Driving cab in the summertime is the kind of bullshit you do because you’re hooked on drugs, or in need of a hotline. Nothing goes on. A switch is thrown […]
Arts & Entertainment
Interview: Comedian Weird Al Yankovic talks resetting pop culture’s funnybone
Weird Al Yankovic’s Mandatory World Tour McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids — Tuesday, August 9 at 7 p.m. $35-85 For 40 years, Weird Al Yankovic has been steadily building a […]
Album Review: Nora Petran & Curt Oren — 2%
Nora Petran & Curt Oren 2% www.curtoren.bandcamp.com Iowa City underground music celebrities Nora Petran and Curt Oren went inside the Maquoketa Caves on a cold, rainy, muddy day and emerged […]
Album Review: Josh Fina — Feel Me EP
Josh Fina Feel Me EP www.kindgesturerecords.com Electronic dance music’s natural habitat is a dark room with the sound system turned up until the bass hits you in the solar plexus […]
Thank you Lord! ‘Book of Mormon’ tickets go on sale this week from Hancher
At long last, Hancher is back and they’ve unveiled a killer list of events for the 2016-17 season — the highlight for many being the irreverent Broadway musical The Book […]
Dinosaur Jr. takes Codfish Hollow into a spin of nostalgia, peppered with great new tunes
Photos by Michael Roeder Dinosaur Jr. rocks. I don’t really need to say that, but the show at Codfish Hollow this past Wednesday (with openers Arbor Labor Union) was a […]
Iowa City to SXSW and back again: A chat with everyone’s favorite hatman, Curt Oren
Curt Oren & Nora Petran, w/ They Say the Wind Made Them Crazy and the Oren & Hurlin Duo Trumpet Blossom Cafe — Friday, Aug. 5 at 8 p.m. Musician […]
Mouths 7: Stalling
“Mouths” is a fiction story presented in installments. Look for a new chapter Monday mornings throughout the summer. “Shut the fuck up, Sheila!” I scream at the door. I realize […]
Prairie Lights, Barnes and Noble bring together a magical community
Harry Potter Countdown to Midnight Barnes and Noble Coralville — Saturday, July 30 at 8 p.m. Harry Potter Midnight Release Prairie Lights Bookstore — Sunday, July 31 at 12 a.m. […]
Alumni of the Cedar Rapids Emerald Knights to perform at Tournament of Drums
Tournament of Drums Kingston Stadium — Friday, July 29 at 7 p.m. Five drum corps units from across the country will gather on Friday, July 29 at Kingston Stadium in […]
Iowa Young Writers’ Studio artists unveil flash prose
Every summer the University of Iowa welcomes high school-aged artists from around the country and the world to Iowa City for the Iowa Young Writers’ Studio (IYWS). Accepted students have […]
Photos: American icon Dolly Parton plays Cedar Rapids
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Tuesday, July 19, country music legend Dolly Parton brought her 60-city tour in support of her upcoming album Pure & Simple With Dolly’s Biggest Hits (out Aug. 19) to […]