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Music aficionados and Weekender subscribers alike are already well-aware of the impending Tapes n’ Tapes visit to The Mill this weekend, but what you may not have heard is that this highly-acclaimed group will be putting on a special performance earlier in the day, hosted by Little Village Magazine, live from the KRUI 89.7 FM studios.
From Los Angeles, California to the Little Village Live studio comes Andy Frasco, touring extraordinaire. This young musician plays hundreds of shows each year, including four in Iowa City, but not without good reason. Take a look at the following video to see Frasco’s own brand of high-energy Blues.
Collectible Boys and Andy Frasco dropped by the studio this week for some Little Village Live double feature shenanigans. We’re also happy to note that this week marked the first anniversary of Little Village Live, but you’re here for the music, so lets get to it.
This week on Little Village Live we were joined by Des Moines’ Thankful Dirt, a semi-local duo featuring Molly Matthews on vocals and Darren Matthews on acoustic guitar. Check out video from the show or grab the mp3 for the full hour-long program.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
Horse Feathers dropped by Little Village Live yesterday evening to play us a few songs, a prelude to their show at The Mill that same night. Although they hail from the Pacific Northwest, last night marked Horse Feathers’ second trip to Iowa City. The band visited The Mill on the night of the 2008 election […]
We are proud to present The Sullivan Gang on Little Village Live, broadcasting from KRUI Studios in Iowa City. Yesterday’s episode was a little lighter on the interview segments, but it wasn’t for lack of things to say so much as the abundance of music to be played!
Tonight on Little Village Live we are proud to present The Sullivan Gang, live from KRUI Studios in Iowa City. The local group draws inspiration from rock and roll greats like Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash–among other pioneers of the genre–and will be performing tonight at the Blue Moose Tap House at 9:00 p.m..
Local Albums: May 2010 – The fact that you can hold this album in your hands is astounding. From the Privilege of the Grave faced nearly every hurdle imaginable–from technical and logistical issues to legal and financial difficulties. That it was worth the wait, is still more astounding.
From KRUI Studios in Iowa City, Iowa, we are happy to present a performance by one of Iowa City’s most celebrated musicians, Samuel Locke Ward. Locke Ward has released too many tapes (such as Boombox by Bedside, reviewed here on Cassette Gods) and albums to mention them all. He has toured extensively with The Bassturd […]
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