Barwick loops layer after layer of her ethereal voice over understated piano and guitar samples. You’ve likely heard loopers before, but not like this. She takes the popular looping mechanic and elevates it to a level that borders on gospel, creating sweeping, meditative music that’s fit for a cathedral on the Seine.
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Iowa City Weekender: March 7-9
Hello and welcome to another edition of the Weekender. This weekend we have a reading at Prairie Lights, a terrific show at Blue Moose Tap House that’s easy on the wallet, and a unique opportunity to enjoy the classic Blake Edwards flick, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Enjoy!
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Mission Creek Festival Spotlight: Pete Swanson
Pete Swanson is, in a word, experimental. His music is a mash-up of industrial noise, pulsing electronic dance music and pure, minimalist expressionism. He draws from a varied and complex pool of musical subcultures, resulting in a product that often transcends more well-established music genres.
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Aesop Rock of Rhymesayers performing at Blue Moose Tap House
Tonight at Blue Moose Tap House you can catch Aesop Rock, member of the critically-acclaimed Rhymesayers record label and pillar of the underground hip hop community. Since taking the stage name of Aesop Rock in 1996, 36-year-old Ian Bavitz has collaborated with several independent hip hop groups including The Weathermen, Two of…
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Mission Creek Festival Spotlight: Zammuto
Nick Zammuto, former member of the now-disbanded duo The Books, will perform at the Yacht Club on Friday, April 5. Zammuto twists together various forms of instrumentation with digital and organic effects in such a way that they convey his feelings about moving on to a new, post-Books stage of his life.
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Mission Creek Festival Spotlight: Mister Lies
Columbia College student Nick Zanca, also known as mastermind producer Mister Lies, is scheduled to play a show at the Yacht Club on Thursday, April 4. He combines looping vocal lines with sweeping synth and sharp percussion and bass to create mesmerizing dance tracks.
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Iowa City Weekender: February 28 – March 1
Hello and welcome to another edition of the Weekender. Starting with Thursday, Alex and Francis White of the “fiery” bother/sister duo White Mystery will be heading to The Mill alongside Good Habits and We Shave. Details of this show and more after the jump.
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On The Beat: Aesop Rock, White Mystery and more coming to Iowa City
Right now, Mountains may be one of the best in the business when it comes to ambient, experimental music. Longtime friends and bandmates Koen Holtkamp and Brendon Anderegg got together and released two albums in 2005 and 2006 under their own label, Apestaartje.
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Mission Creek Festival Spotlight: Future Rock
Chicago House-Music trio Future Rock are slated to play a show at Gabe’s on Friday, April 5. They are known for combining samples from artists like The Chemical Brothers, and Neon Indian with synth loops and heavy bass to create wholly danceable tracks all their own.
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Watch: The Main Sequence and Jack Greve on Little Village Live
Check out The Main Sequence and Jack Greve on Little Village Live, performing at Public Space One in downtown Iowa City.
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Mission Creek Festival Spotlight: White Lung
Gabe’s plays host to a Mission Creek punk-rock extravaganza Wednesday, April 3. Headliners White Lung will play their brand of fast and loud Canadian punk alongside Iowa bands Slut River, Gluestick, and Nerv.
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Iowa City Weekender: February 21-23
Hello and welcome to another edition of the Weekender. Starting with Thursday, Iowa City’s Home Ec. Workshop is putting on its fourth annual Craft Crawl this weekend. Attendees have four days (Thursday – Sunday) to purchase discounted items from 6 different local businesses, and participate in activities they have arranged…
