Tomorrow — Feb. 28, 2017 — goes by multiple names in different cultures and contexts. Some call it Shrove Tuesday. Others know it as Mardi Gras. In some circles it’s known as Fat Tuesday. For many, it’s just an excuse to eat pancakes for dinner. The day before Ash Wednesday, whatever it’s called, is a […]
Iowa City live music
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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 […]
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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. […]
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Photos: A night of punk raises funds for the Community Bond Project
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] The Near Future gallery space’s existence is coming to an end soon, but on Friday, Feb. 24 the art space hosted it first and only rock show, with all proceeds going to benefit the new Eastern Iowa Community Bond Project. The project’s mission is to raise funds to bond out community members who […]
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Antonio Sanchez brings his BiRDMAN LiVE to the Englert
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) is a movie of blown-out proportions, equal parts mesmerizing and befuddling. The movie will make sure you know. But that’s no surprise to those familiar with director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s catalog. Centered around protagonist Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton), best known for his role in a superhero trilogy, […]
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Benefit concert at Near Future puts music to work fighting against deportation
A benefit Friday night at Near Future, a temporary exhibition space through Public Space One, will feature a night of punk tunes in support of the newly-formed Eastern Iowa Community Bond Project, which aims to help under-documented individuals swept up in immigration raids. The event will feature eastern Iowa bands Jailbus, Beyond Peace and the […]
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PEACE Iowa and the Family Folk Machine host benefit concert in Iowa City
PEACE Iowa Benefit, featuring the Family Folk Machine Old Brick — Saturday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. The Peace Education and Action Center of Eastern Iowa (PEACE Iowa) will host a benefit concert at the Old Brick Church in Iowa City (26 E Market St) on the evening of Feb. 18 at 7 p.m., with […]
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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 30-day stint in Europe. The ensemble was dressed in black and white, a formal look […]
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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 […]
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Starry Nights to release their new album at Trumpet Blossom
Starry Nights Trumpet Blossom Cafe — Saturday, Feb. 11 at 8:30 p.m. No, Mercury is not in retrograde — and it won’t be until April. Actually, the Moon in Cancer opposes Pluto in Capricorn this morning, butting heads with Uranus in Aries this afternoon and Jupiter in Libra tonight. In short: Today’s vibes are totally […]
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Mission Creek announces Mykki Blanco as newest lineup addition
Mykki Blanco Blue Moose Tap House — Thursday, April 6 at 11 p.m. Michael Quattlebaum Jr., the rapper, poet and performance artist from Orange County, California better known as Mykki Blanco, is the latest addition to the lineup for the Mission Creek Festival, which runs April 4-9 in various locations across Iowa City. Quattlebam’s Mykki […]
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Video Premiere: Anthony Worden’s ‘Who’s Who’
The Cult of Lip, with Anthony Worden and others Gabe’s — Saturday, Feb. 18 at 9 p.m. Local Lou Reed-wave artist Anthony Worden premieres his first music video here, for the song “Who’s Who” off his debut solo record, Ideal Conceptions of the Beautiful and Good, to be self-released on vinyl May 12. Worden, who’s […]
