[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Crystal City took the stage at Gabe’s Saturday night to celebrate the release of their latest album, Bartenderly. Check out Michael Roeder’s reveiw of Bartenderly from Little Village 225, and get yourself a copy of the album via Crystal City’s Bandcamp page. Rounding out the night were Des Moines punk rock four piece Honeycreeper and Otros Outros, the […]
Gabe’s
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Review: Hexa pair with David Lynch to reexamine factories in a post-industrial age
Enter the soundscape of Hexa, an industrial and bodily-minded collaboration between musicians Lawrence English and Jamie Stewart (of Xiu Xiu). Hexa was first brought together to create an audial response to David Lynch’s “Factory Photographs,” as a part of the larger Lynch retrospect Between Two Worlds held at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art in 2015. Last night, April 4, 2017, was their first U.S. performance outside of California.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Just announced: SCOPE brings Hippo Campus to Gabe’s
Hippo Campus, w/ Anthony Worden Gabe’s — Wednesday, April 26 at 8 p.m. University of Iowa’s SCOPE Productions announced today that they’re bringing St. Paul, Minnesota indie rockers Hippo Campus to town. The band, made up of former conservatory kids Jake Luppen, Nathan Stocker, Zach Sutton and Whistler Allen, will be at Gabe’s on April […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Ohio’s Papadosio brings their psychedelia to Gabe’s Iowa City
Five albums into their career, along with two live recordings released, Papadosio will take Iowa City into orbit at Gabe’s this Thursday, March 9 in support of their latest EP, ‘Pattern Integrities’ (2016).
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Porchburner and Split Lip Rayfield transcend gimmicks for an excellent live performance at Gabe’s
The lineup for Gabe’s on Friday night, Feb. 24 featured two bands that I had long wanted to watch but had been prevented from seeing. For the past ten years I had heard nothing but excellent reviews of Split Lip Rayfield, featuring the kind of confused generic descriptions (“country punk,” “badass bluegrass”) that generally denotes […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Photos: Aseethe unleashes new record at Gabe’s
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Local doom metal purveyors Aseethe celebrated the release of their new record Hopes Of Failure at Gabe’s Saturday. The Ralston Creek Ramblers kicked off the show with some whiskey-soaked Americana and things only got louder from there, with metal heavyweights Acoustic Guillotine and Minnesota’s Highgraves playing sets before Aseethe performed their new release in it’s entirety. […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Photos: The Fuss rock Gabe’s, prep for Java Blend
The Fuss on Java Blend Java House (211½ E. Washington St.) — Friday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. Photos by Zak Neumann Des Moines four-piece the Fuss, fresh off of a weekend gig at Gabe’s (see photos), will be bringing their trippy psychpop sounds to the downtown Java House on Friday, Feb. 10 for a […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
A benefit for Jerime ‘Danky’ Mitchell to be held Sunday night at Gabe’s
Justice for Danky Gabe’s — Sunday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. A fundraiser for Cedar Rapids resident Jerime “Danky” Mitchell will be held this Sunday, Dec. 18 at 6 p.m. at Gabe’s in Iowa City. Mitchell was paralyzed last month after being shot by a Cedar Rapids police officer during a traffic stop. This benefit […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Jucifer to tear up Gabe’s on Friday night
Jucifer, with Acoustic Guillotine and In the Mouth of Radness Gabe’s — Friday, Dec. 2 at 10 p.m. For 23 years, husband and wife duo Jucifer have been utterly wrecking fans with their extreme, fast-paced, raw power sludge metal. Gazelle Amber Valentine (guitar and vocals) and Edgar Livengood (drums) formed the band in 1993 in […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Photos: Local H returns to Gabe’s
Local H’s Scott Lucas and Ryan Harding are no strangers to Iowa City. The post-grunge duo have graced the stage at Gabe’s several times in the past few years in support of their latest album, Hey, Killer. Lucas, who was a founding member in 1987, and Harding, who joined in 2013, are a well-oiled, rock […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Moon Hooch brings an odd timewarp to Gabe’s Iowa City
I was first introduced to Moon Hooch through their album Red Sky, released this summer, and was so enthralled by the experience of being gripped by each song that it required a few listens to realize that the entire band consisted of two saxophones and a drummer. Hearing that they were set to play Gabe’s, […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Photos: Tokyo Police Club comes to Gabe’s
Tokyo Police Club has perfected the specific brand of indie punk that has traded in mosh pits for dance floors without compromising intensity or energy. Stopping at Gabe’s in Iowa City, they played to a room that was ready to sing along. The show was opened by local indie acts Halfloves and John June Year. […]
