tag:homebrewedic.com,2005:/blogs/latest-news?p=4Latest News2023-11-12T18:04:15-06:00HomeBrewedfalsetag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/73027522023-11-12T18:04:15-06:002024-03-28T01:47:52-05:00Immigrant Welcome Network benefit was great fun!<p>The James was a great venue for a fun evening promoting the great work of the Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County. The crowd was very responsive to the music (which we of course enjoyed!).</p><p>Please consider donating to the Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/73024272023-11-11T17:18:57-06:002024-02-05T02:16:50-06:00Woof Wine Walk a great success!<p>Thank you to everyone who supported the Iowa City Animal Shelter via our Woof Wine Walk at the Walker Homestead Winery. We raised $6000 that will help with future needs of the shelter, such as when they needed to assist with rescuing the 131 dogs from the puppy mill. Much appreciated!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/178708/01d48c14645ae7f2a11a6abfb18c8aa1355231e0/original/img-3533.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/72110992023-05-17T21:41:23-05:002024-02-05T02:17:42-06:00Album review in @LittleVillageMag "Devil in My Soul"<div class="" dir="auto"><div class="x1iorvi4 x1pi30zi x1l90r2v x1swvt13" data-ad-comet-preview="message" data-ad-preview="message" id=":rfi:"><div class="x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u"><div class="xu06os2 x1ok221b"><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a">
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<span dir="auto">Thank you </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/LittleVillageMag/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVdZQpeNvp03EbLep4BCTnYXqfMg3sAmgQ-7QOfG4CoRjhjJoex-d7IiopcBmEXnu1Q8lyH2TXPAtvhYnxZ-44-uR38317ariSV-VVJBm5kZdoqKeysDd6-HqKwJMTRn-VDn8QYl6g2RuaNV4Sd1oJSLniWES6KbmTX-44yJJbnBg&__tn__=kK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span dir="auto">Little Village Mag</span></a><span dir="auto"> for the unsolicited review of </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084484360244&__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVdZQpeNvp03EbLep4BCTnYXqfMg3sAmgQ-7QOfG4CoRjhjJoex-d7IiopcBmEXnu1Q8lyH2TXPAtvhYnxZ-44-uR38317ariSV-VVJBm5kZdoqKeysDd6-HqKwJMTRn-VDn8QYl6g2RuaNV4Sd1oJSLniWES6KbmTX-44yJJbnBg&__tn__=-%5DK-R" role="link" tabindex="0"><span dir="auto">IC Homebrewed</span></a><span dir="auto">’s album “Devil in my Soul”. We appreciate the kind words, both about our music and our efforts to provide “Music with a Mission” for the community. Little Village is a great resource to the Iowa City/Cedar Rapids area, filling a niche by covering news and current events in their unique and important way.</span>
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<span dir="auto">That album was Devil In My Soul (</span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FdTV6NQ4wZTI%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3aVfTCNA7Iq1NN4VxyfCENtawahm0PmZiUXvFzP_i5QfD4hs8ASZGdYpk&h=AT0O7J6o6dLGCqa4jkT6pDK9VFWFifk-KXrPaYncMKv9jbJ0YvtnyQe875KvWjYCWQUJnTV2ZCjDEtKyot7zTsmz1ntMmOPlwBeLIfZm24dEACQkTnXri4hiQk-230GcFw2heuw&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT2HNjtUcFiWyUkd1tLt6NF3mMqijhSiWzjRBEfskpxm7uZqRIQEu0KNhQKyxvFOAkYbNtJo5uFM0w8J4JzxENeUOygjBxdpv55LINr_GQbzw2piO_kNC-4UanDpe2WH571hgvJlSxKhsIYJh0nL0MuWrHV3Jt5HlOfHG55gBSeavKIPYtli" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0"><span dir="auto">https://youtu.be/dTV6NQ4wZTI</span></a><span dir="auto">) , an ambitious first record consisting of four original tunes and three covers. Recorded by the incomparable Luke Tweedy out at Flat Black Studios, the album is an eclectic assortment of horn-and-harmonica-driven rock and electric blues tunes. As far as audition tapes go, this is an impressive sampling of what the band brings to their live performances.</span>
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<div style="text-align:start;" dir="auto"><span dir="auto">Opening with the title track, backed by ominous boogie piano lines and several searching saxophone parts, lead vocalist and harmonica player Pete Damiano sets the tone early. “Spirit of Hope” is a rockabilly tribute penned to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that finishes off with a ripping guitar solo, while “Loss in My Life” features a full-out jazz clarinet breakdown with a distinct Dixieland-bent.</span></div>
