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We here at Mission Freak have been dormant for the last week, as all of the members of our staff have been busy with things like work and school. We’re unexpectedly taking the week off from publishing content, but want to wish you a happy Thanksgiving, however you choose to celebrate. Should you choose to [...]

It is, if I’m not mistaken, the last weekend before Thanksgiving break. It is also, absolutely, the final home game of what’s been a long and intriguing Hawks football season. So, I imagine this weekend is going to be a little crazy, what with some last minute pre-finals partying as well as some Hawkeye mania [...]

There’s a steadily growing percentage of live music connoisseurs in Iowa City that might only know the Sanctuary for its stunning beer tapper (without rival in Iowa City and Coralville). However, not too long ago, the out of the way pub used to play  host to many of the finest students in the the UI [...]

Forgive us the early notice, but it’s just Monday morning and I’m already downright giddy about next Sunday’s show at Public Space ONE, which features A Sunny Day in Glasgow. A Sunny Day in Glasgow is a Philadelphia sextet (when touring, at least) creating atmospheric, dynamic pop with sample and electronic based techniques. And [...]

The Hawks’ bubble finally burst against Northwestern last weekend. It was a good run, for sure, and I definitely have enjoyed following the team in their improbable run. Unfortunately, the streak had to end at the expense of Ricky Stanzi, who it now appears will be out for the rest of the regular season, if [...]

*Yet another post from intrepid Mission Freak friend Gregory Markus.
Grinnell College is the Colin Greenwood of Iowa music. Tucked away in rural Iowa about an hour from Iowa City, Grinnell College is notorious for bringing prominent indie rock acts to play their establishment. I take it many of you, myself included, did not take the [...]

As you probably know, we love Public Space ONE around here. That may be due to the fact that many of us book shows or volunteer our time to the venue (full disclosure), but it’s still pretty cool. However, even with our almost blind, motherly love for the all-ages basement hang-out, we’ll admit that it [...]

If you had problems accessing missionfreak.com, you weren’t alone. Our host WordPress had upkeep and improvement projects scheduled through the weekend which extended into the week. This post is a bit on the late side, but it’s free music and it’s the debut of what we hope will be many posts from Mission Freak friend [...]

This is a seriously great weekend of live music in Iowa City. Get out and enjoy what IC has to offer between tailgating and Iowa getting yet another win (in the fourth quarter…again). Anyone else think Lipitor is sponsoring the Hawkeye’s season.
Thursday
Pelican w. Black Cobra and Struck By Lightning / The Picador / 10 pm [...]

This week Iowa City officially celebrates the 50th anniversary of the publication of William Burroughs’ seminal work Naked Lunch. True, we very well could have celebrated this all year or at another point over the course of 2009, but nakedlunch.org is sponsoring a program of lectures and art and over the course of this year [...]