Todd is a transplant from the East Coast who came to Iowa City to live life, love music, and enjoy cheap beer. In addition to working on Mission Freak and Mission Creek Festival, he writes semi-regularly for Tiny Mix Tapes and Daytrotter and books music and other events at local non-profit venue Public Space ONE.

Having trouble letting go of summer? Well to help you to put it to bed, Monadnoc is embarking on a September tour of (mostly) Eastern States. His recent release is Olive Oil and Indian Blood, a beautiful record of poetic soundscapes crafted with care along with David Strackany (aka Paleo) as well as some other [...]

This weekend, despite offering some great musical acts coming to Iowa City, can’t be ignored for one major reason: the World Cup kicks off this weekend in South Africa, marking the beginning of arguably the most important global sporting event (maybe rivaled only by the Olympics). This means that much of the globe is going [...]

Wow, what a week it’s going to be. Between last night’s thrilling show with Daniel Francis Doyle at PS1 and tonight’s Warpaint show at the Blue Moose, I’m going to be worn out by the time Saddle Creek’s Mynabirds come to town tomorrow night for the Tuesday Night Social Club. The Mynabirds are the new [...]

It is that time of year again: NBA Finals time. For me, it’s one of the more exciting sporting events of the year, and even more so this year with the Celtics and Lakers meeting for yet another hate-filled best-of 7 battle. So you’ll have to excuse me if you find me posted up more [...]

So, this time of year is just about the best in Iowa City, and if you haven’t figured it out yet, this weekend is going to be not only a long weekend but it’s also looking beautiful. We’ve got an extended version of this revived edition of our weekend column, so get out there and [...]

The last time contemporary folk group Horse Feathers were in Iowa City, it happened to be a certain Tuesday night when Barack Obama was elected President. There was an amount of jubilation in the air that won’t be possible to match on Wednesday when they return with their new album, Thistled Spring. Regardless of the [...]

So, by now the word is fully out that rising rap star Wale has had to pull out of tonight’s SCOPE semester finale due to illness. However, in a sweet twist, indie rap luminary Talib Kweli has come on to take his place and join Girl Talk for this fantastic bill. Talib Kweli, if you [...]

Tonight, join one of our favorite bands from Iowa, the Poison Control Center, as they celebrate the release of their new album, Sad Sour Future. The record, their first since A Collage of Impressions in 2007, officially comes out on May 18, but they’ve been spending this weekend performing in Des Moines, Ames, and now [...]

Late edition! But there’s still plenty of time to check out awesome shows. Go forth and party! Thursday polarOPPOSITEbear, Living Ghost, Nerv / White Lightning / whenever / Donations Don’t know much about the other bands, but a chance to catch Dan Davis as the one-man wrecking crew Living Ghost is not one to be [...]

The 3rd installment of Daytrotter‘s excellent Barnstormer tour comes by West Liberty tomorrow night with a strong line-up of current indie pop faves. The Delta Spirit and Ra Ra Riot headline the show, but there’s some other really good stuff in the rest of the line-up too. Get a taste of new voice Nathaniel Rateliff, [...]