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Listed times represent show start time. Doors will open at least one hour before the listed time unless otherwise noted.
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| Thu 12.12 | The Janice Ian Experience | The Janice Ian Experience in | |
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“The Janice Ian Experience” also known as “Janice” is an improv group based in Iowa City, IA.
The members range from seasoned to emerging improvisers of the city.
Janice is dedicated in bringing you an entirely improvised comedy show with featured special guests to open.
Please join Janice and Friends for a night full of laughter and fun.
To learn more about the group, please check out our Facebook and Tumblr.
https://www.facebook.com/janiceimprov
http://janiceimprov.tumblr.com/
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Fri 12.13 | Jazz After Five | Jazz After Five in | |
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w. Equilateral 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. Equilateral is often the official house band but a wide-range of excellent jazz groups are featured throughout the season. MUSIC until 7:00 Time: 5:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Fri 12.13 | Joe & Vicki Price | Joe & Vicki Price in | |
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Joe and Vicki Price catapult energetic country blues. This is finger style guitar in the Elmore James/Muddy Waters tradition, a bit rough and tons of fun. Joe has been performing his ruff and tumble blues for over 35 years; a one-man blues tornado who can pack, command and wring-out a dance-floor with the authority of an eight-piece show band. While Price inhabits classic blues standards as if they were favorite shirts, his own deep and varied bag of original music is so formidable that noted Grammy-award nominated singer/songwriter Greg Brown has long referred to Joe as “the Buddha.”
http://www.joepriceblues.com/joepriceblues/HOME.html Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $12. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sat 12.14 | Dave Moore and the Outskirts of Town | Dave Moore and the Outskirts of Town in | |
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Folk-blues legend and Red House Records recording artist returns to the Mill with a new band featuring Dustin Busch, Dave Hanson, and Paul Cunliffe.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $8. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 12.15 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Every Sunday night with Tallgrass beer specials and prizes to be won.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1 entrance fee. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 12.16 | 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: FREE. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Tue 12.17 | Vino Van Gogh | Vino Van Gogh in | |
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Join us for an evening of fun! We bring all of the art supplies & during the course of a few hours, show you how to create your own work-of-art!
Visit www.vinogogh.com for more information.
Time: 6:00pm. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Thu 12.19 | Ugly Sweater Christmas Party | Ugly Sweater Christmas Party in | |
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Tis the season. Come out and Celebrate the best part about the cold, sweaters.
Show up with a non-perishable food item to donate to The Crisis Center for free cover.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $3/ Free with a donation. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Fri 12.20 | Dennis McMurrin | Dennis McMurrin in | |
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Dennis “Daddy-O” McMurrin, one of the finest and highly respected guitarists in Iowa, has been playing and singing for 45 years now, gaining a loyal following through his recordings and countless gigs. Joining Dennis will be Marc Gratama, Eddie McKinley, and Marty Christensen. McMurrin’s biggest influences include James Brown, B.B. King, Johnny Winter, and Tower Of Power. In fact, the Tower Of Power Horns played on McMurrin’s first album. Daddy-O has developed a super-funky, soulful style of Blues that definitely gets the place jumping. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $7. |
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| Sat 12.21 | Kevin Gordon | Kevin Gordon in | |
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Beloved Americana blues guitar poet, former Iowa City resident and writers workshop alum returns to the Mill. Peter Guralnick, acclaimed Elvis Presley and Sam Cooke biographer, says, “There’s nothing else around today quite like Kevin Gordon’s music. Think of John Lee Hooker tied to the hard, imagistic poetry of William Carlos Williams, and you get a little bit of the picture. It’s something like trance blues, I suppose – but then you encounter the tangled, complex story lines of ‘Colfax’ or ‘Trying to Get to Memphis’ or ‘Bus to Shreveport.’ There really is no way to sum it up neatly – you just have to listen. And listen again. For the pure emotional pleasure of it. For the unmistakable, hard-driving passion of words and music, rocking together in rhythm.”
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $12 Advance / $15 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 12.22 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Every Sunday night with Tallgrass beer specials and prizes to be won.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1 entrance fee. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 12.23 | 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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| Fri 12.27 | Big Lott Holiday Jam & Open Mic | Big Lott Holiday Jam & Open Mic in | |
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An evening devoted in memory to local music legend Sonny Lott and his battle against cancer. The event will feature a cavalcade of local musicians playing to support their friend and fellow musician. The Mill will also be donating 10% of its proceeds that night. Doors open at 6PM
Time: 7:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sat 12.28 | Catfish Keith | Catfish Keith in | |
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Blues singer, songwriter and bottleneck slide guitarist Catfish Keith has established himself as one of the most exciting country blues performers of our time. Catfish’s innovative style of foot-stomping, deep delta blues and American roots music has spellbound audiences the world over. A two-time W. C. Handy Award nominee for BEST ACOUSTIC BLUES ALBUM, and an inductee into the BLUES HALL OF FAME, Catfish has twelve NUMBER ONE independent radio chart-topping albums to his credit, and packs houses all over the world with his dynamic stage show.
