Generifus/Us-mode/Liv Carrow Trumpet Blossom Cafe — Thu., Apr. 7 at 8 p.m. The Mission Creek Festival may seem to have swept through the entirety of Iowa City this week, but there are still some other great shows going on outside of its auspices. Tonight at 8 p.m., Trumpet Blossom Cafe will host Washington’s Generifus (touring […]
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Burns night: Scottish poetry, bagpipes and songs at Trumpet Blossom
An Evening with Robert Burns Trumpet Blossom Cafe — Saturday, Jan. 23, 8 p.m. Scotch bonnets and sonnets, whisky and Scottish Cottage Pie (made with local veggies) are part of Saturday night’s fare at the Trumpet Blossom Cafe. The event, An Evening with Robert Burns: Scottish Songs and Poems, is a celebration of the famous […]
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Thursday at the Trumpet Blossom: Catch musician and author R.ariel
R.Ariel Trumpet Blossom Cafe — Thursday, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m. Just as R.ariel (AKA Rachel Crocker) doesn’t limit herself to one genre of music, she doesn’t limit herself to one art form either. Videography, photography and writing also help make up her ethereal persona. R.Ariel recently released both a new album, This World, and […]
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Teenage indie rock duo Girlpool to make a splash in Iowa City
Girlpool Trumpet Blossom Cafe — Friday, Oct. 16 at 9 p.m. Teenagers Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad make up Girlpool an indie punk rock duo based out of Philadelphia. The pair will stop at the Trumpet Blossom in Iowa City this Friday at 9 p.m. while on an extensive North American tour for their debut […]
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LV Recommends: The Drunken Gardener—a vegan cocktail for the autumnal equinox
Restrictions can breed creativity. At the Trumpet Blossom Café, the challenge of producing vegan cocktails while utilizing local and sustainable ingredients has yielded some exciting results, the latest example being my new favorite fall cocktail: The Drunken Gardener. The drink features cherry tomatoes muddled with sea salt, dry gin (I asked for Tanqueray), Dolin Blanc […]
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Indie feel, Nashville sound: Abby Sevcik to play the Trumpet Blossom
Abby Sevcik Trumpet Blossom Café — Saturday, September 12 at 12 p.m. Locals looking for an escape from the gameday madness this Saturday will find the perfect alternative in Abby Sevcik. Soft pop with plenty of indie flare, Sevcik’s sound could almost lend itself to country music — not because it is especially twangy, but […]
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6th Annual Roast of Iowa City: Submit your roast by Sept. 15 for a shot at fame/infamy
Join us on Oct. 4 at the Trumpet Blossom Cafe for Little Village’s sixth-annual roast of Iowa City, hosted by comedian Megan Gogerty.
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Fountainsun duo brings mystic tones to the Trumpet Blossom
What better way to celebrate independence from British rule than hanging around a vegan restaurant at an all-ages show listening to the heart-opening mantra song cycles of Daniel Higgs and Fumie Ishii? Expect a blissed-out night of expertly executed beautiful weirdness for both of your ears and all three of your eyes from Fountainsun this Saturday, July 4 at the Trumpet Blossom Cafe. Doors open at 7 p.m.
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Iowa All Stars Tour: Curt Oren is getting the bands back together
Curt Oren, the iconoclastic saxophonist and former fixture of the Iowa City music scene, heads back to town to kick off his Iowa All Stars Tour…
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Boozehound 101: The Manhattan
In the classic modern mixology volume, The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks, David A. Embury lists six classic cocktails that any bartender worth their salt should be able to make you and make you well. The way I see it, if we’re going to talk about the wide kaleidoscope of booze that’s out there, we […]
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Mission Creek Festival announces ‘Circuit des Yeux’ as its next artist in residence
The Mission Creek Festival announced Friday that Chicago-based artist Haley Fohr, aka Circuit des Yeux, will be the next recipient of its artist residency…
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Experimental musician C.J. Boyd is heading to the Trumpet Blossom in the midst of a never-ending tour
If you like ambient music, Thursday’s show at the Trumpet Blossom is going to be your dream come true. C.J. Boyd, Haunter and Nightlight will all be playing…
