Mission Creek Preview: The Heavy Heavy

April 6, 2023

The Heavy Heavy show preview – performing Saturday, April 8th for Iowa City’s 2023 Mission Creek Festival. Image via NME.

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OHMME brings jams and harmonies to Mission Creek

April 11, 2022

By Elisabeth Oster

OHMME rocked Trumpet Blossom’s intimate stage during a series of lowkey Mission Creek Festival Saturday shows.

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Peel Dream Magazine floods Trumpet Blossom with synth escapism at Mission Creek

April 11, 2022

By Elisabeth Oster

Peel Dream Magazine kicked off a trio of free Mission Creek Festival shows on Saturday with airy shoegaze fit for Trumpet Blossom’s sun-drenched café.

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Haley Heynderickx Shines at Mission Creek Festival

April 10, 2022

By Jaden Amjadi

Haley Heynderickx played a set of her beautifully endearing folk tunes accompanied by upright bassist Abbey Blackwell at the Riverside Theatre the night of April 8th.

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Good Morning Midnight Rocks Mission Creek Festival

April 9, 2022

By Jaden Amjadi

While some Iowa City locals may recognize Charlie Cacciatore from behind the counter of The Record Collector, they are also the face of indie rock act Good Morning Midnight who played at the Englert on April 8th as part of Mission Creek Festival.

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Tennyson electrifies the Englert Theatre at Mission Creek Festival

April 8, 2022

By Lauren Asman

Tennyson rocked night one of Mission Creek with an enthusiastic set.

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Alyx Rush kicks off Mission Creek Festival at the Englert Theatre

April 8, 2022

By Lauren Asman

Alyx Rush wooed the audience with his silky, effortless vocals.

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Mission Creek Preview: Soccer Mommy

April 4, 2022

By Nick Layeux

Soccer Mommy returns to the Englert Theatre this weekend as an established indie rock artist whose sound recalls the 90’s and 00’s guitar dominated rock-era, this time as Mission Creek’s headliner.

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Mission Creek Preview: Ramona & the Sometimes

April 4, 2022

By Nick Layeux

Ramona & the Sometimes is a five-piece pop rock band with sunny melodies and clever lyricism performing at Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival.

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Mission Creek Preview: OHMME harmonizes as a dynamic duo

April 4, 2022

By Elisabeth Oster

OHMME will perform April 9th at Trumpet Blossom Cafe as a part of Mission Creek Festival.

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Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

A new festival produced by Hancher Auditorium is taking place in Iowa City this weekend. Stop/Time Festival celebrates contemporary musicians and interdisciplinary arts this Friday and Saturday, April 3-4.

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Film still from the 1965 Newport Folk Festival footage, filmed by Murray Lerner

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

KRUI’s Logan Melia reviews Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour as it stopped in Iowa City on March 25th, 2026.

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Iowa City Starbucks Keeps Fighting Back with Open Doors

A series of strikes against the coffee conglomerate’s treatment of workers are currently underway. The current strikes follow Starbucks’s refusal to honor the years-long demands of workers.

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First Person POV of NASW “Legislative Day on the Hill,” February 24, 2026

Take a look inside the National Association of Social Worker’s 2026 “Legislative Day on the Hill” at the Iowa Capitol building through Carson’s eyes and ears.

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Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

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The Price of a Miracle, Women’s Basketball Iowa v. Virginia

Jason Isbell’s Loud Return to Hancher, and His Bronze Medal in Trivia

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The Heavy Heavy: Mission Creek Festival 2023

Mission Creek Preview: The Heavy Heavy

OHMME brings jams and harmonies to Mission Creek

Peel Dream Magazine floods Trumpet Blossom with synth escapism at Mission Creek

Haley Heynderickx Shines at Mission Creek Festival

Good Morning Midnight Rocks Mission Creek Festival

Tennyson electrifies the Englert Theatre at Mission Creek Festival

Alyx Rush kicks off Mission Creek Festival at the Englert Theatre

Mission Creek Preview: Soccer Mommy

Mission Creek Preview: Ramona & the Sometimes

Mission Creek Preview: OHMME harmonizes as a dynamic duo

Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

Iowa City Starbucks Keeps Fighting Back with Open Doors

A Team of Dreamers

The Price of a Miracle, Women’s Basketball Iowa v. Virginia

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