I am not one to drool,

but Iron & Wine is coming to Iowa City on October 12th.


Color me excited.

Lift Your Skinny Fists.....

In joyous celebration, one of my favorite bands, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, is going on tour again!!






12-03-05 Minehead, England - ATP Nightmare Before Christmas
12-07 Manchester, England - Academy
12-08 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands
12-12 Bristol, England - Ansom Rooms
12-13 London, England - Troxy
01-14 Paris, France - Charlie Parker @ Parc de la Villette
01-15 Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royale De Bruxelles
02-16 Vancouver, British Columbia - Vogue Theatre
02-17 Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market
02-18 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
02-20 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
02-21 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
02-23 Los Angeles, CA - Music Box at the Henry Fonda
03-16 Brooklyn, NY - Masonic Temple
03-17 New York, NY - Church of St. Paul the Apostle
03-19 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
03-20 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
03-22 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
03-24 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
03-26 Chicago, IL - Metro
03-27 Chicago, IL - Metro
03-29 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre

Sidewalks

01 Block After Block
02 AM/FM Sound
03 Cameras
04 Red Paint
05 Where You're Coming From
06 Good for Great
07 Northeast
08 Wires
09 Silver Tiles
10 Ice Melts

New Song


Is your anticipation building?

Mine is.

You look like a playground to me.

I'm so obsessed with the fact that Solange Knowles is making a comeback (Yeah, Of Montreal is okay too, but they've been around). Not sure if anyone else remembers her earlier work, it was awesome, but this is even more awesome. Let's just hope she's not pulling an Ashlee Simpson and trying to get bigger than her sister by becoming a heinous lip-synching, rock-star-marrying freak. If I know anything about Solange (which I don't really) she's nothing like that.

You go, girl.

P.S. for some reason the direct link to Pitchfork TV won't work and other copies of the video have been removed from YouTube, so I encourage all of you to watch the video for "Sex Karma" here.

Jack's Mannequin

IOWA CITY, IA – SCOPE Productions and University of Iowa Dance Marathon have the pleasure of announcing that Jack’s Mannequin will perform at the IMU Main Lounge on Sunday, November 7th at 7:00PM featuring special guest Andrew Ripp.

Andrew McMahon, piano tickling song weaver of Jack’s Mannequin, is not a typical lead singer of a pop punk band. Andrew divulges secrets within his songs that most people would never have the courage to share, from his personal thoughts of love and loss to his fight with a seemingly terminal disease. Jack’s Mannequin strings together songs that can simultaneously make a listener break out their dancing shoes while thinking of the implications of what Andrew’s struggle means.

With hit singles like “Mixed Tape,” “Dark Blue,” and “The Resolution,” Jack’s Mannequin is sure to entertain audiences of all ages. Their most recent album The Glass Passenger peaked at number 8 on the billboard top 200 with 49,000 copies sold in its first week.

This show itself has some strong importance for all in attendance. Dance Marathon, the co-sponsor of the event, works every year to help provide emotional and financial support for pediatric oncology and bone marrow transplant patients and their families. This show is put on to help spread awareness and get people excited about donating and volunteering for Dance Marathon 17.

Tickets are on sale now at the University Box Office, where students can UBILL up to 8 tickets, and all other Ticketmaster locations. Registered Dance Marathon dancers can also purchase one discounted ticket to attend the show.

In honor of spreading awareness SCOPE and Dance Marathon are teaming up to provide a showing of Dear Jack, a documentary about Andrew McMahon’s struggle with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. This showing will take place Wednesday, November 3rd at the Bijou Theater in the IMU. Free tickets to the showing can be picked up at the University Box Office.

Persons with disabilities are encouraged to call (319) 335-3041 for special seating accommodations. For additional information regarding SCOPE Productions, please visit www.scopeproductions.org. For press inquiries, contact Zachary Isom at (319) 213-1755 or zacharyisom@gmail.com. For additional information regarding Dance Marathon, please visit http://dancemarathon.uiowa.edu or contact dance-marathon@uiowa.edu.

Too Much?

Do you think Sufjan is going over the top with the digital sounds? Do you miss the 5th grade band sounding sufjan? Or do you just love what is going on here.

Dierks Bentley

Scope Productions and First Avenue Productions are proud to present Capitol Recording Artist Dierks Bentley in concert, Thursday, October 28th at the Fieldhouse on the University of Iowa campus.