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<div style="text-align:start;" dir="auto"><span dir="auto">Along with original tunes, the band proves it is equally adept at taking on more modern fare by covering “No Good” from Icelandic blues rockers Kaleo. They swing for the fences here, pouring several straight-gas guitar solos into the mix. As fearless as this one is, the band continues the streak by taking on two tunes from a pair of iconic and unique vocalists: Roy Orbison and Nathaniel Rateliff. “Pretty Woman” stays as true to Orbison’s as it can. It also gets as damn close to Billy Sanford’s original guitar tone as humanly possible. And with the horn section that HomeBrewed has assembled, it feels inevitable that they might try a Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats number. HomeBrewed get’s the jubilant horns and driving drum beat of “I Need Never Get Old” right.</span></div>
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<span dir="auto">It’s as simple as this: the band is making good music in support of good causes in the area. So check out HomeBrewed if you see them in a lineup somewhere this summer. And in the meantime, be sure and check out Devil In My Soul. (</span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FdTV6NQ4wZTI%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3aVfTCNA7Iq1NN4VxyfCENtawahm0PmZiUXvFzP_i5QfD4hs8ASZGdYpk&h=AT0O7J6o6dLGCqa4jkT6pDK9VFWFifk-KXrPaYncMKv9jbJ0YvtnyQe875KvWjYCWQUJnTV2ZCjDEtKyot7zTsmz1ntMmOPlwBeLIfZm24dEACQkTnXri4hiQk-230GcFw2heuw&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5B0%5D=AT2HNjtUcFiWyUkd1tLt6NF3mMqijhSiWzjRBEfskpxm7uZqRIQEu0KNhQKyxvFOAkYbNtJo5uFM0w8J4JzxENeUOygjBxdpv55LINr_GQbzw2piO_kNC-4UanDpe2WH571hgvJlSxKhsIYJh0nL0MuWrHV3Jt5HlOfHG55gBSeavKIPYtli" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" role="link" tabindex="0"><span dir="auto">https://youtu.be/dTV6NQ4wZTI</span></a><span dir="auto">)"</span>
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It was an honor to join an impressive line-up of Iowa Blues Hall of Famers, playing to a packed house at the Olympic South Side Theater, raising money to keep the blues on the air in eastern Iowa and beyond. Particularly special was having our good friend and International Blues champion <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/kevinburtmusic/" tabindex="-1"><span style="color:rgb(55,94,236);"><u>Kevin Burt</u></span></a> join us on guitar.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/71607942023-02-25T17:15:43-06:002024-02-05T02:19:24-06:00New Album “Devil in My Soul” Now Streaming<p>Our first album, <strong>Devil in My Soul</strong>, is now streaming on the following services:</p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://prf.hn/click/camref:1101ljvYv/pubref:albumuuid%3D7BFB2FB5-D705-4DFC-B434716F28A4C58D/destination:https://open.spotify.com/album/5vEVtXXSi4pxCUqpcbtzbx" tabindex="-1"><span style="color:rgb(35,85,206);"><u>Spotify</u></span></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/devil-in-my-soul/1652510163?uo=4" tabindex="-1"><span style="color:rgb(35,85,206);"><u>Apple Music</u></span></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/devil-in-my-soul/1652510163?uo=4&app=itunes&at=1001lry3&ct=dashboard" tabindex="-1"><span style="color:rgb(35,85,206);"><u>iTunes</u></span></a></p><p>This album is a mix of <a class="no-pjax" href="https://homebrewedic.com/" tabindex="-1"><span style="color:rgb(48,84,199);"><u>HomeBrewed</u></span></a> originals:</p><p><strong>Devil in My Soul</strong>: The deep personal challenges within us all</p><p><strong>Spirit of Hope</strong>: A tribute to Dr King and encouragement to stay positive</p><p><strong>Beer Brought Me to the Blues</strong>: A tribute to life-long friends</p><p><strong>Loss in My Life</strong>: Reflection and pain for those we’ve lost</p><p> </p><p>And three of our favorite songs from other artists:</p><p><strong>Pretty Woman</strong>-Roy Orbison,</p><p><strong>No Good</strong>-Kaleo,</p><p><strong>I Need Never Get Old</strong>-Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats</p><p> </p><p>A special thank you to Luke Tweedy at <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.flatblackstudios.com/" tabindex="-1"><span style="color:rgb(55,94,236);"><u>Flatblack Studio</u></span></a> for a tremendous recording experience!