Andra Suchy

Thu, May 17, Doors: 6:00 pm - Show: 6:30 pm - All Ages - $10  Artist Website

folk/blues/alternative

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Raised on a beef and wheat farm in North Dakota by folk musicians, Andra Suchy began touring and performing at festivals at a young age. Classically trained and a veteran of musical theater, the guitar-playing singer moved to Minneapolis in 1996, where she has gone on to make a name for herself as one of the finest vocalists around. A regular performer on the national radio show A Prairie Home Companion, Andra has performed around the world, singing with such artists as Brad Paisley, Mindy Smith, Emmylou Harris, Chris Thile and soprano Renee Fleming. She has recorded with a wide range of indie, rock, blues and folk acts, including The Honeydogs, Jonny Lang, Peter Ostroushko and Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner.

With:

Gilbe

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Universe Contest

Thu, May 17, Doors: 9:30 pm - Show: 10:00 pm - 21+ - $5  Artist Website

rock/progressive/experimental

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"My biggest discovery Friday was Universe Contest, who were captivating and entertaining at the Bourbon Theatre's Rye Room. I don't have a quick, clever description of the music -- it's kinda poppy, then would shift into some serious rock and sprawl into guitarland. Whatever you call it, I liked it a lot and the band is relatively new -- with great promise. Best new band I have seen in a long time. Exciting-interesting-sonically explosive." L. Kent Wolgamott, Lincoln Journal Star

With:

Longbottom Leaf
Izzy Starchild

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The Curse of Hail

Fri, May 18, Doors: 4:00 pm - Show: 4:30 pm - All Ages - $5

Iowacore presents...

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At War With Giants
Murmur
The Life I Breathe
Shadow of Indra
Barrier

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Lonely Cub & Our Friend The Insects

Fri, May 18, Doors: 9:30 pm - Show: 10:00 pm - 21+ - $5  Artist Website

punk/folk/pop/psychedelia

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Through a wide variety of stylistic influences and an ever-changing lineup, Lonely Cub & Our Friends the Insects create music that borrows from punk, folk, pop, psychedelia, and even the tiniest sprinkling of hardcore. It is (we hope) a little something for everyone.

With:

The River Monks
Land of Blood and Sunshine
MantisMrs

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Deer Tick

Sat, May 19, Doors: 8:00 pm - Show: 9:00 pm - 21+ - $16  Artist Website

rock/alternative

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John McCauley, the songwriter behind the Deer Tick moniker, grew up in Providence, Rhode Island, where he began his career by teaching himself to play drums, guitar, piano, and pedal steel. McCauley started recording his own compositions and touring the area while still in high school, and he widened his circle after graduation by touring the entire country. Although he'd often perform solo, the young musician also began piecing together a proper band, occasionally playing as a duo with drummer Dennis Ryan or with a small group. His music fit loosely into the alt-country category, but his vocals -- rough, raw, and ragged -- brought a wealth of rock and grunge influences to the sound. Following the September 2007 release of his first CD, War Elephant, McCauley's Deer Tick project began earning comparisons to Bright Eyes, Modest Mouse, and Uncle Tupelo. Although originally released via FEOW! Records, War Elephant was reissued in late 2008 by Partisan Records. Deer Tick remained with that label during the course of two follow-up albums, 2009's Born on Flag Day and 2010's The Black Dirt Sessions. The band's fourth studio outing, Divine Providence, arrived the following year, and featured 12 rowdy and raucous originals that drew inspiration from the raw power of the Stones and the Stooges.

With:

Turbo Fruits
The Stepkids

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XIU XIU

Sun, May 20, Doors: 7:00 pm - Show: 8:00 pm - 21+ - $15  Artist Website

pop/experimental/alternative

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Always. Rarely is so much meaning conveyed in the space of six letters. And with regard to Xiu Xiu, its applications are infinite: always relevant, always provocative, always surprising, always evolving, always glittering. It's fitting, then, that as the band (now comprised of Jamie Stewart, Angela Seo, Bettina Escauriza, Marc Riordan, and returning member Devin Hoff) marks a decade in existence, such a powerful sentiment would serve as the title of its latest album. At its core, Always symbolizes the mutual camaraderie with and deep dedication to each person who has internalized Xiu Xiu's work, tattooed its name on their skin or soul, and throughout the past ten years made the band a part of their lives. The origin of these intense, everlasting bonds is Stewart. His fearless lyrics have given voice to life's most untouchable and taboo subjects, while his distinctively committed but hushed vocals crystallize and medicate their unsettling impact.

