Camp Euforia (CE), one of Iowa’s longest-running independent music festivals, has announced the acts performing in its final festival this summer. After 17 years, the festival is being discontinued, and the last celebration will be held this July 14-16 in its usual beloved spot, Jerry’s Farm in Lone Tree. In early 2020, festival organizers announced […]
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Camp Euforia’s 2020 festival will be its last
Organizers of the Camp Euforia music festival, including the founding band Eufórquestra, have announced that the event will discontinue after the 17th annual fest this summer. Camp Euforia began as an appreciation party for fans of Iowa City-based funk-fusion group Eufórquestra. But since that first festival in 2004, the event has expanded
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Camp Euforia celebrates 15 years by getting the band back together
Fifteen years ago, Iowa City funk-fusion band Eufórquestra was looking for a way to say, “Thank you” to its fans. When they pitched the idea of a festival to landowner Jerry Hotz, things clicked, and Hotz’s farm has been home to the Camp Euforia festival ever since.
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Rock out while you camp out: 12th annual Camp Euforia festival set for this weekend
Public Property, the long-time Iowa City reggae funk jam band, will once again reunite at this weekend’s Camp Euforia festival (July 16-18), the Lone…
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Iowa City Weekender: July 12-15
Before we walk through our usual day by day outline, there are a couple big, weekend long items to cover. For these I must refer you to their respective websites because these events have simply too much to cover in this short column. This weekend is Camp Euforia, a two day music festival/camp out which […]
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On the Beat: Summer listening guide
Summer in the Clubs! Live Music Venue GUIDE Iowa City is what is known in the biz as a ‘small market.’ Acts on national tours book shows in Iowa City based on it’s geographical position within a half-day’s drive of Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis and Kansas City—it’s a great place to shoehorn a show in […]
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Iowa City Weekender: July 15-18 2010
This weekend we have two of Iowa City’s main events for summer 2010 – Camp Euforia and the Iowa City Book Festival. Here are some info and links to help you get primed for both…
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Camp Euforia Coming July 16 and 17!
Few groups in recent years have had a larger footprint in the Iowa City music scene than Euforquestra. They are all monstrous musicians no matter what style they play. They manage to bring together Jazz fans, Jam Band camp followers, and people (like me) who think there’s nothing better than live dance music, no matter the genre.
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Iowa City Weekender – July 16-19
Thank you, Iowa City, for yet another weekend so amazing that The Weekender practically writes itself… And another thank you to last night’s special guests on Little Village on the Air — Thanks to Matt Grundstat, Ryan Jeter and Austin Zalatel of Euforquestra! We were treated to a preview of some of the bands performing […]
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Iowa City Weekender – July 9-12
Greetings Weekenders! Thanks to Big Ben Hansen for being our special guest last night on Little Village on the Air! You can find Ben – along with the fairest of the fair trade coffee – at The Clean Bean Cafe, a new espresso cart currently posted up on Prentiss St. (down S. Gilbert St, in […]
