Before she tours with pop-country queen Shania Twain, Hailey Whitters plans to return to her roots. “Raised is super influenced by the people and place that raised me,” said Whitters, a Shueyville-born country musician now based in Nashville, regarding her latest album. “I found myself unintentionally [thinking] back to that place when I was writing […]
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Brazilian metal superstars Sepultura are ready to blast our faces off at Wildwood
It’s finally here. This is NOT (we really, really hope this is NOT) a drill. First scheduled for that ill-fated month, March of 2020, and of course postponed, then rescheduled for March of 2021 and yet again postponed, Brazilian metal superstars Sepultura are finally coming through to blast our faces off at Wildwood on Tuesday […]
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Forty years of dreamers: J. Knight celebrates his long-running open mic
Back when The Mill was still around, one of the cultural touchstones most deeply interwoven with its legacy was the Monday night open mics held by musician J. Knight. Countless area musicians started and nurtured their careers there. With COVID-19 and The Mill’s closing, it may have felt like an era was ending. It wasn’t. […]
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Going after ‘the crowd that loves to hate’ country radio: Ward Davis plays Wildwood
For over a decade, Ward Davis did his best at playing the role of a Nashville songwriter. Then, somewhere in there, everything changed.
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Climbing back up a crooked throne: Original Bent Scepters line-up reuniting after 20 years
On Saturday, June 29, The Bent Scepters will play for the first time in 20 years at the Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon. The Surf Zombies open; tickets are $10-25.
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Savage Hearts resurrect a beloved Valentine’s Day tradition
“My concept of bluegrass is a little bit looser than others,” Savage Hearts frontwoman Annie Savage said in a phone call. Her own band is variously self-described as “spicy” and “bluegrass meets honkytonk.”
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Pipeline fight continues this week in Iowa City
The NoDAPL movement is alive and well in Iowa, with numerous actions and events in the coming week. Tonight, supporters will rally ahead of the Iowa City Council meeting where the council will consider a request to divest further from banks that support the Dakota Access Pipeline. Tomorrow, 100 Grannies for a Livable Future and […]