CatfishKeith.com Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 12.29 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Every Sunday night with Tallgrass beer specials and prizes to be won.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1 entrance fee. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 12.30 | 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: FREE. |
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| Tue 12.31 | Wylde Nept | Wylde Nept in | |
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Irish New Year’s Eve!
Join Wylde Nept for a toast as they ring in the New Year when midnight strikes in Dublin: 6pm CST!
Time: 4:00pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Tue 12.31 | New Years Eve Party | New Years Eve Party in | |
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Come and hang out with us for New Years Eve. We will have DJs playing some party music to ring in 2014.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 21+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 01.05 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Every Sunday night with Tallgrass beer specials and prizes to be won.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1 entrance fee. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 01.06 | 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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| Sun 01.12 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Every Sunday night with Tallgrass beer specials and prizes to be won.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1 entrance fee. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 01.13 | 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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| Fri 01.17 | Dana T | Dana T in | |
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Local musician Dana Telsrow has reassembled his Dana T project behind a new set of experimental pop songs that belie a jazz influence.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $6. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sat 01.18 | 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 01.19 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Every Sunday night with Tallgrass beer specials and prizes to be won.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1 entrance fee. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 01.20 | 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 01.22 | Talk Art | Talk Art in | |
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A bi-weekly, late-night reading series featuring the work of Iowa Writers’ Workshop fiction writers and poets, plus some other surprises. Open to the public
Time: 10:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sat 01.25 | Deadman Flats | Deadman Flats in | |
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Deadman Flats continues to stretch the limits of experimental bluegrass by injecting it with their own flavor of hard-edged acoustic deathpunk homegrown in their native Kansas. This explosively energetic string band catalyzes outrageous outbursts of dance and foot-stomping with their bouncy, up-tempo outlaw anthems about women, whiskey and the simple things in life. Those keeping tabs may find influences such as: rock and roll, punk, metal, old-time, blues, rockabilly or country intermingled with Deadman Flats’ traditional bluegrass instrumentation.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 01.26 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Every Sunday night with Tallgrass beer specials and prizes to be won.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1 entrance fee. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 01.27 | 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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| Wed 01.29 | Talk Art | Talk Art in | |
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A bi-weekly, late-night reading series featuring the work of Iowa Writers’ Workshop fiction writers and poets, plus some other surprises. Open to the public
Time: 10:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Fri 01.31 | Club Hancher: Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra | Club Hancher: Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra in | |
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Performing: No Place to Go What if your job was outsourced — to Mars? Ethan Lipton’s one-man musical investigates the nature of work and its connection to the meaning of life. The Club Hancher performances at The Mill will get you up close and personal access to the music groundbreaking artists. DOORS OPEN AT 5:00PM Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $10 – $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (319) 335-1160. Buy tickets |
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| Sat 02.01 | Club Hancher: Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra | Club Hancher: Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra in | |
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Performing: No Place to Go What if your job was outsourced — to Mars? Ethan Lipton’s one-man musical investigates the nature of work and its connection to the meaning of life. The Club Hancher performances at The Mill will get you up close and personal access to the music groundbreaking artists. DOORS OPEN AT 9:00PM Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $10 – $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Box office: (319) 335-1160. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 02.02 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Every Sunday night with Tallgrass beer specials and prizes to be won.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1 entrance fee. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 02.03 | Dent May | Dent May in | |
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DENT MAY+ TBA Recent singles on Forest Family and Paw Tracks have found Dent abandoning the ukulele in favor of cosmic synths, funky guitars, analog drum machines, loopy bass lines, and massive vocal harmonies. He played all the instruments on his new album “Do Things, which was recorded at the Dude Ranch and in a friend’s rural cabin by a cotton field. He has described the album as “Pet Sounds for the Smirnoff Ice generation” and “a wedding reception band on acid” via his Twitter account. Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $8. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 02.05 | Talk Art | Talk Art in | |
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A bi-weekly, late-night reading series featuring the work of Iowa Writers’ Workshop fiction writers and poets, plus some other surprises. Open to the public
Time: 10:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 02.09 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Every Sunday night with Tallgrass beer specials and prizes to be won.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1 entrance fee. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 02.10 | 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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| Sat 02.15 | Delorean | Delorean in | |
