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 doras nua and Zebra Maneuver at The Black Angel 9/11/26
Thanks again so much to Summer of the Arts for providing these joyful performances in support of local music and community solidarity! There’s so much more summer to be savored and so many more artists to support and celebrate!
Yesterday’s release of Stephanie Catlett‘s gorgeous new album “Bright Day” also marks the 20th recording project that I have played or sang on in the last 20 years. Some of these are full length albums by bands I played with for years. Some are fiddle or vocal embroidery that I was invited to add to… Read More 20 in 20
The next Ragers for Charity event will be on Friday, June 12 at Willow Creek Theatre benefiting UI Immigrant Legal Clinic and Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County, as part of Immigrant Heritage Month. $10 advance tickets or $12 cash at door, + fees for card. Vendor artists selling merch with a portion going to… Read More Ragers for Charity event on June 12 benefiting UI Immigrant Legal Clinic and Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County
Global Food Project was founded in 2016 by folks seeking to make a more inclusive and interconnected Iowa City. They thought that different communities coming together to grow food alongside one another would be one way to achieve this. GFP has grown to nearly 100 family plots, as well as increasing market plots from six… Read More Ben Schmidt Trio at Global Food Project Farmers Market
Love is meeting each other in each moment with open hearts and open minds. Thank you for meeting us! We are KERAK and we love you. Thank you to our friend Ben Schmidt for the video of Facundo Cabral’s “No soy de aquí, ni soy de allá”.
On Saturday, December 28 at 8 pm, KERAK will play at Public Space One Close House (538 South Gilbert St). KERAK: Nielo Gaglione (mandole algérois, vocals), Tara McGovern (fiddle, vocals), and Chris Dimond (guitar) present a global collision of love and unity through strings and song. This concert will also provide a final opportunity for… Read More Kerak at PS1 for IWNJC
Rachel Corrie was murdered by IDF soldiers as she stood in protection of her Palestinian friends and neighbors in Rafah 21 years ago today on March 16, 2003. She should have turned 24 on April 10. I turned 25 on April 13 of that year and I remember Rachel. We all need to remember Rachel.… Read More My Name is Rachel Corrie
Tara McGovern (fiddle, vocals) and Nielo Gaglione (mandole algérois, vocals) are KERAK, a global collision of love and unity through strings and song.
A musical video collaboration from around the world and an important affirmation in these trying times.… Read More Happy and Well
Tara McGovern 