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| Sun 01.25 | Mann At The Mill | Mann At The Mill in | |
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Mann at the Mill is a musical fundraiser for Horace Mann Elementary. All the benefit will go to the Mann PTO to support educational and extracurricular activities to children at Horace Mann. This show will feature “Bob and Kristie Black and Banjoy”, a local blues-grass band; “Crystal City”, an Iowa City rock band; City High Jazz Combo, jazz band of Mann alumni; and “Black Saturday”, a rock band from Mann students. Tickets will be $8/$4 Adult/Youth.
Time: 3:00pm. Admission: $8/$4. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sun 01.25 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Join us for Pub Quiz every Sunday at 9pm. Only $1 to play and the winner takes the whole Pot! Hosted by Abba with rotating guest hosts.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 01.26 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Tue 01.27 | Bahamas | Bahamas in | |
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w. TBD Bahamas is Afie is a coming of age record. Self-titled and self-produced – It is the next step in the evolution of Afie Jurvanen’s songcraft, guitar mastery, and melodic pop hooks – following his previous full-lengths Pink Strat (2009) and Barchords (2011). Bahamas is Afie remains a sparse, moving, headphone album, complemented by a more developed arrangement of strings, brass, winds, orchestral percussion, and chamber choruses that transport the listener from moving seas to a search for strength, to a place of resolve and comfort. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $13. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Wed 01.28 | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band in | |
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The house band will typically include Al Murphy, Bob Black, Dale Thomas, Joe Petersen and other IC bluegrass giants.
http://www.myspace.com/theburlingtonstreetbluegrassband
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $5. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Thu 01.29 | KO | KO in | |
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w. Loaf, Nightlight, Baby Alchemy K0 will move you and chase you through space and time. She brings forth a horse-drawn carriage that evokes black magic and venom to encrust the deepest, darkest and most well-lit places in your soul. She’s on time with a crime that’s right. Make her mine, make her yours, make her feel welcome in the drum-laden, a capella, voice-driven, sax-enduring, screaming, guitar-travel, costuming, electronic dance world that she’s created. Forged from metal from the earth’s crust and drawn together by time, the two bandits that are Baby Alchemy make love in strange ways and electronically transform themselves onstage. Loaf is a horse with no name, a belladonna primavera, and she’s got the ingredients to prove it. She’ll lull you with her singer-songwriter guitar that has tendrils extending toward new and imaginative ways. Nightlight will light up the night with a beat that’s right and make it tight, so your travel home will be all right. His electronic, guitartronic, movie soundtrack/video game sounds will pound your heart with art from the start and set it apart from the hell you were in or maybe not. He’s a little bit dark. Everyone’s from Iowa. We’re not exotic, but some are aquatic. Come get hypnotic. Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $6. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Fri 01.30 | NE-HI | NE-HI in | |
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w. Younger, Bull Black Nova Born out of the backyards and basements of Chicago’s DIY music scene, NE-HI’s nostalgic-rock brings you back to a time that may have never existed. It may be the past. It may be the future. But, it is certainly a place where you feel younger, better looking, and you dance until you are soaked in sweat. A place where you know the best bands before your older brother and all the cool kids at school. The quartet’s guitar-driven songwriting and distinct harmonies produce a sound that is both raw and relaxed, rough and humble. Formed to score a friend’s film in the summer of 2013, the foursome—made up of Alex Otake, James Weir, Jason Balla and Mikey Wells—recognized the electricity between its four members and chose to continue making music. Since then, the foursome has toured the Midwest and East Coast, building a reputation as a promising young American band. Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $8. |
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| Sat 01.31 | The Recliners | The Recliners in | |
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Iowa City mainstays, the Recliners play such a wide variety of music that they are hard to classify. If there were a category labeled: contemporary Acoustic-Pop-Folk-Rock-Turkish, this group would certainly top the list.
Within their repertoire there is something for everyone, from classic ’60s and ’70s numbers to songs by contemporary singer-songwriters, from traditional Turkish tunes to American folk songs, Irish melodies, and bluegrass, from Van Morrison and the Beatles to the edgy rock and traditional ballads of Richard Thompson. Through it all there’s only one rule – everyone has to have a good time! Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $6. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sun 02.01 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Join us for Pub Quiz every Sunday at 9pm. Only $1 to play and the winner takes the whole Pot! Hosted by Abba with rotating guest hosts.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 02.01 | Comedy Showcase: hosted by Daniel Frana | Comedy Showcase: hosted by Daniel Frana in | |
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Folks we’ve got a hard hitting show for you this month! Hosted as usually by Daniel Frana with feature acts James Doyle and Joey Ficken! And of course your headliner Sam Tallent!
