EDITORS’ PICKS: July 2023 EVENTS

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Music

Crandic

Fridays, July 7, 14, 21 and 28 at 6 p.m. Rock the Block, NewBo City Market, Cedar Rapids, Free

Fridays, July 7, 14, 21, 28 at 6:30 p.m. SOA Friday Night Concert Series, Downtown Iowa City, Free

Friday, July 7 at 7 p.m. DVIP

Benefit Show, James Theater, Iowa City, $20-25

Saturday, July 8 at 11 a.m.

North Liberty Blues & BBQ, Centennial Park, Free

Saturday, July 8 at 8 p.m. Here Come the Mummies & Sun Stereo, Codfish Hollow, Maquoketa, $50

Sunday, July 9 at 7 p.m. FMWT: Hayden Pedigo w/Jordan Sellergren, Trumpet Blossom Cafe, Iowa City, $10-15

Sunday, July 9 at 7:30 p.m. Booker T. Jones, Englert Theatre, Iowa City, $2042.50

Tuesday, July 11 at 6:30 p.m.

SOA Music on the Move: Kevin Burt, Mercer Park, Iowa City, Free

Tuesday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. Béla Fleck: My Bluegrass Heart, Englert Theatre, $60-84.50

Friday, July 14 at 8 p.m. King & Associates, Ideal Theater & Bar, Cedar Rapids, $20

Youth Lagoon w/Nina Keith, Gabe’s, Iowa City, Tuesday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m., $20

Youth Lagoon, aka Trevor Powers, an indie musician orginaly hailing from Idaho, is making a stop in Iowa City on his North American tour, just before performing at Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival in mid-July. After taking a eight-year break from music, Powers has officially returned to the scene with Heaven Is A Junkyard, a newly released album dropped in June 2023. Youth Lagoon’s style continues to sound dreamy, experimental and is also widely described as neo-psychedelic and low-fi. Powers’s new album was recorded in six weeks with Rodaidh McDonald, a producer who has mixed and produced for artists like The xx, Sampha, Adele, King Krule and Daughter. Nina Keith, an LA-based musician, will be supporting Youth Lagoon on this upcoming tour. General admission tickets are $20.

Friday, July 14 at 8 p.m. Castle Black, Early Girl, Critical Mass, New Neighbors, Gabe’s, Iowa City, $10

Saturday, July 15 at 5 p.m. Illiterati Fest 2, James Theater

Saturday, July 15 at 8 p.m. Sunny Sweeney & Lauren Morrow, Codfish Hollow, $30

Sunday, July 16 at 7 p.m. Dom Martin, CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids, $15-18

Tuesday, July 18 at 6:30 p.m.

SOA Music on the Move: Annie Savage and Friends, North Market Square Park, Iowa City, Free

Tuesday, July 18 at 7 p.m. Sanguisugabogg w/Kruelty, Vomit Forth & Gates to Hell, Wildwood BBQ & Saloon, Iowa City, $20

Wednesday, July 19 at 7 p.m. Counterparts w/Like Moths To Flames, Gabe’s, $25

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Thursday, July 20 at 7 p.m. Songwriter Showcase, CSPS Hall, $12-15

Friday, July 21 at 7 p.m. The Wilder Blue, James Theater, $15-20

Friday-Sunday, July 21-23. Kalona Bluegrass Festival, Windmill Ridge Campground, Kalona, $5-25

Saturday, July 22 at 8 p.m. The Soft and Low & Crystal City, CSPS Hall, $15-18

Sunday, July 23 at 3 p.m. Miss Christine Album Release Show, James Theater, $12-15

Tuesday, July 25 at 6:30 p.m. SOA Music on the Move: Blake Shaw, Willow Creek Park, Iowa City, Free

Wednesday, July 26 at 8:30 p.m. Jeffrey Martin & Anna Tivel, Trumpet Blossom Cafe, $10-20

Thursday, July 27 at 9 p.m. FMWT: Wolf Eyes, Trumpet Blossom Cafe, $15-20

Saturday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m. Slim Chance & the Can’t Hardly Play Boys, Northside Market Place, Iowa City, Free

Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 6:30 p.m. Music on the Move: James Tutson, Wetherby Park, Iowa City, Free

Tuesday, Aug. 1 at 8 p.m. Christine Burke Ensemble, Trumpet Blossom Cafe, $10

Friday, Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. Iowa City Hard Core, James Theater, $15

Des Moines

Thursdays, July 6, 13, 20, 27 and Aug. 3 Summer Concert Series, Jasper Winery, Des Moines, Free

Thursday, July 6 at 8 p.m. 80/35 Pre-Party w/Amythyst Kiah and Kevin Burt, xBk Live, Des Moines, $18

Friday and Saturday, July 7-8. 80/35 Music Festival, Downtown Des Moines, $75-275

Sunday, July 9 at 5 p.m. Igor & The Red Elvises, Lefty’s Live Music, Des Moines, $1015

Sunday, July 9 at 7 p.m. Cary Morin & Ghost Dog, xBk Live, $15

Tuesday, July 11 at 5:15 p.m. Jazz in July Night 1, Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines, Free

Thursday, July 13 at 6:30 p.m. The Dead South, Lauridsen Amphitheater, Des Moines, $39-55

Thursday, July 13 at 7 p.m. Braxton Keith, Wooly’s, Des Moines, $15

Thursday, July 13 at 8 p.m. Miss Christine w/ Allegra Hernandez, xBk Live, $10