</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/71328772023-01-04T20:50:30-06:002024-01-21T23:50:58-06:00Album Release party a success<p>A belated thank you to all who supported the release party for our first album “Devil in my Soul”. 150 people came out to Wildwood in Iowa City to help us raise $3500 to provide families from Tate Alternative High School with food over the holidays. It was both fun and rewarding. A great example of our Music with a Mission. We greatly appreciate the support of family and friends- new and old, on behalf of those less fortunate than ourselves. Thank you to the staff at Tate High School for their endearing effort to teach, mentor and support the students and families associated with their school. Happy New Year!</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/70111282022-07-09T14:17:24-05:002024-02-10T03:37:40-06:00First Album Recorded!<p>Our band had a great time and learning experience recording our first album at Flat Black Recording Studios July 17-19. Luke Tweedy, owner/operator of Flat Black was fantastic to work with. We are in the process of mixing the 9 songs we recorded. They will be released over the next few months as part of an album with the title song: Devil in my Soul. More to come as the songs are released.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/70111132022-07-09T14:10:22-05:002024-01-21T23:54:55-06:00Thanks for supporting the Neighborhood Centers<p>Gratitude to all who came out to support the <a contents="Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ncjc.org/index.html">Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County</a> at our benefit gig on June 11. A special thank you to the Country Club Estates neighborhood Association for their sponsorship of the event. We raised over $1000 to assist with summer meal programs and other services provided to families in need in the Iowa City Area</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/69461862022-04-11T21:02:53-05:002024-02-05T02:21:09-06:00Fun night supporting the student vets<p>Thanks to everyone who came out and supported the Univ of Iowa Student Veterans at the IC VFW. It was both a fun and successful evening, raising over $14,000 to help upgrade the computing facilities for the student vets. Special thanks to the Iowa City and Riverside VFWs for their sponsorship of the event.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/68871742022-02-02T22:34:25-06:002024-02-05T02:22:13-06:00Thank you KCCK-great evening of blues!<p>We were honored to be invited to play for the 30th anniversary of KCCK playing the blues on air (KCCK is Kirkwood's jazz/blues station). What a thrill to play in front of a sold out crowd of about 250 at the Olympic Theater in Cedar Rapids, on the same bill as many Iowa Blues Hall of Famers such as Dennis (Daddy-O) McMurrin, and Johnny Kilowatt. KCCK is a jewel that we all need to support.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/68237762021-11-28T21:10:28-06:002023-12-10T10:55:04-06:00Thanks for helping the food banks!<p>Thank you to the 250 people who participated in the brisk 5K Fun Run/Walk/Crawl at the Walker Homestead, Sunday morning Nov 14. Over $14,000 was raised for the Coralville and North Liberty Food Banks, just in time for the holidays. Additional donations can be made at: https://www.coralvillefoodpantry.org/give; https://northlibertycommunitypantry.org/donor/donate-now/.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/67626862021-09-30T22:56:39-05:002023-12-10T13:36:46-06:00Suicide Awareness/Prevention Benefit Gig Successful<p>On Saturday evening Sept 18, about 100 people came out to Wilson's Orchard on a beautiful evening to enjoy the company of friends, listen to music and kick off the Jenifer (Dr. Jen) Wolfe Memorial Funding Campaign, an effort by the UI College of Dentistry and the Department of Pediatric Dentistry to support the College’s suicide prevention program in memory of a member of the Class of 2001. In addition, a small portion of these funds will be used to provide dental care to disadvantaged children. For more information and to contribute, please visit the funding campaign’s website:https://uigoldrush.org/drjen. A special thank you to Wilson's for hosting the event. Special night for a special cause.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/62645982020-03-27T23:06:25-05:002023-12-10T10:43:00-06:00Help Craft Brewery Workers Who've Lost Jobs<p>HomeBrewed is co-sponsoring the "Socially Distant Beer Festival", a fundraiser for the 450 people who have lost their jobs at craft breweries and tap rooms in Iowa. <br>It's tough duty but I know you are up to it: <br>1. Buy a $5 ticket: https://www.virtualbeerfest.org/tickets <br>2. Pick up some of your favorite craft beer <br>3. Join others on Twitter, Facebook, and/or Instagram on Saturday, March 28, so we can drink beer together (from a safe distance), with the help of our hashtag, #virtualbeerfest </p>
