Greetings Iowa City and Thank You for this sun. Anybody get flooded? Yup. Sucks? Yeah. 🙁 THURSDAY Health Screenings | Emma Goldman Clinic | 3-7 pm | FREE A great reason to support this weekend’s Pride festivities is to celebrate this aspect of GLBT culture: Few communities do more to keep the conversation alive. You […]
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The Boo Hoos/Datagun/The Teddy Boys – The Yacht Club 6/11/2010
Cutting broad gestures as though he’s channelling Freddy Mercury, with a slightly less svelte physique, Sam Locke Ward projected what can only be termed comical savagery.
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Too Old to Stay Home, Too Young to Rock
The Haps: June/July 2010 ~ Well, underage kids: The party is over. June 1st is here, and depending on who you ask, it means either the end of live music as we know it or that things are going to be basically the same. Only time will tell, I suppose, but I tend to agree […]
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The Gilded Bats on Little Village Live (VIDEO)
Iowa City’s The Gilded Bats came by Little Village Live this week for some of that old time string music. The group, together since 2003, have a certain authenticity when it comes to practicing their craft, evident in their ability to write alarmingly catchy folk tunes.
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Editorial Opinion/Propaganda disguised as the Iowa City Weekender: 6/10-12
The Weekender usually offers a list of tips for things to do in Iowa City. It’s easy, there’s a constant stream of amazing music and activities, and you all want to hear about them, or you wouldn’t read this. But the greatest thing to do in summer is the simplest one: Just being outside. Being […]
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Merlin and Mad Monks at Gabe's (VIDEO)
With all of the Iowa Arts Festival excitement from last weekend, you may have missed some of the other shows taking place. Long after guitarist Sonny Landreth had finished up on the festival main stage, Merlin and Mad Monks were still rocking hard at Gabe’s.
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2010 Iowa Arts Festival Video Recap
With well over one hundred artists, culinary row and musical performances by Sonny Landreth, The Pines and Darrell Scott, last weekend’s Iowa Arts Fest drew thousands to downtown Iowa City.
Check out the following video to see what you may have missed at the 2010 Iowa Arts Festival–and to remind yourself why it’s great to be in Iowa City.
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Illinois John Fever on Little Village Live (VIDEO)
Iowa City’s Illinois John Fever dropped by Little Village Live this week for an hour of foot-tapping music and some great discussion on the recently passed panhandling ordinance. Be sure to check out the following clips of the local trio getting their music on. Want to hear all of that witty banter and panhandling ordinance […]
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Iowa City Weekender: June 3-6
THURSDAY “DreamHome” Dreamwell Theatre Fundraiser | North Ridge Pavilion in Coralville | 6:30 p.m. | $20 The nonprofit Dreamwell Theatre company in Iowa City has produced a multitude of artistic performances over its 13 year history, but what the company still lacks is a permanent space to operate. The “DreamHome” project intends to change this. […]
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The Killer Apps on Little Village Live (VIDEO)
Loren Glass and Kembrew McLeod–both University of Iowa Professors–dropped by Little Village Live on Wednesday to give us a little taste of their all-mobile phone cover band, The Killer Apps. Known by their stage names, Dr. G and RoboProfessor, Loren and Kembrew had more than just music to share with us, however. Their interest in […]
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Iowa City Weekender: 5/27-30
Get your nuclear disarmament on at Public Space One. The event will include a number of entertaining and informative segments, including music performed by Bad Heart Bull. Check out the full itinerary:
– Presentation on TOTB’s Disarmament Summer Campaign
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Friday Night Video Dump: The Shondes, Adobanga and The Mayflies
Brooklyn’s The Shondes shacked up at The Blue Moose Tap House Friday to kick off an excellent weekend for Iowa City’s music enthusiasts. Though we struggle to recall any Iowa City weekend that hasn’t oozed countless of watts of live music bliss, the East coast foursome got things started properly by launching into full set […]