Sam Tallent is comedian from Denver, Colorado. The Denver Post called Sam the surreal voice of an absurd generation and the Denver Westword said that he had the best comedy moment in Denver in all of 2012 . An alt-comic road dog in the vein of Kinane and Stanhope SF s courtingcomedy.com , Tallent has performed all over at places like the SF Punchline, the Creek and the Cave NYC, the Laughing Devil, the San Francisco Comedy and Burrito Festival and the New York Television Festival, as well as clubs and colleges across the Mid- and Southwest.
He also has an amazing pulp serial on Sexpot Comedy called “Sam’s Sunday Reader” Check it out!
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $5. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 02.02 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Thu 02.05 | The Sapwoods | The Sapwoods in | |
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w. Dan Tedesco, Crystal City (solo acoustic) The Sapwoods are a Midwestern Rock and Roll band hailing from Iowa City. The music they make has a strong focus on song-writing, energetic drumming, catchy melodies, jangly to nasty fuzzed out guitars, punchy organ and wiggly keys, classic pop inflections, vocal harmonies, and an unparalleled fearlessness to float from one style to another all the while maintaining the sound and integrity that the band makes collectively. Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $7. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Fri 02.06 | In Honor of Graham Parsons | In Honor of Graham Parsons in | |
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Join Seth Wenger, Ryan Bernemann, Scott Cochran, Laura Goddard, Joe and Coleen Peterson, Marty Letz and many others for an evening of classic songs from the one-and-only Godfather of Cosmic American Music, Gram Parsons.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $8. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sat 02.07 | Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers | Joe Hertler & the Rainbow Seekers in | |
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w. TBD Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers will make a sprightly young groove doctor out of anyone. With spectacular energy pulsating from every member of the band, the Rainbow Seekers could illuminate the very chambers of Heaven. Lead singer and Amish excommunicate Joe Hertler splashes through lyrical puddles of golden rain, leaving his audience wearing flowery headdresses and bubbling smiles. A ride on the Rainbow will take you across the mountains of Motown, through the fjords of folk, over the archipelagos of Americana, and—at last—into a funky firth, where only the fiercest of friendships can be found. Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $8. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 02.08 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Join us for Pub Quiz every Sunday at 9pm. Only $1 to play and the winner takes the whole Pot! Hosted by Abba with rotating guest hosts.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 02.09 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 02.10 | Beer & Books | Beer & Books in | |
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Presented by UNESCO City of Literature A gathering of the Iowa City area’s many literary communities hosted by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization, 5-7 p.m. Anyone interested in or involved with the literary life of the Iowa City area is encouraged to come out the second Tuesday of each month for mingling and conversation Meet important contacts, discuss literature, and make new friends. Editors, writers, readers, translators, booksellers, librarians, teachers, students and anyone else who enjoys talking about books and writing is encouraged to attend. Beer & Books Specials: $3.50 Micro Pints / $5 Burger/Black Bean Burger Baskets Time: 5:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 02.11 | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band in | |
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The house band will typically include Al Murphy, Bob Black, Dale Thomas, Joe Petersen and other IC bluegrass giants.
http://www.myspace.com/theburlingtonstreetbluegrassband
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $5. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Thu 02.12 | The Janice Ian Experience | The Janice Ian Experience in | |
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Janice is an all-female improv group from Iowa City. From a team of talented ladies, this is a high energy improv performance where realism slowly dissolves into the necessary absurd.
