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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Sean Mason Quartet brings energetic jazz as a part of Club Hancher

Lily Kopp, Arts Reporter April 14, 2025

“Music is the closest thing to heaven we have,” attendee Nancy Sereduck said. At least, that’s how music can feel when listening to performers in the quaint Strauss Hall at Hancher Auditorium....

Mason Ramsey and his band perform during a concert at Wildwood Saloon in Iowa City on Thursday, April 10, 2025. The show is the third show of Ramsey’s 19-stop tour sponsored by First Fleet Concerts & Monster Energy Outbreak, and will conclude May 7.

Mason Ramsey headlines Wildwood Saloon on his journey to country stardom

Laurel Preston, Arts Reporter April 13, 2025

On Thursday, April 10, Mason Ramsey, known by many as the “Walmart yodeling boy,” performed to adoring crowds at the Wildwood Saloon just off Highway 6. The odd venue turned out to be perfect for...

Mason Ramsey sings while looking up to the upper deck during a concert at Wildwood Saloon in Iowa City on Thursday, April 10, 2025. The show is the third show of Ramsey’s 19-stop tour sponsored by First Fleet Concerts & Monster Energy Outbreak, and will conclude May 7.

Photos: Mason Ramsey at Wildwood Saloon

Ethan McLaughlin, Photojournalist April 11, 2025

Country fans filled both levels of Wildwood Saloon to see Mason Ramsey perform in Iowa City on Thursday, April 25. The show is the third show of Ramsey’s 19-stop tour sponsored by First Fleet Concerts...

Boot Camp performs live at Trumpet Blossom during the Mission Creek Festival on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

Iowa City band Slacker stuns during Mission Creek 2025

Kyrsten White, Arts Reporter April 6, 2025

During the final day of the Mission Creek Festival, the Trumpet Blossom Cafe held an event featuring three artists. Amongst them was Slacker, a local Iowa City band.  The duo band consists of musicians...

Your Smith performs at Gabe’s on Friday, April 4, 2025 as part of Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City. Caroline Smith is a Minneapolis native who sang to a crowded theater as the last act on Friday night.

One-woman band Your Smith keeps the audience up at Mission Creek

Laurel Preston, Arts Reporter April 6, 2025

The grungy, eclectic second floor of Gabe’s was host to Your Smith on Friday night for the second day of Mission Creek Festival 2025. The local scene was packed onto the small dance floor to listen...

FilmScene at the Chauncey is seen in Iowa City on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.

The Tuesday Agency hosts an acoustic series of musicians for Mission Creek at the Chauncey

Stella Shipman, Managing Editor April 6, 2025

On Saturday afternoon and evening, the fourth floor of the Chauncey building in downtown Iowa City rang with acoustic twang, laughter, and rich voices.  As part of the Mission Creek 2025 lineup,...

Fans dance during a Mannequin Pussy performance at the Englert for the Mission Creek Festival on April 4, 2025.

Mannequin Pussy lights up crowd at Mission Creek

Riley Dunn, Digital Editor April 6, 2025

Dozens of people crowded into The Englert Theatre Friday night to experience the searing and cathartic sounds of indie punk rock band Mannequin Pussy.  The band, composed of bassist and vocalist...

Riverside Theater is seen outside after 24ThankYou’s set during the Mission Creek Festival at Riverside Theater on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

Mabe Fratti takes the stage for the 2025 Mission Creek Festival

Kate Wolfe, Arts Reporter April 5, 2025

Mabe Fratti defied all stereotypical expectations of a cello performance from the moment she took the stage shoeless at The Englert Theatre for Mission Creek’s twentieth annual festival.  Her...

Guitarist Zac Sokolow plays during LA LOM’s Mission Creek Festival performance at the Hancher in Iowa City on Thursday, April 3, 2025. LA LOM (The Los Angeles League of Musicians) is an instrumental trio that combines sounds of Cumbia Sonidera and Peruvian Chicha in a party like atmosphere on stage.

LA LOM kept audience dancing at Mission Creek 2025

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter April 5, 2025

“I liked the energy on stage, they looked like they were having a lot of fun,” first-time Mission Creek attendee Maria Torres said about LA LOM. The California-based three-man band performed at...

Kim Gordon performs with her band at Hancher Auditorium as the headliner for the Mission Creek Festival on Thursday, April 3, 2025. This is the art and music festival’s 20th anniversary of a weekend of events around Iowa City.

Kim Gordon brings an electric start to Mission Creek’s 20th anniversary

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter April 5, 2025

Kim Gordon and her band kicked off the much-anticipated Mission Creek Festival. The former headlining act was Julien Baker and TORRES, leaving audience expectations high.  Amy Konczyk, an Iowa...

Partons stand outside of The Englert before a performance by North Carolina based singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza during the second day of the Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City on Friday, April 5, 2024.

Former Sonic Youth bandmember Kim Gordon to headline Mission Creek 2025

Charlie Hickman, Arts Editor March 28, 2025

Announced in an Instagram post at 12 p.m. Friday, Kim Gordon and her band will take the stage as Mission Creek Festival’s headliner at 8:45 p.m. on April 3. The new act comes after Tuesday’s announcement...

Partons stand outside of The Englert before a performance by North Carolina based singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza during the second day of the Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City on Friday, April 5, 2024.

2025 Mission Creek headliners Julien Baker & TORRES drop out of festival due to ‘medical situation’

Charlie Hickman, Arts Editor March 25, 2025

Around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Hancher Auditorium and the Mission Creek Festival broke the news that Julien Baker & TORRES have cancelled their headlining performance at this year's festival.  In...