For James Tutson, music is a lifelong thing. He told me in a telephone interview that growing up, “We had a 10-person congregation, and I had five siblings and my mom, and we were the whole church choir. From the minute you could talk, you were singing in our family and singing in church, you know, […]
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‘As long as our music touches people, we’re gonna keep on singing’: The Blind Boys of Alabama are coming to Iowa for two shows
The Blind Boys of Alabama’s decades-spanning career speaks to both the universal human condition — we are all just passing through this world, searching for connection — and the very specific experience of being Black and disabled in America. This venerable gospel group endured brutal Jim Crow racism, embraced the defiant optimism of the Civil […]
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2010 Mission Creek Festival Preview
Download printer-friendly PDF of the Official Festival Guide MISSION CREEK LITERARY EVENTS AND PANELS FIND EVENTS BY DATE Monday, March 29 Tuesday, March 30 Wednesday, March 31 Thursday, April 1 Friday, April 2 Saturday, April 3 @Gabe’s – Doors open at 9:00 p.m., show at 9:30 p.m. – Ticket prices TBD FEATURING Peaking Lights LISTEN […]
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Whatcha want: Soul Power
In Kinshasa, Zaire, on October 20, 1974, in what was billed as the Rumble in the Jungle, Muhammad Ali employed a strategy called the rope-a-dope, letting the reigning heavyweight champion George Foreman pummel him for the first several rounds of the fight. Then Ali began taunting the wearying champ, “They told me you could punch, […]
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Iowa City Weekender – January 30-February 1
There’s a little something going on this Sunday called the Super Bowl. 43% of all U.S. households watch the event and chances are that, even if you think football is for savages, somebody will invite you for a party. You should go for the guacamole if nothing else. And did you know that the Super […]
