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...

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...

  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...

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...

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...

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...

  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...

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 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...

The Festival of the Americas brings together the University of Iowa and Colombian students to learn from each other and grow as pianists. By Levi Wright [email protected] Colombian students and...

The former Odd Future leader explores themes of loneliness and self-discovery on his fourth album. By Gage Miskimen [email protected] Tyler Okonma, better known as Tyler, The Creator, released...

Today, folksinger/songwriter Jordan Sellergren will perform at Lion Bridge Brewing Co., 59 16th Ave. S.W., Cedar Rapids, under her stage name, Milk & Eggs. “I wanted a moniker to play under, and...