Green Gravel Comedy festival brought stand-up and alternative comedians from across the country into Iowa City for a host of shows at Brew Lab, The Mill, Riverside Theatre and High Grounds cafe.
Zak Neumann
Zak Neumann is Little Village's staff photographer and music blogger. Contact him at zak@littlevillagemag.com.
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Photos: Flyover Fashion Festival day two
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The second day of Flyover Fashion Festival kept festival goers busy from 10 a.m. Saturday well into Sunday morning. By day there were popup shops, a short film, a clothes customization workshop and several discussions with activists and members of the fashion community. Inclusivity, identity, self acceptance and the politics of style and fashion were […]
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Photos: Flyover Fashion Festival day one
The first day of the Flyover Fashion Festival is in the books. Festival-goers were treated to runway shows, including Nicole Leth’s Sex and Ice Cream spring line with looks from young designer Hannah Eckley, as well as music from Halfloves and Natalia Espina.
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Photos: Street Sects fills RADinc with a heavy fog and even heavier sounds
The new RADinc. space saw it’s first night of music last night, April 27, since it’s grand opening April 19. The night of heavy music started with DJ Attentat spinning records and Iowa City metal act Dryad.
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Photos: Iowa City’s March for Science
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Hundreds of people filled the Pentacrest to advocate for science and the scientific method Saturday. Young and old alike held signs, marched and listened to scientists speak about the countless ways scientific research and the scientific method have been beneficial to them and society as a whole. The march stretched down Clinton, Jefferson and […]
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Photos: Mission Creek Festival days five and six
The 2017 Mission Creek Festival rolled through the weekend and is now in the books. Saturday was Community Day and featured many free events, sponsored by Little Village. There were book fairs, literary events, the Underground Music Showcase and the Mission Boutique series. The evening featured Comedy at The Mill, Rufus Wainright, and the return […]
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Photos: Mission Creek Festival day four
Day four of the 2017 Mission Creek Festival boasted The Cool Kids, Pieta Brown, DIIV, Tennis and more!
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Photos: Mission Creek Festival day three
The 2017 Mission Creek Festival hits the half way mark with the legendary Margaret Cho, Cloud Nothings, Mykki Blanco and plenty more!
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Photos: Mission Creek Festival day two
Day two of Mission Creek featured legendary Wu Tang clan member Ghostface Killah, Lake Street Dive’s Bridget Kearney, ambient musician Lawrence English, the annual Writers Of Color readings and more!
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Photos: Mission Creek Festival day one
Mission Creek Festival 2017 is off to a great start with Andrew Bird, Hexa, Preoccupations and more.
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Photos: Green Day bring Revolution Radio to Wells Fargo Arena
Pop punk juggernauts Green Day made a stop at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines Monday night. The California three piece is touring on their 12th studio release “Revolution Radio,” and they brought punk rock outfit Against Me! to open.
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Photos: Conor Oberst returns to Englert Theatre
Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst returned to Iowa City Sunday for the last show of his current tour. Also know for his work as Bright Eyes, as the frontman of Desaparecidos and as one of the founders of Saddle Creek Records. Oberst toured on his latest solo record, Ruminations, out now on Nonesuch Records.
