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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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Des Moines based band Dirty Blonde performs at The Daily Iowan Headliners in The Daily Iowan newsroom on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.

Q&A | Iowa City band Dirty Blonde featured in DI Headliners

Natalie Dunlap, Assistant Digital Editor December 20, 2023

Dirty Blonde is an indie band consisting of University of Iowa students Charlie Bell and Eamon Reed and Drake student Nick Jackson. The band started in July 2021. This interview has been edited for...

Iowa City singer Bella Moss performs at The Daily Iowan Headliners in The Daily Iowan newsroom on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.

Q&A | Bella Moss

Avi Lapchick, Arts Editor December 12, 2023

Bella Moss is the stage name of Iowa City singer, guitarist, and University of Iowa third-year student Bella Nekvinda, performing alongside a rotating band consisting of keyboardist and UI third-year...

Indigo de Souza opens for Lucy Dacus at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.

Indigo De Souza, Neko Case to headline The Englert’s Mission Creek 2024

Avi Lapchick, Arts Editor December 8, 2023

Timed to a tee as a shard of hope for students in the thick of finals week, the Englert Theatre has just announced a decorated lineup for next year’s Mission Creek Festival, featuring musical headliners...

Milly, Lily, and Remi show their friendship bracelets during the parTay event at Big Grove Brewery on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023. The event was put on to support 29 local partner agencies of United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties. (Isabella Tisdale/ The Daily Iowan)

Taylor Swift’s social and economic impact felt in Iowa City

Stella Shipman, Arts Editor November 28, 2023

University of Iowa third-year Tori Ghyzel became a die-hard Taylor Swift fan following her first listen to the singer’s 2010 album “Speak Now.” She even got her older sister in on the fandom,...

Iowa City band Two Canes performs at The Daily Iowan Headliners in The Daily Iowan newsroom on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.

Q&A | Two Canes

Avi Lapchick, Arts Editor November 28, 2023

Two Canes is an Iowa City-born punk rock band consisting of lead singer Myles Evangelista, guitarists Evan Weidl and Edwin Svoboda, drummer Chloe Weidl, and bassist Jack Moore. This interview has...

Photo contributed by Shark Party Media

NYC rock band Nevāda Nevada to play in IC

Charlie Hickman, Arts Reporter November 8, 2023

Nevāda Nevada, a rock band hailing from New York City, is bringing its tour to Iowa City on Friday. Set to perform at Trumpet Blossom Cafe, Nevāda Nevada will be opened by local bands Good Morning...

Iowa City band Fishbait performs at The Daily Iowan Headliners in The Daily Iowan newsroom on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.

Q&A | Fishbait

Jami Martin-Trainor, Managing Digital Editor November 7, 2023

Fishbait is an Iowa City band with members J.J. Razor, Thomas Halligan, and Nathan Ward. The funk metal group’s first album was released on Oct. 28 and is available on streaming platforms. Fishbait...

Talking Heads concert film, ‘Stop Making Sense,’ restored for 40th anniversary

Talking Heads concert film, ‘Stop Making Sense,’ restored for 40th anniversary

Lily Czechowicz, Arts Reporter October 24, 2023

As Talking Heads front man David Byrne walked centerstage on the big screen, the recorded crowd greeted him with wild applause, whistles, and cheers. The audience in FilmScene’s theater, however,...

Eve Maret operates a soundboard before the screening of F.W. Murnau’s “Nosferatu” at The James Theater in Iowa City on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. The James Theater celebrated the 1922 German silent film’s 101st anniversary with a live scoring conducted and performed by Eve Maret, Dream Chambers and Belly Full of Stars.

The James celebrates 101 years of the horror blueprint ‘Nosferatu’

Charlie Hickman, Arts Reporter October 23, 2023

Just in time for Halloween, the James Theater held a screening of the iconic silent horror film “Nosferatu” to celebrate its 101st anniversary. First released in 1922, director F.W. Murnau’s...

Photo by Miranda Meyer, contributed by Kayla Schindler

UI Opera’s ‘L’amico Fritz’ brings the fear and bliss of falling in love to the stage

Lily Czechowicz, Arts Reporter October 17, 2023

The drama of love and longing often can only be conveyed through the extravagance of opera, and the University of Iowa’s production of “L’amico Fritz” by Pietro Mascagni brought the lives of...

February 10, 2019; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Drake accepts the award for best rap song for 'God's Plan' during the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 10, 2019 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, Calif. Mandatory

Review | Drake’s ‘For All The Dogs’ has its highs and lows

Will Bower, Arts Reporter October 17, 2023

“For All The Dogs,” superstar rapper Drake’s eighth studio album, was released on Oct. 6 and prioritizes the quantity of tracks over their quality. Drake has been active in the music industry...

Phoebe Bridgers performs during the fourth day of the Hinterland music festival in Saint Charles, Iowa on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2022.

Point/Counterpoint: Which song from the new boygenius EP is the best?

Jami Martin-Trainor and Parker Jones October 15, 2023

Powers Although all boygenius songs are cosmically poetic, “Powers” is the definite prizewinner of the band’s newest EP, “the rest.” The fourth and final track of the collection is a science-fiction...