The Englert Theatre announced Tuesday that they will host Boston-based Lake Street Dive on Monday, Sept. 3.
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Review: Nils Frahm’s show was riveting, and a big feather in the Englert’s cap
Frahm is a gifted composer and performer, but what was most engaging about this concert was the simplicity of the music he presented. The closest comparison would be Philip Glass, but Glass can try my patience, and Frahm instinctively knows when to ride a static groove and when to switch up.
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Nils Frahm brings one-of-a-kind sound and two tons of gear to the Englert Theatre
Frahm began his All Melody tour in New York City last week and will play shows throughout North America this spring. He’ll be traveling with over two tons of equipment, including monitors, speakers, pianos and 11 keyboards for the upcoming dates.
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Kevin Smith will perform at Codfish Hollow and The Englert in April
Filmmaker Kevin Smith is returning to Iowa in April. Smith and comedian Ralph Garmin will be recording their podcast Hollywood Babble-on at Codfish Hollow Barnstormers in Maquoketa on Saturday, April 28, and at The Englert Theater in Iowa City on the next night.
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Five questions with: Wyclef Jean
Haitian musician Wyclef Jean, who immigrated to the U.S. when he was 9 years old, has won three Grammys over the course of his nearly 30-year music career.
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Five questions with: Arlo Guthrie
One of the most distinct and iconic voices of his generation (both literally and conceptually), Arlo Guthrie exemplifies the folk rock ethos.
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Where to watch the Oscars — and strut your stuff — this weekend
You may already have a date with your cat, couch and host Jimmy Kimmel for Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, but area Oscar parties may elevate the experience. Events will test your film knowledge, fill you with popcorn and insure you’ll have someone to talk to during the myriad commercial breaks.
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Ani DiFranco, feminist icon and ‘righteous babe,’ will present a softer sound at the Englert
With the release of her 20th studio album, Binary (2017), singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco brought a few new politically-prescient, strongly feminist songs into the world, but with a softer side than some of the frenetic albums from earlier in her career.
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Magician and author Nate Staniforth returns to Iowa on a magical mystery book tour
Staniforth is about to return to Iowa City’s Englert Theatre on Feb. 3. The impetus is Here Is Real Magic, the book, released on Jan. 16, that chronicles his journey with magic and wonder, from his childhood in Ames through a trip to India that brought more questions than answers.
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Livestream: The Green Room presents Peter Aguero on Monday, Oct. 9
At 7 p.m. on Oct. 9, The Green Room experiment culminates with a celebrity storyteller whose work is familiar to listeners of storytelling radio program the Moth: Peter Aguero. He is a Moth GrandSLAM champion, regular host of Moth shows and an instructor for the MothSHOP community program.
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‘Liberal redneck’ Trae Crowder checks in on politics and comedy ahead of his Iowa City Book Festival appearance
On Oct. 11, the Iowa City Book Festival brings Trae Crowder to town (the Liberal Redneck of YouTube fame). Crowder, along with Corey Ryan Forrester and Dean Morgan, will be performing at the Englert as part of their wellRED: From Dixie With Love​ tour. The show starts at 8 p.m.; tickets are $27. All proceeds will benefit the ACLU of Iowa.
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Livestream: The Green Room presents Khizr Khan on Monday, Oct. 2
The topic of democracy has become more pronounced as the nature of the institution — at least in its American context — seems imperiled. Khizr Khan, born in Pakistan but resident in America since 1980, embodies much of what democracy in its best sense means…
