An Iowa-based Noisemaker. MPC Universe. Chameleon. Tradesman. Ion wields a dynamic lyricism that centers liberatory values and rhetoric, making full use of multi-genre instrumental craftsmanship honed in through the MPC universe. Fresh off the release of his EP “Broken Glass” in January ’25, his music lays across a hip-hop canvass of familiarity with darkness and […]
Slacker is two buddies from Iowa City who make Shit-Fueled Experimental Noise Rock.
Are the Nadalands found in the abandoned periphery of Caribbean cities or are they all around us? Amidst a strummed 12-string acoustic guitar, ambient soundscapes, and foreboding drones, Colorado-based songwriter John Lindenbaum (The Lonelyhearts, Rust Belt Music, The Distances) answers this question with densely lyrical tales of apocalyptic nostalgia. Two decades of live shows have […]
One of Iowa City’s premier bands, Jack Lion’s sound is a one-a-kind gem in the Iowa music landscape. Mixing some traditional jazz sounds with electronic music, Jack Lion’s music would please both Miles Davis and Nine Inch Nails fans.
DC-born, Bay Area-bred, and Brooklyn-based, Golden Birds play literate experimental pop by turns labyrinthine and intimate — emphasis on the latter when in Iowa City, one of their favorite places in the world.
Good Habits is a garage punk band from Iowa City, formed in 2010. Critically acclaimed, and chronically inflamed.
The annual MCF Lit Walk returns in 2025 with several rounds of speakers at your favorite local hotspots. Bringing Iowa City to life in new ways, hear an unexpected variety of work from a mix of talented local and out-of-town writers. Round One (5:00): Revival features Mofiyinfoluwa O. (host) with Riley Ryan-Wood, Julianne Altenbern, […]
Alexis Stevens is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter. Originally from Iowa, she bounced around western states in her 20s before returning to her roots, landing in Iowa City from 2008 to 2012. There, her favorite music memories were made, due in no small part to Mission Creek Festival. She independently released her debut album, Flood or Drought, […]
Jordan Sellergren is a musician, songwriter, artist and mother. She’s releasing her third full-length album this spring.
Rachel Kushner is the author of the novels CREATION LAKE, THE MARS ROOM, THE FLAMETHROWERS, and TELEX FROM CUBA, a book of short stories, THE STRANGE CASE OF RACHEL K, and THE HARD CROWD: ESSAYS 2000-2020. She has won the Prix Médicis and been a finalist for the Booker Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Folio Prize, the James Tait Black […]