Local Iowa City band Twin River Revivalist put on a great show last Halloweekend. With songs that can charge up any crowd, their next show at Elray’s this Friday, Dec. 5th is sure to be a good one.
I sat down with multi-instrumentalists Jano Rix before his gig with The Wood Brothers at The Englert Theatre on November 12th. Taking a beat to touch on what shaped him artistically, his favorite illustrators, and the impact dancing has had in his adult life, Jano let us into how he makes a chaotic world feel focused and comfortable.
Good. Better. Best…Again. The Bears keep the Chi-train moving, routing the Eagles in an NFC slug fest.
The Heroes trophy stays in Iowa City after the Hawkeyes shuck the Huskers in Lincoln.
College athletes across the country are now receiving direct revenue-sharing payouts, fueling everything from luxury shopping sprees and impulsive spending to investments, charity, and family support. Their choices reveal how a generation of 18-to-22-year-olds is navigating sudden wealth in a rapidly shifting era where college sports now function like big-league business.
In a high-scoring thriller, the Chicago Bears took down the Pittsburgh Steelers at Soldier Field, 31-28. The leaders of the NFC North keep rolling.
Read about the fifth best-selling album of the 1950’s, “Merry Christmas!” by Johnny Mathis, here! (image via The Odyssey Online)
Read about the sixth best selling album of the 1950’s, “Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs” by Marty Robbins here!
Read about “Heavenly” by Johnny Mathis here! (Image via: ultratop.be)
Read about the eighth best selling album of the 1950’s, Nat King Cole’s “Love is the Thing” here. (Image via: youtube.com)
Read about Jen Kirkman’s stand-up at the Englert Theatre here. (Image via: jenkirkman.com)
Read about Night Stories. NE-HI, and White Lung’s performances for Witching Hour here! (Image of White Lung via: witchinghourfestival.com)
Read my comparison of Christian music from the 50’s and from the 80’s here! (Image via: Elaine Irvine)
Read the first installment of my new column here! I explain what I’m writing about in “Variety Show” and talk about The Music Man Original Broadway Soundtrack. (Image via: www.adonisamerica.com)
Read about The Veils newest album, “Total Depravity” here.
Read about “The Bride,” a concept album recently released by Bat For Lashes here.
