Flash in a Pan

Our friends at Big Grove Brewery are once again opening their doors and taps to us at the Big Free Show at Big Grove curated by Mission Creek Festival. Becca Mancari is rewriting the rules. Flash in a Pan is an Iowa City string band thats blends contemporary music with traditional folk and grass motifs. Their original compositions combine elements of reggae, country, folk and grass forms to produce tunes with a modern sensibility and respect for tradition…

Daylight DIY

Daylight DIY at Trumpet Blossom Cafe Mission Creek’s FREE all-ages, rip-your-face-off showcase of underground acts from across the Midwest and beyond! Featuring local acts Father Christmas, Midwest Waves, and Function as well as St. Louis-based, RedBait! Artist Details RedBait RedBait did not come from a music scene, but instead from the ranks of St Louis activists […]

Big Free Show: Subatlantic

Subatlantic, an indie rock band based in the Quad Cities, features Becca Rice–lead vocals, guitar, and keyboards; Adam Kaul–guitar; Phil Pracht–drums; and Sean Chapman–bass and cello. Subatlantic formed in 2008, released their first EP in May of 2015 on Bandcamp, and their new 12 song album, “Villains” is out now. With four musicians capable on […]

Literary Conversation

  Founded in 2016, Fonograf Editions is a nonprofit literary record label and book press from Portland, Oregon. Sarabande Books is an independent publisher dedicated to poetry, short fiction, and essay, located in Louisville, KY. Join Fonograf Editions Editor Jeff Alessandrelli and Sarabande Books author Lauren Haldeman for an insider’s look at the role texture […]

MCF Vinyl Popup

While music hits The ReUnion Brewery stage, flip through record crates from local vendors to find your next prized music possession! Vendors include: Bog’s Vinyl, Banana Boy Records, & Rochester Records