According to the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, the acclaimed poet, playwright, essayist, short-story guru and award-winning novelist Denis Johnson has returned…
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Tonight at The Mill: Moonface takes the stage alongside Salt Cathedral
Indie-rock legend Spencer Krug will be visiting Iowa City tonight for a special show at The Mill, co-sponsored by The Englert Theatre and SCOPE Productions…
Mission Creek-bound: An interview author Angela Pelster
Angela Pelster is the author of Limber, a collection of essays that explores the history of her home country, Canada, as well as sustainability, justice and the margins and trees. […]
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings to play Wednesday at the Englert Theatre
Sharon Jones is a small woman, but when she sings, the sheer volume and richness of her soulful voice can barely be contained by even the largest of music…
Art City: Unwitting animals offer a new canvas for outsider art
“Mom, can I be in a Coca-Cola commercial?” begs the caption beneath her photo. She wears a red and white bow, the iconic colors of the can she poses next to…
Hot Tin Roof: What happened to Violet Kubicek
I worked night shift at the donut shop in Court Hill a couple of summers ago. It’s pretty hard to get used to, and I was getting better at going to sleep at noon so I could be at work by ten, but it was way too hot, so I didn’t sleep for more than, like, four hours for a couple of days.
‘Ice Bowl’ disc golf tournament kicks off Saturday in support of Crisis Center
This Saturday, Vicious Circle Disc Golf will be hosting the fifth annual Iowa City Ice Bowl charity doubles tournament at the Peninsula Park disc golf course…
Velcro Moxie finish recording, start rocking this Friday
The Yacht Club is set to host one of Iowa City’s very own throwback rock and roll groups, Velcro Moxie, this Friday at 9 p.m. Characterized as indie rock with […]
The hard worker: An interview with IC hip hop artist Marques “Marq Divine” Brooks
Originally from the Quad Cities, 29-year-old Marques “Marq Divine” Brooks has spent the last fifteen years in Iowa City working day jobs, going to school and…
Sunday at PS1: Kareem Khubchandani wants to teach you some Lessons in Drag
Kareem Khubchandani’s Lessons In Drag performance Sunday at Public Space One will be diverse in every sense of the word. The LGBT activist and…
Shiver ‘me Jimbers: Piano pop comes to Java House
Iowa City’s got a huge music scene, but it’s funny to recognize the absence of certain styles and genres in this town. For instance, why aren’t there any young women […]
Talking Movies: The Broken Circle Breakdown takes on the age old ‘reason vs. religion’ argument
Let me take you on a quick tour of the first three scenes of The Broken Circle Breakdown, the Belgian melodrama nominated for the best foreign…