Music Calendar
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| Fri 03.22 | Run of The Mill Theater Production Presents – One Act Showcase | Run of The Mill Theater Production Presents – One Act Showcase in | |
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Run of The Mill Theatre returns with two one act plays written by local playwrights! The Audience Disturbs Marcel’s Bath Time and He is Very Upset with You All by Ryan M. Bultrowicz. Directed by Ash Pierce – Marcel takes a bath, but is interrupted by the audience. A meta-theatrical experience ensues. Piñata by Scott Mullen. Directed by Akia Nyrie Smith. – Four women, independent and opinionated at a child’s birthday party. Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $10. Buy tickets |
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| Sat 03.23 | Run of The Mill Theater Production Presents – One Act Showcase | Run of The Mill Theater Production Presents – One Act Showcase in | |
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Run of The Mill Theatre returns with two one act plays written by local playwrights! The Audience Disturbs Marcel’s Bath Time and He is Very Upset with You All by Ryan M. Bultrowicz. Directed by Ash Pierce – Marcel takes a bath, but is interrupted by the audience. A meta-theatrical experience ensues. Piñata by Scott Mullen. Directed by Akia Nyrie Smith. – Four women, independent and opinionated at a child’s birthday party. Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $10. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 03.24 | Run of The Mill Theater Production Presents – One Act Showcase | Run of The Mill Theater Production Presents – One Act Showcase in | |
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Run of The Mill Theatre returns with two one act plays written by local playwrights! The Audience Disturbs Marcel’s Bath Time and He is Very Upset with You All by Ryan M. Bultrowicz. Directed by Ash Pierce – Marcel takes a bath, but is interrupted by the audience. A meta-theatrical experience ensues. Piñata by Scott Mullen. Directed by Akia Nyrie Smith. – Four women, independent and opinionated at a child’s birthday party. Time: 2:00pm. Admission: $10. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 03.24 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Iowa City’s Original Pub Quiz returns and we’d love for you to join us! With new host Corine, we’re coming back with the great trivia, and random fun that ran through Iowa City’s first pub quiz. It’s not just a sit down night of knowledge, it’s an event! The rules and deals are the same: $1 to play with 5 people max per team! We’ve got $3 Wells, $4 bombs, and $5 PBR Pitchers. So get your team, bring your random knowledge, and get ready for an awesome night! Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 03.25 | 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: 7:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 03.26 | 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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| Tue 03.26 | Front Bar Karaoke | Front Bar Karaoke in | |
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Front Bar Karaoke happens every Tuesday with your host Luke, and Rich shaking things up behind the bar! Most weeks have a theme, so check out our Facebook to see what outfit you’ll need to get together!
Time: 10:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 03.27 | 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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| Wed 03.27 | 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: 7:30pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Thu 03.28 | PATV | PATV in | |
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Save the Station event Admission: Info soon!. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Fri 03.29 | SILT Spring Thaw Benefit Concert | SILT Spring Thaw Benefit Concert in | |
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Join SILT for a fun-filled evening of Iowa’s best acoustic music featuring Greg Brown with Dave Moore, and Steve and Michaela McLain! Show up early for supper, grab a table with new friends or old and get ready for great tunes and the latest news from SILT. You’ll even meet SILT’s newest farmers on our Johnson County farm! Remember to bring some cash for the 50/50 drawing (winner gets 50% of the pot). When you support SILT, you preserve local, natural foods by protecting the farms they grow on. We look forward to telling you more that night!
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $35 G.A. / $15 Student/Fixed Inc. Age restrictions: All Ages. Buy tickets |
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| Sat 03.30 | The Savage Hearts | The Savage Hearts in | |
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w. guests Liberty High String TheoryThe Savage Hearts are a twin fiddle driven bluegrass meets honky tonk band with drill-it-to-the-wall three part female harmonies and bombastic instrumentals. Annie Savage (voice, lead fiddle), Tracy Lynn (voice, guitar), Jodi Harbin (voice, bass), Kevin Slick (guitar, banjo), Jackson Earles (twin fiddle).
