Interview: World’s Worst on their past, present, and the Real Housewives of SLC

October 7, 2025

On Saturday October 4th, World’s Worst took the stage at Gabe’s. The band took some time after sound check to chat with me, discussing their latest record “American Muscle”, how they got started playing music, and The Real Housewives of SLC.

Concert Review: Jefferson Starship, September 21st

October 6, 2025

By Carson Chittick

Jefferson Starship landed in Iowa City’s Englert Theater on Sunday the 21st of September for a spectacular show. As the show began, the projector took us through time, introducing the band’s long history and members that shaped their legacy, with pictures and videos eliciting our minds’ imagination to the past lives of the other 99% of the room. It. Was. AWESOME.

Concert Preview: White Reaper w/ Lip Critic and World’s Worst at Gabe’s Oct. 4. An open-eyed look into the new record Only Slightly Empty

October 3, 2025

This Saturday, October 4th, Louisville rock group White Reaper will be performing with Lip Critic and World’s Worst at Gabe’s, presented by the Englert Theater’s Track Zero series. This show will be one of the band’s first since the release of their 5th studio album, Only Slightly Empty.

Concert Preview: Father John Misty at Val Air Ballroom DSM on October 1

October 1, 2025

Father John Misty returns to Iowa tonight on October 1st at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines for the first time since performing at 80/35 festival in 2022, a show I was not only at, but also vaguely remember.

Your Arms Are My Cocoon brought the death of a rabbit tour to Iowa City (again!) – September 23, 2025

October 1, 2025

By Chase Haydock

Last week, Chicago’s emo sweethearts Your Arms Are My Cocoon returned to Iowa City (again!), this time in the basement of someone’s house.

September 21, BOOTCAMP release show, “The Love” and the importance of local music scenes.

September 30, 2025

Iowa punks BOOTCAMP record release show exemplified the huge impact that even small music communities can bring.

Music MATTers: Bon Iver’s “For Emma, Forever Ago”- 10 Years Later

November 11, 2017

By Matthew Kinney

A look back at Bon Iver’s landmark album “For Emma, Forever Ago,” and the impact it has had. The album is getting a vinyl reissue for its 10th anniversary, along with an exclusive live concert of the album in Milwaukee in February 2018.
Image VIA: Youtube

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The Media Court: GE’s Execution of a B2B Tweet

November 11, 2017

We finish off our study of GE with a look at how they do B2B social media outreach.
(Image via: Media Education Center)

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Bach is Back

November 9, 2017

Classical music is more than dudes in wigs. Image via YouTube

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All Things Cult Classic: Wayne’s World

November 8, 2017

By Joshua Balicki

Originating from the long-running Saturday Night Live sketch, Wayne’s World developed a cult following based on its offbeat humor, snappy catchphrases, awkward sentiment, and frequent pop-culture references. Via. Pintrest

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Bully Wins at ‘Losing’

November 8, 2017

By Amanda Bartlett

Bully’s Alicia Bognanno talks new record “Losing,” their new music video for “Feel the Same” by Lazy Mom, and making it as a woman in the music industry in today’s political climate.

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Breaking the Fourth Wall: It’s Never too Early for Final Season Game of Thrones Questions

November 7, 2017

By Michael McCurdy

Breaking the Fourth Wall, a term in cinema described for when characters grasp their fictional nature and directly approach the audience. For this column, I will be breaking the fourth wall by conveying to anyone with a passion for movies and television the next best flick, or recent trend in this entertainment medium.

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The Trunk Movie Club: Son of Frankenstein

November 2, 2017

By Andy Mitchell

See what a sequel to one of horror’s all time classics has to offer decades later. (via: IMDb)

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Performance Preview: The Hotelier @ Gabe’s, November 14th

November 1, 2017

Fans of emo and pop-punk won’t want to miss the upcoming performance by this heart-on-sleeve group. (image via stereogum.com)

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Stella: “On How Life Is” by Macy Gray

November 1, 2017

By Elaine Irvine

Read about Macy Gray and her album “On How Life Is” here! (Image via tidal.com)

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Art Anatomy: Album Review — “Leisure” by LEISURE

November 1, 2017

Click here to get an inside scoop on LEISURE’s self-titled debut album, Leisure (photo via Spotify).

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Father John Misty returns to Iowa tonight on October 1st at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines for the first time since performing at 80/35 festival in 2022, a show I was not only at, but also vaguely remember.

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Your Arms Are My Cocoon brought the death of a rabbit tour to Iowa City (again!) – September 23, 2025

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Law Enforcement Warns Students About Fentanyl-laced Prescription Pills.

Cartels have increasingly looked to social media to move counterfeit medications made to resemble authentic prescriptions, often laced with deadly doses of fentanyl.

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Des Moines’ plan to solve its budget crisis: gentrification

Des Moines is facing the culmination of multiple long-standing budgetary crises resulting in its present $17 million annual deficit. Without room in the general fund, transportation is facing cuts, utility rates have been hiked, and agencies reorganized…

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The Time is ‘Nowski: Hawks Fight Their Way Out Of Piscataway, 38-28

Iowa unveiled a far more dynamic offense at Rutgers, mixing creativity with big-play confidence behind Mark Gronowski’s command. The result was a 38-28 road win that felt like a turning point for the Hawkeyes’ attack.

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Alone at the Top

As the final seconds drained away at Kinnick Stadium, Kirk Ferentz was doused in orange Gatorade and handed his place in history. With win No. 206, Ferentz passed Woody Hayes to become the winningest coach in Big Ten history, his understated Midwestern legacy built less on titles than on the thousands of players who call him their coach.

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