Alessandra Lynch and Michael Tyrell, graduates of the Writers’ Workshop, will read from their new poetry at Prairie Lights. By Salma Rios [email protected] Poets seem to be flocking to Iowa City...

Terence Blanchard, a Grammy-Award winner on trumpet, and his band, the E-Collective, have created a groove-infused R&B album titled Breathless. The musicians will shine at Hancher at 7:30 p.m. Friday. A...

Agnes in Green focuses on a transgender male who struggles with his parents bickering, has a crush on his best friend, and worries about how he will afford college. By Madison Lotenschtein [email protected] A...

The eighth-annual Blues and Boogie-Woogie Piano Stomp performs to a packed house. By Salma Rios [email protected] Downtown Iowa City was filled with the sounds of blues and boogie-woogie on Nov....

Roomful of Teeth reimagines the human voice by pushing the boundaries of vocal music. By Joshua Balicki [email protected] Founder and artistic director of Roomful of Teeth Brad Wells set out...

A Far Cry, with its unique dynamic in music, brings its latest project to Iowa City. By Sarah Stortz [email protected] Hailing from Boston, chamber orchestra A Far Cry operates as an “artistic...

Stories of the Second World War are embedded in the fabric of some of the tales we tell. But from horrific scenes of the Holocaust to the Battle of the Bulge to the bombings of London, little has been...

The University of Iowa’s a cappella groups came together on Monday for a night of fun and collaboration. The four a cappella groups — UI Old Gold, Iowa Agni, Intersection, and Iowa Hawkapellas...

When most people picture Lou Reed, they see him as a bad boy with the leather and studs, the lead singer of the 1970s band The Velvet Underground. However, they don’t seem to remember the man behind...

Trauma can be a hard word to define. It could mean experiencing combat, being abused physically or emotionally, or seeing water and fire in places where there should not be water or fire. After experiencing...

By Joshua Balicki [email protected] The Brooklyn-based indie band Animal Years offers a new take on Americana. The threesome will make their Iowa City début at Blue Moose Tap House, 211 Iowa...