Not to be outdone by a sizable jazz festival and the celebration of a nation’s birth, the Firecracker 500 Festival made its return this weekend for the first time since the turn of the century, which I think you’ll agree is a much more exciting way to refer to ten years ago.
Blue Moose Tap House
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Video: Liberty Leg Live at the Blue Moose Tap House
Liberty Leg took the stage the final night of the Firecracker 500 Garage Rock-n-Roll Festival this Sunday, and although this is not the first–or second, or third–time we’ve shared video of the group performing live, I just can’t resist pulling out that video recorder whenever I hear those sweet, sweet licks. To my knowledge, this […]
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Show Photos: Firecracker 500 Garage Rock Festival, Day Two – 7/2/11
The second night of the Firecracker 500 was way less suffocating in terms of heat and the crowd, which made it significantly easier to get into the serious ear-pounding musical delights pouring from the speakers. I was able to make it to the Blue Moose for a few bands, wishing I had the energy and ability to stay for the whole damn shebang. For those of you who have been present for the entire festival, you have my respect. There has been a lot going on upstairs at the Moose, and all of it has been smooth as silk. The musicians, organizers and Blue Moose employees deserve a pat on the back for quick set changes, great sound and ice cold beverages all around.
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Show Photos: Firecracker 500 Festival, Day One – 7/1/11
Well folks, tonight is the third and final night of the resurrected Firecracker 500 Festival at the Blue Moose Tap House. To entice you to check out the last day of Iowa City garage rock greatness, here are some photos from the first day. Included you will find shots of the last four bands of Friday evening: The Bent Scepters, Half Rats, HOTT and The Coathangers. This was a seriously good night of music.
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Video: Del the Funky Homosapien, Mac Lethal and Bukue One
Del the Funky Homosapien, Mac Lethal, Bukue One and the Serendipity Project put on one high-energy hip hop show , and we’d be remiss if you might somehow miss this footage.
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Iowa City Weekender: July 4th Especial
The Week music heavy this weekend, but there is a lot of excellent music happening in this town over the coming days. This is a little preview of what’s out there for you.
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More Show Photos: Del the Funky Homosapien – 6/21
Well, folks, I am not going to rehash the details of this great show because AC Hawley already wrote a great review that you should read…here. I will say that I have never seen such a mass of people in an Iowa City venue in all of the 12 years I’ve lived here….this crowd rivaled those of Will Whitmore and Guided by Voices, who also know how to pack a house.
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Iowa City Weekender: June 16-18
This weekend, you can laugh, cry, rock, learn, stand with a friend, and do intricate dance sequences replete with cool leather jackets and snapping.
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Iowa City Weekender: June 9-11
Greg Brown plays intimately. The Lonelyhearts and Roommate play publicly. The CircUS will paint your face and Dreamwell may make you do the opposite.
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Celebrate Ten Years: Del at The Blue Moose, 6/21/11
Issue #1 of Little Village was published in July 2001. It’s on file at both local libraries, and it’s totally worth seeking out. Every page in the issue evokes a potent sense of place–a place so cantankerously in love with itself, it could only be this place: Iowa City. In the opening pages, the founding […]
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Iowa City Weekender: May 26-28
This weekend is Memorial Day. There are returning folks as well as creative work from voices we would not expect. Enjoy yourself this weekend, but remember those who protect your right to do so.
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Iowa City Weekender: May 19-21
The world is supposed to be over this Saturday. Don’t you want to go out in style or at least having hula hooping fun?