<p>If you are outside Iowa, please support the employees at your local craft breweries and tap rooms. </p>
<p>If you aren't a big craft beer fan, please find another group that you can assist during these challenging times. </p>
<p>While there lots of folks are in need, this is a small, low-cost way of helping those who have provided we craft beer fans with a small piece of liquid joy. </p>
<p>Thanks for helping our friends and neighbors far and near.</p>
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<p>A few that we would like to suggest you consider are:</p>
<p>1) <a contents="Domestic Violence intervention program (DVIP" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://dvipiowa.org/donate/">Domestic Violence intervention program (DVIP</a></p>
<p>2) <a contents="CommUnity Food Bank" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://builtbycommunity.org/donate/">CommUnity Food Bank</a></p>
<p>3) <a contents="Shelter House for the Homeless" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://builtbycommunity.org/donate/">Shelter House for the Homeless</a></p>
<p>All are trying to help the less fortunate during these trying times.</p>
<p>Please be safe and stay well physically and emotionally!</p>
<p>Your friends at HomeBrewed</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/61751062020-01-26T18:41:44-06:002022-06-01T20:37:58-05:00MLK Work Day Celebration<p>HomeBrewed was honored to be invited to play for the 2020 MLK work day celebration at Mercer Park in Iowa City. We played our original tribute song to Dr King, called Spirit of Hope, which speaks to what need in these divided times. Thank you MLK organizers!</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/60448352019-12-24T16:41:19-06:002022-04-05T09:45:16-05:00Food Bank 5th Annual benefit successfully supported Project Holiday<p>About 75 people came out to the MIll to hear the unique blues of award winning singer/songwriter Kevin Burt and HomeBrewed. In addition to raising over $1000, the funds met a match donating an additional $500 and allowed the Food Bank to provide holiday meals to 1700 families!</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/60448342019-12-24T16:38:04-06:002022-05-31T02:49:17-05:00Penfield Benefit@ Linnemans in Milwaukee a great time-again<p>The second annual Penfield Children's Center benefit concert at Linnemans in Milwaukee was enjoyed by a standing room only crowd who danced up a storm, as they donated over $2000 for this wonderful organization!</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/60448332019-12-24T16:35:38-06:002023-12-10T12:28:18-06:00Local music and arts supported at the Mill in October<p>The Englert and FIlmscene were supported by at crowd at the Mill. You can still give to their Greatest Small City for the Arts Campaign at: <a contents="https://strengthengrowevolve.org/" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://strengthengrowevolve.org/">https://strengthengrowevolve.org/</a></p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/60448312019-12-24T16:31:34-06:002023-12-10T11:09:04-06:00Oktoberfest successfully supported the Neighborhood Centers<p>About 75 people enjoyed cool weather and hot music from Two Bit Maniac and Homebrewed in support of the great work of the Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County outside of Stella. We are still trying to find the perfect date so that the weather is just right for this event :0)</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/60448262019-12-24T16:27:38-06:002024-03-28T01:47:52-05:00Shelter House BBQ Bash was a blast<p>HomeBrewed appreciated the opportunity to play in support of the great work of the Shelter House and their great work for the homeless.</p>
