Dan Soder visited the Englert last week. Through him, KRUI’s Bodhi and Bailey examine what makes a comedian special, or at least what makes one affably stupid.
Bjork’s latest “Cornucopia: Live” album is a near spiritual experience with her haunting vocals and eclectic melodies capturing the essence of the original songs, magnifying their impact.
Good. Better. Best. The Chicago Bears hung on once again to defeat the Minnesota Vikings, taking sole possession of first place in the NFC North.
It happened again. Another extremely close loss for Iowa, this time to USC, that left fans slamming TV remotes and flipping couch cushions. Again.
I had the chance to talk with 2-time Grammy Award winner Molly Tuttle ahead of her performance at The Englert on November 16th.
I spoke with Derek Sanders, frontman of Mayday Parade after their gig at Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee, Iowa. A conversation spanning much more than the 20 years of the band, he told me about his latest trilogy release and all the way back to his very first autograph he signed.
George’s Buffet is an unassuming dive bar sat just off of the one-way, westbound, Market Street. The small structure is saddled between an alley leading back to another side street and a modern imposing building housing The Webster (a high-end feature in Iowa City’s restaurant scene) on the corner of North Linn Street. Further up the road is the Bluebird’s parking lot, and its corresponding classic diner.
The Blind Boys of Alabama took the whole crowd of The Englert Theater to church this last Friday night.
An album review of Strong Asian Mother’s new EP “Lynx Africa.”
Spending 20 minutes getting ready for an 8:30 class while some of your girl peers obviously spend an hour or more is so frustrating.
Iowa City Observations is a continuing column in which I venture out into the streets of Iowa City and ask people to inspire me, as well as make probably irrelevant observations about Iowa City itself.
Walking around the University of Iowa campus, one thing you don’t expect to see if students and faculty smoking cigarettes on the side of the street.
Check out Caroline Rose’s brave new american album, I Will Not Be Afraid.
Come check out this misty acid country album by Web of Sunsets. (Photo by Graham Tolbert, via citypages.com)
Check out this week’s track, “Bright Leaves” off of Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin’s new album, Fly By Wire.