The lovely ladies of Janice bring you angsty, absurd, and sometime adorable improv from the heart of the prairie.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janiceimprov
Twitter: https://twitter.com/janiceimprov
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Fri 02.13 | Club Hancher Presents: Terell Stafford Quintet | Club Hancher Presents: Terell Stafford Quintet in | |
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EARLY SHOW Club Hancher is a series in which the revered Hancher institution brings some of its big-name shows to the intimate space of the Mill. Trumpeter Terell Stafford loves lyricism and melody but also pursues a spirited and adventuresome edge in his expressive performances. Stafford and his top-flight quintet tip their hats to the deep traditions of jazz while charting their own course. Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $10 – $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (319) 335-1160. Buy tickets |
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| Fri 02.13 | Club Hancher Presents: Terell Stafford Quintet | Club Hancher Presents: Terell Stafford Quintet in | |
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LATE SHOW Club Hancher is a series in which the revered Hancher institution brings some of its big-name shows to the intimate space of the Mill. Trumpeter Terell Stafford loves lyricism and melody but also pursues a spirited and adventuresome edge in his expressive performances. Stafford and his top-flight quintet tip their hats to the deep traditions of jazz while charting their own course. Time: 9:30pm. Admission: $10 – $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (319) 335-1160. Buy tickets |
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| Sat 02.14 | Pedrito Martinez Group | Pedrito Martinez Group in | |
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The Englert Presents: Pedrito Martinez Group The Pedrito Martinez Group has its roots planted firmly in the Afro-Cuban Rumba tradition and in the bata rhythms and vocal chants of the music of Yoruba and Santeria. Ben Ratliff summed it up aptly for the New York Times calling it, “complex, blenderized Africa-to-the-New-World funk.” Since its formation in the current lineup in 2008, the Pedrito Martinez group has developed into an extraordinarily tight and creative unit with a home base gig in Midtown Manhattan at Guantanamera. They have built a fan base that includes Steve Gadd, Ravi Coltrane, Taj Mahal, Eric Clapton, John Scofield, Roger Waters, Derek Trucks, Herlin Riley, and Will Lee. Pedrito Martinez was born in Havana, Cuba, Sept 12, 1973. He began his musical career at the age of 11, performing as vocalist and percussionist playing with such Cuban legends as Tata Güines, Muñequitos de Matanzas. In 1998 he was brought to Canada by Jane Bunnett, to tour with her group, Spirits of Havana. His decision to remain in North America to pursue his career, proved to be an auspicious one when, two years later, the annual Thelonious Monk Institute Competition showcased Afro-Latin Hand Drumming for the first time ever; he entered and won first place. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20 General Public / $10 Student. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 02.15 | Iowa Welcome: A Day of Music and Talent to Welcome the FARM Community | Iowa Welcome: A Day of Music and Talent to Welcome the FARM Community in | |
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Featuring: Nathan Bell, Marvin Bell, Jenny Bienemann,
Greg Brown, Kerry Patrick Clark, Rick Drost, Spook Handy, Laura Joy, Radoslav Lorkovic, Mary McAdams
Chuck Mitchell, Dave Moore, Slewgrass, Lyal Strickland, Emily White, and more TBA!
Iowa City and the whole Iowa arts community are welcoming the Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) music conference which will take place Oct. 22- 25, 2015 at the Sheraton and hotelVetro in Iowa City. See www.farmfolk.org & www.folk.org & www.facebook.com/ – We are hosting a day long kick off festival! Everyone in the music community will benefit from the programming at the FARM conference, whether a venue, house concert, agent, radio station, performer, festival, or music store. As someone in music, FARM Welcome Event will expose you to everything that a FARM music conference has to offer. As lover of live music and audience member, you will have a ball and learn a little about what it takes to make GREAT MUSIC happen! From 1 – 10PM. Time: 1:00pm. Admission: $7. Age restrictions: All Ages. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 02.15 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Join us for Pub Quiz every Sunday at 9pm. Only $1 to play and the winner takes the whole Pot! Hosted by Abba with rotating guest hosts.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 02.16 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 02.17 | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances in | |
