MISSION CREEK FESTIVAL: APRIL 1 - 4, 2009 in IOWA CITY
It’s darn cold outside so we’ve been inside putting together Mission Creek Festival 2009. There is still A LOT of work to do but we thought we’d share some of our early confirmed musical acts:
GZA/GENIUS (of WU-TANG CLAN) performing LIQUID SWORDS
THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
JOHN VANDERSLICE
FRUIT BATS
BOWERBIRDS
THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH
HEADLIGHTS
SIMON JOYNER
GOLDEN BIRDS
ROOMMATE
EL PASO HOT BUTTON
PIETA BROWN
CALEB ENGSTROM
THE WESTERN FRONT
ESCAPE [...]
UPDATE: Teddy Boys cancel, show Monday moved to PS1
Sadly, Saturday night’s most awesome, highly looked-forward-to pairing of the Happy Chromosomes and the Teddy Boys at Public Space 1 has been canceled at the last minute. Since seeing them play at New Bohemia two weeks ago, we’ve been super stoked to have them down there. Unfortunately, that’s going to have to wait until another [...]
Pieta Brown on Daytrotter
Oh, our collective aching heads. It was a long (but wonderful) weekend for your intrepid mission freak-ers; what with HEALTH killing it twice (Friday and Saturday) as well as William Elliot Whitmore, Baby Teeth, Brighton MA, and lwa (with Daren Ho) among many others providing more entertainment than $12 should have legally gotten anyone. On [...]
it’s on.
Hey everybody, welcome to the brand new Mission Freak, the internet home of the Mission Creek Midwest Festival. While that glorious festival only happens once a year, we’re committed to promoting art and community year round: that’s where the Freak comes in. We’ll be posting news, mp3s, photos, reviews, general gossip-all the things you’ve [...]