUNCED: Jesse Elliott’s Ark Life to appear at the Englert on June 21
Former University of Iowa student-body president and bona fide indie rocker Jesse Elliott will bring his new band, Ark Life, to the Englert for a special intimate set on…
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Vic Pasternak, Russell Jaffe and Kembrew McLeod to read at Gabe’s this Saturday
Vic Pasternak comes out of retirement for a special Mission Creek Festival reading at 2:00 p.m. this Saturday at Gabe’s.
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Listen: Emperors Club new LP “Killer Companion” streaming free this week only
Hello music lovers, got a nice tip this weekend from IC indie rockers Emperors Club–this week only they are streaming their new LP, Killer Companion…
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Patrick Reed’s “Drought Behavior” opens tonight at PS1 (embeds NSFW)
Iowa City artist Patrick Reed has a show opening tonight at Public Space One, and is giving an artist talk there at 6:30 p.m. Below is a photo essay of his we ran seven years ago exploring the public sexuality of college nightlife. We got in a ton of trouble for this one–complaints from advertisers, […]
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A playlist dedicated to those working late tonight
Who wants to freakin’ work tonight? Me! And you! Let’s do this. Brendan O’Keefe (Cuticle, Ginseng) sent this in an email. Thank you Brendan! ### Feel free to put on LilVil website Noir DJ Ginseng set from a gig: Gin§eng BLACK IS ALL U SEE mix Autumn’12 by Detrivore on Mixcloud Ministry – Everyday is […]
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Photos: Late works by Mauricio Lasansky
This afternoon, some friends from the Des Moines Art Center’s Print Club are in Iowa City visiting the studios of active UI professors Anita Jung and Susan White, and the late Mauricio Lasansky. Lasansky, who passed away earlier this month, is the founder of the UI printmaking department. He is universally recognized as one of […]
