Dan Tedesco w/ Jason Walsmith The Mill — Saturday, Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. Born in the Chicago suburbs, guitarist Dan Tedesco made his way to Iowa several years ago, landing in Des Moines and becoming a key contributor to the Iowa music scene. But his art keeps pulling him away. Ever the rambler, Tedesco […]
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Mission Creek Festival to bring Mitski, Jenny Lewis, Kevin Young and more to IC
Mission Creek Festival is back for its 14th year, with a new tagline, new pass options and, as always, a top-notch lineup. Top of the bill is Purchase grad and indie superstar Mitski, whose fifth release, Be the Cowboy, scored the second place slot on NPR’s just announced 50 Best Albums of 2018.
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Des Moines folkwave duo Field Division talks dreamscapes and the road
Hot off the heels of a European tour, Field Division will bring songs from their highly acclaimed debut album ‘Dark Matter Dreams’ and successful 2014 EP ‘Reverie State’ to the Trumpet Blossom Cafe on Dec. 9 at 8 p.m.
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Interview: Isolation and collaboration intertwine as David Huckfelt shines light on the world’s ‘Stranger Angels’
David Huckfelt of the Pines will headline at The Mill on Saturday, Nov. 24 2018 in honor of the upcoming release of his solo album, Stranger Angels. Tickets are $15-18.
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Wayback tours: When ‘Black Sunday’ Hit Iowa City
Everyone came to see Cypress Hill; those who decided to catch every band that night just hoped the openers would be entertaining. LA hip-hop group Funkdoobiest played first and then Seattle’s hard rocking all-female grunge band 7 Year Bitch, setting the tone for the third act.
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Alt-country legends the Bottle Rockets come to Big Grove Brewery
For over 25 years, the Bottle Rockets have made music steeped in gas station coffee, weeknights at honkytonks and rearview mirror Midwestern miscellany. Singer Brian Henneman, John Horton on guitar, Mark Ortmann on drums and Keith Voegele on bass play Thursday, Nov. 15 at Big Grove Brewery & Taproom.
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Five questions with: Nnamdi Ogbonnaya
Nnamdi Ogbonnaya is a hip-hop artist, a drummer and founder of Sooper Records. While it might be tempting to draw comparisons to others, I’m going to refrain, because he’s just not like anyone else. A drummer for Monobody and a bassist for Nervous Passenger, this California-born Chicago transplant is performing Sunday, Nov. 4 at The Mill.
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Five questions with: Aric Chase Damm of the Brevet
The Brevet brings their relentless energy from the West coast to The Mill on Thursday, Oct. 25 when they open for Virginia’s Melodime. Damm, who injects a steady dose of SoCal soul into his vocals, answered some questions for Little Village via email ahead of the band’s visit.
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A Homecoming homecoming for Denver’s Iowa-rooted New Standards Men
Denver, Colorado-based band New Standards Men have strong ties to Iowa City’s fractally enmeshed music scene.
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Five questions with: Bill MacKay
Feed Me Weird Things Vol. 3, Edition #11 brings the brilliant guitar improviser Bill MacKay from Chicago to Iowa City on Thursday, Sept. 27. MacKay lives on the unexpected razor’s edge between jazz and experimental folk, stylistically, but his guitar is conversational in a sense typically only associated with the blues.
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Five questions with: Dave Alvin
On Aug. 30 at 8 p.m. (tickets: $25.00), The Mill will host Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, two independent legends who have collaborated on a new album, ‘Downey to Lubbock.’
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Nashville musician Seth Cook kicks off Iowa City Unplugged
Seth Cook w/ the Dashi Project Iowa City Ped Mall — Thursday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. A new live music series is starting up in downtown Iowa City tonight, Thursday, Aug. 2. For the next nine weeks, carrying us from late summer into early fall, Iowa City Unplugged will set up shop at the […]
