The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present Howard Fishman’s The Basement Tapes Project in two Club Hancher performances at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, April 10, at The Mill in downtown Iowa City.

In 1967, Bob Dylan made some underground recordings with The Band. The Basement Tapes Project excavates that music—only some of which Dylan released—to share the source material and wide-ranging influences of one of America’s most indispensable troubadours.

Fishman is an acclaimed singer, guitarist, composer, and bandleader who is frequently praised by critics for his broad approach to music. The New York Times has written that his music “transcends time and idiom,” while the Los Angeles Times suggests, “At a time when performers in virtually every genre are trying to stretch their stylistic boundaries, Fishman refuses to acknowledge that boundaries exist.”

The performances are supported by the Hancher Partners and gifts to the Hancher Circle through the University of Iowa Foundation.

Tickets are $20 for nonstudents and senior citizens and $10 for college students and youth, and are available from the Hancher Box Office. Located on the first floor of the south end of Old Capitol Town Center near the parking ramp, the Hancher Box Office is open for phone (319-335-1160 or 800-HANCHER) or walk-up business from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays. Tickets also may be ordered online. Any remaining tickets will be available for sale one hour before show time at The Mill.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all UI-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact the Hancher Box Office in advance at 319-335-1158.