Dierks Bentley snagged three CMA Awards nominations earlier this month for Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for UP ON THE RIDGE, and Musical Event of the Year for the album’s track “Bad Angel” featuring Miranda Lambert and Jamey Johnson. Since its release on June 8, UP ON THE RIDGE has won critics over with the Washington Post calling it “the best country recording we’ll hear in 2010” and NPR deeming it “timeless.”

Bentley's studio albums have accounted for fourteen singles on the country singles charts, of which seven have reached No. 1: his debut single "What Was I Thinkin'", as well as "Come a Little Closer", "Settle for a Slowdown", "Every Mile a Memory", "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)", "Feel That Fire" and "Sideways". Four more of his singles have reached Top Five on the country charts as well.

Ned Mendenhall, president of First Avenue Productions, said, “Dierks was a show that we all wanted to get back to the U of Iowa campus. His show in April of 2008 sold out in about a week and a half and was one of the top shows of the year.”

Concert details: Thursday, October 28th. U of Iowa Fieldhouse building at the end of Grand Avenue off Riverside Drive. Doors at 7:30. Special guests to be announced. Pre-sale tickets for U of I students go on sale, Monday, September 13th at the University of Iowa box office (Iowa Memorial Union) and to the general public at 10am on Wednesday, September 15th. Tickets can be purchased at any Ticketmaster location, Ticketmaster.com or at the University of Iowa Box Office.

Megan McCormick

SCOPE Productions has the pleasure of announcing that Megan McCormick will perform live at the Black Box Theater on November 3rd at 9:30 PM.

Megan McCormick is not some burgeoning new artist with the need for superstardom through the means of sugary pop music. She is, however, a newcomer to the musical scene. With her debut release, Honest Words, McCormick is showing the world that heartfelt honest songwriting is still alive and kicking.

Tracks like “Wreck,” “Shiver,” and “Drifting” show McCormick’s overall diversity. She changes from soulful blues guitar shredding to soft heartfelt acoustic songs about love and loss. Her debut album shows the emotional maturity of someone way beyond her young age of 23.

McCormick may be new to her career as a musician, but she is no stranger to Iowa City. She has appeared twice in the last year, once previously in the IMU Main Lounge opening for Singer/ Songwriter Matt Nathanson. McCormick is sure to make the third time a charm and bring out all the stops to give an awe-inspiring performance.

Tickets go on sale Thursday, September 9th at 10:00AM and can be purchased at the University Box Office where students can UBILL their tickets, and at all Ticketmaster locations.

Persons with disabilities are encouraged to call (319) 335-3041 for special seating accommodations. For additional information regarding SCOPE Productions, please visit www.scopeproductions.org. For press inquiries, contact Zachary Isom at (319) 213-1755 or zacharyisom@gmail.com.

Let's Get Radioactive

New Kings of Leon.





Prediction- Going to be in every inspirational commercial.

Homecoming Concert featuring Gov't Mule

SCOPE Productions has the pleasure of announcing that Gov’t Mule will be performing as a part of the Homecoming concert on October 1st on the Pentacrest lawn. The show will begin immediately following the Homecoming parade.

Since their inception in 1994, Gov’t Mule have been synonymous with the term jam band. The band is a spinoff of the legendary Southern rock band The Allman Brothers, and includes members from The Allman Brothers lineup, Warren Haynes and Allen Woody. Gov’t Mule has garnered a large, dedicated fan base thanks to their unrelenting tour schedule and highly energized performances.

With deep cuts from their previous records like “Soulshine,” “Beautifully Broken,” and “Broke Down On The Brazos,” fans are sure to hear the band’s classic hits. Front-man Warren Haynes was ranked as Rolling Stone Magazines 23rd best guitarist of all time and creates a rocking and captivating performance.

This is a free show open to the general public. Please stay tuned for another announcement for a second act for the Homecoming show.

Persons with disabilities are encouraged to call (319) 335-3041 for special seating accommodations. For additional information regarding SCOPE Productions, please visit www.scopeproductions.org. For press inquiries, contact Zachary Isom at (319) 213-1755 or HYPERLINK "mailto:zacharyisom@gmail.com"zacharyisom@gmail.com. For more information regarding the University of Iowa’s Homecoming week, please visit http://homecoming.uiowa.edu.