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Interview: Mavis Staples on her joyful music, collaborating with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and living peacefully
To hear Mavis Staples sing is to hear a voice that rises out of time and becomes its own truth. She has lived the history of American music as a member…
A free music festival, you say? FAIRFest takes over Fairfield this weekend
Who says Iowa isn’t full of fun things to do? If you aren’t trying to stay cool during the Iowa City Pride Parade or attempting to navigate…
Eat it: a (very NSFW) playlist
Pride is upon us once more! In honor of the month-long sex- and identity-positive bacchanal, we offer this humble (i.e., not exhaustive, so if we missed something, do tell!) playlist […]
Front Porch Music Festival to serenade Iowa City neighborhood
A neighborhood music festival in Iowa City will feature a jam session and open air performances played from porches this Saturday. The Front Porch Music Festival…
Bobby’s Live on 965 hosting local, national musicians
Opened earlier this year, Bobby’s Live on 965 joins area venues in hosting live music performances by both national and local acts, including Coralville-based blues musician Kevin F. Burt who plays tonight at 7 p.m…
Mavis Staples brings her legendary soul to the Englert
As a successful artist since she was a young teenager singing in The Staple Singers, Mavis Staples has now been an important and relevant part of music for over six decades…
Jennifer Fawcett wins Smith Prize for political theater
The 2015 Smith Prize for Political Theater award goes to Iowa City resident Jennifer Fawcett for her untitled play which tells the story of a family tragedy with enormous social consequences. […]
Diplomats of Solid Sound, Filthy Six to play The Mill
Update (5:05 p.m.): The Mill has announced that due to a scheduling conflict, only a few of the members of The Filthy Six will be in attendance tonight. Those in […]
Mumford and Sons bring music festival to Waverly, IA
Gentlemen of the Road Music Festival Wartburg College, Waverley, Iowa — Friday, June 19 through Saturday, June 20 With the help of three-time Grammy award winners Mumford and Sons, the […]
Jesse Kreitzer unearths the past in Black Canaries
Filmmaker Spotlight: Jesse Kreitzer FilmScene — Sunday, June 14 at 7 p.m. Walking in the soot-covered footsteps of gothic pioneer film There Will Be Blood, Black Canaries looks to be […]
Writers’ Workshop grad named US Poet Laureate
Earlier this week, the Library of Congress named Juan Felipe Herrera the new U.S. Poet Laureate. “The times now seem to be evolving with voices of color,” Herrera said in […]