Experimental noise, drum and bass, and progressive sludge metal. These are the styles of the three very different bands that will close out the Mission Creek Festival Sunday at The Mill. Chicago’s Dead Rider is the headliner…
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Get your grub on: Five Days of food in Iowa City
With so much buzz around Mission Creek and the talented musicians and artists visiting our town, it is easy to overlook the stellar line-up of food events that are happening throughout the week. Here’s a five-day guide to feasting through the festivities.
NCAA athletes should get paid, the question is how much? Hannibal Buress on this and other complicated truths
This year’s Mission Creek Festival welcomes one of contemporary comedy’s leading lights — Chicago native Hannibal Buress. With current starring roles in the…
How offices and local technology meet-ups are reshaping the way Iowa City collaborates
On the east wall of the office hang paintings of ships with green seas and yellow skies. The opposite wall holds six brightly-colored abstract pieces that could…
This Great Experiment of Ours: Interview with Philip Glass
When humanity has moved on and all that remains are the insects making their own music, Philip Glass will sit next to Beethoven, Wagner and Schubert in the history books. His work, often misclassified as minimalism, is more accurately described by Glass himself as “music with repetitive structures” — it is hypnotic, emotive and transcendent. During his prolific career he has composed for opera, ballet, film soundtracks, small ensembles, solo piano work and more. He has collaborated with musicians and artists such as Ravi Shankar, Chuck Close, Allen Ginsberg and Errol Morris, as well as acts like The National. He was also the subject of the documentary A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts directed by Scott Hicks in 2007.
Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with Philip Glass via telephone about several subjects, including his upcoming performance at the Englert Theatre on April 3 as part of the Mission Creek Festival.
Decoding Mission Creek’s Tech + Innovation Festival
Fans of music, literature, food and film have flocked to the week-long Mission Creek Festival for the perfect blend of arts and culture, but this year, tech fans will also […]
Laurie Anderson interview: An artist of her own invention
Laurie Anderson isn’t solely responsible for me turning out a little bit weird, but she still played a significant role in skewing my worldview. I stumbled across her Big Science […]
2014 Mission Creek Festival guide
Welcome to the official 2014 Mission Creek Festival guide! Inside you’ll find a slew of show previews, event information, showtimes and ticket details. With the inclusion of a Tech + […]
Mission Creek-bound: An interview author Angela Pelster
Angela Pelster is the author of Limber, a collection of essays that explores the history of her home country, Canada, as well as sustainability, justice and the margins and trees. […]
Nat Baldwin (Dirty Projectors) on his basketball origins, Englert residency and top music picks
Bassist Nat Baldwin is best known as the bassist for Dirty Projectors, but listening to his solo work, one can hear an inversion of sorts, where his bass playing…
Just released: Listen to Mark McGuire’s latest album
The ever prolific Mark McGuire is hitting another one out of the park with the release of his latest album, Along the Way, out on Dead Oceans today. […]
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…