Dawn of Midi w/ Tyondai Braxton Englert Theatre — Wed., Apr. 6 at 6 p.m. Dawn of Midi are an acoustic trio that features Qasim Naqvi on drums, Aakaash Israni on bass and Amino Belyamani on Piano. Their record Dysnomia has slowly built its reputation and sales since it was released almost three years ago, […]
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Interview deep cut: Faust’s Jean-Hervé Péron on band harmony, compromise and cement mixers
Mission Creek Presents: faUSt, with Mammifer and Bob Bucko, Jr Gabe’s — Tue., Apr. 5 at 8 p.m. Learn more about the history and origins of the band Faust in this deep cut from Liv Carrow’s interview with founding member Jean-Hervé Péron, aka JHP art-errorist, in advance of faUSt’s performance at Mission Creek Festival. Despite […]
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Lineup announced: Little Village presents Mission Boutique on Saturday, April 9
On Saturday, April 9 an exciting mix of musicians and writers will offer free pop-up readings and performances at downtown retail locations, presented for the second year in a row by Little Village and the Mission Creek Festival. Check out the lineup below, and keep your eyes and ears open next weekend for these intimate, […]
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Mission Creek’s innovation conference returns with a new name — and free for all
For the third year in a row, Mission Creek will host an innovation conference during its festival in April — but this time with some major updates. Mission Creek launched its Innovation Conference in 2014, supplementing its traditional parade of literary, musical, visual arts and film events. This year, that conference takes on a new […]
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Album Review: Bob Bucko Jr – I Did What I Could With What I Had
Unless you are a devotee of uninterrupted streaming, or 5-disc CD changers, you know that there’s an eerie silence that lingers after an album is over. It can shock you out of your reverie, demolish whatever translated worldview your music of choice has created for you. It’s how you realize that the world around you is lacking…
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Interview: Alison Bechdel on queerness, fame and therapy
Mission Creek Presents: Alison Bechdel The Englert Theatre — Tue., Apr. 5 at 7:30 p.m. When Alison Bechdel began Dykes to Watch Out For in 1983, it was with a single sketch in a letter to a friend labeled “Dykes to Watch Out For, Plate No. 27.” The “27” was fanciful — there were no […]
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Lisa Jane Persky brings her photos and stories of ’70s New York to Iowa City
Writer, actress and photographer Lisa Jane Persky is surely the only participant in the early CBGB punk scene who also appeared in When Harry Met Sally. After moving to Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, she met several colorful characters — from Divine and Debbie Harry to Lance Loud and Yoko Ono (the latter of […]
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What makes a Deer Tick? John McCauley talks new instruments, parenthood and his band’s upcoming acoustic tour
Deer Tick has evolved and adapted over the years where similar indie-rock bands have faltered and burned out. While not without their share of a hard-partying and rock and roll lifestyle, their sincerity keeps their craft authentic and their fanbase steadily growing…
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Documentary double feature at FilmScene
Documentary double feature: Louie Bluie & Crumb FilmScene — Thu., Mar. 17 at 7 p.m. and Sun., Mar. 20 at 2 p.m. (More showtimes to be announced.) Terry Zwigoff will visit Iowa City on Apr. 7 as part of the Mission Creek Festival. FilmScene starts a retrospective of Zwigoff’s films tonight at 7 p.m. Leading […]
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Seminal publisher and critic Gary Groth talks past favorites and new discoveries
When it comes to comics, Gary Groth is both a champion and an iconoclast. Equally committed to the notions that comics deserve the full range of critical attention and that superheroes are simply ridiculous, Groth has earned the status of legend in the industry through his ongoing work with Fantagraphics Books and The Comics Journal.
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Faust’s Jean-Hervé Péron on touring in the U.S., Dada and his group’s utter disdain for ‘practice’
Mission Creek Presents: faUSt, with Mammifer and Bob Bucko, Jr Gabe’s — Tue., Apr. 5 at 8 p.m. Faust has always seemed mythical and legendary. Perhaps naming a band after a legendary work of literature will do that. But Faust is truly a rare and wonderful band. In a world where struggle, irrelevance and obsolescence […]
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Mission Creek Festival announces full 2016 literary line-up
More than 30 events, mostly free, make up the literary track of this year’s Mission Creek Festival, which kicks off on Apr. 5. The emphasis is on “Literature Within & Beyond Text,” a concept highlighted by festival headliners Alison Bechdel, who rose to fame with her graphic memoir Fun Home (recently adapted into an award-winning […]