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Delorean is an unheard of scenario in popular music: 4 guys from the Basque country currently based in Barcelona, free as air, high on O2, who have gradually moved away from the punk scene, and are now ready to embrace the kind of club music that a pop band would play. In 2008, Delorean became focused on the remix business, working on tracks for The Teenagers, The Mystery Jets, The Big Pink, Lemonade and Glasser, which garnered support from Pitchfork, The Fader or XL8R as well as many other popular music websites. Presented by SCOPE and Mission Creek Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $12. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 02.16 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Every Sunday night with Tallgrass beer specials and prizes to be won.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1 entrance fee. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 02.17 | 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 02.20 | Justin Willman – Full of It Tour | Justin Willman – Full of It Tour in | |
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w. Bushwalla The Los Angeles Times calls Justin Willman, “a new breed of magician who’s making magic cool again for grown-ups.” From his monthly sell-out shows in the back of a trendy LA comic book shop to huge theaters and music venues across the country, Justin has become one of the busiest touring performers in America. His comedy-flavored miracles have earned him a devoted cult following as well as frequent television appearances on The Ellen Degeneres Show and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Sweet-toothed frosting fans will recognize Justin as the magical host of Cupcake Wars on the Food Network for the past nine seasons, but his greatest trick to date was receiving a standing ovation from President Obama following a private performance at the White House. How did he do it? Magnets. Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $15. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 02.23 | Pub Quiz | Pub Quiz in | |
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Every Sunday night with Tallgrass beer specials and prizes to be won.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $1 entrance fee. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Mon 02.24 | 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 03.07 | James McMurtry (Solo) | James McMurtry (Solo) in | |
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w. TBD James McMurtry is an amazing songwriter and has been an essential part of the American music tradition for over 20 years. The son of acclaimed author Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove, Terms of Endearment), James grew up on a steady diet of Johnny Cash and Roy Acuff records. His first album, released in 1989, was produced by John Mellencamp and marked the beginning of a series of acclaimed records. In 2004, McMurtry released the universally lauded Live in Aught-Three on Compadre Records. 2005’s Childish Things garnered some of the highest critical praise of McMurtry’s career and spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Americana Music Radio Chart in 2005 and 2006. In September 2006, Childish Things and “We Can’t Make It Here” won the Americana Music Awards for album and song of the year, respectively. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Tue 03.25 | Lake Street Dive | Lake Street Dive in | |
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Beginning with catchy songs that are by turns openhearted and wryly inquisitive, this northeastern quartet proceeds to inject them with an irresistible blend of abandon and precision. Composed of drummer Mike Calabrese, bassist Bridget Kearney, vocalist Rachael Price, and trumpet-wielding guitarist Mike “McDuck” Olson, Lake Street Dive encompasses a myriad of possibilities within its members’ collective experiences, and the resultant music is a vivid, largely acoustic, groove-driven strain of indie-pop.
Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15 Advance / $18 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Wed 03.26 | Talk Art | Talk Art in | |
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A bi-weekly, late-night reading series featuring the work of Iowa Writers’ Workshop fiction writers and poets, plus some other surprises. Open to the public
Time: 10:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 04.09 | Talk Art | Talk Art in | |
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A bi-weekly, late-night reading series featuring the work of Iowa Writers’ Workshop fiction writers and poets, plus some other surprises. Open to the public
Time: 10:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Fri 04.11 | Luther College Jazz Orchestra | Luther College Jazz Orchestra in | |
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Under the direction of Jaun Tony Guzmán, the Luther College Jazz Orchestra brings a night of jazz to Iowa City as part of its Spring 2013 tour. One of the top liberal arts college jazz ensembles in the Upper Midwest, the band will present a musically diverse evening of Latin, swing, and special selections from its new album “Aquarela.” New faculty jazz trumpeter Jon Ailabouni will be featured alongside a several student soloists. Doors: 6PM / Show at 7:30
Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $5 General Public / $3 Students. Age restrictions: All Ages. Buy tickets |
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| Wed 04.16 | Talk Art | Talk Art in | |
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A bi-weekly, late-night reading series featuring the work of Iowa Writers’ Workshop fiction writers and poets, plus some other surprises. Open to the public
Time: 10:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 04.23 | Talk Art | Talk Art in | |
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A bi-weekly, late-night reading series featuring the work of Iowa Writers’ Workshop fiction writers and poets, plus some other surprises. Open to the public
Time: 10:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 04.30 | Talk Art | Talk Art in | |
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A bi-weekly, late-night reading series featuring the work of Iowa Writers’ Workshop fiction writers and poets, plus some other surprises. Open to the public
Time: 10:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 05.14 | Talk Art | Talk Art in | |
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A bi-weekly, late-night reading series featuring the work of Iowa Writers’ Workshop fiction writers and poets, plus some other surprises. Open to the public
Time: 10:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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