The Sword Gabe’s — Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Some critics have compared hard rock band The Sword’s sound to the Metallica’s heavier metal. Listening to their first few albums’ catchy guitar riffs, it’s easy to see (er, see…) why. In fact, the band has toured with Metallica in the past; however, guitarist Kyle […]
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Obama and Writers’ Workshop prof Marilynne Robinson talk books, democracy and Christianity
The New York Review of Books today released its first installment of a two-part conversation between President Obama and his favorite author, Marilynne Robinson, professor at the Iowa Writers Workshop. In the talk, Robinson tells the president, “I think that the basis of democracy is the willingness to assume well about other people.” Obama said […]
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Katy Perry to rally for Hillary Clinton in Des Moines
Who: Katy Perry, California Gurl What: You’re gonna hear her roar … at a rally for Hillary Clinton. When: Saturday, October 24 (exact time TBA), before the Iowa Democratic Party’s annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner Where: Downtown Des Moines (exact location TBA) Why: Because Madeline Albright is busy. Because somehow, maybe, feminism? Because you gotta reach millennials […]
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Madeleine Albright to visit Iowa next week in support of Hillary Clinton
Madeleine Albright, the first woman to become U.S. Secretary of State and a 2012 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, will make three stops in Iowa next week in support of Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. The Czechoslovakian-born diplomat, known for her uncanny ability to smash glass ceilings into a thousand tiny pieces (not to […]
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North Liberty City Council says ‘Yes’ to minimum wage hike
Though some city council members questioned the ordinance’s legality, North Liberty became the latest Johnson County township to accommodate next month’s county-wide minimum wage increase at a meeting held Thursday evening. “Is raising the minimum wage a good idea? Yeah, that’s obvious, I think,” Council Member Brian Wayson told The Gazette. “My concern is the […]
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Chauncey tower question splits council candidate forum
Less than fifteen minutes into last night’s city council candidate forum on environmental issues, moderator Tom Carsner split the field with a question about the direction of the tax-increment-financed (TIF) development known as the Chauncey Tower. Sitting councilors Rick Dobyns and Jim Throgmorton went back and forth on the project after Carsner asked the field, […]
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Football, court and CHVRCHES: Homecoming Weekend 2015
SCOPE Productions Presents: CHVURCHES The UI Pentacrest — Friday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. The University of Iowa and the undefeated Hawkeyes (5-0) welcome back alumni this Friday, Oct. 9, kicking off a weekend full of events with their annual Homecoming Parade, beginning at 5:45 p.m. To augment one of the University’s most anticipated annual […]
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Things that go bump on the stage: IC’s October theatre lineup is spooky good
Humans love to tell each other stories. We sit around our proverbial campfires and spin yarns to keep the dark at bay. This time of year, though, the dark lasts longer; our fears are deeper. The nights are chill, the trees are stark. The earth is cycling away from the sun, and, as a society, […]
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Mason Jennings stops by CSPS Hall as part of nationwide tour
Singer-songwriter Mason Jennings will perform at CSPS Hall this Saturday, Oct. 10 as part of his coast-to-coast fall tour.
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A groundswell in New York: Tackling climate change and sustainable development from the bottom up
On my Friday morning flight, on the tiny screen attached to the back of the seat in front me, Pope Francis delivered an address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) as part of the UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York City on Sept. 25. A few hours after I arrived in New York […]
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Scream Queen: An appreciation of Alicia Bognanno’s voice
Bully The Mill — Saturday, Oct. 10 at 9 p.m. It isn’t a pretty sound, and it isn’t supposed to be. Prettiness, we ought to know by now, is about pleasing other people. Screaming is about catharsis. Screaming is about the self. “It’s my favorite part of the set because it feels so good,” Alicia […]
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UR Here: The place is what’s Important
“If you build it, they will come” is baloney. Perhaps it’s heresy to question a platitude from one of Iowa’s sacred texts. But the ghostly voice from the cornfield seems to be whispering in a lot of ears as major changes loom for Iowa City’s downtown and near-downtown area. We have a new Downtown and […]
