While his name sounds like a nom de plume, Dent May is the real name of this musician. May explores the commonalities of life — particularly love — and does it in inventive ways. On his debut album, The Good Feeling Music of Dent May & His Magnificent Ukulele, he sang his light pop songs with the accompaniment of an ukulele.
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Experimental saxophonist Curt Oren heads to Public Space One this Friday
“Have you ever heard of Colin Stetson?” is a question that Iowa City’s Curt Oren probably hears a lot. Oren plays looping experimental saxophone pieces similar…
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Photos: Take a peek at The Mill’s shiny new look
Have you seen The Mill lately? The back room renovations are all wrapped up, and the venue has spent the last week and a half breaking in its new look (which still maintains that old school vibe — don’t you worry). You’ll find a few photos below, and be sure to check out the venue this evening for its weekly open mic session with J. Knight.
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The Lame Years project proves that more Samuel Locke Ward is always better
On Dec. 1, as the clock hit midnight, Samuel Locke Ward posted Back from Heaven onto his Bandcamp page. A stadium-rock-in-miniature album with…
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40th anniversary party: Local musicians to pay tribute to Gram Parson’s Grievous Angel
What do you say about one of the greatest albums of all time, forty years after its release? After all, there’s not much that hasn’t been said about Grievous Angel…
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Let Briar Rabbit mend your wounded heart this Thursday
With the new year (and the resolutions that come with it) and with Valentine’s Day looming less than a month away, it’s here, folks — breakup season. It’s the time of year where you are most likely to be dumped! Fortunately, Chicago’s Briar Rabbit is coming to The Mill this Thursday, and with a bunch of sad-sack love lorn songs in tow, it’s the perfect soundtrack for licking those wounds.
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Mission Creek adds Of Montreal, S. Carey, Kishi Bashi and more to 2014 lineup
The Mission Creek Festival released its second round of lineup details today, adding more than 20 artists to the initial billing announced last month…
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Nodo Downtown to host first live music and art exhibition this Saturday
Nodo Downtown is hosting an evening of art and live music on Saturday, January 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. Highlights of the event include the musical stylings of Nic…
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Album Reviews: In Rooms – The Night Has Come
Heather and Nick Leo form the core of the Des Moines-based tropical pop band, In Rooms. While they describe their sound as a mash-up of dub legend King Tubby and Argentine singer Mercedes Sosa, their new album The Night Has Come does not reference either of these artists. The Leos instead reference those artists’ musical regions. The eight songs on this brief, very gentle album pull from Latin American genres like Música Popular Brasileira (MPB), cumbia and bossa nova as well as reggae—but rocksteady rather than dub…
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Country music straight out of Brooklyn (Brooklyn!) heads to Gabe’s this Sunday
Brooklyn-based indie folk band, The Lone Bellow, will be playing a show at Gabe’s on Sunday, January 19. The River Monks, from Des Moines, will be opening…
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Gabe’s and the Yacht Club to host ‘Iowa City Music Showcase’ featuring nine local bands
Gabe’s and The Yacht Club will host an Iowa City Music Showcase beginning at Gabe’s at 7 p.m. this Saturday, presented by the Iowa City Music Scene…
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Photos: The Mill is getting a makeover
Exciting news for music fans! The Mill’s renovations, which began after New Year’s Day, will be completed just in time to host Dana T this Friday at 9 p.m. The new layout’s biggest feature is a completely refurbished seating area — located to the right of the stage — with elevated, u-shaped “mafia booths” to allow for better views of the performers.
