The first concert of the Track Zero series from The Englert displays perfectly the goal of this initiative: the perfect blend of our talented music scene with touring exponents that inspire those locally and continue to make strides internationally.
Emily Wells will play the first ever show for The Englert’s new concert series Track Zero, which aims to bring in more alternative artists, and newer, experimental sounds to the Iowa City area.
After releasing a critically acclaimed album and playing to crowds at Coachella, Soul Glo finds the next step of their career not in the festival scene, but rather a small dive bar in Iowa City.
Bing Crosby would revitalize his career in the 1970s after a slow down that took place in his middle-aged years.
Youth Lagoon played their fourth show on there first tour in over five years at Gabe’s in Iowa City after the release of “Heaven is a Junkyard.”
Guided By Voices have a lot of songs, and a lot of them are weird. But which ones are the weirdest? Here’s the top 10 weirdest GBV songs.
Niiice. – internet friends On Niiice.’s sophomore album internet friends, the band combines punk energy with tender introspection to pull together one of the most memorable emo records of the year. By the time last year’s Never Better EP was released, the band had already cemented themselves as Midwest DIY staples. Now, after a Summer of banned Twitter accounts and fake leaks, they prove their staying power. Across the new album’s 12 tracks, distorted chords melt into mathy breakdowns and vocalist Roddie Gadeberg’s soft melodies explode into throat-shredding screams. The drums only relent for moments of poignance before driving into another punk banger. Lyrically, the album focuses primarily on the desire to stay/leave home, friendship turmoil, and weed. On “coachella”, a song that diverges from these themes, Gadesberg focuses his pen towards … Continued
