Dan Soder visited the Englert last week. Through him, KRUI’s Bodhi and Bailey examine what makes a comedian special, or at least what makes one affably stupid.
Bjork’s latest “Cornucopia: Live” album is a near spiritual experience with her haunting vocals and eclectic melodies capturing the essence of the original songs, magnifying their impact.
Good. Better. Best. The Chicago Bears hung on once again to defeat the Minnesota Vikings, taking sole possession of first place in the NFC North.
It happened again. Another extremely close loss for Iowa, this time to USC, that left fans slamming TV remotes and flipping couch cushions. Again.
I had the chance to talk with 2-time Grammy Award winner Molly Tuttle ahead of her performance at The Englert on November 16th.
I spoke with Derek Sanders, frontman of Mayday Parade after their gig at Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee, Iowa. A conversation spanning much more than the 20 years of the band, he told me about his latest trilogy release and all the way back to his very first autograph he signed.
Guided By Voices have a lot of songs, and a lot of them are weird. But which ones are the weirdest? Here’s the top 10 weirdest GBV songs.
Paras Bassuk (bass), Myles Evangelista (vox/guitar), and Chloe Weidl (drums) pose for a photo (L to R). Image via Little Village. Photo by: Paras Bassuk
Snail Mail performs this Friday, April 7th, at the Englert Theatre as part of the Mission Creek Festival. Image via Tina Tyrell.
Riverside Casino’s new event center is now open to the public.
Image via Monika Mogi.
Remembering the fateful crash that killed Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and J.P. Richardson.
Sir Chloe performs with Noso this Friday, October 28th at 8 p.m. in front of the Old Capitol Building. Image via SCOPE.
Overall, Soccer Mommy earned the headline spot at Mission Creek Festival with their bright-sounding indie underpinning the deeper, darker meaning looming in the lyrics. Sometimes, Forever releases June 24th and can be pre-ordered through her website.
Ramona & the Sometimes gave a passionate performance at the Riverside Theater Saturday evening. Despite being six months pregnant, Ramona Muse Lambert, the lead singer, gave the performance her all.
Soccer Mommy returns to the Englert Theatre this weekend as an established indie rock artist whose sound recalls the 90’s and 00’s guitar dominated rock-era, this time as Mission Creek’s headliner.
Ramona & the Sometimes is a five-piece pop rock band with sunny melodies and clever lyricism performing at Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival.
