Washington D.C.’s Spoonboy and London’s Colour Me Wednesday will be descending upon Public Space One this Sunday in support of their recently released split…
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Thursday at the Englert: Dar Williams to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her debut album
Folk-pop musician Dar Williams will be playing at the Englert this Thursday at 8 p.m. The much-loved songwriter should be a hit for anyone who could go for a…
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Gabe’s Producer’s Showcase to feature Dreamlogicc, Strategy, Giant Question Mark
Electronic music today is often equated with dubstep, a subgenre that has exploded into the American consciousness in a way that no one could have…
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Interview: Ben Handler talks a bit about his La Blogotheque-inspired project
Afterhours Sessions is an Iowa City-based video production company led by Ben Handler. With nearly 70 stripped-down and intimate videos under their…
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Trumpet Blossom to host psych-rockers Holy Wave
Although this year’s Firecracker 500 Fest is now in the rear-view mirror, there are still plenty of amazing garage and psych rock acts passing through Iowa City this summer. Holy Wave from Austin, Texas, for instance, will be playing this Thursday at Trumpet Blossom with local rock n’ roll fixtures Rusty Buckets and Maiden Mars. […]
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Firecracker 500 Fest rolls on with Memphis rockers Ex-Cult
Memphis punk rockers Ex-Cult are set to headline a full lineup at The Mill tonight as part of the Firecracker 500 Festival. Joined by Iowa City’s Good Habits, Detroit’s Mexican Knives and Omaha’s The Lupines, Ex-Cult will be closing out a night filled with the kind of aggressive, post-punk thrashing they have become known for in their short history. If you can make it to only one night of the Firecracker 500 Festival, this is definitely the one to see.
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Doom metal meets art rock: Prizehog to play Trumpet Blossom this Saturday
Portland’s sludge-doom trio Prizehog will be playing at Trumpet Blossom this Saturday for a night of loud, wonderfully strange music. The show starts…
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Portland’s Finest: Blitzen Trapper to rock Gabe’s this Friday
Blitzen Trapper is the kind of band that brings people together: Hipsters and bros, townies and students all comfortably fit in at a Blitzen Trapper show. It’s a hodgepodge crowd that matches the band’s hodgepodge sound.
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Brian Johannesen to play free show at Gabe’s this Thursday
Iowa City’s favorite country-lovin’, whiskey-drinkin’ son, Brian Johannesen, now based out of Nashville, will be playing at Gabe’s this Thursday at 8 p.m. He’ll be joined by Chicago’s Ryan Joseph Andersen, of the roots-rock band Go Long Mule.
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Canadian folkies The Bros. Landreth and Jordan Klassen play this Thursday at CSPS
You’ve heard of Anglophiles and Francophiles, but have you ever heard of a Canadaphile? Assuming you love our neighbors to the north (because who doesn’t?)…
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Catching up with Coolzey: Hip hop artist and former IC resident to play tonight at Gabe’s
Hip hop artist and former IC resident Coolzey is coming back home for a show at Gabe’s tonight at 10 p.m., backed by openers Fooch the MC, Romulan and…
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Vinyl heads unite! Bring Your Own Record night debuts at Gabe’s this Tuesday
Tired of being under the thumb of the Spotify, Pandora or Soundcloud algorithms? All the more reason to check out Gabe’s this Tuesday between 8 p.m. and…
