Dylan Jakobsen, an up-and-coming Seattle-based country singer, will be playing a solo acoustic show this Thursday at the Blue Moose. Eastern Iowa’s TJ Wilt and…
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Drill baby drill: Katie Got Bandz heads to the Blue Moose
Fans of the drill genre (a relatively new strain of hip hop from Southside Chicago marked by explicit lyrics, deadpan deliveries, and heavy, hard-hitting beats) haven’t had many chances to see many drill artists play live in Iowa.
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Get your skank on: Reel Big Fish to play the Blue Moose
With flannel coming down the runways of high fashion labels, it’s safe to say that the 1990s have come back in full force. Many associate the ’90s with grunge music, but the other major musical force was ska. Sharing passing similarities with its Jamaican origins, the music’s high energy was extremely popular across the country, bolstered by labels like Moon Ska and Chicago’s Jump Up Records.
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Hip-hop heads get ready: Yelawolf returns to Blue Moose
Alabama rapper Yelawolf will be returning to the Blue Moose this Friday, April 11, with Chicago’s Tone Da Boss. After a killer show two years ago, also at Blue Moose, this is a show that should not be missed. Yelawolf has made a name for himself for his explicitly Southern style of hip-hop. Whether he’s using samples from classic rock or collaborating with Kid Rock, Yelawolf sticks to and celebrates his back-country upbringing. However, his tracks are most compelling when he, David Lynch-like, takes a peek at the darker underbelly of small-town life and shows us a gritty world of violence and methamphetamine addicts. Sure, he’s got songs with titles like “Let’s Roll” and “I Like to Party,” but he also delivers the equivalent of a 21st century murder ballad on a track like “Pop the Trunk.”
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So gold, so shiny: Leslie and the Lys head to the Blue Moose Tap House this Friday
Get your gem sweaters and gold spandex ready, folks — Leslie and the Lys are hitting up The Blue Moose Tap House this Friday at 9 p.m. and it’s gonna be a heck…
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The Grouch & Eligh: West coast hip hop heads to the Blue Moose Tap House
The Bay Area has long been a hotbed of hip-hop talent. Immediately recognizable artists like Del the Funky Homosapien, DJ Shadow, Mix Master Mike, E-40 and…
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Show Review: For Today preaches Christ through metal at the Blue Moose Tap House
Christian metal takes a lot of flak from those who say religious themes have no place in metal. Bands like For Today, however, stand as a testament that…
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Straight Outta Lübben: We Butter the Bread with Butter Head to the Blue Moose
Not-so-popular metalcore bands come to Iowa City all the time, but Friday’s show at the Blue Moose Tap House should be truly unique. How so, you…
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On the Beat: Rubblebucket take the stage this Friday at the Blue Moose Tap House
Rubblebucket are not strangers to Iowa City. The Brooklyn-based band have made multiple appearances here in Iowa City since their first visit during…
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IC darlings: An interview with Rubblebucket’s Alex Toth and Kalmia Traver
A fan once tweeted one of the best descriptions of Rubblebucket’s music I’ve ever read: “Listening to Rubblebucket is kind of like dressing up as a starfish…
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Leslie is back and her gold pants are shinier than ever
Leslie Hall of Leslie and the Lys is back on the scene (gem sweater scene) with a new music video to tease her upcoming remix album due out this December. The album, titled Songs In The Key of Gold, is a collaboration between Hall and producer Titus Jones.
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I’m a Stranger Here Just Like You: An Interview with Pete Bernhard of The Devil Makes Three
Rarely do I run across a band whose sound is so unique that it’s hard to describe their music, but any attempt at defining The Devil Makes Three leaves me stumbling…
