Jeff Tweedy was itchy last Wednesday night at the Englert Theatre. “This show is going to have an asterisk next to it,” he said. “Full disclosure: I’m ‘roided out.” […]
On bombs and birds: A freewheelin’ Jeff Tweedy shoots straight at the Englert
concert reviews
Let the sounds of Vintage Torque Fest set your summer soundtrack
Vintage Torque Fest, which took place May 4 and 5 this year in Dubuque, doesn’t bill itself primarily as a music festival, but it sure could pass as one, with an excellent lineup of Midwest acts on three stages performing at once. […]
Members of Modest Mouse never quite in sync at McGrath
Brock’s banjo work was enjoyable as always, and the trademark discordant pep of the guitars reminded the audience that they were, indeed, watching Modest Mouse. That said, sometimes the watching proved challenging. […]
Review: Joe Bonamassa shredded at the Paramount Theatre
Joe Bonamassa is an interesting kind of famous. On the one hand, you can say his name to many music-loving folk and receive a blank stare in response. On the other, he can sell out the Paramount Theatre with a bottom ticket price of $102. Which is to say: To know him, apparently, is to love him. […]
Paul McCartney still surprises
A marriage proposal in the front row. A nine-months pregnant woman a few chairs back from me. A family of four in matching home-sewn Sgt. Peppers outfits, dancing and singing along to “Birthday.” Sir Paul McCartney’s songs mark the milestones of our lives. […]
Review: Davina and the Vagabonds celebrate life at The Mill
Davina and the Vagabonds are a quintet (drums, bass, trombone, trumpet, piano/ukulele) from the Twin Cities, who visited The Mill on Sunday, Feb. 12 at the end of a brief Midwest tour squeezed between trips on the coasts, preceding a […]
Shovels and Rope provide Iowa City with an experience of radical intimacy
Shovels and Rope is a duo comprised of Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, who married only after recording and releasing an album together. Their performances forefront this relationship by revealing a peculiar form of intimacy — one that is […]
Dinosaur Jr. takes Codfish Hollow into a spin of nostalgia, peppered with great new tunes
Photos by Michael Roeder Dinosaur Jr. rocks. I don’t really need to say that, but the show at Codfish Hollow this past Wednesday (with openers Arbor Labor Union) was a reminder of just how ear-meltingly good they still are. The […]
