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| Thu 09.21 | Davina & The Vagabonds | Davina & The Vagabonds in | |
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An Evening with…
DAVINA SOWERS AND THE VAGABONDS have created a stir on the national music scene with their high-energy live shows, level A musicianship, sharp-dressed professionalism, and Sowers’ commanding stage presence. With influences ranging from Fats Domino and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Aretha Franklin and Tom Waits, the band is converting audiences one show at a time, from Vancouver to Miami and across Europe. In 2011 Davina released her first full length, all original album Black Cloud . It was named one of the 10 best releases of the year by the Minneapolis Star & Tribune and awarded 4 ½ stars from Downbeat Magazine. Their next release in 2014, Sunshine, hit number 13 in the Billboard Blues Chart and led them to landing a performance on the hit BBC2 show, Later with Jools Holland. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $12 Advance / $15 Day of Show. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Fri 09.22 | Leonard and Donna’s Ol’ Timey Vaudeville Variety Show | Leonard and Donna’s Ol’ Timey Vaudeville Variety Show in | |
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It’s that time of month! Donna & Lenny’s Old Timey Vaudeville show is back for a night of glitz and glamour! Join Donna, Lenny, and Silent But Deadly Q on the Red Carpet! Enjoy the comedy styles of: Cody Banks, Sirena Lindsay, Jake Harney, Austin Black, and Noah Innis! Accompanied always by the bodacious Heartland Bombshells! Door: 8pm Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sat 09.23 | 12th Annual Zombie March | 12th Annual Zombie March in | |
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featuring: Flannel Season!, Hunter Dumped Us Here, Wylde Nept Last stop for the 12th annual Iowa City Zombie March. $10 suggested donation for non-Zombies / Zombies get in free. Time: 5:30pm. Admission: $10 Suggested Donation. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sun 09.24 | Board Games ‘n Brews | Board Games ‘n Brews in | |
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Super chill afternoon gaming. Come play…and have a beer…
Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sun 09.24 | 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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| Sun 09.24 | 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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| Mon 09.25 | Open Mic with J. Knight | Open Mic with J. Knight in | |
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An Iowa City institution. So many great acts have played their first show at the Mill’s Open Mic. Many seasoned pros test out new material before a live audience. Come check it out – you never know when you’ll catch the next great Iowa City songwriter. To sign your act up, call J. Knight in advance at 319.338.6713. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: FREE. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Wed 09.27 | 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 09.27 | 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: 10:30pm. Admission: Free. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Thu 09.28 | Eric Mayson | Eric Mayson in | |
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w. DaNCEBUMS As the “poster child of entropy”, it’s no surprise that Eric Mayson’s music and live performance is a journey from disbelief into knowing and back again. He understands music as a way to move through space. In an aerial shot, Mayson’s wide-ranging style stretches from minimalist electropop to smooth R&B, progressive soul, and straight hip-hop, while visiting grinning pop, rock and roll, and operatic arrangements. He’s a multi-instrumentalist, but frequents the keys. “His deft keyboard playing is only topped by the sky-high soar of his voice”(Okay Player). He has played for the likes of Lizzo, Caroline Smith, Toki Wright, Big Cats, DaNCEBUMS, and as the musical backbone of Minneapolis hip-hop group Crunchy Kids. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $8. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Fri 09.29 | The Right Now + Diplomats of Solid Sound | The Right Now + Diplomats of Solid Sound in | |
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Two amazing soul/classic R&B-influenced artists join forces for a night of music. The Diplomats have been local mainstays for over a decade. The Right Now, from Chicago, are supporting their third full-length release Starlight. Branching out from their traditional soul-revivalist mode, Starlight pushes the bounds of The Right Now’s style. While soul and r&b undertones continue to lay the foundation for each arrangement, disco and pop elements emerge into a fresh, diverse sound. With some personal—and personnel—changes, the band took their time with the follow-up to 2012’s Gets Over You. They found that getting the right sound was more important than rushing out the music.
Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sat 09.30 | Opera for Kids | Opera for Kids in | |
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Presented by Old Capitol Opera Old Capitol Opera Children’s Outreach presents “Opera for Kids!” an interactive and educational experience for kids of all ages. This comical musical performance will be held on September 30, 2017 at 2pm at The Mill Restaurant, and will include a pizza party sponsored by ACT and Hills Bank, at The Mill Restaurant. Local professional singers will be involved in introducing an energized and fun look into the world of opera for the whole family! Time: 2:00pm. Admission: $5 for kids 12 and under / $10 R. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sat 09.30 | Opera on Tap | Opera on Tap in | |
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Presented by Old Capitol Opera Old Capitol Opera present “Opera on Tap”, a romping good time! Join us at The Mill Restaurant, September 30, 2017 at 8pm. Come drink some cocktails and enjoy a laid back look into the world of Opera, Musical Theatre and Cabaret! Opera on Taps are performed regularly all over the country in larger cities with diverse populations. This is the first time “Opera on Tap” has come to Iowa City! We hope this casual and boozy atmosphere, with local professional singers, will be a fun and welcome addition to the Iowa City community! Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 10.01 | Board Games ‘n Brews | Board Games ‘n Brews in | |
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Super chill afternoon gaming. Come play…and drink…
Time: 2:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Sun 10.01 | 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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| Mon 10.02 | 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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| Wed 10.04 | 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 10.05 | Matt Pond PA | Matt Pond PA in | |
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w. J Fernandez Since its inception in Philadelphia in 1998, Matt Pond PA has traveled a road of perpetual transformation, a shifting cast of copilots and collaborators defining the band’s every season. On August 11, 2017, matt pond PA will release Still Summer, their twelfth full-length album and the second Pond is releasing under his independent label, 131 Records. “It’s not about reliving the past,” says Pond. “It’s about allowing the present to breathe. It’s about holding hands with ghosts and then letting go.” On this album Pond features the likes of Laura Stevenson, Laura Burhenn, Caroline Reese and Anya Marina. And of course there’s the copilots, Chris Hansen, Shawn Alpay, Mel Guerison and Kyle Kelly-Yahner, right there with him. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $15. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Fri 10.06 | David Zollo & the Body Electric | David Zollo & the Body Electric in | |
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w. Lily Detaeye
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, which is currently finishing its debut release at Iowa City’s Flat Black Studios. Despite the many things Zollo has done during his career, it is as a live performer that many feel he’s at his best. Check him out at a venue near you, or visit www.davezollo.com for a list of upcoming shows. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $10. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Sun 10.08 | 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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| Mon 10.09 | 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 10.10 | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances | University of Iowa — Jazz Performances in | |
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Johnson County Landmark & Grad Combo The Mill plays host to the University of Iowa’s jazz series which features student ensembles and collaborations with professors from the jazz program. Each installment features one or two particular groups focusing on a style or sub-genre of jazz. Time: 6:30pm. Admission: $3 Students / $5 Non-students. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Wed 10.11 | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band | Burlington Street Bluegrass Band in | |
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The house band will typically include Al Murphy, Bob Black, Dale Thomas, Joe Petersen and other IC bluegrass giants. http://www.myspace.com/theburlingtonstreetbluegrassband Time: 7:00pm. Admission: $5. Age restrictions: All Ages. |
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| Wed 10.11 | 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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| Fri 10.13 | Big Thief | Big Thief in | |
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w. Mega Bog The trails that Brooklyn’s Big Thief—Adrianne Lenker (guitar, vocals), Buck Meek (guitar), Max Oleartchik (bass), and James Krivchenia (drums)—take us down on Capacity, the band’s highly anticipated second record, are overgrown with the wilderness of pumping souls. After last year’s stunning Masterpiece, Capacity was recorded in a snowy winter nest in upstate New York at Outlier Studio with producer Andrew Sarlo. The album jumps right into lives marked up and nipped in surprisingly swift fashion. They are peopled and unpeopled, spooked and soothed, regenerating back into a state where they can once again be vulnerable. Lenker’s songs introduce us to a gallery of multifacted women and deal with the complicated matters of identity — at once dangerous and curious, though never unbelievable. Lenker shows us the gentle side of being ripped open. Tricked into love, done in and then witnessing the second act of pulling oneself back together to prepare for it to all happen again, but this time to a sturdier soul, one who is going to take the punches better than ever before and deal some jabs and roundhouses of their own. Time: 9:00pm. Admission: $15. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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| Sat 10.14 | Dan DiMonte | Dan DiMonte in | |
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Dan DiMonte w/ Ivory James & Justin Leonard
DiMonte is a San Diego-based multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, producer, music director, and nurse originally from the southwest suburbs of Chicago. Always at home on the road, Dan currently moonlights as a nationwide traveling night nurse, with assignments in Milwaukee, WI, Brooklyn, NY, and San Diego, CA to his name. Performing solo, leading Dan DiMonte and the Bad Assettes, and as a trumpet player in other groups, Dan has toured the Midwest circuit, playing shows in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, and Minnesota. Iowa City’s Dan DiMonte and the Bad Assettes released a debut LP entitled “The Runner, The Ends, The Space Between”. They followed that record with a single/B-side release entitled “Dance with Her”. While on the road, Dan travels with a mobile recording rig, and a 6 track album of that material entitled “The Best of the Midwest Variety Hour” was released July 5th, 2017. You can currently find him hanging around Southern California playing trumpet with Los Angeles-based band Red Pony Clock, crooning his own tunes, and night nursing all over San Diego. Time: 8:00pm. Admission: $7. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. |
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| Sun 10.15 | 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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| 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. TBD 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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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. 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, we welcome 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. Time: 1:00pm. Admission: Witching Hour Pass. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. Buy tickets |
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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 coming soon! Admission: See WH Website. Age restrictions: 19+ After 10 pm. 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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| 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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