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.
This Wednesday on November 12th, Iowa City embraces the New Wave revival as the trailblazing band, Nuovo Testamento performs at The James Theater as part of The Englert’s Track Zero Series.
Somehow, someway, the Bears keep winning. It isn’t pretty, but it doesn’t matter. A win is a win is a win.
I had the chance to sit down with Andrew McMahon while at When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas. We spoke about his historic gig at Red Rocks this summer, playing at Notre Dame Stadium, and how incredible of a movie “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping” is.
This month, Johnson County Democrats are conducting “listening tours” to connect with students at the University of Iowa, consisting of various extracurricular and undergraduate-based organizations and events. The listening tour works as an open forum for students to describe their needs, goals, and priorities when it comes to both elected officials and the Democratic Party.
In a rain-soaked showdown at Kinnick Stadium, Iowa’s playoff hopes slipped away as Oregon edged the Hawkeyes 18-16 on a last-second field goal. Despite a thrilling 93-yard touchdown drive led by Mark Gronowski, the Ducks’ steady ground game and clutch kicking sealed Iowa’s heartbreak.
Read a review of the band NE-HI here! (Image via NE-HI’s Bandcamp)
Strap up your character shoes and grab your copy of Cantate Domino as I dive into the minutiae of growing up in choir. (Featured Image via Case Concert Choir)
Jay Pharoah took the stage tonight at The Englert with both electric energy and genuine emotions (Image Via: Zak Neumann / Little Village Mag)
Take a trip down the punk rock rabbit hole with Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. Their new album Always Ascending is a bewitching listen, full of songs that are as catchy as they are unique. Image via Bandalismo.net
Podcast Hollywood Babble On with Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman was recorded in Iowa City (Image Via pbs.twimg.com)
“A lovely spring night suddenly vanished while we viewed cherry blossoms” –Matsuo Basho, translated by Haiku Guy
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This article is a review of Catfish and the Bottlemen’s album, The Balcony.
Get out your best all black outfit and flip over a hallway of crossed lasers to reach the vault of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. soundtrack. With older gems and new tracks, it combines worlds of music in increasingly fascinating ways. Image via Vanity Fair.
Ghosts, Goblins, and an Eyeball Man
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When it comes to comedy icons there is no one higher than Monty Python. (Image Via nerdist.com)
