I don’t see much country music swing through here. Sure, there’s always bluegrass and twangy folk to be had on a regular basis, but not straight up, foot-stompin’ country music. I walked outside my comfort zone and caught Porch Builder and Mountain Sprout at Gabe’s on Thursday. They all seemed to be having fun up […]
Iowa City live music
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Show Photos: Head for the Hills on Little Village Live – 3/2
Head for the Hills did an early evening show for Little Village Live before performing at the Yacht Club later that night. I couldn’t make the late show, so I swung in, with my mom in tow, to catch these talented performers. These four bluegrass musicians are presently promoting their sophomore self-titled album on their […]
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Video: Head for the Hills on Little Village Live
Last week, Little Village Live hosted Head for the Hills, broadcasting live from Public Space One on KRUI 89.7 FM. The traditional bluegrass band kicked off their String Ahead Spring Tour this month, stopping off at The Yacht Club for their second show of the tour.
You can find video of their Little Village Live performance below, and stay tuned for the mp3 podcast of the full show.
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Iowa City Weekender: March 11-13
Roll your clocks forwards for the time change, but don’t forget to rock in the meantime.
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Show Photos: Blizzard at Sea, Centaur Noir, Land of Blood and Sunshine, Mondo Drag, Brooks Strause and the Intrusions – 3/5
Another exhausted Sunday. I got my face rocked off at the Wherehouse last night. Blizzard at Sea, Centaur Noir, Land of Blood and Sunshine, Mondo Drag and Brooks Strause and the Intrusions for a $5 cover. Unbeatable. Two bands with singing drummers, a buncha Mission Creek performers and a whole lot of loud noise. I […]
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Books: These are the Breaks
In his collection, These Are The Breaks, Idris Goodwin addresses race, class, culture and rap in essay and prose poetry. He takes a sprawling and diverse topic and does what this sort of work does best: filters it through the lens of the human I.
The I in “I like rap” isn’t like it used to be. There are plenty of rap fans going to work as cops, lawyers, teachers and civil servants every day. Hard to believe that there are many but, statistically speaking, it’s inevitable there are rap heads who are also dedicated Republicans. It used to be it was a lot more monolithic, what rap was. It was conscious, or gangsta, or radio-friendly pop and that was about it. Those were your options. As the genre has matured, there has come to be a lot of what some would call bloat and others would call diversification.
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2011 Mission Creek Festival Guide
The 2011 Mission Creek Festival is finally approaching. Keep tabs on the 2011 roster after the jump.
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Iowa City Weekender: March 3-5
We’ve got art, Indian dance, singer-songwriters playing with metal bands, and political art this weekend. It’s a little touch of everything for your lifestyle.
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The Poison Control Center
w. Land of Blood and Sunshine, Mumfords, Birth Rites – $6 Friday, April 1 – Blue Moose Tap House One part Pavement indie-rock enthusiasts and one part Elephant Six psych-pop geniuses, The Poison Control Center is one of the best rock and roll bands in the state of Iowa. Sad Sour Future, their 2010 album, […]
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Guided By Voices
Saturday, April 2 – Blue Moose Tap House – $30 advance, $35 door Guided By Voices frontman and its only constant member, Robert Pollard, ended the group’s 18-year tenure in 2003. While Pollard retreated to his four-track recorder in Ohio, a torrent of bands like Times New Viking, No Age and The Vivian Girls would […]
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High and Lonesome
w. Shame Train Friday, April 1 – Yacht Club Dave Zollo has certainly paid his dues and has earned himself both a large local fan base and the respect of his fellow musicians with his innovative talent and undying enthusiasm. He has played alongside local heroes like Greg Brown and William Elliott Whitmore and, on […]
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Or, The Whale
w. Chamberlin, Kerosene Circuit Wednesday, Mar. 30 – Yacht Club This San Francisco septet takes its name from the alternate title of Melville’s Moby Dick. Like that fish story, Or, The Whale’s music is about glory, obsession, beauty and loss. Or, The Whale defy classification with their sepia-toned blend of vocal harmonies, slide guitars and […]