<p>The 3-400 in attendance enjoyed great BBQ pork, community and seemed to really enjoy the music!</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/58798982019-09-03T22:46:04-05:002024-03-08T05:11:43-06:00Successful event for the Fifth Ward Saints North<p>About 140 people attended the benefit dinner concert for the Fifth Ward Saints North at Ernie Found's farm on August 24. The event raised about $8000 through the live auction, silent auction, and good will donations. Thanks to all involved in organizing the event and for those making generous donations.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/58633762019-08-19T20:43:51-05:002022-04-05T09:50:23-05:00DVIP/NL Community Pantry event<p>On what turned out to be a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the park in North Liberty, Mike Haverkamp and HomeBrewed had fun playing to a very receptive audience in support of two great causes-The Domestic Violence Intervention Program and the North Liberty Community Pantry. Thank you to both groups for the great work for those in need.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/58633752019-08-19T20:40:28-05:002023-12-10T12:05:07-06:00Burr Oak Land Trust benefit-a beautiful evening<p>We really enjoyed playing outside at the Belgum Grove for the Burr Oak Land Trust. Great crowd on a beautiful evening and helped raise money to support purchasing and maintaining beautiful parcels of land in the rural IC area.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/58633742019-08-19T20:31:05-05:002022-04-10T08:25:14-05:00Center for Worker Justice benefit<p>The Center for Worker Justice benefit at the Mill was a great success. Raised about $1500 for a nice crowd that came out to support the great work of the Center.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/58633702019-08-19T20:29:30-05:002023-12-10T13:09:20-06:00Lone Tree Fire Dept Street Dance<p>Thank you to the Lone Tree Volunteer Fire Dept for their service to the community and for the invitation to play for their street dance this year. Very nice crowd played games while Two Bit Maniac and HomeBrewed played some tunes-and raised about $4000 for the Fire Dept. Great night</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/58633692019-08-19T20:26:18-05:002023-12-10T10:52:56-06:00Friday Night Concert series very special<p>Our band felt very fortunate to be able to open the brand new stage for the Iowa City Friday Night Concert Series. We appreciated the large and receptive crowd and to share the stage with Brad and the Big Wave. Thank you Summer of the Arts committee for selecting us to play this great venue.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/57522622019-05-12T20:28:46-05:002021-12-09T11:26:30-06:00Mary's Farm Sanctuary supported well at Big Grove<p>Mary's Farm Sanctuary raised over $2500 in a fun event with mini horse, dogs, cats and lots of two legged animals. Outside the back of Big Grove turned out to be a perfect venue on one of the few beautiful days of the spring. A fun time had by all.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/57522612019-05-12T20:25:34-05:002022-01-05T00:11:59-06:00Thanks for improving the Catholic Worker House<p>Over 250 people attended the third annual Catholic Worker House Benefit dinner/concert. The event raised $11,000 which is being used already to update and improve the 116 year old house with with new kitchen appliances, pantry shelving and a more hygienic countertop. New windows that actually open will also be installed before the end of the summer. Thank you to all who contributed to feed and house the less fortunate in our area.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/56678902019-03-03T23:04:10-06:002023-12-10T13:16:55-06:00Great UIVA event<p>Thanks to the IC VFW, the Riverside VFW and the 100 folks who enjoyed a delicious pork tenderloin dinner and clearly enjoyed the music (which we certainly enjoy). The UIVA students came together when needed and did a terrific job.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/56678892019-03-03T23:02:13-06:002022-01-05T00:10:31-06:00Nice support for the NCJC biking program<p>Thank you to the 100 people who came out for Oktoberfest fun in February (helped to warm a cold night). Old Cap Strings were great and we raised almost $2500 for the biking program. Much appreciated</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/55569602018-12-16T22:18:36-06:002021-12-12T22:09:59-06:00Food Bank Blowout<p>The 2018 Crisis Center Food Bank Last Dash benefit to wrap up Project Holiday was very special-thank you to all who attended and/or contributed. Over 150 people came out to the Mill, as we raised over $2500 toward holiday meals for the less fortunate! It was so much fun to play with Mr.Kevin Burt (and Phoebe). The crowd was clearly having fun. Thank you to all of the sponsors who provided donations for the raffle, which was a huge success.