A few thousand people gathered outside the new Hancher building to see Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue and the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band. The free outdoor concert kicked off Hancher’s 2016-17 season in grand style, with food trucks, tailgate games and a great blend of traditional New Orleans jazz and the genre-bending funk of Trombone […]
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Interview: Trombone Shorty gets to the heart of New Orleans brass
Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, with Preservation Hall Jazz Band Hancher parking lot — Friday, Sept. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Trombone Shorty Riverside Casino & Resort — Saturday, Mar. 10 at 8 p.m. Eight long years ago, Hancher Auditorium was decimated in flooding that hit all of eastern Iowa hard. Now, the resilient venue has […]
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Interview: Ray Wylie Hubbard on storytelling and second chances
Ray Wylie Hubbard The Mill — Sunday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. Ray Wylie Hubbard is a Texas singer and songwriter probably best known for penning the song “Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother,” made famous by Jerry Jeff Walker. That song represents a different time for Hubbard — one before he reclaimed his music, […]
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Say goodbye to summer with Iowa City’s final free concert of the season: Christopher the Conquered
Christopher the Conquered Weatherdance Fountain Stage (Ped Mall) — Friday, Sept. 2 at 6:30 p.m. Iowa City’s 2016 Summer of the Arts winds to a close this Labor Day weekend with their final installment of the free Friday Night Concert Series (located on the Weatherdance Fountain Stage in the Ped Mall). On Friday, Sept. 2, […]
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Photos: Back Porch Revival brings country music to Kinnick Stadium
Last night the home of Hawkeyes football was inundated with country music fans from across the state for an all-day party. An estimated fifty thousand people made their way to Kinnick Stadium for the Back Porch Revival. The first-ever concert to be held at the stadium featured country acts David Ray, Morgan Frazier, Big & Rich, […]
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Just announced: Tokyo Police Club at Gabe’s Sept. 24
Tokyo Police Club Gabe’s — Saturday, Sept. 24; doors at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale today, Aug. 25, at noon for Tokyo Police Club’s just-announced show at Gabe’s Iowa City on Saturday, Sept. 24. The band, a Canadian foursome comprised of lead singer/bass player and principal songwriter Dave Monks, drummer Greg Alsop, keyboardist/guitarist Graham […]
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Just Announced: Three Women and the Truth at The Mill, Nov. 18
Three Women and the Truth The Mill — Friday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale at noon today, Wednesday, Aug. 17, for a just-announced show at The Mill in Iowa City: Three Women and the Truth. Mary Gauthier, Gretchen Peters and Eliza Gilkyson, each a seasoned and spectacular artist in her own […]
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Bloated Kat punk fest brings Meat Wave, others to Gabe’s
Bloated Kat presents Bloated Saturday, featuring Meat Wave, with Lifestyles and Younger Gabe’s — Saturday, Aug. 20 at 12:30 p.m. This Saturday, Dallas Center, IA’s Bloated Kat Records descends on Gabe’s Iowa City with a huge swathe of its roster along with some guest phenoms for the first ever Bloated Kat Punk Fest. Tickets are […]
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Interview: A chat with Jorma Kaukonen ahead of Hot Tuna’s return to the Englert
Hot Tuna Englert Theatre — Friday, Aug. 12 at 8 p.m. For more than 50 years, Jorma Kaukonen has been making the sort of music that shakes the world. It’s obvious, in talking to him, that this comes from simply living in it. When we spoke, he had just returned from a motorcycle ride with […]
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Les Claypool and Sean Lennon bring their Delirium to Iowa City
The Claypool Lennon Delirium Englert Theatre — Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 8 p.m. On Tuesday, Aug. 9, the Englert Theatre welcomes two great tastes that taste great together! Musicians Les Claypool (Primus) and Sean Lennon came together as individuals after touring together one summer with their respective musical projects. The resulting album, a sonorous slice […]
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No boys aloud: The Coathangers headline all-women bill at Trumpet Blossom
The Coathangers The Trumpet Blossom Cafe — Wednesday, July 20 at 8 p.m. Mission Creek Festival hosts a night of punk, grunge and metal at the Trumpet Blossom Cafe tonight at 8 p.m. with three all-lady rock acts including Iowa City’s own Younger, L.A. Witch and Atlanta’s The Coathangers. The show is hot off the […]
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Traditional Indian chanting and sound healing workshop in Iowa City
The Healing Power of Sacred Sound The Conscious Living Center — Wednesday, July 20 at 7 p.m. The Conscious Living Center (2711 Muscatine Ave, Iowa City) welcomes Dr. Hariharan, a composer and music therapist based out of Pondicherry, India, back to Iowa City for a night of Kirtan singing and guided meditation on Wednesday, July […]
