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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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World-famous violinist greets Hancher Auditorium

Walk into the auditorium. The lights are dimmed. Wait for a world-class musician to take to the stage. The crowd applauds as he walks on, holding his instrument. He lifts the instrument, ready to take...

Latin rock takes the Hancher stage

Latin rock takes the Hancher stage

Salma Rios, [email protected] October 8, 2017

On Oct. 5, La Santa Cecilia performed at Hancher to a packed house. The band had been around the Iowa City area during the week, touring the city and visiting the campus and campus resource centers...

Legendary classic rocker Tom Petty performs with the Heartbreakers at the Hollywood Bowl on Thursday night, Sept. 21, 2017. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Tom Petty, Heartbreakers’ leader, dies at 66

October 3, 2017

The Heartbreakers’ frontman had been taken off life support in a Santa Monica hospital. He died late Monday night. By Joshua Balicki [email protected] TMZ has reported that Tom Petty, the frontman...

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Video: Jazz at Lincoln Center debuts at Hancher

September 24, 2017

Jazz at Lincoln Center, the resident 15-member orchestra of the Fredrick P. Rose Hall in New York City, performed for the first time at Hancher Friday night, transforming the auditorium into a house of...

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A brief history of jazz in Iowa

September 21, 2017

By Natalie Betz [email protected] After its birth in New Orleans, jazz became well-known because of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s, and Iowa refuses to let the genre disappear. Before...

Englert gets its Goats

Englert gets its Goats

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] September 19, 2017

  In a pitch-black Englert on Sept. 13, the hymns of an orchestra murmured, with a devoted audience sitting in silence, waiting for the magic to begin. Around 9 p.m., red and blue fluorescent...

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Brother-based duo Cactus Blossoms blooming in the Mill

Lily Goodman, [email protected] September 11, 2017

Minnesota brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey didn’t have much of a plan when they started playing music together as the singer/songwriter duo The Cactus Blossoms. They mostly just wanted to play...

Festival goers listen to a set performed by Toomey at Blue Moose during the Middle of Nowhere Festival on Saturday Sept. 2, 2017. The Middle of Nowhere Festival is a new music festival in Iowa City meant to showcase electronic dance music in Iowa and the Midwest. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

There’s no place like the Middle of Nowhere

September 4, 2017

The Middle of Nowhere Festival resonated with the sonorous echoes of DJs all over the city. By Travis Coltrain [email protected] Sparks flew as electronic artists illuminated Iowa City’s...

Middle of Nowhere Festival revitalizes music in an unlikely place

Middle of Nowhere Festival revitalizes music in an unlikely place

Travis Coltrain, [email protected] August 31, 2017

Iowa City will experience an electrifying renaissance of art and history this weekend. Decades ago, when James Van Allen helped create one of the first analog synthesizers, he probably never imagined...

FILE - The crowd gives the performer an applause on the Weatherdance Fountain Stage in the Ped Mall in Iowa City on Saturday, June 17, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/ Alex Kroeze)

Cooking up a musical storm in Iowa City

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] August 25, 2017

  Mixing in elements of jazz, Caribbean, and traditional Ghanaian music, percussionist Paa Kow creates a melting pot of vibrant music using only drumsticks. At 6:30 p.m. Friday, Paa Kow will...

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In the key of rolling dice

Travis Coltrain, [email protected] August 23, 2017

Rajeev is a young, up-and-coming rapper hailing from Miami-Dade County, Florida. His début EP, Rolling Dice, is his first foray into the rap world as an artist, not a producer. Originally a producer,...

Elizabeth Moen stands in her home on July 21, 2017. Moen is an Iowa City-based musician who has been featured in festivals ranging from Mission Creek to 80/35 in Des Moines. She made her start in Iowa City some years ago, and she has previously worked at Short’s, where she also played. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Elizabeth Moen takes center stage at the Indian Creek Nature Center

July 27, 2017

Elizabeth Moen will be performing as part of the Concert at the Creek series at the Indian Creek Nature Center. By Levi Wright [email protected] On Saturday, singer/songwriter Elizabeth Moen will...