River and Friends at The Green House on September 24
The Green House is such a wonderfully relaxing space in our community and I am delighted to be playing music there tomorrow night with my friends River Glen and Blake Daly!
56 years ago tomorrow
56 years ago tomorrow was the first meeting of the Gay Liberation Front in Iowa City, a pivotal legacy marker not only for our local community but also because the GLF was the first gay student organization recognized by any state university. We gather for tonight’s short (24 minutes) documentary screening and community discussion moderated… Read More 56 years ago tomorrow
Always Here: Volume II
Freegrass (Blake Shaw, Dan Padley, and Tara McGovern) is delighted and honored to join so many talented friends on Always Here: Volume II, a compilation album featuring songs, sounds, and poetry by Trans and Nonbinary people from Iowa. All sales go to Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund. Huge thanks to Aaron Longoria for so much… Read More Always Here: Volume II
doras nua and Zebra Maneuver at Trumpet Blossom on Friday, September 11
Zebra Maneuver and doras nua are very close to my heart and I am so happy to be bringing both bands to Trumpet Blossom. Thanks to Katy Meyer and a wonderful team, Trumpet Blossom has been a deliberately welcoming and affirming third space in our community since 2012. Trumpet Blossom is where I go when… Read More doras nua and Zebra Maneuver at Trumpet Blossom on Friday, September 11
Stop the Church screening and discussion at Sacred Collective
We are so grateful to Sacred Collective for hosting community events like this upcoming screening of Robert Hilferty’s 24-minute documentary “Stop the Church”, chronicling events leading up to and including the December 10, 1989 demonstration by the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) and Women’s Health and Mobilization (WHAM!) at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in… Read More Stop the Church screening and discussion at Sacred Collective
Benefit concert for humanitarian aid in Gaza
I have a lot of friends who care about beautiful music and a lot of friends who care about compassionate solidarity and many of those friends are the same people. I’d really love to see each and every one of you at this concert coming up at the end of the month. HOPE Foundation is… Read More Benefit concert for humanitarian aid in Gaza
doras nua and Zebra Maneuver at Trumpet Blossom on September 11, 2026
Please join us for a double bill of doras nua and Zebra Maneuver at Trumpet Blossom on Friday, September 11, 2026.
The Soft and Low – August 2026
Jeff and I have been having a busy summer and we are so happy to have some The Soft and Low time in the community while there’s still plenty of summer left. Come find us at Rock the Chalk in downtown Iowa City at 2 pm this Friday, August 7 and then again next Friday, August 14 at 9 pm at The Black Angel.
Full Circle Concert July 26 at 2 pm
The Full Circle Concerts evolved out of Dustin Busch’s beautiful idea to bring together seasoned performers and new ones to celebrate the way music is truly an intergenerational, community-creating art. Tomorrow afternoon (Sunday, July 26 at 2 pm) The Wilford Sisters (Bridget and Muriel Brown) and Zebra Maneuver (Chris Dimond, Jennifer Horn-Frasier, and Tara McGovern)… Read More Full Circle Concert July 26 at 2 pm
save the date: doras nua and Zebra Maneuver at The Black Angel
Please save the date for a double bill of doras nua and Zebra Maneuver at Trumpet Blossom on Friday, September 11, 2026. I remember where I was twenty five years ago on that date. More than anything I always want to remember to be here now and to really be with you when we are… Read More save the date: doras nua and Zebra Maneuver at The Black Angel
