Trumpet Blossom Archives - Little Village

COVID-19 changed Iowa’s dining industry. Will restaurants (and customers) continue to remain flexible?

by Zach BergSep 15, 2022

In 2019, the restaurant industry in Iowa was flying high. According to the Iowa Restaurant Association, there were close to 6,500 restaurants and bars across the state. Nearly 155,000 people worked in the restaurant and bar industry that year. Just over 100,000 were working in restaurants in Iowa in 2014. “The food world was king,” […]

Five questions with Fashion is Murder zine creator Kane Edwards

by Sid PetersonApr 15, 2022Aug 1, 2022

The first issue of Iowa City DIY fashion zine Fashion Is Murder is about to drop, and it’s got the party of the season to back it up. Before tonight’s release party, I asked DJ CEO of Fashion is Murder, Kane Edwards, five questions about the creation of the zine and what folks can expect. […]

Arts & Entertainment

Sister Species descends on Trumpet Blossom Cafe

by Talitha FordJan 30, 2019Jan 30, 2019

Minneapolis-based band Sister Species features an eight piece lineup, including three trumpets, a double bass and, occasionally, an accordion. Touring shortly after the November release of their latest album, ‘Heavy Things Do More,’ and a new music video trilogy, Sister Species will be at the Trumpet Blossom Cafe in Iowa City at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 2. The cover is $7.

Arts & Entertainment

A Homecoming homecoming for Denver’s Iowa-rooted New Standards Men

by Kent WilliamsOct 15, 2018

Denver, Colorado-based band New Standards Men have strong ties to Iowa City’s fractally enmeshed music scene.

Arts & Entertainment

Five questions with: Bill MacKay

by Genevieve TrainorSep 25, 2018

Feed Me Weird Things Vol. 3, Edition #11 brings the brilliant guitar improviser Bill MacKay from Chicago to Iowa City on Thursday, Sept. 27. MacKay lives on the unexpected razor’s edge between jazz and experimental folk, stylistically, but his guitar is conversational in a sense typically only associated with the blues.