Update (5:05 p.m.): The Mill has announced that due to a scheduling conflict, only a few of the members of The Filthy Six will be in attendance tonight. Those in attendance will join the Diplomats of Solid Sound for a special collaboration. Summit of Solid Soul The Mill — Thursday, June 18 at 9 p.m. […]
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Cracker reunites tonight at The Mill
Cracker w/ Chrash The Mill — Tuesday, June 9 at 8 p.m. Cracker, a genre-bending band that blends rock, punk and country, will perform tonight at The Mill. They remain best known for their ’90s hits “Low,” “Get Off This” and “EuroTrash Girl” — songs that were notable for remaining likeable in spite of radio […]
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Interview: Shabazz Palaces’ Ishmael Butler on the group’s new studio space, his time with Digable Planets and more
Grab an old hip-hop 12-inch, grind the vinyl into dust, roll it up in a page from Ishmael Reed’s Mumbo Jumbo and smoke it. The ensuing synesthetic experience…
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The ambient, electronic jazz of Jack Lion heads to The Mill
Iowa City-based electronic jazz trio Jack Lion performs tonight at The Mill. Consisting of drummer Justin LeDuc, bassist and vocalist Drew Morton, and trumpet player and producer Brian Lewis Smith, Jack Lion is routinely praised…
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Head Out: Friday Night Concert Series offers free live music all summer
Downtown Iowa City’s Friday Night Concert Series has officially started, and for its third week, the downtown Ped Mall will host an evening of music…
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The hypnotic post-punk of L.A. Witch comes to Gabe’s
L.A. Witch play Gabe’s this Friday, and their music makes a fair case that they may actually be a groups of witches from Los Angeles…
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Celebrate 15 years of Solar Cathedral this Friday with DJ Matt Rissi and Berlin techno act Pan-Pot
Throughout the ‘90s, rave parties became a pop-culture phenomenon — including the infamous, laughable ‘rave’ shown in Beverly Hills 90210 — and a…
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Some like it hot: Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles take their big band jams to Yacht Club
The Yacht Club will host a night of big band dance music Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles tonight at 10 p.m. Formed…
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How to Mission Creek: A guide to Saturday and Sunday
Hopefully, you’ve been Mission-Creeking-it-up all week (seriously, Amen Dunes! Silver Apples! Real Estate! Freddie Gibbs! How to Dress Well! Foxygen!), but if not, there’s still enough music, film and literature to satiate your soul for weeks — all happening in just one weekend.
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Interview: Ryley Walker talks about the far-out folk sound of his new album
Walker’s music has drawn comparisons to folk greats like Nick Drake and John Fahey, but he says he hopes to create a genre and sound…
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Psyched for Mission Creek, gloomy on all else: Gloom Balloon play the Yacht Club
Known for their unique brand of sad psychedelia, the Des Moines duo Gloom Balloon opens for Chicago soul and hip-hop act Sidewalk Chalk tonight at the Yacht Club…
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Interview: Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan on finding inspiration in Man Ray’s experimental films
Jim Jarmusch, the iconoclastic independent filmmaker, is headed to Mission Creek, along with bandmate and filmmaking associate Carter Logan, to perform…