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w. Jeff Miguel Group The Mill plays host to the University of Iowa’s jazz series which features student ensembles and collaborations with professors from the jazz program. Each installment features one or two particular groups focusing on a style or sub-genre of jazz. Time: 6:00pm. Admission: $3 Students / $5 Non-students. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Thu 02.19 | Mind Over Mirrors | Mind Over Mirrors in | |
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w. Daniel Bachman, Phosphenes Mind Over Mirrors, the evolving project of Jaime Fennelly and more recently, Haley Fohr of Circuit des Yeux, deploys modest acoustic constituent materials—an Indian pedal harmonium and the human voice—to produce roiling, meditative music that both simulates the swells and troughs of synthesized electronics and conjures the ceaseless rhythms of tidal surges. While we can point out referential sonic compass points—G.I. Gurdjieff’s harmonium improvisations; certain particularly harmonically viscous recordings of Sacred Harp singers; Edward Artemiev’s soundtracks to Tarkovsky films—in its prayerful patience, its simultaneously formal and folk aspects, and its unabashed (if intermittently anxious) beauty, it doesn’t sound much like anything else being made today. There is an easy, and unusual, confluence of praise and play at work in Jaime’s music that catalyzes heady reverie. MIND OVER MIRRORS from URSSS on Vimeo. Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $8. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Fri 02.20 | Jazz After Five | Jazz After Five in | |
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w. Grace Leong Jazz After Five was conceived by local jazz musician and University of Iowa music professor Brent Sandy. Sandy, who has played with groups all over the world, wanted there to be an outlet for jazz lovers of all ages and tastes so he came up with the idea of having an early Friday evening Jazz show. Iowa City residents, U of Iowa college students, and even interested high school students can now swing by and enjoy new and original jazz compositions within the cozy and intimate confines of the Mill. Local jazz collector, DJ, critic, enthusiast Craig Kessler took over the Jazz After Five curatorial duties in Spring 2014. He continues to uphold Sandy’s original vision of supporting a robust and captivating local jazz scene. MUSIC until 7:00 Time: 5:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sat 02.21 | The Canaries Raise Hell and Dollars: A Fundraiser for Planned Parenthood Voters of Iowa | The Canaries Raise Hell and Dollars: A Fundraiser for Planned Parenthood Voters of Iowa in | |
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“Women’s rights are like the canary in the coal mine,” Hillary Clinton said once before donning her pantsuit and flying into space to fight crime. In that spirit, a ragtag group of filthy, funny, fabulous, and totally feminist performers are banding together to fight the good fight and raise money for Planned Parenthood Voters of Iowa. Hosted by comedian and playwright Megan Gogerty, THE CANARIES brings together an eclectic mix of comics, dancers, musical acts, and people who just feel like shouting for an evening of fun and activism. Help make the world a better place by drinking beer and laughing for a change, instead of sobbing uncontrollably and/or grinding your teeth in frustration at the systematic attacks on women’s rights and freedoms! it’s for a good cause, and it’ll make you feel better. All proceeds go to Planned Parenthood Voters of Iowa.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: Donations. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sun 02.22 | Hot Club of Cowtown | Hot Club of Cowtown in | |
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Hot Club of Cowtown’s new Lloyd Maines-produced release, Rendezvous in Rhythm, on Gold Strike Records, is an exuberant collection of Gypsy songs and American Songbook standards played acoustically and recorded in the hot jazz style of legendary violin and guitar masters Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt.
The Hot Club of Cowtown “Stay All Night” from Kelly Kerr on Vimeo. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20 Advance / $22 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Mon 02.23 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 02.24 | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances in | |
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w. Blake Shaw Group The Mill plays host to the University of Iowa’s jazz series which features student ensembles and collaborations with professors from the jazz program. Each installment features one or two particular groups focusing on a style or sub-genre of jazz. Time: 6:00pm. Admission: $3 Students / $5 Non-students. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Wed 02.25 | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band in | |
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The house band will typically include Al Murphy, Bob Black, Dale Thomas, Joe Petersen and other IC bluegrass giants.