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $7 at the door. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 03.31 | Benefit Concert for Handicare, Inc. | Benefit Concert for Handicare, Inc. in | |
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Iowa City-based band “HomeBrewed” are having a blast playing Rockabilly, Rock and Blues for receptive crowds to whom we are indebted for their support. Having fun is key as we play tunes from the likes of Johnny Cash, Elvis, Stray Cats, Keb Mo, LIttle Walter, Queen, Beatles, Eric Clapton, Sonny Boy Williamson and Buddy Holly. We love all kinds of music, thus we have chosen to play music that goes back to the intersection of blues, gospel and country and play the songs that led to rock and rock and roll.
Time: 2:00pm. Admission: $5 suggested donation at the doo. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 03.31 | 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: 7:00pm. Admission: $5 Suggested Donation. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sun 03.31 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Iowa City’s Original Pub Quiz returns and we’d love for you to join us! With new host Corine, we’re coming back with the great trivia, and random fun that ran through Iowa City’s first pub quiz. It’s not just a sit down night of knowledge, it’s an event! The rules and deals are the same: $1 to play with 5 people max per team! We’ve got $3 Wells, $4 bombs, and $5 PBR Pitchers. So get your team, bring your random knowledge, and get ready for an awesome night! Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 04.01 | 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: 7:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 04.02 | Mission Creek Festival 2019 | Mission Creek Festival 2019 in | |
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April 2 – April 7 Mission Creek Festival is an intimate festival experience in downtown Iowa City each spring for 6 days with most venues within a 5-minute walk of each other. Thriving on immediacy and cross-medium experiences, we turn music lovers onto new lit, writers onto new music, and expand everyone’s appreciation of arts, community, and culture. We embrace live performance, literary arts, and radical community happenings. We are the music festival with deep literary roots, the literary gathering with music and other happenings tucked around the edges, and the cultural experience that rivets both locals and visitors. The festival is presented and produced by The Englert Theatre, Iowa City’s 106-year-old historic performing arts organization. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 04.02 | Mission Creek Festival 2019 | Mission Creek Festival 2019 in | |
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Noura Mint Seymali w. Black Stork Noura Mint Seymali is a nationally beloved star and one of Mauritania’s foremost musical emissaries. Born into a prominent line of Moorish griot (West African praise singers, poets and musicians) Noura began her career at age 13 as a supporting vocalist with her step-mother, the legendary Dimi Mint Abba. From a very early age, she was trained in instrumental and vocal technique by her grandmother, Mounina, mastering the ardine, a harp reserved only for women, and singing at weddings with family. Seymali Ould Ahmed Vall, Noura’s father, was similarly an important teacher, himself a seminal figure in Mauritanian music who devised the first system for Moorish melodic notation and composed many works popularized by his wife, Dimi. Seymali sparked Noura’s compositional instincts and encouraged her earliest experimentations with fusion music. Reared in this rich and transitive music culture where sounds from across the Sahara, the Magreb and West Africa coalesce, Noura Mint Seymali currently drives the legacy forward as one of Mauritania’s most adventurous young artists. Time: 8:30pm. Admission: $10 Advanced // $12 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Tue 04.02 | Front Bar Karaoke | Front Bar Karaoke in | |
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Front Bar Karaoke happens every Tuesday with your host Luke, and Rich shaking things up behind the bar! Most weeks have a theme, so check out our Facebook to see what outfit you’ll need to get together!