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/55274052018-11-25T22:22:18-06:002024-01-22T02:08:54-06:00Great support for Penfield at Linnemans in Milwaukee<p>A heartfelt thank you to everyone who attended and supported the fundraiser for the Penfield Children's Center held at Jim Linneman's fantastic music venue in Milwaukee. It was a very special night with an enthusiastic crowd of over 100 people packing Linnemans listening to Grant Lewis's fantastic ballads and HomeBrewed's bluesy Rock and Roll. Over $2400 was raised toward a new playground at Penfield. An added benefit was that the event brought together family and friends, some of whom had not seen each other in 30+ years, and others who traveled significant distances to be there. Penfield is a special place, staffed by special people, including my niece Stephanie Shabangu who organized the event. The support from the community (in the broadest sense of the word) was incredible. I know the members of HomeBrewed enjoyed the evening immensely. Thank you!</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/54814632018-10-22T21:57:01-05:002022-04-29T07:21:16-05:00You Raised the Roof for the IC Free Clinic!<p>Thank you to everyone who came out to the Mill for the benefit gig to support the Free Medical and Dental Clinics' efforts to put a new roof on the building. Together we were able to raise over $2000 to stop the leaks. Thanks to Two Bit Maniac and all who donated. If you weren't able to attend but would like to donate, you can give online at: http://freemedicalclinic.org/</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/53677562018-07-30T15:59:11-05:002023-12-10T13:23:14-06:00New member of the band<p>HomeBrewed is very excited to introduce our new drummer Cameron Gray. Cameron is a current dental student and has been playing percussion since the age of 7, mainly playing in school and church bands. His favorite genre of music is indie rock and likes to collect records in his free time. Cameron will be sharing drummer duties with Jacob as schedules allow (for some reason dental school seems like it can be a busy time!). We appreciate the willingness of both Cameron and Jacob to share their time and talent for others.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/53213992018-06-27T22:31:29-05:002022-03-15T07:02:37-05:00Iowa City Public Library benefit a great success<p>Thank you to everyone who came out to support the ICPL's outreach programs last night at the Mill. About 75 people came out on a Tuesday to help raise $1100 for the Library's Foundation. Patty McCarthy and the ICPL Foundation Board are doing great things to bring the valuable resources of the library out to the community. Please support them whenever you can.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/51875982018-04-17T21:59:26-05:002022-03-15T07:05:25-05:00Thanks for supporting domestic violence prevention<p>Over 100 people came out to the Mill to support the Domestic Violence Intervention Program and the Rape Victim Advocacy Program last Sunday in less than ideal weather. Between the gate, raffle, silent auction, and pledge cards, about $2000 was raised to help keep the phone consulting service operating for families in need. It was a pleasure playing along with Two Bit Maniac who were outstanding. Another fun event for a great cause. Thanks to all who attended and helped with the organization of the benefit.<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/178708/e4baf20e57669f55d7e08446f240201da3436115/medium/dvip-band-pic.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/51472952018-03-25T16:21:54-05:002022-07-20T05:19:46-05:00Camp Kesem's importance highlighted<p>Congratulations to all the young adults, especially Taylor Hayden, who organized the benefit in support of Iowa's Camp Kesem, a free summer camp for children who have a parent with cancer. This first of its kind event in Iowa City, was a great success with over 100 people donating close to $10,000 toward the costs of the summer camp. Excellent food as well. HomeBrewed was privileged to be a part.