http://www.myspace.com/theburlingtonstreetbluegrassband
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $5. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Fri 02.27 | Mipso | Mipso in | |
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w. The Mayflies (Acoustic Set) The renegade traditionalists of Mipso–Jacob Sharp on Mandolin, Joseph Terrell on guitar, Libby Rodenbough on fiddle, and Wood Robinson on double bass–are doing their part to take four-part harmony and Appalachian influences into new territory. Formed in Chapel Hill in 2010, the three North Carolina songwriters of Mipso have wandered off the path blazed by Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson to find a new clearing for their southern string band sound. Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $10 Advance / $12 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 03.02 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Thu 03.05 | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances in | |
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w. Johnson County Landmark / Area 51 Combo The Mill plays host to the University of Iowa’s jazz series which features student ensembles and collaborations with professors from the jazz program. Each installment features one or two particular groups focusing on a style or sub-genre of jazz. Time: 6:00pm. Admission: $3 Students / $5 Non-students. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Mon 03.09 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 03.10 | Beer & Books | Beer & Books in | |
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Presented by UNESCO City of Literature A gathering of the Iowa City area’s many literary communities hosted by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization, 5-7 p.m. Anyone interested in or involved with the literary life of the Iowa City area is encouraged to come out the second Tuesday of each month for mingling and conversation Meet important contacts, discuss literature, and make new friends. Editors, writers, readers, translators, booksellers, librarians, teachers, students and anyone else who enjoys talking about books and writing is encouraged to attend. Beer & Books Specials: $3.50 Micro Pints / $5 Burger/Black Bean Burger Baskets Time: 5:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 03.11 | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band in | |
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The house band will typically include Al Murphy, Bob Black, Dale Thomas, Joe Petersen and other IC bluegrass giants.
http://www.myspace.com/theburlingtonstreetbluegrassband
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $5. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Thu 03.12 | The Janice Ian Experience | The Janice Ian Experience in | |
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Janice is an all-female improv group from Iowa City. From a team of talented ladies, this is a high energy improv performance where realism slowly dissolves into the necessary absurd.
The lovely ladies of Janice bring you angsty, absurd, and sometime adorable improv from the heart of the prairie.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janiceimprov
Twitter: https://twitter.com/janiceimprov
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Fri 03.13 | Jazz After Five | Jazz After Five in | |
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w. James Dreier And Ritmocano Jazz After Five was conceived by local jazz musician and University of Iowa music professor Brent Sandy. Sandy, who has played with groups all over the world, wanted there to be an outlet for jazz lovers of all ages and tastes so he came up with the idea of having an early Friday evening Jazz show. Iowa City residents, U of Iowa college students, and even interested high school students can now swing by and enjoy new and original jazz compositions within the cozy and intimate confines of the Mill. Local jazz collector, DJ, critic, enthusiast Craig Kessler took over the Jazz After Five curatorial duties in Spring 2014. He continues to uphold Sandy’s original vision of supporting a robust and captivating local jazz scene. MUSIC until 7:00 Time: 5:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sat 03.14 | Private Party | Private Party in | |
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The Back Venue will be closed for a private party, please send your inquiries to reservations@icmill.com to book your next private event or party!
Time: 5:00pm. |
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| Mon 03.16 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Fri 03.20 | Jazz After Five | Jazz After Five in | |
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w. John Snell Ensemble Jazz After Five was conceived by local jazz musician and University of Iowa music professor Brent Sandy. Sandy, who has played with groups all over the world, wanted there to be an outlet for jazz lovers of all ages and tastes so he came up with the idea of having an early Friday evening Jazz show. Iowa City residents, U of Iowa college students, and even interested high school students can now swing by and enjoy new and original jazz compositions within the cozy and intimate confines of the Mill. Local jazz collector, DJ, critic, enthusiast Craig Kessler took over the Jazz After Five curatorial duties in Spring 2014. He continues to uphold Sandy’s original vision of supporting a robust and captivating local jazz scene. MUSIC until 7:00 Time: 5:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Fri 03.20 | Private Party | Private Party in | |
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The Back Venue will be closed for a private party, please send your inquiries to reservations@icmill.com to book your next event!
Time: 5:00pm. |
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| Mon 03.23 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 03.25 | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band in | |
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The house band will typically include Al Murphy, Bob Black, Dale Thomas, Joe Petersen and other IC bluegrass giants.
http://www.myspace.com/theburlingtonstreetbluegrassband
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $5. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Thu 03.26 | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances in | |
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w. Latin Jazz Ensemble / Jazz Workshop Combo The Mill plays host to the University of Iowa’s jazz series which features student ensembles and collaborations with professors from the jazz program. Each installment features one or two particular groups focusing on a style or sub-genre of jazz. Time: 6:00pm. Admission: $3 Students / $5 Non-students. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Fri 03.27 | Kol Shira | Kol Shira in | |
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With harmony, passion and soul, the women of Kol Shira bring an eclectic mix of world languages and musical styles to the stage. Based in Iowa City, Iowa, this all-women sextet has a well deserved reputation for electric performances highlighting their lyrical fusion of the languages, rhythms and melodies from countries around the globe.
