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Iowans will get their indie kicks with the arrival of the 2008 Mission Creek Midwest Festival, which takes place April 2-5, i.e. this week!

The Mission Creek festivities include readings, visual art exhibitions, and film showings in conjunction with the Iowa City Documentary Film Festival, and the majority of these events happen at various venues in Iowa City. On the musical side of things, the Mission Creek lineup includes Bon Iver, Evangelicals, Dan Deacon, Cursive, Neva Dinova, the Hood Internet, Headlights, Alejandro Escovedo, So Many Dynamos, Mouth of the Architect, Oh Astro, Capgun Coup, Baby Teeth, and Death Ships, among many others.

However, Iowa City isn't the only place with Creek-related goings on, as festival organizers have partnered with Daytrotter to present a couple of Mission Creek satellite shows in the nearby Quad Cities. Spoon, the Walkmen, Blitzen Trapper, and Fleet Foxes are all scheduled to play satellite shows.