The Maximum Ames Music Festival kicks off this Thursday, bringing the likes of Sage Francis, William Elliott Whitmore, Low and many more to Ames, Iowa for a four-day music blowout. Unfortunately, not all of us in Iowa City can drop what we’re doing and make the trek over to Ames to attend the four-day event. So if you can only make it out for one day, make it Sunday… […]
On Friday, Feb. 21, warm your bones with some high energy, genre defying sounds at the Mumford’s album release show. Hailing from Ames, Iowa, the self-described “wild freak-folk storyteller dance band with a horn section” have… […]
Hello and welcome to another edition of the Weekender. Here’s what’s happening in your chilly town this weekend! THURSDAY Gerhard Loewenberg // Prairie Lights // 7:00 PM // Free From Prairie Lights: University of Iowa’s Professor Emeritus Gerhard Loewenberg will […]
Iowa City has been pretty quiet over the past few weeks. That tends to be the case when a big chunk of the population migrates to Chicagoland (or wherever), and another chunk goes into hibernation. We all must accept the […]
As you check off items on your holiday shopping list, you might find that your pocketbook is looking a little sparse these days. Do not fear, weekend warriors, because the general theme this week is “free and cheap.” We’ve got […]
I have a bunch of photos to crank out, so I have to go skimpy on my write-ups for now. I rarely photograph shows that I think won’t be very good, so you can bet that all of these bands […]
As we all begin to decompress from the week-long Mission Creek madness, it’s time to pause, take a deep breath, and then take stock of what the hell just happened. No doubt the major acts have settled well with us. […]
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