Time: 10:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 04.03 | Mission Creek Festival 2019 | Mission Creek Festival 2019 in | |
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Ratboys w. Pink Neighbor, Halfloves with Pink Neighbor and Halfloves Born out of fierce friendship and a mutual affection for melody, Chicago’s Ratboys – anchored by the partnership of Julia Steiner and Dave Sagan – aim to ‘write songs that tell stories and honor the intimacy of memory,’ according to Steiner. GN, the group’s second full-length album via Topshelf Records, offers a bevy of tales, laments and triumphs, which recount near-tragedies by the train tracks, crippling episodes of loneliness, remembrances of a deceased family pet with freezer burn, and on and on. The songs shift and breathe as worlds all their own, tied together by the group’s self-proclaimed ‘post-country’ sound, which combines moments of distortion and a DIY aesthetic with a devotion to simple songwriting and ties to the Americana sounds of years past. Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $8 at the door. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Thu 04.04 | Mission Creek Festival 2019 | Mission Creek Festival 2019 in | |
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Mark Guiliana SPACE HEROES w. Jaimie Branch Mark Guiliana has become recognized as one of the world’s leading drummers, admired and in demand across the spectrum from jazz to rock to electronic music for his rhythmic sophistication, creative impulse, and individual sound. He has been in the vanguard of drummers creating a new vernacular on the instrument, blending virtuosity on acoustic drums with artfully deployed electronic beats and processing. NPR says “groove is tantamount, and melody assumes heroic dimensions” on Guiliana’s latest Motema Music release, Jersey. Now, Guiliana is unveiling his latest group, Mark Guiliana SPACE HEROES, featuring the “two horn” front line of saxophonists Jason Rigby and Mike Lewis, and bassist Chris Morrissey. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15 at the door. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Fri 04.05 | Mission Creek Festival 2019 | Mission Creek Festival 2019 in | |
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The Cactus Blossoms w. Becca Mancari, Crystal City Blood Harmony. Whether it’s The Beach Boys, Bee Gees or First Aid Kit, that sibling vocal blend is the secret sauce in some of the most spine-tingling moments in popular music. The Cactus Blossoms – Minneapolis-based brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey – offer compelling evidence that this tradition is alive and well, with a deceptively unadorned musical approach that offers “creative turns of phrase, gorgeous harmonies, and an ageless sound” (NPR All Things Considered), not to mention spine tingles aplenty. Their 2016 debut You’re Dreaming, a stunning and transporting collection of original songs, earned high praise from Rolling Stone and Vice Noisey, tour stints with Kacey Musgraves and Lucius, and a perfectly cast performance on the third season of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. Now their unlikely rise continues with new album Easy Way, to be released on their own label Walkie Talkie Records. Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $10 Advanced // $12 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Sat 04.06 | Mission Creek Festival 2019 | Mission Creek Festival 2019 in | |
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Comedy Showcase featuring Pete Dominick and Friends Pete Dominick, comedian and host of Sirius XM’s Stand Up!, will lead a showcase of Chicago and Iowa City-based standup comics, featuring: Arish Singh, Jessica Hong, Alex Kumin, and more. Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $10 Advanced // $12 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 04.07 | Mission Creek Festival 2019 | Mission Creek Festival 2019 in | |
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John Moreland w. Ryan Joseph Anderson The replay of John Moreland’s network television debut is…glorious and affirming and a sucker punch. He is announced by Stephen Colbert, lights dissolve, and the camera slowly focuses on the person midway across the unadorned stage, revealing him beneath muted blue lights. He is a big man. Seated, alone, cradling his acoustic guitar. He looks like nobody who is famous.Then he begins to sing, to caress the song “Break My Heart Sweetly,” and all that remains is to whisper, “Oh, my god.” In Colbert’s studio everybody stood, like they were in church. Big Bad Luv is the record John Moreland made after, after everything in his life changed. For the better. He sings in one of those accents from flyover country that’s impossible to locate and implausible to mimic. (Texas, by way of Northern Kentucky, but mostly Tulsa, as it happens.) He sings directly from his heart, with none of the restraint and filters and caution the rest of us would apply for public protection. He sings with resolute courage. He sings. And writes. Writes with simple eloquence about love and faith and isolation; the human condition; what every song and poem and novel is about, at the core: Life. Time: 6:00pm. Admission: $15 at the door. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 04.07 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Iowa City’s Original Pub Quiz returns and we’d love for you to join us! With new host Corine, we’re coming back with the great trivia, and random fun that ran through Iowa City’s first pub quiz. It’s not just a sit down night of knowledge, it’s an event! The rules and deals are the same: $1 to play with 5 people max per team! We’ve got $3 Wells, $4 bombs, and $5 PBR Pitchers. So get your team, bring your random knowledge, and get ready for an awesome night! Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 04.08 | 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: 7:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 04.09 | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances in | |
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Jazz 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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| Tue 04.09 | Front Bar Karaoke | Front Bar Karaoke in | |
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Front Bar Karaoke happens every Tuesday with your host Luke, and Rich shaking things up behind the bar! Most weeks have a theme, so check out our Facebook to see what outfit you’ll need to get together!
