“At the Old Threshers Reunion this summer, you’re going to come across some old pumps, tractors and hay balers, and there’ll be too-cute nanny goats and freckled girls in pigtails,” said musician David Murray, summing up the annual festival in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa that celebrates the state’s agricultural heritage. “If you go to the Old […]
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Old Thrashers reincarnated for UAY benefit Saturday
Following a hiatus — and after being resuscitated by a new organizer — the annual Old Thrashers event returns, bringing four bands from the 1980s underground scene to Iowa City this Saturday, June 24 at the Trumpet Blossom Cafe to benefit United Action for Youth (UAY).
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Old Thrashers Reunion: When goodbye sounds like Oi! Oi! Oi!
Iowa City is of course a transient town, a place people in their teens find themselves while attending the University of Iowa…
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Old Thrashers reunion show marks seven years of rockin’, rollin’, and donatin’
The seventh annual Old Thrashers benefit show is coming up this Saturday at The Mill. The show begins at 8 p.m., costs $6 and boasts a meaty lineup…
