Ames Tribune previews The River Monks’ show praising the band’s ability to “bring a childlike wonder to pop-inflected folk tunes but their musicianship and on-stage bearing is anything but childlike. Challenging rhythmic changes and spine-tingling vocal harmonies give them an edge that no other band around here can really touch.”

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Little Village Mag features The River Monks in advance of their Iowa City show at the Yacht Club!

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Iowa Public Radio chose The River Monks’ new album Home Is The House as CD of the Week!

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Americana Daily features The River Monks’ new video “I Am A Lake”!

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Little Village Magazine reviews The River Monks’ new album Home Is The House, calling it “one of the most essential and distilled ‘Iowan’ records in recent memory, complete with traditional instruments contrasted by progressive song structures.”

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River Cities Reader interviews The River Monks in advance of Wednesday’s show in Rock Island at Rozz-Tox!

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Vox Magazine interviews The River Monks in advance of Friday’s show at Cafe Berlin in Columbia, MO!

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Oklahoma Gazette interviews The River Monks in advance of their show at Blue Note Lounge this Saturday:

The River Monks are proud of their Iowa home, with its big, open plains and tight-knit communities. That terrain is stamped all over the six-piece’s broad, lush take on soaring folk music. Its harmonies are found in the wind sweeping through its bountiful cornfields, and the airy, star-dotted skies offer a vast canvas on which to paint with its whispered melodies and layered orchestration.

Read the interview here!

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