This week on Little Village Live we hosted progressive jazz group Koplant No. This local ensemble features a contemporary electronic edge to complement their classic jazz compositions, resulting in a group that has fast become a staple of the Iowa City music scene. You may have already caught the group once or twice, perhaps at […]
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Video: Horse Feathers on Little Village Live
Justin Ringle and Nathan Crockett of Horse Feathers paid a second visit to Little Village Live last week, putting on a lovely set before rejoining the rest of their band mates for a sold-out performance at the Englert Theatre. The two had performed as a duet in the past, but until this most recent appearance […]
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Iowa City Weekender: July 4th Especial
The Week music heavy this weekend, but there is a lot of excellent music happening in this town over the coming days. This is a little preview of what’s out there for you.
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Video: Ed Gray's Performance on Little Village Live
Ed Gray dropped by Little Village Live last week to play us a few songs, because that’s just the kind of guy Ed Gray happens to be. Music Editor Kent Williams recently wrote a review of Gray’s newest release, Old Bending River, which can be found here. Nobody writes them like Williams, so I’m letting […]
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Show Preview: Horse Feathers on Little Village Live, 6/22/11
Tomorrow’s Horse Feathers show at The Englert Theatre may be sold out, but you can catch them for free at 5:00 p.m. on Little Village Live.
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Show Preview & Ticket Giveaway: Horse Feathers
Next Wednesday, Horse Feathers returns to Iowa City for an Intimate at the Englert show. The show sold out quickly, but we’re giving away one more pair of tickets here.
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Podcast: Joy Kills Sorrow on Little Village Live
This week on Little Village Live we hosted Joy Kills Sorrow. DOWNLOAD Little Village Live, hosted by Matt Steele and Lisa Stark, broadcasts from Public Space One Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. on KRUI 89.7 FM. Shows are open to the public and free to attend. Snacks and refreshments are provided by the […]
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Podcast: Paleo on Little Village Live
This week on Little Village Live we hosted Paleo. DOWNLOAD Little Village Live, hosted by Matt Steele and Lisa Stark, broadcasts from Public Space One Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. on KRUI 89.7 FM. Shows are open to the public and free to attend. Snacks and refreshments are provided by the New Pioneer […]
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On the Beat: Summer earcation
In his 1992 book A Sound Education, Canadian composer and theorist Murray Schafer made this observation about contemporary life and listening: “As people have moved to cities over the past century they have developed a preference for close-up sounds…”
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Celebrate Ten Years: Del at The Blue Moose, 6/21/11
Issue #1 of Little Village was published in July 2001. It’s on file at both local libraries, and it’s totally worth seeking out. Every page in the issue evokes a potent sense of place–a place so cantankerously in love with itself, it could only be this place: Iowa City. In the opening pages, the founding […]
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Iowa City Weekender: June 2-4
R.I.P. Wherehouse; Doug Roberson spins for the UIMA; Ben Soltau brings back the Big Funk; The Dodos bring back the big chaos
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Show Review: Carnival Hearts & Arts Parade @ White Lightning Wherehouse — 5/21/2011
Carnival Hearts & Arts Collective, a local collective of artists, held their biannual “parade” on Saturday. However, imminent rain forced the event out of the adorable Happy Hollow park and into the White Lightning Wherehouse. Vendors line the walls of this rambling, cavernous space. The event has the feel of a souq, of a community market in the ancient kasbah of Tangier, or of the mystery of London’s Borough market. The Carnival Hearts & Arts collective has an authentic–and almost ethnic–subcultural atmosphere, a collective of tattoos, funky chic, librarian eyeglasses, and wry smiles.
