On a misty muggy day in Iowa City, Ron Campbell, creator of the Beatles Saturday Morning Cartoon series and the film Yellow Submarine, spoke with Little Village …
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The tragedy of Pete Rose
Pete Rose is one of baseball’s greatest players, and one of the game’s most tragic. Not blessed with great natural athleticism, he relied on hard work, determination and grit to […]
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Interview: El-P talks sampling and making peace with his musical life of crime
“I have nothing planned for the future. Right now I’m just letting the universe decide,” Run the Jewels’ MC and producer El-P told me last …
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Interview: For Jen Kirkman, the stigma of child-free singledom is a hell of a joke
Though the title of Jen Kirkman’s recently released Netflix special I’m Going to Die Alone (And I Feel Fine) might read as triumphant, her stand…
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Interview: Joseph Heuermann on Flyers of Iowa City, opening Friday at White Rabbit
Joseph Heuermann has been a particularly discerning set of ears and eyes for Iowa City’s new-music scene over the last five years. His own varied…
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Clinton draws crowd in Iowa City, applauds SCOTUS Gay Marriage ruling
Surrounded by fans and supporters, Hillary Clinton got up close and personal at the Iowa City Public Library on Tuesday, July 7…
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Photos: DIY music and IC underground house shows
A few years back, I visited Iowa City for the first time and went to an electronic show at a house that’s nicknamed the “Breast Imagining Center.” A small group […]
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5 spots in Iowa City to watch the USA v. Japan women’s FIFA final
While this writer would have preferred to see the USA play England in the Women’s World Cup finals, it cannot be denied: Watching Abby Wambach…
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Astrology forecast for July 2015
CANCER (June 21-July 22): “I am trying to be unfamiliar with what I am doing,” said composer John Cage in describing his creative process. That’s excellent counsel for you to […]
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City grant revives long-running Summer Playground Program
Thanks to a grant issued by the City of Iowa City as part of its Program for Improving Neighborhoods (PIN), the Grant Wood and Wetherby Neighborhood Associations are …
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Something More Than Free: Jason Isbell to perform at Englert Theatre on July 7
In the American South you will find the keys to our chief musical exports in blues, jazz, bluegrass and rock and roll, the keys to our national literary …
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Fountainsun duo brings mystic tones to the Trumpet Blossom
What better way to celebrate independence from British rule than hanging around a vegan restaurant at an all-ages show listening to the heart-opening mantra song cycles of Daniel Higgs and Fumie Ishii? Expect a blissed-out night of expertly executed beautiful weirdness for both of your ears and all three of your eyes from Fountainsun this Saturday, July 4 at the Trumpet Blossom Cafe. Doors open at 7 p.m.
