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| Mon 10.16 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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Open Mic with J. Knight is an Iowa City institution! So many great acts have played their first show and many seasoned pros test out new material before our 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: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 10.17 | Thee Commons | Thee Commons in | |
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w. Vahnevants Since banding together in 2012, psychedelic cumbia-punk trio Thee Commons have made waves in and around their hometown of East LA. Featuring los hermanos Pacheco and one of several lively session bassists, these romp ‘n’ rollers have managed not only to marry two unlikely genres — world’s apart — in perfect pastiche harmony but have also compiled a prolific catalogue of music to which they toured through the United States in an extensive 32 days, 35 shows tour in the Summer of 2016. Named #15 on LA Weekly’s “LA’s 20 Best Live Shows of 2016” outranking the likes of ELO, Bruce Springsteen and The Who, Thee Commons have created a buzz with their vivacious performances. Chris Ziegler founder of LA Record wrote about Thee Commons, “Live, they’re fearless, confident and ready to go off-script at a moment’s inspiration. It’s wild stuff, just as it absolutely should be.” To which Chris Kissel of LA Weekly further comments, “If Thee Commons aren’t the best live band in Los Angeles, they’re damn near the top.” Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $10 Advance / $12 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Wed 10.18 | Bluegrass Jam at The Mill | Bluegrass Jam at The Mill in | |
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Hosted by Flash In A Pan Members Every 3rd Wednesday at The Mill at 7pm. Bring down an instrument, a couple tunes in your head, and join in on the jam. Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Fri 10.20 | Witching Hour 2017 | Witching Hour 2017 in | |
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New Voices in Comedy Join us for a showcase featuring the best rising comedians from the Midwest, including Sarah Sherman, Stephanie Weber, Basil Faraj, Mitch Banks, Jessica Misra, and Arish Singh Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Fri 10.20 - Sat 10.21 | Witching Hour 2017 | Witching Hour 2017 in | |
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Presented by The Englert Theatre and Little Village Magazine, Witching Hour is a festival dedicated to exploring the unknown, discussing creative process, and presenting new work. Each year, Witching Hour welcomes the brightest artists and thinkers pushing the boundaries of their respective crafts. Through performances, readings, discussions, workshops, and screenings, we engage what it means to be human in today’s world. Information on The Mill’s Witching Hour shows are available below, and on witchinghourfestival.com Admission: See WH Website. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Sat 10.21 | Witching Hour 2017 | Witching Hour 2017 in | |
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The Witchdoctor Sheriff Will See You Now Writer Baynard Woods will read from the series, share his insights from reporting on the ground in D.C., stressing the role of gallows’ humor in nonfiction, and discuss the rapid changes happening now in politics and journalism. Time: 1:00pm. Admission: Witching Hour Pass. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sat 10.21 | Witching Hour 2017 | Witching Hour 2017 in | |
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Presentation: The Burrowers The Burrowers investigates the mystery of compulsive tunneling: from a London man who spends four decades excavating a labyrinth beneath his home for reasons he cannot describe; to the diggers of the subterranean tunnel-cities of Cappadocia; to a biologist who makes sprawling metal sculptures of ant nests. Time: 3:00pm. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sat 10.21 | Witching Hour 2017 | Witching Hour 2017 in | |
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Jak Knight Los Angeles-by-way-of-Seattle rising stand up comic, writer, and actor. Named 2014 Comedy Central Comic to Watch and a 2015 New Face at the Montreal JFL Festival Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $10 Advance/$12 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Sat 10.21 | Witching Hour 2017 | Witching Hour 2017 in | |
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Kweku Collins w. Philip Rabalais Kweku Collins is a 20-year-old rapper/producer/songwriter from Evanston, IL that has been making music for most of his life. Kweku’s latest release, Grey, is available now via iTunes, Spotify, Tidal, and other digital retailers. Time: 11:00pm. Admission: $10 Advance/$12 Day of Show. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 10.22 | FARM Presents: Peter Mulvey | FARM Presents: Peter Mulvey in | |
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w. Dave Moore and Phil Heywood His newest album, Silver Ladder, is an auditory shot in the arm from veteran touring songwriter Peter Mulvey. Produced by the indomitable Chuck Prophet, it is a lean, muscular collection of tightly constructed songs, leavening Mulvey’s tendency toward ruminative and yearning acoustic songs with a dose of sharp-witted, punchy rock and roll. After a turbulent stretch in his personal life left him at sea, Mulvey decided to write his way out of it: “I’ve been through it. I bet you have too,” he said, “but there are times in life when you turn a corner and suddenly everything is simple: let’s make some songs, people! Let’s play!” Committing to writing one song a week relieved him of the precious, self-involved artist’s question, What do I have to say? Over the weeks and months, the songs came flooding out, and within a year he had more than enough for a new record. Time: 2:00pm. Admission: $12 Advance / $15 Day of Show. Age restrictions: All Ages. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 10.22 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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Open Mic with J. Knight is an Iowa City institution! So many great acts have played their first show and many seasoned pros test out new material before our 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: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 10.22 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Every Sunday is a funday in the front bar, with your host Abba! Think you have what it takes? Join us in a test of knowledge and drinking ability. Always prizes.