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $5. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sat 03.28 | The 100s | The 100s in | |
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The “roots music” tent is a pretty big piece of canvas these days, stretching to encompass an assortment of traditional and contemporary performers, songs, and styles. Under this big top, eastern Iowa’s The 100s fit like a heat houser on a Farmall 460. Over the past decade—with two albums (2005’s Take the Gravel Home and 2008’s Echoes), several lineup changes, a hiatus or three, memorable (if sporadic) live shows and heart-on-their-sleeves performances—The 100s have cultivated a modest but loyal following. Their songs weave stories and explore themes across the rock-country-folk-pop genres: love and loyalty, drunkards and dreamers, last chances and church calendar skies.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $8. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 03.30 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 04.06 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 04.08 | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band in | |
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The house band will typically include Al Murphy, Bob Black, Dale Thomas, Joe Petersen and other IC bluegrass giants.
http://www.myspace.com/theburlingtonstreetbluegrassband
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $5. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Thu 04.09 | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances in | |
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w. Jazz Repertory Ensemble / Guitar Ensemble The Mill plays host to the University of Iowa’s jazz series which features student ensembles and collaborations with professors from the jazz program. Each installment features one or two particular groups focusing on a style or sub-genre of jazz. Time: 6:00pm. Admission: $3 Students / $5 Non-students. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Mon 04.13 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 04.14 | Beer & Books | Beer & Books in | |
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Presented by UNESCO City of Literature A gathering of the Iowa City area’s many literary communities hosted by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization, 5-7 p.m. Anyone interested in or involved with the literary life of the Iowa City area is encouraged to come out the second Tuesday of each month for mingling and conversation Meet important contacts, discuss literature, and make new friends. Editors, writers, readers, translators, booksellers, librarians, teachers, students and anyone else who enjoys talking about books and writing is encouraged to attend. Beer & Books Specials: $3.50 Micro Pints / $5 Burger/Black Bean Burger Baskets Time: 5:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 04.20 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 04.22 | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band in | |
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The house band will typically include Al Murphy, Bob Black, Dale Thomas, Joe Petersen and other IC bluegrass giants.
http://www.myspace.com/theburlingtonstreetbluegrassband
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $5. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Fri 04.24 | Jazz After Five | Jazz After Five in | |
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w. Laranja Jazz After Five was conceived by local jazz musician and University of Iowa music professor Brent Sandy. Sandy, who has played with groups all over the world, wanted there to be an outlet for jazz lovers of all ages and tastes so he came up with the idea of having an early Friday evening Jazz show. Iowa City residents, U of Iowa college students, and even interested high school students can now swing by and enjoy new and original jazz compositions within the cozy and intimate confines of the Mill. Local jazz collector, DJ, critic, enthusiast Craig Kessler took over the Jazz After Five curatorial duties in Spring 2014. He continues to uphold Sandy’s original vision of supporting a robust and captivating local jazz scene. MUSIC until 7:00 Time: 5:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Mon 04.27 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 05.04 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Thu 05.07 | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances in | |
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w. Jazz & Latin Dance Night The Mill plays host to the University of Iowa’s jazz series which features student ensembles and collaborations with professors from the jazz program. Each installment features one or two particular groups focusing on a style or sub-genre of jazz. Time: 6:00pm. Admission: $3 Students / $5 Non-students. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sat 05.09 | Six Organs of Admittance | Six Organs of Admittance in | |
