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.
I have tried to write this a million times, but it still doesn’t feel right. Which I guess is the point.
Radiohead has released their first album since 2011, and I am internally screaming. Read about it all here.
Read about Twin Peaks’ newest album, “Down In Heaven” here.
Read about the real reason every art student at Iowa is sobbing right now.
Read my personal take on Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros’ newest album, “PersonA.”
Read about how many things can be classified as art and how this can create a new open-mindedness.
Read about how sometimes pissing people off is the best thing you can do.
Read about R&B/electronic artist, Gallant’s newest album “Ology” here.
Read about the difference between “artsy” and “artistic,” and why it is so important.
Read about the Mission Creek Festival’s Iowa City Expo for Comics & Real Eclectic Alt Media (or ICE CREAM) here.
