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Americana singer-songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips composed this song on the eve of his May 15 performance at CSPS Hall in observation of the fifth anniversary of the historic floods of 2008. That disaster brought flood waters to nearly 12 feet inside the historic cultural center located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and spurred an $8 million renovation and expansion. The song also explores the singer’s earlier hopes of moving to Iowa after his band, Grant Lee Buffalo, opened for REM in Ames in 1995. More info: www.legionarts.org

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