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w. TBD Ben Chasny’s restless intellect has regularly guided the progress of his creation. A lyrical mastery of acoustic finger-picking would be enough to build a body of work for most musicians; this is just the stepping-off point for Ben. From the earliest days of private-press psych home recordings, Six Organs of Admittance has sought out alternative spaces in which to make music and challenge audiences to keep up with his rapid advances into new terrain. Over the last two years Ben assembled a comprehensive system of musical composition. Designed to free sound and language from rational order and replace calculation with indeterminacy, The Hexadic System is a catalyst to extinguish patterns and generate new means of chord progressions and choices. Though it was not his intention upon creating this unique system, the structures generated were so compelling, that they soon became the bones of the next Six Organs record. This is the longest time between Six Organs records since Ben started making them in 1998. This is also why Hexadic sounds unlike anything else made this year, and generally unlike most other things made ever. Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $12. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 05.10 | Tyrone Wells | Tyrone Wells in | |
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w. Dominic Balli, Emily Hearn Tyrone Wells is 6 foot 4. He’s bald because he’s never really liked his hair, so he just shaves it right off. He’s a white guy (a surprising fact to many). He has four older sisters. He originally hails from Washington State. His dad taught him how to yodel. He wanted to be a pro athlete, but wasn’t even close to having what it takes. He picked up an acoustic guitar and fell in love. He’s writing this bio. He’s referring to himself in the third person. He believes Jesus is for real. He loves being a husband and a father. He’s really normal and totally un-amazing. He tours quite a bit. He’s trying to find some sort of balance in this crazy busy world. He’s thinking about going back to a good old-fashioned flip phone. He’s never written a “hit” song, but some people really like them anyways. He hopes you are “some people.” He thinks maybe some day he will write a hit song, but he acknowledges that he also thought he would be a pro athlete. He likes to think that he sings from his soul. He is super stoked that you’re checking him out right now. Thanks for reading & listening. Peace. Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $18 Advance / $22 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Mon 05.11 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 05.12 | Beer & Books | Beer & Books in | |
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Presented by UNESCO City of Literature A gathering of the Iowa City area’s many literary communities hosted by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization, 5-7 p.m. Anyone interested in or involved with the literary life of the Iowa City area is encouraged to come out the second Tuesday of each month for mingling and conversation Meet important contacts, discuss literature, and make new friends. Editors, writers, readers, translators, booksellers, librarians, teachers, students and anyone else who enjoys talking about books and writing is encouraged to attend. Beer & Books Specials: $3.50 Micro Pints / $5 Burger/Black Bean Burger Baskets Time: 5:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 05.13 | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band in | |
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The house band will typically include Al Murphy, Bob Black, Dale Thomas, Joe Petersen and other IC bluegrass giants.
http://www.myspace.com/theburlingtonstreetbluegrassband
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $5. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Thu 05.14 | The Janice Ian Experience | The Janice Ian Experience in | |
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Janice is an all-female improv group from Iowa City. From a team of talented ladies, this is a high energy improv performance where realism slowly dissolves into the necessary absurd.
The lovely ladies of Janice bring you angsty, absurd, and sometime adorable improv from the heart of the prairie.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janiceimprov
Twitter: https://twitter.com/janiceimprov
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Fri 05.15 | Jazz After Five | Jazz After Five in | |
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w. The Blake Shaw Group Jazz After Five was conceived by local jazz musician and University of Iowa music professor Brent Sandy. Sandy, who has played with groups all over the world, wanted there to be an outlet for jazz lovers of all ages and tastes so he came up with the idea of having an early Friday evening Jazz show. Iowa City residents, U of Iowa college students, and even interested high school students can now swing by and enjoy new and original jazz compositions within the cozy and intimate confines of the Mill. Local jazz collector, DJ, critic, enthusiast Craig Kessler took over the Jazz After Five curatorial duties in Spring 2014. He continues to uphold Sandy’s original vision of supporting a robust and captivating local jazz scene. MUSIC until 7:00 Time: 5:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Mon 05.18 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 05.25 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: always free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 05.27 | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band in | |
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The house band will typically include Al Murphy, Bob Black, Dale Thomas, Joe Petersen and other IC bluegrass giants.
