Mission Creek: Mykki Blanco @ Blue Moose Tap House 4/6/2017

April 7, 2017

Meka Jean, Flint Eastwood, and Mykki Blanco were full of energy and passion at this year’s Mission Creek Festival. (Image via: mykkiblancoworld.com)

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Mission Creek: Lifestyles @ Iowa City Yacht Club 4/5/2017

April 6, 2017

By Claire Harmeyer

Gosh! and Greg Wheeler & The Polygamist Mall Cops joined Lifestyles at Iowa City Yacht Club for a night full of head banging and nonstop noise. (Image via: lifestyles.bandcamp.com)

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“FIRST DAY OF MY LIFE”: Bright Eyes vs. Mac Miller

February 8, 2017

By Olivia Sun

ALTER EGO compares Bright Eyes’ “First Day of My Life” with rapper Mac Miller’s rendition of 2012.

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“HOTLINE BLING”: Drake vs. Erykah Badu

January 5, 2017

By Olivia Sun

ALTER EGO reviews Erykah Badu’s remix of Drake’s 2015 “Hotline Bling.”

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Too Glam to Give a Damn: Ru-Viewing RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 2

November 14, 2016

By Cressie Goode

Too Glam to Give a Damn is a beauty column written by Cressie Goode that analyzes the beautiful world of makeup, drag queens, and beauty experts.

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“HEART IT RACES”: Dr. Dog vs. Architecture in Helsinki

November 13, 2016

By Olivia Sun

Read about Dr. Dog’s 2007 cover of “Heart It Races” by Architecture in Helsinki. Via: musicfeeds.com

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Witching Hour: Jack Lion @ Gabe’s 11/05/16

November 6, 2016

By Amy Schellenberg

Read all about Jack Lion’s Witching Hour performance. (image via: jacklionsound.com)

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Witching Hour: Lessons Learned from Three Years of Silence @ ICPL 11/5/2016

November 6, 2016

By Carolyn Hoemann

Will Duncan gives a lecture at Witching Hour 2016 about when he was in silent meditation for three years, three months, and three days. Image via: witchinghourfestival.com

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Witching Hour: 吴非 Wu Fei @ the Englert 11/4/2016

November 5, 2016

By Carolyn Hoemann

Wu Fei played the guzheng in a performance at the Englert for Witching Hour Festival 2016. Image via: wufeimusic.com

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Concert Review: Adia Victoria @ The Mill 9/23/16

September 24, 2016

By Carolyn Hoemann

Adia Victoria performed at the Mill on September 23 and it was bad ass. Image via: i-d.vice.com

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Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

A new festival produced by Hancher Auditorium is taking place in Iowa City this weekend. Stop/Time Festival celebrates contemporary musicians and interdisciplinary arts this Friday and Saturday, April 3-4.

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Film still from the 1965 Newport Folk Festival footage, filmed by Murray Lerner

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

KRUI’s Logan Melia reviews Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour as it stopped in Iowa City on March 25th, 2026.

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Iowa City Starbucks Keeps Fighting Back with Open Doors

A series of strikes against the coffee conglomerate’s treatment of workers are currently underway. The current strikes follow Starbucks’s refusal to honor the years-long demands of workers.

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First Person POV of NASW “Legislative Day on the Hill,” February 24, 2026

Take a look inside the National Association of Social Worker’s 2026 “Legislative Day on the Hill” at the Iowa Capitol building through Carson’s eyes and ears.

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Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

Dead to Me, reminiscing on Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead

A Team of Dreamers

The Price of a Miracle, Women’s Basketball Iowa v. Virginia

Jason Isbell’s Loud Return to Hancher, and His Bronze Medal in Trivia

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Mission Creek: Mykki Blanco @ Blue Moose Tap House 4/6/2017

Mission Creek: Lifestyles @ Iowa City Yacht Club 4/5/2017

“FIRST DAY OF MY LIFE”: Bright Eyes vs. Mac Miller

“HOTLINE BLING”: Drake vs. Erykah Badu

Too Glam to Give a Damn: Ru-Viewing RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 2

“HEART IT RACES”: Dr. Dog vs. Architecture in Helsinki

Witching Hour: Jack Lion @ Gabe’s 11/05/16

Witching Hour: Lessons Learned from Three Years of Silence @ ICPL 11/5/2016

Witching Hour: 吴非 Wu Fei @ the Englert 11/4/2016

Concert Review: Adia Victoria @ The Mill 9/23/16

Stop/Time Festival 2026 Preview, a new festival celebrating music and the arts across Iowa City

Bob Dylan: Rough and Rowdy in Iowa City, March 25th, 2026

Iowa City Starbucks Keeps Fighting Back with Open Doors

A Team of Dreamers

The Price of a Miracle, Women’s Basketball Iowa v. Virginia

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