Gov. Branstad signed a bill into law Wednesday that increases the penalties associated with trespassing in Iowa in an effort to crack down on “peeping toms.” The bill establishes that […]
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Hancher and Joffrey Ballet announce collaboration for new ‘Nutcracker’ set in World’s Fair Chicago
In 1987, Robert Joffrey’s Chicago-based ballet company held the world premier of their production of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker at The University of Iowa’s Hancher Auditorium. At a press conference held […]
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Album Review: A432 – Broken
A432 (Iowa City’s Logan Stimmel) calls himself a sound artist, rather than a musician — which means that I have high confidence many Little Village readers will not like Broken. A432’s music sits in the general vicinity of the music of Autechre and Richard Devine. It is deliberately abstract, without being arbitrary. Any sounds that originated as acoustic vibrations in air (i.e., “normal” music or location recordings) have been digitally altered and treated to render them unrecognizable.
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The Early Tears with Vic Pasternak: Lesson 3 – Knock Harder
Down in the dispatch office, Captain Jerry held out the ticket so I could read the call he had for me: Sunrise Trailer Court to Touch of Mink #2, the […]
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News of the Weird: Workplace potato guns, exploding lawn mowers and genetically modified maggots
Fun at Work Bill Bailey (a former 9-year employee of the water-irrigation network near Grand Junction, Colorado) was awarded unemployment benefits in December for being wrongfully fired. The company claimed […]
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Interview: Writer Lydia Davis on found material, routines and the distinctions between genres
Lydia Davis Van Allen Hall — Thu., Apr. 14 at 7 p.m. In Lydia Davis’ story “How I Know What I Like (Six Versions),” the narrator justifies why she might […]
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Public Space One event aims to end rape culture
Not In My Community: Music To Destroy Rape Culture! Public Space One — Mon. Apr. 11, 6-10 p.m. End Street Harassment Iowa City, in collaboration with other community organizations, will […]
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Interview deep cut: Saul Williams on lifelong learning and the concept of “enough”
Saul Williams Q&A Prairie Lights — Sat., Apr. 9 at 4 p.m. Saul Williams with Psalm One, Akwi Nji & Lovar Davis Kidd The Mill — Sat., Apr. 9 at […]
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MCF Preview: Fingerpickin’ good – Glenn Jones and the American Primitive
Glenn Jones is a renowned blues musician with a robust career and unique guitar style known as “American Primitive,” which is categorized by fingerpicking guitar and banjo. He grew up playing with similar musicians and began his own band in the late eighties. He now plays as a solo musician and is touring the U.S. Jones will be playing a solo set at the Trumpet Blossom Cafe on Apr. 8, 2016 for the Mission Creek Festival. Tickets are $10–12.
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MCF Preview: Renowned rock journalist-turned-novelist Carola Dibbell on language, voice and identity
Carola Dibbell Lit Crawl; White Rabbit — Fri., Apr. 8 at 6 p.m. Carola Dibbell (reading) and Sarah Cram (performance) Mission Boutique; RSVP — Sat., Apr. 9 at 2 p.m. […]
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Album Review: Trevor Sensor – Texas Girls and Jesus Christ
Trevor Sensor Texas Girls and Jesus Christ www.trevorsensor.com Illinois-born Trevor Sensor, recently seen opening for the Halfloves at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City, has spun his songwriting skill — […]
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Generifus and friends to perform DIY music showcase at Trumpet Blossom Cafe
Generifus/Us-mode/Liv Carrow Trumpet Blossom Cafe — Thu., Apr. 7 at 8 p.m. The Mission Creek Festival may seem to have swept through the entirety of Iowa City this week, but […]