$1 to play. $3 Wells, $4 bombs, and $5 PBR Pitchers. Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 10.24 | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances in | |
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Grad Combos 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: 6:30pm. Admission: $3 Students / $5 Non-students. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Wed 10.25 | 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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| Wed 10.25 | Talk Art | Talk Art in | |
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Join the UI Writer’s Workshop as they present their current works to other Workshop attendees. Open to the public!
Time: 10:30pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Thu 10.26 | The Stone Foxes | The Stone Foxes in | |
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w. Sister Wife The Stone Foxes are San Francisco’s rock band. They bear the torch of their predecessors with the knowledge that rock ‘n roll can move a new generation. They’ve played in front of thousands at festivals like Outside Lands and Voodoo Fest, they’ve headlined the legendary Fillmore Theater in their hometown and they have supported acts like The Black Keys, Cage the Elephant and ZZ Top. Now, with the release of their fourth album, Twelve Spells, they have solidified a place in their City’s rich rock ‘n roll history. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $12 Advance / $15 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Fri 10.27 | Jazz After Five | Jazz After Five in | |
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Dawgs and a Bone
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 10.28 | Wylde Nept | Wylde Nept in | |
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Like a Celtic freight train, playing traditional and original Celtic pub tunes.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 10.30 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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Open Mic with J. Knight is an Iowa City institution! So many great acts have played their first show and many seasoned pros test out new material before our 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: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 10.31 | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances in | |
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Grad Combos 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: 6:30pm. Admission: $3 Students / $5 Non-students. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Wed 11.01 | Banjoy | Banjoy in | |
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BANJOY is a bluegrass band with unique and personal style played by Bob and Kristie Black, Mark Wilson and Paul Roberts. Banjoy plays everything from classic bluegrass and gospel to originals and lively instrumentals. Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $5. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Thu 11.02 | Bob Schneider | Bob Schneider in | |
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w. Brian Johannesen Bob Schneider has reigned as a de facto king of the Austin music scene for a couple of decades now, and while no one stays on top forever, the man shows no signs of decay in quality or creativity. Schneider is the city’s genius chameleon, mixing pop, hip-hop, folk and biting humor with essential melodies and bloody brilliant lyrics. His joys and heartbreaks, laid bare in song, help us understand our own. Schneider has been a recording artist for 25 years, putting out his first record (“Party Till You’re Dead”) in 1991 as frontman for Joe Rockhead, a funk-rock combo in the vein of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. That band was followed by his best-known group, Ugly Americans, which toured with the Dave Matthews Band and Big Head Todd and the Monsters. Ugly Americans was a kind of alt-rock supergroup, with former members of Cracker, Poi Dog Pondering and Mojo Nixon’s band. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $17 Advance / $20 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Fri 11.03 | Bully | Bully in | |
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Big Ups Bully’s new album Losing is an internal, carefully focused record, a universalized diary and an exorcism—not of any one specific demon, but the host of them that characterize contemporary anxieties. Bully are growing up, sure, but their fire is in no way diminishing. Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $15. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Wed 11.08 | 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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| Wed 11.08 | Talk Art | Talk Art in | |
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Join the UI Writer’s Workshop as they present their current works to other Workshop attendees. Open to the public!
