Delorean is a four-piece band that made a big splash on the indie rock scene in 2010 when they signed to True Panther Sounds, an imprint of Matador Records. While they had been making music together since 2000, the deal with True Panther gave them a global audience, something that had been out of their reach for the decade prior. While every…
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Get cozy this Sunday at PS1 with some folk and jazz
This Sunday, Public Space One (PS1) is hosting a night of alternative folk and experimental jazz. Artists performing include Rachel Ries and the Never Lonely, Anna Vogelzang and the Apocalypso Tantric Boys Choir…
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Album Reviews: Coolzey – Dark Mantras
Coolzey must be very wicked, since it’s clear he gets no rest. Sandwiched in between all the other musical activities he’s dropped Dark Mantras, which contains 13 short hip-hop instrumentals. This is more a beat tape than an album proper; each track is a live performance on his Akai MPC1000 Sampler…
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On the beat: Man Man take the stage Wednesday at Gabe’s
Hailing from Philadelphia, Man Man started off sharing much in common with An Albatross, another band from their home state. While both bands put a premium on creating chaos and rampant experimentation, the underlying cores…
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An interview with Man Man’s Ryan Kattner
Philadelphia-based experimental group Man Man is set to play Gabe’s on Wednesday, Feb. 12. About three weeks ago, the band set out on their second tour in support of On Oni Pond, their most recent record. I had the chance to talk to Ryan Kattner (A.K.A. Honus Honus), the band’s lead singer and primary songwriter, […]
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Five Questions with Dana T
Dana T is an Iowa City musician who makes fun, danceable jazz-rock. He recently recorded a Daytrotter session, and released his latest EP, abbr. relations, last September in cooperation with PS1’s Free Studio Residency. He’ll be playing at The Blue Moose Tap House on February 15, with Teen Daad and All Dogs Invited. Dana decided […]
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Grammy Award-winning Keb’ Mo’ heads to IC this weekend
As with many prominent blues artists, Kevin Moore (known predominantly by his stage name, Keb’ Mo’) picked up the guitar at an early age and turned the hobby into a lifelong career. With a career spanning decades, Moore has since built a reputation as one of the best performers and songwriters in the contemporary blues genre.
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Becca Stevens to charm jazz fans this Thursday at The Mill
Sure, it’s February and we’ve got at least six more weeks of winter, but Iowa City might be getting goosebumps from something other than the frigid cold this week. See, jazz musician Becca Stevens will be visiting The Mill this Thursday, and though she plays warm, sweet, and soulful songs, she’s got a voice that will give you chills.
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Modern Life is War: Iowa metal Saturday at Gabe’s
Metalheads take note: Gabe’s is hosting five talented bands for $15 this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The show will be headlined by Marshalltown, Iowa favorites Modern Life Is War (MLIW) and Land Of Blood And Sunshine, and opened by home-grown artists Brooks Strause and Los Voltage. The S&M Music Company, formerly known as Deep Cuts, […]
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Sci-fi music man: An interview with Jack Name
LA-based studio wiz John Webster Johns has something of a storied music career, having dabbled in several bands under a variety of stage names. He tours with White Fence as a guitarist, gets his hands dirty in the studio for the likes of Cass McCombs and Ariel Pink, and previously split his time between groups such as Flesh Unitard, Charlemaignes and Poworld.
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Acoustic Cage Match: Vote with your liver this weekend at Gabe’s
The Competition David Helmer Cody Janko Jarron Atha Alexander Bradbury Derek Perez Jack Baker Denny Richards Ben Eggers Jack Greve Gabe’s is…
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Russian Circles is bringing its pounding post-rock to Gabe’s on February 4
If you ask fans of indie rock what they think of when they think of music in Chicago, there is a good chance that the genre post-rock will come to mind…
