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Finally revealing one of the worst kept secrets in it’s brief, yet momentous history, Apple CEO Stephen Jobs unveiled the poorly titled and bizarre looking iPad on Wednesday. The cheapest model starts at $499 and from what I can tell it’s basically just a big Kindle. So maybe we’re heading in the right direction on […]

We haven’t really “announced” this yet, but we’re tipping our hand; Mission Freak is going to be working with longtime Iowa City resident (currently based in Chicago) Monadnoc to put out his new record, Olive Oil and Indian Blood . You can get a glimpse of these songs at tonight’s Tuesday Night Social Club, where […]

Swedish folk crooner the Tallest Man on Earth has had a place in Iowa City ever since his captivating set last year at Public Space ONE as part of Mission Creek. When he came back in June with tenured indie rocker John Vanderslice, probably half the crowd came just to see the Tallest Man and […]

My goodness, the Conan O’Brien circus just might be coming to an end. NBC announced that it had reached a deal with Conan to release him from his contract, with Friday night (that’s this weekend) being the final installment of Conan O’Brien on the Tonight Show, after just 9 months. The Conan O’Brien and Jay […]

Last seen in Iowa City on tour with Dr. Manhattan a couple months back, Champaign indie poppers Elsinore return tonight to the Mill in support of their new EP, Chemicals. So if you’ve got nothing going on this icy a frankly crappy night, stop by the Mill and check out this show, also featuring Quad […]

It’s the return of the Freakin’ Weekend, baby. After a little bit of a recharge of our own batteries, our weekend entertainment column is back and in full effect. And while there’s a lot of great stuff going down in Iowa City this weekend, it’s also important to recognize briefly the cool stuff going down […]

Indianapolis ruckus-raisers Jookabox were known as Grampall Jookabox last time they stopped in Iowa City, playing PS1 during last year’s Mission Creek Festival. In putting out their new album Dead Zone Boys, they’ve dropped the “Grampall” but are still putting out frenetic, anthemic kitchen-sink pop. Dead Zone Boys, out now on Sufjan Stevens’ Asthmatic Kitty […]