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Dirty Beaches
Father Murphy

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Schwervon!

Mon, May 21, Doors: 5:30 pm - Show: 6:00 pm - All Ages - $5  Artist Website

rock/pop/alternative

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Schwervon! is a two piece rock band from The United States of America. They are here to save Rock 'n Roll. Nan plays the drums and sings. Matt plays guitar and sings too. The music of Schwervon! has grown to represent the celebration of imperfect love through jagged rock minimalism. Nan and Matt record some and mix the bulk of their music where they live with their cat Gummo. They call it Olive Juice Music. Sometimes they help produce music for other bands and curate a DIY music hub centered around their own local and on-line music community.

With:

The New Bodies
H. Dustin Harmsen

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Trichome

Mon, May 21, Doors: 9:30 pm - Show: 10:00 pm - 21+ - $5  Artist Website

worldbeat/funk/electro/jam

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Trichome takes rhythms from world music and blends them with aspects of rock, funk, and electronic to create a unique sound you can't help but groove to. Couple that sound with tailoring unique set-lists and song transitions with each outstanding live show, the energy this band exudes is a force to be reckoned with. Since their inception in 2005, Trichome has made a heavy dent on the already phenomenal Colorado music scene. With unique lyrics from lead singer Evan Daldegan, the driving bass lines of Dave Frediani, the piercing guitar lines from Matt Newhard, and the powerful presence of Mike Windham on saxophone and keyboards, it makes for an explosive front line. Add in the passion of Matt Schooley on percussion and Jeff Dejohn on the drums and there is a full sound that is nothing less than transcendental.

With:

Its Complicated

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Fetal Pig

Tue, May 22, Doors: 5:00 pm - Show: 5:30 pm - All Ages - $5  Artist Website

rock/punk/alternative

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Fetal Pig began in the spring of 1991 in Des Moines, Iowa as an unnamed musical experiment by Guitarist/Vocalist Dan Hutchison and bassist Mike Glenn. Shortly after, Dan's brother Jeff joined the band on drums and the name was chosen shortly after. After several line-up changes, the band released a 4 song, self titled EP in the summer of 1995, before disbanding. In July 2010, Fetal Pig returned with a new revitalized line-up consisting of core members, Dan and Jeff with Charles Hoffman taking over on bass guitar. It was decided afterwards, the band would continue and Fetal Pig went into the studio to record their first full length LP "Autopia". Combining the ferocity of punk with the angular guitar dissonance of post-hardcore noise rock and the compositional ambition of progressive rock, the music of Fetal Pig is as schizophrenic and sarcastic as the lyrics within.

With:

Dhobi Fats
The Seed of Something
The Smokin Weazles

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Orgone

Wed, May 23, Doors: 7:30 pm - Show: 8:00 pm - 21+ - $10  Artist Website

funk/soul/afro-beat

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Pronounced with a long second "O," the Los Angeles band Orgone is dedicated to heavy, raw, adrenaline-fueled funk and sweat-dripping soul. With a core rhythm section of close friends and self-taught musicians steeped in local DJ culture, Orgone has spent the last decade expanding their roster and evolving a sound rooted in old school respect but pulsing with the force of the new millennium. Orgone has become a staple on the festival circuit while gaining a reputation among fellow artists as one of the baddest go-to backing bands on the planet. Always evolving musically and cosmically, Orgone continues to connect with kindred musical spirits throughout the universe with relentless touring and the upcoming release of their fifth full-length album. Starting out as an instrumental five piece by friends with a love of funk records, Orgone cut their teeth putting their own gritty takes on cuts by the Meters, Booker T. & the MGs, Grant Green and Funkadelic among others. In 2002, the band independently released Orgone, a collection of tough, stripped-down, funk instrumentals that Relix Magazine called "intoxicating" and that quickly became a favorite of die-hard, funk fans.

With:

Leradee & the Positives

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