Time: 10:30pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Thu 11.09 | Dar Williams | Dar Williams in | |
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In concert including a reading and discussion from her new book, What I Found In A Thousand Towns Dar Williams has been called “one of America’s very best singer-songwriters” by The New Yorker. She’s released ten studio albums and authored four books including her latest, “What I Found In A Thousand Towns,” to be released in September. Known as much for her staunch progressive ideals as her raw acoustic energy, Williams has been captivating audiences with her sheer elegance and honesty in her folk-pop songwriting since the ’90s. Williams’ growth as an individual over her two-decade-long career has gone hand-in-hand with her evolution as an artist, touring along the way with such distinguished peers as Joan Baez, Patty Griffin, Ani DiFranco, Loudon Wainwright III and Shawn Colvin among others. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $20 Advance / $25 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Fri 11.10 | Adam Larson Trio | Adam Larson Trio in | |
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Saxophonist-composer Adam Larson has been making waves as a bandleader for many years. Leading his group at venues such as Birdland, The Jazz Gallery, The Jazz Showcase, Smalls, and several others, Larson keeps very active with his group in New York City and beyond. “The sort of musician who gets flagged early on as a promising talent and then hustles to meet every requirement for success” (Nate Chinen, NY Times), Larson brings his contemporary, original compositions to The Mill on Friday, November 10th with a stellar band. Larson will present music from his four existing albums as well as newly written material. He will be joined by organist Mitch Towne and drummer John Kizilarmut.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $8 General Public / $5 Students. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 11.14 | L.A. Witch | L.A. Witch in | |
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w. TBD L.A. Witch was recorded at Hurley Studios in Costa Mesa and mixed in Highland Park, Los Angeles, though early incarnations of several songs from the album originally surfaced on limited edition singles released over the last several years. The band’s initial aspirations were humble. “We never really thought we would or could release an album,” the band says. “We were really just finding each other and finding our sound.” But after touring nearly non-stop for the last three years, L.A. Witch developed a singularly seductive, haunting, and wistful sound that enamored the garage rock, dream pop, psych, and broader indie communities. Suicide Squeeze Records is proud to release their debut album on September 8th, 2017. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $12 Advance / $15 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Wed 11.15 | Bluegrass Jam at The Mill | Bluegrass Jam at The Mill in | |
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Hosted by Flash In A Pan Members Every 3rd Wednesday at The Mill at 7pm. Bring down an instrument, a couple tunes in your head, and join in on the jam. Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Thu 11.16 | All Them Witches | All Them Witches in | |
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w. King Buffalo From their earliest days, there has a been a current in All Them Witches’ music that has come from outside the continuum of our collective perceptions. On 2013’s Lightning at the Door they drew a bigger chalk circle in the center of the crossroads and conjured a haunting occult- blues. On 2015’s New West Records debut Dying Surfer Meets His Maker they dove the depths of oceanic canyons and surfaced with a shining psychedelia. Sleeping Through The War is the next step in that progression. The fundamental laws that govern Sleeping Through The War are the same fundamentals that have made ATW a cult favorite — big fuzz, deep grooves, cosmic vision — but the journey through the wormhole has brought something else. Their sound has become so expansive you can her echoes of Dr. John’s Gris-Gris and the glacial expanses of Sigur Ros, the fire and brimstone of Appalachian snake charmers and the meditative om of the East. It’s the same balance of preparation and improvisation that helped drummer Robby Staebler conjure Sleeping Through The War’s vibrant and foreboding cover. Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $12 Advance / $15 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Wed 11.22 | 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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| Sun 11.26 | Lotería Night at The Mill: Presented by LULAC | Lotería Night at The Mill: Presented by LULAC in | |
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Join us for Lotería night at The Mill.
Lotería is a Latin game originated from Mexico game of chance, similar to bingo, but using images on a deck of cards instead of plain numbers on ping pong balls. Every image has a name and an assigned number, but the number is usually ignored. Each player has at least one tabla, a board with a randomly created 4 x 4 grid of pictures with their corresponding name and number. Players choose what tabla they want to play with, from a variety of previously created tablas. Each one presents a different selection of images. Time: 6:00pm. Admission: $5 Suggested Donation. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Tue 11.28 | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances in | |
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Latin Jazz Ensemble + Jazz Repertory 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: 6:30pm. Admission: $3 Students / $5 Non-students. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Wed 11.29 | Talk Art | Talk Art in | |
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Join the UI Writer’s Workshop as they present their current works to other Workshop attendees. Open to the public!
Time: 10:30pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 12.13 | 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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| Fri 12.15 | Jazz After Five | Jazz After Five in | |
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Fabio Augustinis
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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| Wed 12.20 | Bluegrass Jam at The Mill | Bluegrass Jam at The Mill in | |
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Hosted by Flash In A Pan Members Every 3rd Wednesday at The Mill at 7pm. Bring down an instrument, a couple tunes in your head, and join in on the jam. Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 12.27 | 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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