Tag: Iowa

Marcus King with Myron Elkins

Marcus King with Myron Elkins

Event Reviews

Myron Elkins opened for Marcus King at Cedar Rapids, Iowa’s McGrath Amphitheater in June, showcasing some of the finest musical talent on the road today. Jeremy Glazier caught the action with his camera.

Croce Plays Croce

Croce Plays Croce

Event Reviews

A.J. Croce plays his songs and his father’s in a beautiful, nostalgic performance that feels more like a party than a somber homage. Jeremy Glazier catches the Croce Plays Croce experience in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Little Feat

Little Feat

Event Reviews

With Miko Marks opening a wonderful evening in Iowa City, Little Feat plunder their back catalog as Jeremy Glazier stands beneath the freak flag.

Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams

Event Reviews

Lucinda Williams performs with her band Buick 6 at The Englert Theater in Iowa City, Iowa. Lifetime fan Jeremy Glazier gets inspired.

Gov’t Mule

Gov’t Mule

Event Reviews

Gov’t Mule makes a stop in Dubuque, Iowa, so Jeremy Glazier can have a peek.

Tré Burt

Tré Burt

Event Reviews

Tré Burt performs at Mission Creek Festival on his Sweet Misery Tour before heading overseas for an EU headlining tour. Review by Jeremy Glazier.

Pokey LaFarge

Pokey LaFarge

Event Reviews

Pokey LaFarge headlines the tour that stopped at the Englert Theater in Iowa City, Iowa. Ester Rose opened the show.

Blackberry Smoke

Blackberry Smoke

Event Reviews

Blackberry Smoke is touring to support their new album You Hear Georgia, while Myron Elkins and the Dying Breed make a name for themselves getting audiences ready for their upcoming album next year.

Myles Kennedy

Myles Kennedy

Event Reviews

Tyler Bryant and Graham Whitford open the Des Moines show as a pared-down version of their band, then play a set as Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, before headliner Myles Kennedy takes the stage supporting his solo albums, including The Ides of March.

The Allman Betts Band

The Allman Betts Band

Event Reviews

The legacy of Southern Rock lives on through The Allman Betts Band. Jeremy Glazier catches a show in Iowa.

Boo Ray

Boo Ray

Event Reviews

Boo Ray gets intimate with a small Iowa crowd. Jeremy Glazier is amongst the precious chosen few.

Colter Wall

Colter Wall

Event Reviews

Codfish Hollow concert for Ian Noe and Colter Wall wows Jeremy Glazier.

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Ani DiFranco

Ani DiFranco

Event Reviews

This fall, Ani DiFranco brought new Righteous Babe labelmate Kristen Ford to Iowa City, where Jeremy Glazier enjoyed an incredible evening of artistry.

Garage Sale Vinyl: Ian Hunter

Garage Sale Vinyl: Ian Hunter

Garage Sale Vinyl

This week Christopher Long grabs a bag of bargain vinyl from a flea market in Mount Dora, Florida — including You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, the classic 1979 LP from Ian Hunter.

Archive Archaeology

Archive Archaeology

Archive Archaeology

Bob Pomeroy gets into four Radio Rarities from producer Zev Feldman for Record Store Day with great jazz recordings from Wes Montgomery, Les McCann, Cal Tjader, and Ahmad Jamal.

Archive Archaeology: Phil Alvin

Archive Archaeology: Phil Alvin

Archive Archaeology

Bob Pomeroy digs into Un “Sung Stories” (1986, Liberation Hall), Blasters’ frontman Phil Alvin’s American Roots collaboration with Sun Ra and his Arkestra, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and New Orleans saxman Lee Allen.

A Darker Shade of Noir

A Darker Shade of Noir

Print Reviews

Roi J. Tamkin reviews A Darker Shade of Noir, fifteen new stories from women writers completely familiar with the horrors of owning a body in a patriarchal society, edited by Joyce Carol Oates.

Garage Sale Vinyl: The Time

Garage Sale Vinyl: The Time

Garage Sale Vinyl

Feeling funky this week, Christopher Long gets his groove on while discovering a well-cared-for used vinyl copy of one of his all-time R&B faves: Ice Cream Castle, the classic 1984 LP from The Time, for just a couple of bucks.

Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir

Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir

Interviews

During AFI Fest 2023, Lily and Generoso interviewed director Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, whose impressive debut feature, City of Wind, carefully examines the juxtaposition between the identity of place and tradition against the powers of modernity in contemporary Mongolia.