http://www.myspace.com/theburlingtonstreetbluegrassband
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $5. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Fri 05.29 | Jazz After Five | Jazz After Five in | |
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w. Steve Grismore Jazz After Five was conceived by local jazz musician and University of Iowa music professor Brent Sandy. Sandy, who has played with groups all over the world, wanted there to be an outlet for jazz lovers of all ages and tastes so he came up with the idea of having an early Friday evening Jazz show. Iowa City residents, U of Iowa college students, and even interested high school students can now swing by and enjoy new and original jazz compositions within the cozy and intimate confines of the Mill. Local jazz collector, DJ, critic, enthusiast Craig Kessler took over the Jazz After Five curatorial duties in Spring 2014. He continues to uphold Sandy’s original vision of supporting a robust and captivating local jazz scene. MUSIC until 7:00 Time: 5:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Tue 06.09 | Beer & Books | Beer & Books in | |
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Presented by UNESCO City of Literature A gathering of the Iowa City area’s many literary communities hosted by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization, 5-7 p.m. Anyone interested in or involved with the literary life of the Iowa City area is encouraged to come out the second Tuesday of each month for mingling and conversation Meet important contacts, discuss literature, and make new friends. Editors, writers, readers, translators, booksellers, librarians, teachers, students and anyone else who enjoys talking about books and writing is encouraged to attend. Beer & Books Specials: $3.50 Micro Pints / $5 Burger/Black Bean Burger Baskets Time: 5:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 07.14 | Beer & Books | Beer & Books in | |
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Presented by UNESCO City of Literature A gathering of the Iowa City area’s many literary communities hosted by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization, 5-7 p.m. Anyone interested in or involved with the literary life of the Iowa City area is encouraged to come out the second Tuesday of each month for mingling and conversation Meet important contacts, discuss literature, and make new friends. Editors, writers, readers, translators, booksellers, librarians, teachers, students and anyone else who enjoys talking about books and writing is encouraged to attend. Beer & Books Specials: $3.50 Micro Pints / $5 Burger/Black Bean Burger Baskets Time: 5:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 08.11 | Beer & Books | Beer & Books in | |
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Presented by UNESCO City of Literature A gathering of the Iowa City area’s many literary communities hosted by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization, 5-7 p.m. Anyone interested in or involved with the literary life of the Iowa City area is encouraged to come out the second Tuesday of each month for mingling and conversation Meet important contacts, discuss literature, and make new friends. Editors, writers, readers, translators, booksellers, librarians, teachers, students and anyone else who enjoys talking about books and writing is encouraged to attend. Beer & Books Specials: $3.50 Micro Pints / $5 Burger/Black Bean Burger Baskets Time: 5:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 09.08 | Beer & Books | Beer & Books in | |
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Presented by UNESCO City of Literature A gathering of the Iowa City area’s many literary communities hosted by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization, 5-7 p.m. Anyone interested in or involved with the literary life of the Iowa City area is encouraged to come out the second Tuesday of each month for mingling and conversation Meet important contacts, discuss literature, and make new friends. Editors, writers, readers, translators, booksellers, librarians, teachers, students and anyone else who enjoys talking about books and writing is encouraged to attend. Beer & Books Specials: $3.50 Micro Pints / $5 Burger/Black Bean Burger Baskets Time: 5:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 10.13 | Beer & Books | Beer & Books in | |
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Presented by UNESCO City of Literature A gathering of the Iowa City area’s many literary communities hosted by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization, 5-7 p.m. Anyone interested in or involved with the literary life of the Iowa City area is encouraged to come out the second Tuesday of each month for mingling and conversation Meet important contacts, discuss literature, and make new friends. Editors, writers, readers, translators, booksellers, librarians, teachers, students and anyone else who enjoys talking about books and writing is encouraged to attend. Beer & Books Specials: $3.50 Micro Pints / $5 Burger/Black Bean Burger Baskets Time: 5:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 11.10 | Beer & Books | Beer & Books in | |
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Presented by UNESCO City of Literature A gathering of the Iowa City area’s many literary communities hosted by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization, 5-7 p.m. Anyone interested in or involved with the literary life of the Iowa City area is encouraged to come out the second Tuesday of each month for mingling and conversation Meet important contacts, discuss literature, and make new friends. Editors, writers, readers, translators, booksellers, librarians, teachers, students and anyone else who enjoys talking about books and writing is encouraged to attend. Beer & Books Specials: $3.50 Micro Pints / $5 Burger/Black Bean Burger Baskets Time: 5:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 12.08 | Beer & Books | Beer & Books in | |
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Presented by UNESCO City of Literature A gathering of the Iowa City area’s many literary communities hosted by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization, 5-7 p.m. Anyone interested in or involved with the literary life of the Iowa City area is encouraged to come out the second Tuesday of each month for mingling and conversation Meet important contacts, discuss literature, and make new friends. Editors, writers, readers, translators, booksellers, librarians, teachers, students and anyone else who enjoys talking about books and writing is encouraged to attend. Beer & Books Specials: $3.50 Micro Pints / $5 Burger/Black Bean Burger Baskets Time: 5:00pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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