Slide Away Festival at The Aragon Ballroom on May 22nd and 23rd with Hum, Nothing, Chapterhouse, and more
Mayday Parade took on Gallagher Way with the help of The Summer Set on May 17th.
Seattle based drone metal band sunn O))) performed at Iowa City’s Englert Theater last week, April 18th.
During the new Stop/Time Festival on April 4th, I had the pleasure of attending a reading by acclaimed poet Danez Smith at the Englert Theatre.
Continuing to find inspiration in Iowa City’s arts community. KRUI’s Tarik took a little day trip to Hancher’s new Stop/Time Festival, losing himself in two incredible performances from Evicshen and Sharp Pins.
Logan Melia sits down with Eve 6 at Innings Festival in Tempe, Arizona. Eve 6 took some time after their slot to discuss their early days playing gigs at small cafes all the way to a racetrack.
Roses are red, violets are blue, this recipe involves a delicious blue goo. (photo via foodnetwork.com)
There’s a time and place for everything, but acoustic songs are always appreciated no matter when. Here’s my top ten favorite acoustic songs!
Dawes returned to the Englert on their own, playing classic cuts and tracks from their new album. (photo via: JamBase.com)
ALTER EGO compares Bright Eyes’ “First Day of My Life” with rapper Mac Miller’s rendition of 2012.
When it comes to college life, it seems that everyone has some sort of pearl of wisdom to offer about what things are going to be like. When you’re a freshman you hear things like “you meet the best friends of your life” or “college is the best years of your life”. I don’t know about anyone else, but no one told me this stuff takes time. So I gathered a few of the things that I think these people left out about growing up, moving out, and what it’s like being in college. One thing that everyone looks forward … Continued
Find out what bills related to reproductive justice have been introduced to the Iowa senate. image via: guttmacher.org
Read about my thought on a recent suspense and action movie “Three.” Featured image via weibo.com
Post Modern Jukebox at the Englert Theater (Image via postmodernjukebox.com)
Natalie Portman stars in Jackie, giving her best performance since her Oscar winning turn in Black Swan. Image courtesy of the AVclub.com
Hey all, I am a third-year English and Creative Writing major who is also pursuing a Media Entrepreneurialism certificate at the University of Iowa. This semester I’m going to be roaming around Iowa City in search of interesting coffee shops, restaurants, study spaces, liquor stores, and snack vendors. Hailing from Chicago (yes the ACTUAL city, not the suburbs), my standards will start high. Being a college student, my budget will be low. How might these conflicting factors resolve themselves? Over the next fifteen weeks, one young man’s mind, stomach, and wallet will be put to the test in order to answer … Continued
