On Friday at The Den, legendary star and Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy spoke with Hancher’s Executive Director Andre Perry about the mourning process he goes through after an album does not perform as expected. “After a while, you just have to let go,” Tweedy said.
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Hinterland 2024 had the hottest lineup yet. But has Iowa’s largest music festival gotten too big?
Live music was once the center of my young adult life. Road tripping from venue-to-venue. Mountains, gorges or rolling hills backdropping stages. Foggy memories of great music, and artists I’d forgotten by the time their sets ended.
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The Iowa Pop Art Fest brings music and more artists Saturday in Cedar Rapids for its third year
The Iowa Pop Art Festival returns to Cedar Rapids this Saturday for its third and biggest year yet. Not only is this year’s showcase of Iowa visual artists presenting more artists than previous years (over 120), live music will be part of the festivities with a lineup including Penny Peach, MAAAZE, Soultru and more. Saturday’s […]
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Gross Domestic Product Festival returns to Des Moines in April
Another favorite Iowa music tradition is returning to Des Moines next month. The Des Moines Music Coalition (DMCC) announced this year’s lineup for the annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a one-day All-Iowa music festival happening on Saturday, April 23. Little Village is a co-presenter of GDP for the first time, celebrating the launch of the […]
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Iowa City Weekender: September 20-23
Iowa City has plenty to offer this weekend, but we’ll get to that in a minute. As it turns out, some of our neighbors have pretty exciting things happening too. This is why I deem it necessary to implement an urgent… FESTIVAL WATCH! Maximum Ames Festival // Ames, IA // September 20-23 // $100 All […]
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Pretty Precision: An Ode to Camera Obscura
Somewhere, maybe at this very moment, there is a woman or a young girl locked in her bedroom, lying face up on a small bed, falling through an abyss of fear of loss of love, listening to Camera Obscura. The voice of another lonely girl fills every chamber of her anxious mind; her heartbreak is […]
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Iowa City Weekender: August 28-31
[update: we mistakenly listed the Amana Beer Festival on Saturday. The event actually takes place on Sunday] First a plug…LV works tirelessly to bring you weekend goodies every Wednesday. If you like what you read, send it on to a friend and help us build our community. (Or point them to www.littlevillagemag.com to sign up […]
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Iowa City Weekender: July 10-12
The weather has ruled my summer. The past month has been spent preparing for and recoiling from the floods…that one’s a given. But from rained-out softball games to the perfect-sky of the jazz fest, I’ve been watching the sky more than ever. This weekend will be no exception. Thursday, July 10 Bike-In Theater | PATV, […]