Time: 10:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 04.10 | 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 04.12 | Dreamwell Theater Fundraiser | Dreamwell Theater Fundraiser in | |
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More info coming soon!
Admission: Info coming soon!. |
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| Fri 04.12 | Jazz After Five | Jazz After Five in | |
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w. Ritmocano Jazz After Five was conceived by local jazz musician and University of Iowa music professor who 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 the curatorial reigns in Spring 2014 upholding Sandy’s original vision of supporting a robust and captivating local jazz scene. Now, Jazz guitarist & University of Iowa professor Steve Grismore is at the helm! MUSIC goes until 7:00pm. Time: 5:00pm. Admission: Free Admission. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sat 04.13 | Ben Eaton + Atom Robinson | Ben Eaton + Atom Robinson in | |
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w. Frankie Zoloft and the Electrolytes More info coming soon! Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 04.14 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Iowa City’s Original Pub Quiz returns and we’d love for you to join us! With new host Corine, we’re coming back with the great trivia, and random fun that ran through Iowa City’s first pub quiz. It’s not just a sit down night of knowledge, it’s an event! The rules and deals are the same: $1 to play with 5 people max per team! We’ve got $3 Wells, $4 bombs, and $5 PBR Pitchers. So get your team, bring your random knowledge, and get ready for an awesome night! Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 04.15 | 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: 7:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 04.16 | Front Bar Karaoke | Front Bar Karaoke in | |
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Front Bar Karaoke happens every Tuesday with your host Luke, and Rich shaking things up behind the bar! Most weeks have a theme, so check out our Facebook to see what outfit you’ll need to get together!
Time: 10:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Thu 04.18 | Planned Parenthood Fundraiser | Planned Parenthood Fundraiser in | |
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Info coming soon!
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| Fri 04.19 | Jazz After Five | Jazz After Five in | |
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w. Blake Shaw Jazz After Five was conceived by local jazz musician and University of Iowa music professor who 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 the curatorial reigns in Spring 2014 upholding Sandy’s original vision of supporting a robust and captivating local jazz scene. Now, Jazz guitarist & University of Iowa professor Steve Grismore is at the helm! MUSIC goes until 7:00pm. Time: 5:00pm. Admission: Free Admission. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sat 04.20 | David Zollo & the Body Electric | David Zollo & the Body Electric in | |
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featuring Bo Ramsey | with Heartache Connoisseur Since bursting on to the midwestern music scene with the band High and Lonesome in 1992, David Zollo has had a busy career. Along with constant touring, in the U.S and Europe, with High and Lonesome (1992-1998;) and his current band, The Body Electric (1998-present) Zollo has recorded 7 records of his own material, including the most recent, 2015’s “For Hire.” In addition, he founded and operated the seminal, Iowa-based, roots music label, Trailer Records (from 1994-2005;) played keyboards and sang harmonies on many records by Nashville folk singer Todd Snider; fellow Iowan William Elliot Whitmore, and Greg Brown, amongst many other artists; and worked as a producer (The Pines; Brother Trucker; Kelly Pardekooper.) This year, he also formed a new band with Whitmore, guitarists Stephen Howard and Steve Doyle, and Body Electric drummer Brian Cooper, called Middle Western. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $12 Advance / $15 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 04.21 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Iowa City’s Original Pub Quiz returns and we’d love for you to join us! With new host Corine, we’re coming back with the great trivia, and random fun that ran through Iowa City’s first pub quiz. It’s not just a sit down night of knowledge, it’s an event! The rules and deals are the same: $1 to play with 5 people max per team! We’ve got $3 Wells, $4 bombs, and $5 PBR Pitchers. So get your team, bring your random knowledge, and get ready for an awesome night! Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 04.22 | 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: 7:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 04.23 | Front Bar Karaoke | Front Bar Karaoke in | |
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Front Bar Karaoke happens every Tuesday with your host Luke, and Rich shaking things up behind the bar! Most weeks have a theme, so check out our Facebook to see what outfit you’ll need to get together!
