Representing the Iowa Goatsinger, Mike Moran is premiering a fresh solo performance piece, “The Iowa Goatsinger: Near Fear”, a mix of story, movement, song, and generally foolish behavior.
Blending humor, tragedy, and a good, old-fashioned creep-factor, “Near Fear” is an exploration of those moments of high-anxiety that tends to take us by the throat – whether it be in the anxiety of confronting your girlfriend’s father or making your way bravely towards the spooky sounds coming from deep in the woods.
When: “The Iowa Goatsinger: Near Fear” plays Oct 27, 7:30pm to 9pm.
Fighting evil through the use of 100% pure Blutonium. Checker and the Bluetones perform a variety of music from the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s — something to please everyone. Raucous, fun music from Cedar Falls – horns and vocal! Can’t sit in your seat – makes you move!
COST: $15. Tickets can be purchased at the event, or before at Bauman’s clothing store uptown Mount Vernon.
LilFest Presents: “The World Ain’t Slowin’ Down: Ellis Paul Celebrates 25 Years on the Road”
Ellis Paul is a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, poet and troubadour originally hailing from a potato farming family in northern Maine. He is the recipient of thirteen Boston Music Awards, second only to multi platinum act Aerosmith. Since launching from Boston, Ellis Paul has built a vast catalog of music which weds striking poetic imagery and philosophical introspection with hook-laden melodies.
The Boston Globe heralds him as a “songwriter’s songwriter” saying “no emerging songwriter in recent memory has been more highly touted and respected by songwriters.” USA Today’s national feature on Ellis was titled, “Best Bet for Stardom” which has come true after years of non-stop touring. He has shared the stage with such notable artists as John Mayer, Bill Morrisey, Shawn Colvin, and John Gorka early on and quickly progressed to headlining concerts and festivals.
WHEN: The show starts Friday, October 13th at 7:30 pm, doors open for seating at 7:15 pm.
COST: $20 General admission / $50 for Patrons / $5 for students. You can purchase tickets in person or online. To purchase tickets online click here.
The LilFest Series regularly presents folk and international concerts in intimate settings in the Eastern Iowa region. Past performers include Jim Post, James Lee Stanley, Eric Taylor, Claudia Nygaard, Radoslav Lorkovic, and Nathan Bell. LilFest (http://www.LilFest.org/ ) was originally developed in the Chicago area by Nancy Emrich Freeman, the now-resident of Mount Vernon continues a grand tradition of bringing the finest musicians to play in the places that are best for both the person onstage and the fan in the nearby seat.
Here’s our roundup of musical performances in the First Street Community Center’s Uptown Theatre for the month of October. Things are still “in the works” and we may get to add to this list, so keep an eye on our “Events” link on our website to keep up to date.
Click on the title of each act to learn more about their upcoming performance.
$15/person, Call Mike Smith @ (319) 361-8193 for tickets.Bring your own refreshments. The only requirement is that you use the tip-proof cup sold by the Community Center for $5 which is yours to take home and reuse at a later date.
LilFest Presents: “The World Ain’t Slowin’ Down: Ellis Paul Celebrates 25 Years on the Road”
Ellis Paul is a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, poet and troubadour originally hailing from a potato farming family in northern Maine. He is the recipient of thirteen Boston Music Awards, second only to multi platinum act Aerosmith. Since launching from Boston, Ellis Paul has built a vast catalog of music which weds striking poetic imagery and philosophical introspection with hook-laden melodies.
The Boston Globe heralds him as a “songwriter’s songwriter” saying “no emerging songwriter in recent memory has been more highly touted and respected by songwriters.” USA Today’s national feature on Ellis was titled, “Best Bet for Stardom” which has come true after years of non-stop touring. He has shared the stage with such notable artists as John Mayer, Bill Morrisey, Shawn Colvin, and John Gorka early on and quickly progressed to headlining concerts and festivals.
Fighting evil through the use of 100% pure Blutonium. Checker and the Bluetones perform a variety of music from the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s — something to please everyone. Tickets can be purchased at the event or before at Bauman’s clothing store uptown Mount Vernon.
