Owen Raefield covers the biggest performances and storylines from Iowa’s 55-0 beatdown of Northern Iowa on Saturday.
On a cool night, somewhere in between the last days of summer and first days of fall, the finale to the Hy-Vee Ampitheater’s inaugural season took place. Starring Arizona’s Gin Blossoms, hundreds turned out on their feet for the band in North Liberty’s newest venue.
Week two of college football gave us a pair of early Game of the Year candidates. Unfortunately for the Big Ten, those games came at their expense. This week, we’ll take a look at Iowa’s cathartic win over Iowa State, Oregon’s early-season struggles, and Ohio State’s meltdown against Texas.
The Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers set Week 1 scoring records in a wild opening game of the 2026 season. Alex Izienicki details the 59-37 win for Chicago.
Owen Raefield breaks down the biggest players and plays from Iowa’s dramatic 16-13 victory in the Cy-Hawk series.
Week one of college football is in the rearview, but it feels like we’ve somehow already experienced a full season’s worth of drama. This week, we’ll dive into the (lack of) updates about Iowa’s quarterback battle, the “Bail Mary” in Ann Arbor, and the stakes of this weekend’s Ohio State-Texas game.
It’s finally March, so you know what that means: spring tours are starting to kick off. I started the month off right by seeing one of my favorite bands, State Champs. I was so excited for this day to come. The lineup was stacked — State Champs, Our Last Night, The Dangerous Summer, and Grayscale. It was like a Warped Tour dream. My friend Taylor and I had balcony seats at the House of Blues in Chicago, and I didn’t mind at all. The view was pretty nice, as we weren’t straining our necks to see them. The only drawback … Continued
Janelle James and Liza Treyger performed their comedy routines at The Englert Theater for the Witching Hour Festival on 10/13/18. (Image vie Little Village Magazine)
“Welcome to the Neighbourhood” is UK band Boston Manor’s sophomore album, following 2016’s “Be Nothing.” They are touring this fall with Real Friends and Grayscale. (Image via: merchnow.com)
In this edition of Jen’s Top Ten’s, I will be talking about my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands, Mayday Parade. (Image via: substreammagazine.com)
Julien Baker came to The Englert during the Mission Creek Festival in 2018 and put on a hell of a performance. Read all about it here (Image via The New Yorker)!
The all-girl trio Younger stopped over at Gabe’s on April 4th for the Mission Creek Festival. Check out my review! image via facebook.com/youngertheband
Ugh. It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for — the lineup release for the final cross-country tour for the Vans Warped Tour. Image via: Pexels.com
Julien Baker is a singer/songwriter from Tennessee, and this year she’s performing at the Mission Creek Festival at Gabe’s on Saturday, April 7th. (photo: missioncreekfestival.com)
There was no better Valentine’s date than seeing The Second City roll through Iowa City with their political satire, sketch comedy, and improvisational comedy prompted by the none other than the show-goers. Image via: facebook.com
Fall Out Boy released their latest album “MANIA” in January of 2018, which was a flop IMO. Here are some of their best, most underrated songs. Image via: pexels.com
I Prevail, We Came as Romans, The Word Alive, and Escape The Fate came to the Seven Flags Event Center on 12/2/17 for a killer rock show. photo: iprevailband.com
