Porochista Khakpour, author of the critically acclaimed novel The Last Illusion and writer-in-residence at Bard College, reads Saturday…
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Sir Richard Bishop headlines a night of experimental music at the Trumpet Blossom
Mission Creek has built a solid reputation for curating some of the best musicians in niche genres, and for this year’s festival there…
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Interview: Ryley Walker talks about the far-out folk sound of his new album
Walker’s music has drawn comparisons to folk greats like Nick Drake and John Fahey, but he says he hopes to create a genre and sound…
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Psyched for Mission Creek, gloomy on all else: Gloom Balloon play the Yacht Club
Known for their unique brand of sad psychedelia, the Des Moines duo Gloom Balloon opens for Chicago soul and hip-hop act Sidewalk Chalk tonight at the Yacht Club…
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Interview: Cultural critic Jeff Chang discusses how race is (and isn’t) talked about in America
In his new book, Jeff Chang looks at how artists — everyone from Wee Pals cartoonist Morrie Turner to conceptual artist Glenn Ligon to street artist Shepard Fairey…
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‘The Devil’s Highway’ author Luis Alberto Urrea reads for Mission Creek
Luis Alberto Urrea, a member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame and a 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist for his nonfiction work The Devil’s Highway…
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A Winged Victory for the Sullen bring the ambient sound of ‘harmonic Robitussin’ to the Englert
Neo-classical ambient duo known as A Winged Victory for the Sullen perform on Tuesday at the Englert as supporting to act to…
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Interview: Steve Marion (Delicate Steve) discusses his many musical projects and working with Paul Simon
In one of the first memories I have of Steve Marion, I nearly take his head off with my bedroom door. It’s 2011 and his band, Delicate Steve, is on their first U.S. tour…