Time: 10:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 04.24 | 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 04.24 | 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 04.25 | Bad Bad Hats | Bad Bad Hats in | |
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Bad Bad Hats is an indie rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band consists of Kerry Alexander, Chris Hoge, and Connor Davison. Named for a trouble-making character from the Madeline children’s books, Bad Bad Hats is defined by a balance of sweet and sour. Their music honors classic pop songwriting, with nods to nineties rock simplicity and pop-punk frivolity. Through it all, Alexander’s unflinchingly sincere lyrics cut to the emotional heart of things. Alexander and Hoge met while attending Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 2012, they formed Bad Bad Hats with friend and bassist Noah Boswell, and began performing around the Twin Cities. That same year, they were signed by Minneapolis label Afternoon Records. Their 2015 debut album Psychic Reader caught the attention of outlets including The New Yorker, NPR, Pitchfork, and Paste. Since the release of Psychic Reader, Bad Bad Hats has toured the U.S. extensively, supporting artists including Margaret Glaspy, Hippo Campus, and Third Eye Blind. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $10 Advanced // $12 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Fri 04.26 | Jazz After Five | Jazz After Five in | |
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w. Bob Washut Trio Jazz After Five was conceived by local jazz musician and University of Iowa music professor who 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 the curatorial reigns in Spring 2014 upholding Sandy’s original vision of supporting a robust and captivating local jazz scene. Now, Jazz guitarist & University of Iowa professor Steve Grismore is at the helm! MUSIC goes until 7:00pm. Time: 5:00pm. Admission: Free Admission. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sun 04.28 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Iowa City’s Original Pub Quiz returns and we’d love for you to join us! With new host Corine, we’re coming back with the great trivia, and random fun that ran through Iowa City’s first pub quiz. It’s not just a sit down night of knowledge, it’s an event! The rules and deals are the same: $1 to play with 5 people max per team! We’ve got $3 Wells, $4 bombs, and $5 PBR Pitchers. So get your team, bring your random knowledge, and get ready for an awesome night! Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 04.29 | 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: 7:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 04.30 | Front Bar Karaoke | Front Bar Karaoke in | |
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Front Bar Karaoke happens every Tuesday with your host Luke, and Rich shaking things up behind the bar! Most weeks have a theme, so check out our Facebook to see what outfit you’ll need to get together!
Time: 10:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 05.05 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Iowa City’s Original Pub Quiz returns and we’d love for you to join us! With new host Corine, we’re coming back with the great trivia, and random fun that ran through Iowa City’s first pub quiz. It’s not just a sit down night of knowledge, it’s an event! The rules and deals are the same: $1 to play with 5 people max per team! We’ve got $3 Wells, $4 bombs, and $5 PBR Pitchers. So get your team, bring your random knowledge, and get ready for an awesome night! Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 05.06 | 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: 7:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 05.07 | Front Bar Karaoke | Front Bar Karaoke in | |
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Front Bar Karaoke happens every Tuesday with your host Luke, and Rich shaking things up behind the bar! Most weeks have a theme, so check out our Facebook to see what outfit you’ll need to get together!
Time: 10:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 05.08 | 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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| Fri 05.10 | Dead Coast Presents: Luke Winslow-King | Dead Coast Presents: Luke Winslow-King in | |
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Luke Winslow-King’s latest album is an example of craftsmanship at the highest level, radiating a warmth and timeless elegance. Adept at mixing country, blues, R&B, rock ‘n’ roll, and folk influences intuitively and masterfully, Luke shapes a mood from many sources and shepherds it to a unifying place of acceptance and hope. Blue Mesa is both stately and approachable, manifestly proficient but deeply personal.