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/51411342018-03-21T22:28:31-05:002022-03-15T07:05:16-05:00UIVA support strong<p>Over 100 people came out to the Iowa City VFW to support student Veterans at the University of Iowa. Through the generosity of those in attendance, silent auction and raffle items and donations from the Iowa City and Riverside VFWs, over $10,000 was raised for the development of a new job placement initiative. Thanks to all who participated!</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/51007302018-02-26T22:36:44-06:002020-06-29T22:25:45-05:00Thanks for supporting Compeer<p>About 150 people came out for the Compeer Sound of Friendship Dessert Concert. Great fun to be able to join the other wonderful musicians-Al Zimmerman, Kol Shira and the UI acapella choir Intersection. Compeer provides peer support for people with mental illness and are in need of "friends" to assist their clients. Please consider volunteering. Also thank you to Kevin Sellers, who handled the sound board at the Our Redeemer Lutheran church and tried his best to make us sound good :0)</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/49835982017-12-18T21:32:45-06:002021-08-10T07:25:36-05:00Holiday Assist for the Food Bank<p>Dear Friends: </p>
<p>Thank to everyone who assisted with the Last Dash Holiday Food Bank fundraiser. We raised $1900 and collected 1000 lbs of food and to help those in need this holiday season. </p>
<p>The benefit concert yesterday, the culmination of the drive, was standing room only. Mr Kevin BF Burt was his usual outstanding self for two sets and a shout out to my colleagues in HomeBrewed who rocked the place. </p>
<p>Special thanks to our University of Iowa partners who helped collect food in advance: <br>Air Force ROTC <br>Army ROTC <br>College of Dentistry <br>College of Public Health <br>Obermann Center for Advanced Studies <br>Public Policy Center </p>
<p>Also special thank you to the Mill for hosting the event </p>
<p>We are arranging a great line up of benefit gigs for 2018-stay tuned. </p>
<p>We hope you have a joyous holiday season.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/48663412017-09-26T17:31:04-05:002024-02-17T00:03:26-06:00Pathways Adult Center Benefit a Big Success<p>Thank you to the 150 people who came out to the 2017 Men Who Cook (and a few good women) Benefit Concert. The Event raised almost $25,000 that will be used to assist adults who can benefit from a positive daytime environment (as well as their caregivers). Great job to the event organizers. We also really appreciated that the crowd danced up a storm! Great fun for all.</p>HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/46974482017-05-04T22:33:07-05:002020-06-29T22:26:39-05:00Catholic Worker House benefit was a blow outThanks to all who came out to support and celebrate the first anniversary of the Iowa City Catholic Worker House on Sunday at St Pats. Over 250 people participated in enjoying fajitas and fixings--and our fun selections of Rockabilly and Blues :0). Over $8000 was raised to help install a new hot water heater and boiler to improve the infrastructure for the transitional housing provided but the Catholic Worker House. What a great show of generosity by all involved.HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/46720522017-04-14T23:23:05-05:002022-03-15T07:15:38-05:00Thank you Aunt Patty and Maplewood EstatesOur HomeBrewed Lite group (Ernie Found-keyboard, Mike Kanellis-bass and Pete Damiano-vocal/harmonica) would like to thank our Aunt Patty and her friend John for the invitation to play a gig for residents of Maplewood Estates, a senior apartment complex in Monticello IA. They were a wonderful audience and we really enjoyed the opportunity to play for them last Sunday. A special thank you to our cousin Patti Greenwood who joined in on vocals to do three duets-what great fun.HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/46303262017-03-14T23:04:36-05:002022-03-15T07:15:11-05:00UI Vets Learning Center on its wayThank you for all who supported the fundraiser to build a new learning center for the UI student veterans. About 125 people enjoyed the food and music at the IC VFW on Sat March 4. A special thank you to the IC VFW, the RIverside VFW, the UIVA and their President Kris Latorre and all the others who donated their time and treasure to help us raise over $22,000 for computers, projectors and other equipment to outfit the new learning center. The