Willis Alan Ramsey was only 21 when he released his self-titled debut album in 1972. Its best-known song, “Muskrat Candlelight,” became a major hit as “Muskrat Love” recorded by Captain & Tennille. The album also made a profound impression on a young Lyle Lovett, who learned every song, attended Ramsey’s shows and even bought the […]
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Album Review: Jung Min-Noh — ‘It’s Never Too Late to Throw in the Towel, But It’s Always Too Late to Die with Dig?’
IT’s NEVER TOO LATE… by Jung Min-Noh. I should have no trouble meeting the word limit, reviewing an album with a title like It’s Never Too Late to Throw in the Towel, But It’s Always Too Late to Die with Dig? All joking aside, …Die with Dig? is the second full-length offering from Alec Lang, a.k.a. […]
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Grammy-nominated songstress Sarah Jarosz to play at Englert
Sarah Jarosz Englert Theatre — Thursday, July 14 at 8 p.m. http://www.sarahjarosz.com Singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz will play at the Englert Theater Thursday, July 14 as part of her national tour. The tour is in promotion of her most recent album, Undercurrent. The Wall Street Journal remarked that the record’s “country-flavored folk songs” were “simple” and “intimate” […]
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Iowa City Weekender: December 15-17
Hello, and welcome to the Weekender! As the semester begins to wrap up for the university, the town starts to shift into slight hibernation for a week until it pops back into full form for the coming new year. This weekend will be your last chance to get out before the hibernation begins, so make […]
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Show Review: Cave Singers, Grand Tetons @ Blue Moose Tap House – 4/12/2011
You probably decided to spend Tuesday evening outside, enjoying the gorgeous spring weather on your porch or in your backyard, surrounded by friends and cool beverages. However, you should have come see the Cave Singers and Grand Tetons play some great front porch Americana music upstairs at the Blue Moose Taphouse.
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Illinois John Fever @ The Mill, Friday 7/16
The FEVER is BACK! Oh yeah, you thought the H1N1 scare was over, but it’s back in the form of awesome happy-fun-times folk. That’s right, Illinois John Fever is back and at the Mill this Friday night with Seth Winger, Iowa Hagan Myers and Sacred Harp.