Luke Winslow-King has collaborated with New Orleans legends and wunderkinds alike, including Dr. John, John Boutté, Luti, Little Freddy King, Washboard Chaz, and Meschiya Lake. In addition to holding down residencies at numerous venues and releasing four studio records over the course of nine years, he has toured extensively in North America and Europe.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $10 Advanced // $12 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 05.12 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Iowa City’s Original Pub Quiz returns and we’d love for you to join us! With new host Corine, we’re coming back with the great trivia, and random fun that ran through Iowa City’s first pub quiz. It’s not just a sit down night of knowledge, it’s an event! The rules and deals are the same: $1 to play with 5 people max per team! We’ve got $3 Wells, $4 bombs, and $5 PBR Pitchers. So get your team, bring your random knowledge, and get ready for an awesome night! Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 05.13 | 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: 7:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 05.14 | Molly Burch | Molly Burch in | |
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In a small-town South of Austin, Texas vocalist and songwriter Molly Burch is relaxing in her sunny country home. The Los Angeles native has found tranquility in the outskirts of Texas, appreciating time on the front porch as cicadas sing in the distance behind her. Burch burst onto the music scene in 2017 with her debut album Please Be Mine, a ten-track ode to unrequited romance that she wrote after studying Jazz Vocal Performance at the University of North Carolina in Asheville. Please Be Mine earned praise from critics for her smoky, effortless vocals and bleeding-heart lyrics. “I was really blown away with how many people told me that the music has helped them through their own break-up,” she says of Please Be Mine. “I was just so moved by that. I never expected it. I was aware that people were actually listening to my music and having a positive experience, so [with the next album] I wanted to reveal my own struggles with fear and anxiety.” First Flower is a walk-through Burch’s most intimate thoughts. Unlike Please Be Mine, which focused on the contentious depression of heartbreak, First Flower explores broken friendships, her relationship to her sister, and more importantly, how Burch learned to fight overwhelming anxiety. Burch is a soft-spoken, careful person who shoves her nervousness away on a daily basis
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $10 Advanced // $12 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Tue 05.14 | Front Bar Karaoke | Front Bar Karaoke in | |
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Front Bar Karaoke happens every Tuesday with your host Luke, and Rich shaking things up behind the bar! Most weeks have a theme, so check out our Facebook to see what outfit you’ll need to get together!
Time: 10:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 05.19 | Xiu Xiu | Xiu Xiu in | |
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Presented by Feed Me Weird Things and Witching Hour Xiu Xiu was born on a dance floor, arriving alone at the club and going home alone from the club. That night the first Xiu Xiu song, Jennifer Lopez, was recorded. Its line, “is it tough to watch, Friday after Friday!?,” began what Xiu Xiu was going to try to say. The songs would always be about specific events in the personal lives of the band, the people close to them, and about the social and economic politics that effect and deform subjugated life from everywhere in this wobbling, wreck of a solar system. Over the course of 15 7″s, five EPs, six collaboration albums and ten full lengths Xiu Xiu has never shied away from any topic that is honest and meaningful to them. Their songs are about gender dysphoria, suicide, loneliness, going insane, child soldiers, the tsunami in Indonesia, hideous sex, the Sanrio character Pandapple, abortion politics, incest, cats, queer life, being raped by the police and the individual responsibility of U.S. military personnel for the families they murder. Somehow within all of this, cuteness attempts to find a way to embrace death and horrible emotion. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $12 Advanced // $15 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 05.19 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Iowa City’s Original Pub Quiz returns and we’d love for you to join us! With new host Corine, we’re coming back with the great trivia, and random fun that ran through Iowa City’s first pub quiz. It’s not just a sit down night of knowledge, it’s an event! The rules and deals are the same: $1 to play with 5 people max per team! We’ve got $3 Wells, $4 bombs, and $5 PBR Pitchers. So get your team, bring your random knowledge, and get ready for an awesome night! Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 05.20 | 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: 7:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 05.21 | Front Bar Karaoke | Front Bar Karaoke in | |
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Front Bar Karaoke happens every Tuesday with your host Luke, and Rich shaking things up behind the bar! Most weeks have a theme, so check out our Facebook to see what outfit you’ll need to get together!
Time: 10:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 05.22 | 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 05.26 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Iowa City’s Original Pub Quiz returns and we’d love for you to join us! With new host Corine, we’re coming back with the great trivia, and random fun that ran through Iowa City’s first pub quiz. It’s not just a sit down night of knowledge, it’s an event! The rules and deals are the same: $1 to play with 5 people max per team! We’ve got $3 Wells, $4 bombs, and $5 PBR Pitchers. So get your team, bring your random knowledge, and get ready for an awesome night! Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 05.27 | 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: 7:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 05.28 | Front Bar Karaoke | Front Bar Karaoke in | |
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Front Bar Karaoke happens every Tuesday with your host Luke, and Rich shaking things up behind the bar! Most weeks have a theme, so check out our Facebook to see what outfit you’ll need to get together!
