Riot Fest just wrapped a successful, yet muddy weekend in Chicago. From September 18-20, over a hundred thousand people graced the grounds, later mud pit, of Douglass Park. Here are some of my favorite selects from the weekend.
Initially, I wanted to write a story about what it was like to step into the Big House for the very first time. Then our travel plans went south, and then the game itself happened. So instead of just one story, this is a collection of tales from one of the craziest weekends of all time.
Mutliple teams from the old Big Ten West come out with upset victories in the first full week of the Big Ten conference schedule. Ryan Paris recaps the major storylines from the last week, as well as some of the biggest games coming up.
Alex Izienicki breaks down the Chicago Bears’ triumphant 27-7 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night, and how third string quarterback Case Keenum took control.
Owen Raefield breaks down Iowa’s dramatic 20-19 walkoff victory over Michigan in the Big House and what it means going forward.
Week three of college football was the final tune-up for the Big Ten before the conference schedule began. This week, we’ll talk about Iowa’s 55-0 victory over Northern Iowa, Northwestern’s final game before moving into Ryan Field, and the Southern California showdown between USC and Oregon.
Black Art/White Space Pt. II allowed black women Monica Martin and Adia Victoria to discuss their experiences creating art in a predominantly white environment.
PHOX’s performance at Mission Creek amazed and charmed audiences.
Even though he only had 4 days to prepare Sage Francis still managed to captivate and excite his audience.
Learn about these talented authors’ new work.
FilmScene’s “Late Shift at the Grindhouse” Showed KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, with special gues Lisa Jane Persky(Photo via: FilmScene.com)
Adia Victoria tantalized audiences at The Yacht Club last night with her versatile voice and political activism in her music.
Deer Tick at The Mill did not disappoint, check out the concert recap!
Son Lux put on a strong performance for their first time in Iowa City for Mission Creek Festival.
Wednesday featured a night of readings and literary talks at FilmScene for the Mission Creek Festival (Photo via: MissionFreak.com)
Dawn of Midi and Tyondai Braxton performed at The Englert Theater in Iowa City on April 6th at Mission Creek 2016
