Songwriters Ken Pomeroy and Loudon Wainwright III played at the James Thater for ICSF 2025. Seeing songwriters encouraging people to start and showing them how to begin is what makes art happen.
A celebration took place in Chicago this September. The 20th edition of Riot Fest has come and passed, and while still covered in a layer of dirt and sweat, next year’s edition can’t come soon enough.
Soldier Field finally had something to celebrate again, as the Chicago Bears snapped their eight-game losing streak to the New Orleans Saints with a 26-14 win. Powered by a dominant defense and resurgent run game, the Bears overcame offensive struggles to notch their fourth straight win and move to 4-2 on the season.
On October 1, 2025, I journeyed to Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines to see a performance from Father John Misty, and left with a disappointment most bitter and foul, great show though!
Iowa education’s system has embraced the arrival of artificial cal intelligence with no signs of slowing down. However, some have raised concerns that it may lead to its downfall while others see it as a successor to the internet and printing press.
This weekend, Las Vegas will host the fourth edition of When We Were Young. A festival celebrating the scene out in the desert holds more than you’ve bargained for as 53 bands take on 4 stages in 1 day. A whirlwind for every pair of vans and fishnets in the pit, it’s Christmas in October for many. Here is your stage by stage preview of When We Were Young 2025.
Adia Victoria tantalized audiences at The Yacht Club last night with her versatile voice and political activism in her music.
Deer Tick at The Mill did not disappoint, check out the concert recap!
Wednesday featured a night of readings and literary talks at FilmScene for the Mission Creek Festival (Photo via: MissionFreak.com)
A review and account of Alison Bechdel’s lecture during Mission Creek 2016.
The film portion of the Mission Creek Festival kicked off with a celebration of the father of African cinema, Ousmane Sembene (Photo via: FirstCutMedia.com)
Faust stopped by Iowa City during Mission Creek for what is their last stop on their tour. Iowa City welcomed with them with smiles and sparkles in their eyes.
This week’s Cinema Spotlight focuses on “The Bechdel Test”, and what is says about the films that pass or fail it. (Photo via: MarketPlace.org)
As part of the Mission Creek Festival, FilmScene showcased the experimental films Memphis, Dragonslayer, and Who Is Bozo Texino? (Photo credit: icfilmscene.org)
SQURL provides a live and exciting soundtrack to classic avant-garde filmmaker Man Ray at FilmScene. (Photo via New York Times)
Mission Creek: Burning Hands, Chris Forsyth and the Solar Motel Band, and White Mystery made for an excellent night of rock n’ roll at The Mill.