Time: 10:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 06.02 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Iowa City’s Original Pub Quiz returns and we’d love for you to join us! With new host Corine, we’re coming back with the great trivia, and random fun that ran through Iowa City’s first pub quiz. It’s not just a sit down night of knowledge, it’s an event! The rules and deals are the same: $1 to play with 5 people max per team! We’ve got $3 Wells, $4 bombs, and $5 PBR Pitchers. So get your team, bring your random knowledge, and get ready for an awesome night! Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 06.03 | 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: 7:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 06.04 | Front Bar Karaoke | Front Bar Karaoke in | |
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Front Bar Karaoke happens every Tuesday with your host Luke, and Rich shaking things up behind the bar! Most weeks have a theme, so check out our Facebook to see what outfit you’ll need to get together!
Time: 10:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 06.10 | 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: 7:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 06.11 | Front Bar Karaoke | Front Bar Karaoke in | |
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Front Bar Karaoke happens every Tuesday with your host Luke, and Rich shaking things up behind the bar! Most weeks have a theme, so check out our Facebook to see what outfit you’ll need to get together!
Time: 10:30pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 06.12 | 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 06.13 | Dead Coast Presents: Malcolm Holcombe | Dead Coast Presents: Malcolm Holcombe in | |
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Malcolm Holcombe grew up in western North Carolina, home to some of the planet’s oldest mountains and some of America’s deepest musical traditions. Radio and TV fueled Malcolm’s musical passions as a kid, and music became even more important after he lost both his parents relatively young. He toured with bands and landed in Nashville, where he took up an inconspicuous station at the back of the house – the very back – at Douglas Corner, one of the city’s best singer/songwriter venues. He flirted with an official music career. But his stunning debut album made for Geffen Records was abruptly shelved, producing melodrama that only exacerbated Malcolm’s drinking and depression. Holcombe let in help where before he’d pushed it away. With deep faith in God and a commitment to his art, Holcombe repaired himself and his career. If you’ve not seen him in a live setting, this is what you have to do. His presence is spooky and timeless, as one imagines it was like to see Son House or Leadbelly. No emotional stone is left unturned. While you plan for this important experience, collect Malcolm Holcombe albums… He is cryptic, demanding, polarizing, bold, passionate and free, a combination badly needed in our time of infinite trivia. He’s even more interesting for having made a remarkable journey of recovery and discovery.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $12 Advanced // $15 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Wed 06.26 | 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 06.27 | Dylan LeBlanc | Dylan LeBlanc in | |
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Dylan LeBlanc knows second chances don’t come around often. But, neither do voices like his.
Overwhelmed by the speed his gift would take him, from Applebee’s server to “the new Neil Young” in a matter of months, he walked away from an unlikely major label deal after releasing two critically acclaimed albums. He slipped into a blur of booze and self-doubt. Exhausted and damaged at just 23-years-old, Dylan came home to Muscle Shoals, Alabama to write a new life for himself. In between the moments of clarity and a few familiar falls, he also wrote a new album, Cautionary Tale: a collection of shimmering, arresting songs with the same haunting vocals that caught the attention of Lucinda Williams and Bruce Springsteen, now with a sharpened edge honed by hastened maturity. To help him say it, he sought out long-time friend Ben Tanner, [who] was beginning to engineer records again at the label he started with another friend of Dylan’s, Grammy Award-winning musician John Paul White, formerly of the Civil Wars. The two both produced and played on Cautionary Tale. “They prevented me from burying my words,” says Dylan. “Doubt can often be my first instinct, and I’ll try to cover things up with more elements to hide my voice, but I made up my mind to trust them. I heard Merle Haggard say once that the singer is secondary to the song, and they both helped me build a strong foundation for the emotions I was feeling.” LeBlanc’s upcoming album, ‘Renegade’ drops June 7, 2019 Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $12 Advanced // $15 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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