This is about to be a fantastic summer weekend. There’s a bike in movie, a mini music festival, a farewell show and more. But let’s go back to the festival before we discuss anything else. Firecracker 500 Festival // Gabe’s // Thursday – Saturday, 6:00 PM – 2:00 AM // $10/Day, $25/Three Day Pass I’m […]
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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: September 23-25
This is a throwback Weekender, for the traditionalists and those that have to hold the fort down on Thursday nights.
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Show Preview/Album Review: The Wandering Bears at The Mill, 9/24/11
The Wandering Bears will play this Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Mill, sharing a fantastic bill with Iowa City’s Datagun and opening for Caroline Smith & the Goodnight Sleeps. The Wandering Bears craft smart, unique pop tunes with substance and catchy hooks. Their songs are about men and women and the stupid things we do to each other, but with a mix of sweet reminiscence, real heartbreak, and…
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The Boo Hoos/Datagun/The Teddy Boys – The Yacht Club 6/11/2010
Cutting broad gestures as though he’s channelling Freddy Mercury, with a slightly less svelte physique, Sam Locke Ward projected what can only be termed comical savagery.
