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If we had time, today’s Weekender would graph the high number of events against the extreme lows forecast for our reader regions. We would, but we’re too busy finalizing our own pair of events celebrating the kick off to our 25th year in print, happening this Saturday. Come join us or check out these other happenings this weekend (but be sure to double-check that they’re still going down before you make the trek).
In Iowa City, Wax Cannon is playing the entirety of their 2005 double album Someone in Madison is Praying for You (and it’s not me) at the James Theater. At the Bell Tower Theater in Dubuque, jazz quartet the DZ Combo are celebrating the release of their debut It’s Just Your Turn. And in Des Moines, Dark Orchid Cabaret presents the Hot Honey Jamboree at the Garden Nightclub.
The Weekender is sponsored by:
Iowa City
JOSEPH w/ John-Robert
The Englert | Thu, Jan 22, 6:30 p.m.
FAIR STATE
Riverside Theatre | Thu-Sun, Jan 22-25, various times
THE LIBRARIANS
FilmScene | Sat, Jan 24, 1 p.m.
Bloomer – The Clouds Tour 2026
Gabe’s | Sat, Jan 24, 6 p.m.
Wax Cannon performs entire 2005 album
The James Theater | Sat, Jan 24, 8 p.m.
The Weekender is sponsored by:
Cedar Rapids
Jamelle Bouie
Grinnell | Herrick Chapel | Thu, Jan 24, 7:30 p.m.
Living Improverty
Cedar Rapids | CSPS | Fri, Jan 23, 8 p.m.
BIRDCHILD
Cedar Rapids | The Ideal Theatre | Sat, Jan 24, 8 p.m.
CELTIC THRONE II — PSALTER OF IRELAND
Paramount Theatre | Sun, Jan 25, 7 p.m.
The Weekender is sponsored by:
Cedar Falls/Waterloo
BRASS BLAST
Cedar Falls | Octopus | Fri, Jan 23, 8 p.m.
1/2 WITT MOON
Cedar Falls | Octopus | Sat, Jan 24, 8 p.m.
Des Moines
Torch Songs: Lauren Vilmain w/ Her Jazz Orchestra
Noce | Fri, Jan 23, 7 p.m.
Dead of Winter ft Winterland and Stringfield
xBk | Fri, Jan 23, 7 p.m.
Big Head Todd & The Monsters
Hoyt Sherman Place | Fri, Jan 23, 7:30 p.m.
No Sleep
Wooly’s | Fri, Jan 23, 8 p.m.
Dark Orchid Cabaret Burlesque
The Garden| Fri, Jan 23, 8 p.m.
Quad Cities
LUCKY STIFF
Rock Island | Circa ’21 | Thu, Jan 22, 5:45 p.m.
XOLEX w/LIV MCNAIR
Davenport | Raccoon Motel | Fri, Jan 23, 7 p.m.
HalfwayHomeless
Davenport | Common Chord | Fri, Jan 23, 7 p.m.
Problems + Venereal Crush
Rock Island | Rozz-Tox | Sat, Jan 24, 8 p.m.
Dubuque
The Return of Cedar County Cobras!
Maquoketa | Maquoketa Brewing | Fri, Jan 23, 7 p.m.
THE BROWN BOTTLE BAND
Dubuque | Diamond Jo Casino | Fri, Jan 23, 8 p.m.
An Evening of Art: A Fundraiser for DBQFest
Dubuque | Dubuque Museum of Art | Sat, Jan 24, 6 p.m.
DZ Combo Album Release Show
Dubuque | Bell Tower Theater | Sat, Jan 24, 7 p.m.
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