Hooten Hallers Gabe’s — Thursday, Sept. 24 at 10 p.m. Raucous roots rockers the Hooten Hallers, hailing from Columbia, Missouri, will bring their rockabilly rough and dirty blues tunes to Gabe’s this Thursday.. Their music is primarily co-written by co-founders Andy Rehm (drums/vocals) and John Randall (guitar/vocals), but they’ve begun including more songs by their […]
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Interview: Las Cafeteras’ Hector Flores on Son Jarocho and social justice
Hancher Presents: Las Cafeteras The Mill — Friday, Sep. 25 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Hector Flores tells me that Las Cafeteras were named by the community from which they rose—a fact that very plainly gets at the heart of what this band’s music is about. The members of this conjunto first came together […]
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Black Uhuru headline Linn Street Block Party this Friday
Black Uhuru at the Linn Street Block Party Fri., Sept. 18 — Update: This event has been moved inside to the Englert. Catch the last drops of summer at the Linn Street Block Party, marking the last Friday Night Concert for the 2015 Summer of the Arts Season. Roots reggae legends Black Uhuru will headline the […]
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Album Review: Mick Jenkins’ ‘Wave[s]’ gives teeth to revolutionary love
Mick Jenkins Blue Moose Tap House — Sunday, Oct. 4 at 9 p.m. Chicago emcee Mick Jenkins is everything rap needs in a spiritually ailing world. His latest release, Wave[s] is perhaps less socially inclined than his earlier mixtape (The Water[s]) but Jenkins still strikes prophetic notes throughout the twenty-eight minute tracklist — sparse in […]
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Interview: The Claudettes play blues music like rock stars
The Claudettes Club Hancher at The Mill — Wednesday, Sep. 16 at 8 p.m. Originally a piano-drums duo, the Claudettes recently became a three-piece band after adding vocals to the mix with singer and dancer, Yana, who makes her debut appearance on their new album, No Hotel. Despite now having a singer, much of the […]
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Mother-daughter duo Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright at The Mill
The Roches The Mill — Suday, Sep. 13 at 7 p.m. Mother-daughter duo Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche will perform live at The Mill this Sunday. The duo’s debut album, Fairytale and Myth, won an award for best singer/songwriter album at the 2014 Independent Music Awards. “I wrote about half of the songs on […]
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Indie feel, Nashville sound: Abby Sevcik to play the Trumpet Blossom
Abby Sevcik Trumpet Blossom Café — Saturday, September 12 at 12 p.m. Locals looking for an escape from the gameday madness this Saturday will find the perfect alternative in Abby Sevcik. Soft pop with plenty of indie flare, Sevcik’s sound could almost lend itself to country music — not because it is especially twangy, but […]
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Interview: Radkey built to rock
The debut album from Radkey, Dark Black Makeup, is a punk rock family portrait. Brothers Dee (22, lead vocals and guitar), Isaiah (20, bass and vocals) and Solomon (18, drums), exhibit their brotherly love through tight, high-energy tracks from start to finish. The brothers like to give credit for their musical chops to their Dad/Manager’s record collection…
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Interview: The Good Life’s Tim Kasher on Saddle Creek culture, his passion for filmmaking and the significance of Omaha in 2015
The Good Life Gabe’s — Sunday, Sept. 6 at 9 p.m. Suffice to say, Tim Kasher, lead vocalist and frontman for Saddle Creek mainstays Cursive and The Good Life, has long since made his mark on the indie music scene. After the meteoric rise of Cursive in the early ’00s following the success of The […]
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Brooks Strause to play The Mill this Thursday
Brooks Strause The Mill — Thursday, Sept. 3 at 9 p.m. ($7) Iowa City-based singer-songwriter Brooks Strause returns to The Mill this Thursday at 9 p.m. Strause, an Iowa native who’s been performing since he was 13, has opened for such acts as Dawes, William Elliott Whitmore, Simon Joyner, Poison Control Center and Mac DeMarco. […]
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Interview: Jenny Hval on her compulsive study habit and the origins of ‘Apocalypse, Girl’
Jenny Hval The Mill — Wednesday, September 2 at 9 p.m. Norwegian composer Jenny Hval will visit the Mill on September 2 in support of her latest album, Apocalypse, Girl. It will be her first Iowa City show since a stirring 2014 performance at the same venue for Mission Creek Festival. Hval took time to […]
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The Tallest Man on Earth returns: Swedish folk favorite plays the Englert this Friday
The Tallest Man on Earth Englert Theatre — Friday, Aug. 28 at 8 p.m. Hailing from the unexpected tundra of Dalarna, Sweden, The Tallest Man On Earth (TTMOE) brings his unique brand of Americana and folk to The Englert Theatre this Friday, Aug. 28, in support of his brand new album Dark Bird Is Home. […]
