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 [...]

Early lineup details have leaked for the annual Des Moines Independence Day romp known as 80-35. In it’s third year, this two-day outdoor celebration of music, nice weather, and the increasingly rad geography of downtown Des Moines promises to fill your days with a variety of indie, jam, and hip-hop. The first announcement includes indie [...]

Let’s face it – unless you’re hankering for some jam rock, it’s going to be a pretty slow weekend for the arts in Iowa City. You’ve got chances to catch up on Euforquestra, Public Property (Yacht Club) and Dennis McMurrin (the Mill), but other than that the pickings seem rather slim. So consider this your [...]

We already told you about how Daytrotter is going to barnstorm through our neck of the woods in mid-October with some exciting, up-and-coming indie acts. Now we’ve got exciting news: Daytrotter has put together a special Barnstormer Kick-Off with some other exciting acts that’s going down THIS MONDAY (10/5) at 6pm. The evening is headlined [...]

The Daytrotter Barnstormer is back already, and will once again be visiting the Octagonal Barn in West Liberty, this time on October 12. In case you’ve forgotten, we tipped you off to this event earlier this year, when it made its inaugural run through the small communities of Iowa. Now you better hope for some [...]

We’re jumping the gun on this one here, but with good reason: we’ve got news.  But that’ll come a little later. First, on Monday, we have the opening track from the upcoming Wolves in the Attic record, Electronic Hearts.  This one is near and dear to the hearts of your intrepid freakers.  This is the debut [...]

Today’s featured Daytrotter session comes courtesy of Dri, our favorite Lawrence, KS songstress who released her lovely debut, Smoke Rings, last year on Range Life Records. Smoke Rings has been on heavy rotation for me since it came out, so to hear these reworked versions from the intimate Daytrotter vaults is totally a treat. I [...]

Touch the awesomeness if you can: Mission Creek has teamed up with the Los Angeles-based promoters of F Yeah Fest to bring their energy through Iowa City on their upcoming tour. F Yeah Fest, formed five years ago in L.A., is an annual summer festival that features a day of killer bands and comedians rocking [...]

If you live in the Midwest and like music, you should know two things: Mission Creek Festival is for the spring and Pygmalion Festival is for the fall. The Pygmalion Fest, based in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is one of our favorite musical events in the Midwest. I guess we’d call each other sister festivals but we’re [...]

It’s never a bad thing to wake up on Monday morning only to be greeted with some fresh tunes by one of your favourite bands ever. Such was the case this morning when I happened onto our friends Daytrotter (totally awesome purveyors of free mp3s) only to see that they’re pumping out some new (as [...]