UI Chief Diversity Office and the Center for Diversity and Enrichment provided space for the new center and encouragement along the way. A great collaboration to support the needs of the1500 veterans and their dependents on campus!HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/45321672016-12-31T13:27:33-06:002022-05-30T07:59:03-05:00Successful Food Bank FundraiserThank you to everyone who contributed to the Food Bank as part of the 2nd Annual Last Dash Fundraiser at the Mill. A special thanks to our University collaborators: the College of Public Health, the College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics, the Obermann Center, the Army and Air Force ROTC and the Public Policy Center. They collected about 800 lbs of food prior to the event. An additional 150 lbs and $1200 in cash was collected the day of. Also thank you to the Mill for being a gracious host for this event and already booking ahead for next year (Mark your calendars now for December 16, 2017).HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/42547972016-06-28T22:53:42-05:002022-03-15T07:16:59-05:00Father's Day for seniorsA trio of HomeBrewed members played for about 30 seniors at Emerson Point Assisted Living Facility. We greatly appreciated the invitation and allowed us to learn some new classic tunes. The crowd was very gracious-thank you.HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/42157662016-06-06T14:09:06-05:002024-03-25T23:03:59-05:00Flea Market FunThe Barn Flea Market in Wellmar drew 5-600 people on Friday night May 20th. It was a pleasure providing music for their shopping pleasure during a beautiful evening of fun in the country. Thanks to Joni Yoder for the invitation.HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/42157652016-06-06T14:05:54-05:002023-12-10T13:15:23-06:00Great support for Iowa Women's Archives And Animal ShelterThanks to all who came out to the Mill on May 12 for a packed room to support the IWA and hear Tom Mason and HomeBrewed. Tom is always great (hear him soon on Java Blend on Iowa Pubic Radio) and about $1300 was raised to support the Archives.<br><br>Two days later, we played to a smaller and colder crowd that helped support the Iowa City Animal Shleter at Trueblood Park. The die-hards who braved the cold weather were great and much appreciated by both the band the Animal Shelter who had a very successful day.HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/40647332016-02-28T16:50:31-06:002023-12-10T13:10:13-06:00Thanks for supporting the UI Veterans!150 people showed up for the fundraiser for the UI Veterans last Saturday night. The event raised $4000 for a great cause. Travis Arment and the rest of the UI Vets did a great job getting raffle and silent auction items. Commander Ed Weeks and his crew at the IC VFW provided a great facility, food etc. Special shout out to our band HomeBrewed, brother Steve Miller from the Riverside VFW and Kevin Burt for sharing his talents.HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/39696072016-01-03T16:00:17-06:002022-09-12T09:52:53-05:00Food Bank Fundraiser-Great Success!Thank you to everyone who supported our Last Dash Holiday Food Bank Fundraiser. We raised $1450 and collected 600 lbs. of food.<br>The Mill was standing room only and everyone seemed to have a great time.<br>Please join us for our next fundraiser on Feb 20 at the IC VFW to support the UI VeteransHomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/38700832015-09-26T13:22:32-05:002023-12-10T12:47:09-06:00Suggest charitiesWe are interesting in sharing our good fortune by playing as part of fundraisers for charitable organizations in Eastern Iowa. Please suggest charities in which you are involved or think we should contact about a fundraising gig. Thank youHomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/38700812015-09-26T13:20:40-05:002022-05-24T02:00:43-05:00Suggest venuesHi-please suggest places we should consider playing in eastern Iowa. We aren't looking to play every week but would enjoy having fun with new crowds.HomeBrewedtag:homebrewedic.com,2005:Post/38696572015-09-25T23:38:52-05:002023-12-10T10:48:14-06:00Suggest new songsHi-we are growing our playlist and would love to hear about your favorite Rockabilly, Rock and Blues songs-especially ones you think are fun and upbeat and that people would enjoy hearing us play. Songs containing good harp riffs get bonus points :0)HomeBrewed