Songwriters Ken Pomeroy and Loudon Wainwright III played at the James Thater for ICSF 2025. Seeing songwriters encouraging people to start and showing them how to begin is what makes art happen.
A celebration took place in Chicago this September. The 20th edition of Riot Fest has come and passed, and while still covered in a layer of dirt and sweat, next year’s edition can’t come soon enough.
Soldier Field finally had something to celebrate again, as the Chicago Bears snapped their eight-game losing streak to the New Orleans Saints with a 26-14 win. Powered by a dominant defense and resurgent run game, the Bears overcame offensive struggles to notch their fourth straight win and move to 4-2 on the season.
On October 1, 2025, I journeyed to Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines to see a performance from Father John Misty, and left with a disappointment most bitter and foul, great show though!
Iowa education’s system has embraced the arrival of artificial cal intelligence with no signs of slowing down. However, some have raised concerns that it may lead to its downfall while others see it as a successor to the internet and printing press.
This weekend, Las Vegas will host the fourth edition of When We Were Young. A festival celebrating the scene out in the desert holds more than you’ve bargained for as 53 bands take on 4 stages in 1 day. A whirlwind for every pair of vans and fishnets in the pit, it’s Christmas in October for many. Here is your stage by stage preview of When We Were Young 2025.
Getting ready for bed and your neighborcan’t take the hint? Use this patented guide to gain peace and quiet!
You have the opportunity to participate in Speak Out Iowa, a campus survey being conducted by the University of Iowa to examine sexual misconduct on campus.
Don’t miss White Mystery at Gabe’s March 8th. (Image via Bandcamp)
Sam Fender is a force to reckon with, wrapping hard-hitting social commentary into a sleek garage rock sound.
There are few comedians that have left such an impact on comedy as George Carlin. (Cover Image via siriusxm.ca)
Meet the genius behind indie legend Vampire Weekend (Image via Vimeo)
“Backlit by panels of frenetic lines and spinning vortexes, inverted skies and hypnotic suns, Mitski took center stage like a phantom in the sickly yellow light.” (Image via: author)
This Mood Ring is filled with songs relating to Halloween. (image via cedarfallstourism.org)
Flavors of Youth is a sensory filled journey though nostalgia. (Image via: Netflix)
The Mood Ring, Party Lull, is breaking down the creative reflection music has on our feelings. (image via Domino Records)
