Here’s a little taste of what was going on in the background of all that homecoming madness. A great high energy set by Cymbals Eat Guitars, and a solid stand there and bash ’em out set by The Thermals. […]
Show Photos: Leslie & the Lys, Bitch, Caroline Smith & the Goodnight Sleeps 9/16
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted any shots from venues in town, but that doesn’t mean I’m not out there soaking it all up. I caught the first show of the Iowa Women’s Music Festival at the Englert last month featuring Caroline Smith & the Goodnight Sleeps, Bitch (of Bitch & Animal fame) and the infamous Leslie Hall & the Lys.
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Videos: Darren Hanlon and Grand Tetons
Here lies the second installation of Mission Freak’s YouTube channel. Below are two songs performed by Australia’s singer/songwriter and all around good guy Darren Hanlon and one by local band Grand Tetons.
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Iowa City Weekender: September 30-October 2
Iowa City is pulling out all the stops to welcome visitors for homecoming weekend, so here are the things we are most looking forward to: THURSDAY The Poison Control Center w. Utopia Park, Mumfords | Gabe’s | 7:00 p.m. | $5, All Ages Some of the state’s most promising indie artists will be at Gabe’s […]
24 Hour Comics Day – North Hall, Saturday October 2nd
This weekend: The 24 Hour Comics Day! See comic artists go mental trying to draw a 24-page comic book in 24 hrs!
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Album Review: Let's Whisper – Keep A Secret?
Dana and Colin make up Let’s Whisper. They have released a teaser EP with some material that points to the future. It is a splendid piece of listening, one that will show you what the American indie pop underground is all about in the 2010s.
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Mission Freak YouTube Channel
Mission Freak is proud to announce the debut of its very own YouTube channel! That’s right, here are the first three installations of what promises to be a great source for video of Iowa City shows and hopefully interviews with local and touring acts. These three videos are from the show last Wednesday at the Blue Moose Tap House.
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Event Preview: Landfall Festival of World Music 9/22-25, Sponsored by Little Village!
From the mind-altering, polyphonic a capella of Corsican quartet Barbara Fortuna to the 12-piece Romanian gypsy punk of Mahala Rai Banda, and featuring Kenyan drum ensemble Kenge Kenge, dance music from Colombia’s Cimarrón and Brooklyn-based Nation Beat, Landfall is totally worth the trip up to CR this weekend.
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Show Preview: Those Darlins with Turbo Fruits – The Mill 9/24
Southern through and through, Those Darlins will bring their own brand of cowpunk through Iowa City on the 24th of September. Easily blending the twangy sounds of the Appalachians with the speed of punk rock and a bit of pop sensibility, Those Darlins are fast, catchy, and write really great simple songs.
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Iowa City Weekender: Septemer 23-26
The Thursday Night Dance Party is alive and well downstairs at Gabe’s, the beer garden is waiting for you and upstairs: Some wicked live electronica. If you haven’t been to a Thursday night dance party in a while, tonight is the night for beats squared, upstairs and down, at 330 E Washington. […]
Food in Harmony: Benefit for Local Foods Connection 9/25 @ The Mill
Iowa City Fiddler’s Picnic Tomorrow 9/19 Jo.Co. Fairground
Old timey musical fun at the Fiddlers Picnic Sunday 9/18/2010 at the Johnson County Fairgrounds. Get yer bodran on!
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