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.
The MVP race this year has been much closer than those in past years. The season has been full of historically great ones, most notably with Russell Westbrook’s run averaging a triple-double for a whole season. The race is so tight that I will only be talking about the five front runners, but there are still a few dark horses that will go unmentioned. LeBron James Case For: What’s there left to be said about The Chosen One? He is what many believe to be the greatest basketball player in the world, but that’s not enough to win the MVP. … Continued
I spent Saturday afternoon learning about the ally-industrial complex and the insidious commodification of social justice movements with Tabitha Wiggins (Image via creativemornings.com)
Read an email I sent to my professor about the hostile culture in their classroom (Image via: Pixelina Photography)
Read about the complex, sharp, but gentle poetry of Nayyirah Waheed!
I’m tired of watching the people around me choose inaction over action, silence over revolution, passivity over passion.
Black Art/White Space Pt. II allowed black women Monica Martin and Adia Victoria to discuss their experiences creating art in a predominantly white environment.
Universities are praised as dynamic places where change begins, but my experiences dispute these claims.
Decolonize your mind: Classrooms cannot remain spaces occupied by prejudiced attitudes and passivity towards them.
