Open 6pm to 2am Monday to Saturday
We have had the most amazing seven year run that have exceeded our wildest expectations. The crowds down here have been great and we would like to thank you for that. We feel like we have been the hosts to one giant party and are truly blessed. How about seven more?!
The Yacht Club is Iowa City's main source for live music set in an environment where you truly are part of the music. We have entertainment 6 nights a week with friendly servers, a coat check, and serve tater tots! Trust us when we say this is not a financial endeavor - it really is about having a great time.
The Yacht Club is located in the basement of 13 S Linn St in a building built in 1918 in downtown Iowa City. The exterior of the building has remained basically unchanged since it was built and was restored in 2000. Our entryway has recently been remodeled in the hopes to improve upon your Yacht Club experience. Another great thing about our location is that there is free parking right across the street if you leave after midnight on weekdays and after 3am on weekends.
We are here for your fun - plain and simple. We are not some out of town corporation and we are not some small time bar owner trying to squeeze the life out of each penny. If at the end of the night we break even but the band was great and you had a ton of fun, then we consider that a win. This has been our mission since the day we first opened and we still consider this our goal in life to this day.
Advance tickets available at www.ticketweb.com
Every Monday is the Free Blues Jam
-------Hosted by James Edel
Every Tuesday is Dance Party - $2 cocktails
-------Free for 21+
Every Wednesday is The Jam 10pm - $2 Cocktails 9 to 1
-------Hosted by Animosity
We did this a few years ago and got into trouble - but this it is officially blessed and features an Umphrey's side project called 2MUCHBASS. So after their huge show at the IMU, head down here for a very intimate post party featuring:
Joel Cummins - Keyboards
Kris Myers - Drums
Tommy D Daugherty - Bass
Craig Erickson - Guitar
Iowa City's Dr. Z's Experiment kicks of this party.
We got pretty lucky on this one:
Some music, because of its originality, timelessness, mass appeal, or perhaps because it is just plain odd, will always be destined for the hallowed halls of cult classicism. No band fits this criteria better than Papadosio. In just 4 years Papadosio has wowed crowds from Denver to NYC, Cleveland to Atlanta, shaking the earth at festivals and clubs alike.
Papadosio's music is all about unexpected combinations. From Rock/House to Jazz/Hop to Dub/Breaks and so on, every song has a unique approach to attaining originality. Long improvisational interludes and vocal harmonies quickly set this group in a new category of mass appeal.
...with an amplified message of transcendence, unity, and universal understanding, Papadosio's mission is clear: To combine eclectic musical traditions with modern Electronica to stir the heart and fuel the mind.
Press:
Adam Fox(Universal Studio's): "It is rare for Bands to have such control, understanding, and objectivity as they create and produce their own music. Young, freakishly mature, and wise beyond their years, Papadosio has just released a sophisticated work of art."
This is truly amazing. These bands wanted a place to play on March 12. When we said we were doing a Haiti benefit show, they not only jumped at the idea, but decided to do another benefit in their hometowns.
Andre, from the Mill, also gets credit for coming up with the idea.