Father John Misty returns to Iowa tonight on October 1st at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines for the first time since performing at 80/35 festival in 2022, a show I was not only at, but also vaguely remember.
Last week, Chicago’s emo sweethearts Your Arms Are My Cocoon returned to Iowa City (again!), this time in the basement of someone’s house.
Iowa punks BOOTCAMP record release show exemplified the huge impact that even small music communities can bring.
Amidst 2025’s exciting alternative rock scene, Irish trio NewDad released their second studio album on September 19, Altar. Expanding on punk and soft rock elements from their first studio album Madra, the band also pulls from shoegaze with the explosive, distorted guitars and airy vocals that build the new record’s atmosphere.
Bluff Street, a new band from Cedar Falls is bringing their heartfelt indie rock and to Iowa City, only at the James this Saturday.
Iona Zajac made her way across the pond from Glasgow with The Pogues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their record “Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash”. We discussed touring with this historic band, the best music coming out of Ireland, and her debut album “Bang” releasing this November.
Kevin Morby brought the Englert crowd to their feet on April 8 at the Mission Creek Festival. Photo via JamBase.
Review of “Another Stage of Staging Ourselves” – a multi-act dance performance and finale to the Witching Hour Festival.
Preview of “Another Stage of Staging Ourselves” – the next installment in the Englert’s Witching Hour festival. Image via the Englert Theatre.
A look at Witching Hour’s delightfully original third installment: Chronic Duo, to perform October 21st, 2022.
Image via WMUK
The Nakatani Gong Orchestra captivates the audience with their mesmerizing performance.
A preview of Nakatani Gong Orchestra’s performance at Witching Hour. (Image via Iowa City Daily Press-Citizen)
DEBIT kicks off the Englert Theatre’s 2022 Witching Hour festival at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17. Image via Pitchfork.
Beach Bunny had had their first performance of their tour at the Englert Theatre. The theater quickly filled with excited young bodies thrilled to see Beach Bunny live.
Elizabeth Moen is sure to give a soulful show at this year’s Mission Creek. (Image via elizabethmoen.com)
Tennyson’s musical journey makes him one to watch at this year’s Mission Creek festival. (Image via Arrival Artists.)
Alyx’s versatility proves that while he may have been inspired by established R&B/pop artists, he is successfully creating art that is uniquely his own. Image via alyxrushmusic.
