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Letter to the editor: Let’s retire the $5 show

Posted on Sep 19, 2018 by Letters

I think it is time for every venue in the area and every band to revalue themselves. Do what you want, certainly—I sure don’t want people telling me what to do. That said, I do take advice. Is a goal of $10 shows by 2020 too lofty? Would suggesting that all shows from here on out charge a $7 base price seem ridiculous? If so, ask yourself, do you really support music and the arts? Certainly some do not, but they were not coming out at any price. […]

Elizabeth Moen’s moment

Posted on Sep 6, 2018 by Alex Kramer

While in France trying to make friends, a 15-year-old Elizabeth Moen buried a language barrier beneath guitar chords and a rising voice. She returned to the United States with budding spirit and, after five more years, played her first show — an open mic at The Mill. At 21, she wrote her first original song. Moen has since become a staple of Iowa City’s music scene, cementing a place in the hearts of local music lovers that, at 24, is still surreal for her to hold. […]

No Mo’ FOMO: This weekend’s hottest shows, in summary

Posted on Jul 20, 2018 by Genevieve Trainor

Lookin’ to get down, but not sure where to go this weekend? It’s OK; happens to the best of us. Don’t let Monday find you with no great stories to share. Little Village has the lowdown on this weekend’s can’t-miss shows. […]

Interview: Esmé Patterson goes sci-fi

Posted on Jul 18, 2018 by Daniel Boscaljon

Trumpet Blossom Café will host a formidable tripleheader on July 22, 2018. Headliner Esmé Patterson is making her first appearance in Iowa City since Mission Creek 2016, bringing a shift in song style from angry protest rock to a more energizing dance vibe. She’ll be joined by two talented local artists: Brooks Strause and Elizabeth Moen. Tickets are $10-12; doors open at 9 p.m. Patterson took a few moments from her studio time to talk to me on the phone on a hot day in mid-July. […]

Younger LP: Pre-sale now through July 31, 2018

Posted on Jul 3, 2018 by Little Village

Little Village and Younger are excited to bring 180 grams of garage rock gold to a turntable near you! Pre-sale for the Iowa City trio’s debut LP is happening now in the LV shop, and will run through July 31. (Pre-sale perks will be announced soon. For now, just know that your advance purchase […]

Album Review: Mock Identity — Paradise

Posted on Jun 19, 2018 by Genevieve Trainor

For many eastern Iowans, your foot in the door to Mock Identity, a new band formed just last winter, is bassist Joshua David Hoffman, formerly of Supersonic Piss, which bowed out of the Iowa City scene in 2013. The band’s farewell blog entry, posted just under five years ago, indicated that Hoffman was off to new endeavors in D.C. — there, he built the connections that led to this new act’s formation, and resulted in Paradise, a debut that is more than Iowa City fans could have hoped for. […]

Des Moines musician Lily Detaeye enjoys a double life as a UI junior

Posted on Jun 7, 2018 by Gracey Murphy

Lily Detaeye, a 20-year-old singer/songwriter from Des Moines, is currently a Junior at the University of Iowa and doubles as a musician at Station One Records in Des Moines. She’s been touring the midwest all summer, and will hit her second home, Iowa City, on June 8th. She’ll perform at the Yacht Club at 9 p.m. Tickets are $7. […]

Alisabeth Von Presley will bring her ‘pink-painted world’ to Iowa City Pride Fest

Posted on Jun 6, 2018 by Emma McClatchey

When Alisabeth Von Presley was a little girl, she believed she was the reincarnation of Elvis. She’d perform in front of a mirror, singing into her dad’s hairbrush. The 30-year-old entertainer now embodies the King of Rock and Roll in other ways, from her name — changed from Caraway to Von Presley — to the Elvis portrait tattooed on her left forearm. She’s taken up guitar, and often performs in glam, eye-catching outfits that harken back to Elvis’ sequined jumpsuits. […]

Five questions with Magic Giant’s Zambricki Li

Posted on Jun 5, 2018 by Emma McClatchey

Magic Giant is a Los Angeles-based trio forged on the festival scene (including the 2018 lineup of Coachella) with a distinctly positive alt-pop sound. They’re represented by the label Concord — also the parent label of St. Vincent and Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats — and recorded most their debut album, In the Wind, outdoors as they toured the country. Magic Giant released an acoustic version of In the Wind earlier this year.
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Detroit’s Flint Eastwood to headline downtown Iowa City block party

Posted on Jun 5, 2018 by Genevieve Trainor

The second annual Downtown Block Party in Iowa City, which wooed and entertained around 30,000 people last year with sand volleyball, a silent disco, free live music and more, has announced part of its lineup for this year’s event, which takes place Saturday, June 23. […]

Listen to the first track from Younger’s forthcoming album

Posted on Apr 2, 2018 by Little Village

Younger at Mission Creek Festival Gabe’s — Wednesday, April 4 at 9:30 p.m. Following a string of shows revealing exciting new material, a new album from Iowa City alt-rock trio Younger is on the way. They sent Little Village the first single, TRASH, over the weekend. Check it out! The highly anticipated forthcoming album was […]

Exclusive track: Elizabeth Moen’s cover of ‘True Love Will Find You In the End’

Posted on Feb 14, 2018 by Little Village

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Iowa City songbird Elizabeth Moen releases a dreamy cover of avant-pop singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston’s 1985 call to action love song “True Love Will Find You in the End.” […]