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…
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On the Beat: Delorean head to the Mill this Saturday
Delorean is a four-piece band that made a big splash on the indie rock scene in 2010 when they signed to True Panther Sounds, an imprint of Matador Records. While they had been making music together since 2000, the deal with True Panther gave them a global audience, something that had been out of their reach for the decade prior. While every…
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Local all-female improv group hits up The Mill Thursday
Valentine’s Day, everyone’s favorite Hallmark-invented holiday, is fast-approaching. Sure, you could spend the night before Valentine’s finalizing fancy dinner reservations, buying some flowers for the one…
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Becca Stevens to charm jazz fans this Thursday at The Mill
Sure, it’s February and we’ve got at least six more weeks of winter, but Iowa City might be getting goosebumps from something other than the frigid cold this week. See, jazz musician Becca Stevens will be visiting The Mill this Thursday, and though she plays warm, sweet, and soulful songs, she’s got a voice that will give you chills.
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Sci-fi music man: An interview with Jack Name
LA-based studio wiz John Webster Johns has something of a storied music career, having dabbled in several bands under a variety of stage names. He tours with White Fence as a guitarist, gets his hands dirty in the studio for the likes of Cass McCombs and Ariel Pink, and previously split his time between groups such as Flesh Unitard, Charlemaignes and Poworld.
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Photos: Take a peek at The Mill’s shiny new look
Have you seen The Mill lately? The back room renovations are all wrapped up, and the venue has spent the last week and a half breaking in its new look (which still maintains that old school vibe — don’t you worry). You’ll find a few photos below, and be sure to check out the venue this evening for its weekly open mic session with J. Knight.
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40th anniversary party: Local musicians to pay tribute to Gram Parson’s Grievous Angel
What do you say about one of the greatest albums of all time, forty years after its release? After all, there’s not much that hasn’t been said about Grievous Angel…
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Let Briar Rabbit mend your wounded heart this Thursday
With the new year (and the resolutions that come with it) and with Valentine’s Day looming less than a month away, it’s here, folks — breakup season. It’s the time of year where you are most likely to be dumped! Fortunately, Chicago’s Briar Rabbit is coming to The Mill this Thursday, and with a bunch of sad-sack love lorn songs in tow, it’s the perfect soundtrack for licking those wounds.
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Photos: The Mill is getting a makeover
Exciting news for music fans! The Mill’s renovations, which began after New Year’s Day, will be completed just in time to host Dana T this Friday at 9 p.m. The new layout’s biggest feature is a completely refurbished seating area — located to the right of the stage — with elevated, u-shaped “mafia booths” to allow for better views of the performers.
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Les Dames du Burlesque and IC Kings putting on salacious holiday spectacular
With a certain vaudeville flare, Burlesque brings to mind images of the naughty-nightie, the sheer stocking and the tightly drawn bustier. And with a stack of epithets…
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Local comedian to host 5th annual ‘Comedy for Charity’
Iowa City comedian Nathan Timmel sees things from a unique point of view. His thoughts on fatherhood, society and life in general bring in fans from the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids area, but really, he draws fans wherever he’s performing. What’s special about Timmel, however, is that he makes it an annual point to bring in laughs for a good cause right here in Iowa City.
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Three years in the making: Part two of a locally produced sci-fi epic premieres tonight at The Mill
A science fiction passion project filmed entirely in Iowa City premiers tonight at The Mill on behalf of PATV Channel 18. Co-created by Iowa City residents Al Stroh…
