Normally working in the Americana and folk-rock genres under the name Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons, the singer’s 2014 Soul Obscura…
Iowa City live music
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Drill baby drill: Katie Got Bandz heads to the Blue Moose
Fans of the drill genre (a relatively new strain of hip hop from Southside Chicago marked by explicit lyrics, deadpan deliveries, and heavy, hard-hitting beats) haven’t had many chances to see many drill artists play live in Iowa.
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Five questions with Tallgrass
Describing themselves as a “dirt-stomping soul” band, Tallgrass formed in 2011 and have since released two full-length records, 2012’s God, Sin, Whiskey, and Women and 2014’s Better than Medicine. The trio relocated from Iowa City to Fort Collins a year ago, so Saturday’s show should be an extra-special homecoming show…
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Des Moines’ Holy White Hounds and Chicago’s Mutts are hitting up the Yacht Club
Des Moines’ Holy White Hounds are a rock and roll band with capital R’s. Lead by Brenton Dean, the three-piece have been playing since 2013 but have already…
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Portland’s Mean Jeans to rock the Trumpet Blossom Cafe
With the recent glut of garage rock bands gaining more and more traction, Mean Jeans have a refreshingly lackadaisical approach. In interviews, they seem proud of the fact that they barely ever practice.
Taking extensive cues from The Ramones (right down to the band members’ themed stage names) the Portland-based trio specialize in two things: slammed-out power chords and snotty lyrics.
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Just announced: Trash Talk to play free show at The Mill this Sunday
Mission Creek announced today that hardcore punkers Trash Talk will be playing a free show at The Mill this Sunday at 7 p.m. The Sacramento-based four-piece…
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Josh ‘Daddyhoff’ Hoffman is back in town and he wants you to listen to punk bands at the Trumpet Blossom
Daddy’s home! Josh Hoffman, former bass player for Supersonic Piss, organizer for the White Lightning Wherehouse, and Little Village writer…
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Music As Religion: An Interview with King Khan (VIDEO)
In this video, King Khan talks to Little Village about he views music as it’s own religion, making yourself through myth-making, the social justice carried out by jazz greats like Sun Ra and the Chicago Art Ensemble, practicing Tarot with cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky and achieving better mental health by following the example of the […]
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Kepi Ghoulie, formerly of the pop-punk group the Groovie Ghoulies, plays PS1 this Thursday
Pop-punk tends to attract a lot of ridicule, but Thursday’s show at Public Space One should prove the genre’s worth to even the most cynical among…
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The Mix: Catching up with King Khan, performing tonight at Gabe’s
The psychedelic soul revue, King Khan and the Shrines will be making a stop at Gabe’s this evening. I caught up with Khan on the phone while he and the Shrines …
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D.C.’s Spoonboy and London’s Colour Me Wednesday perform this Sunday at Public Space One
Washington D.C.’s Spoonboy and London’s Colour Me Wednesday will be descending upon Public Space One this Sunday in support of their recently released split…
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Get your skank on: Reel Big Fish to play the Blue Moose
With flannel coming down the runways of high fashion labels, it’s safe to say that the 1990s have come back in full force. Many associate the ’90s with grunge music, but the other major musical force was ska. Sharing passing similarities with its Jamaican origins, the music’s high energy was extremely popular across the country, bolstered by labels like Moon Ska and Chicago’s Jump Up Records.
