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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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Q&A | Jonah Kagen continues his ‘Save My Soul’ tour in IC

Sophia Connolly, Arts Reporter April 8, 2024

Jonah Kagen, a singer and songwriter from Savannah, Georgia, will perform at Gabe's on April 13. Currently, the artist is performing across America on his “Save My Soul” tour. His debut EP “georgia...

Osees drummers Dan Rincon and Paul Quattrone plays the drum to the crowd during the Mission Creek Festival at The Englert Theatre on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

Mission Creek headliner Osees delivers legendary performance Saturday night

Avi Lapchick, Arts Editor April 7, 2024

Nearly 1000 jumping bodies swallowed the Englert Theatre’s seated layout during the Saturday night performance from psychedelic rock band Osees, the Mission Creek Festival’s closing headliner....

Osees fans dance to the music played on stage during the Mission Creek Festival at The Englert Theatre on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

Photos: Mission Creek Festival day three

Local musicians took the stage across Iowa City venues during the third and final day of the Mission Creek Festival on Saturday. In its 19th year, the three-day festival continues to celebrate music...

The cover of Neko Case's 2018 album, \"Hell-On.\" Nekoalbum

Neko Case performs at Hancher Auditorium for Mission Creek

Isabella Nekvinda, Arts Reporter April 6, 2024

On Thursday night at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City, a crowd of more than 500 audience members was dead silent as singer-songwriter Neko Case interrupted her own song with a drawn-out, ear-piercing scream. After...

North Carolina-based singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza performs at The Englert during the second day of the Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City on Friday, April 5, 2024.

Indigo De Souza draws eager fans during Iowa City Mission Creek performance

Avi Lapchick, Arts Editor April 6, 2024

Indie rock singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza took the stage at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City on Friday night for Mission Creek Festival, performing to a crowd of over 100 attendees who happily chose...

Billy Woods performs for Mission Creek Festival at Gabe’s in Iowa City on Friday, March 6, 2024.

Review | Rap duo Armand Hammer find beauty in the unusual during Mission Creek Festival performance

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist April 6, 2024

The annual Mission Creek Festival is a wonderful setting for all that is both challenging and creative, and rap duo Armand Hammer did a flawless job of carrying on that tradition. Made up of rapper...

North Carolina-based singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza performs at The Englert during the second day of the Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City on Friday, April 5, 2024.

Photos: Mission Creek Festival day two

Emily Nyberg, Kathy Le, and John Charlson April 6, 2024

Local musicians took the stage across Iowa City venues during the second day of the Mission Creek Festival on Friday. The festival also features a variety of literature events including three Literature...

A Nike advertisement of Iowa guard Caitlin Clark is seen on The Edge building on East Burlington Street in downtown Iowa City on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The poster was put up in the early morning. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

Musical parody celebrates Iowa’s ‘B-Ball Wizard’ Caitlin Clark

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter April 2, 2024

Ever since her Iowa debut, Caitlin Clark has transformed women’s basketball and brought a wave of new attention to women’s sports. With her signature logo-threes, Clark seems to break a new record...

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Review | Future and Metro Boomin’s newest album has its moments, but is too bloated

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist April 2, 2024

Future and Metro Boomin have become two of the biggest names in hip-hop over the past decade. They boast numerous classic tracks and projects together. Sadly, however, the same couldn’t be said in...

John Reyna, a graduate teaching assistant and tubist, poses for a photo in the Voxman Music Building on Friday, March 29, 2024. Reyna has previously had musician's dystonia. Musician’s dystonia is a movement disorder that results in a loss of voluntary motor control in extensively trained movements.

UI musicians open up about neurological disorder focal dystonia

Lily Czechowicz, Arts Reporter April 2, 2024

Jonathan Allen first picked up the trombone in the fourth grade. After playing for years, he eventually earned a doctorate in musical arts and a teaching position at the University of Iowa. Then,...

Alyx Rush performs during The Daily Iowan Headliners in The Daily Iowan newsroom in the Adler Journalism building on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Four groups will be featured in the series’ second season. (Emily Nyberg/The Daily Iowan)

Q&A | Pop and R&B artist Alyx Rush

Evan Weidl, Opinions Columnist April 1, 2024

Alyx Rush is an Iowa City pop/R&B artist. Growing up in rural Iowa, choral church music influenced his voice which has since led his career around the country. Rush has performed in New York, Texas,...

Beyonce won at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 31, 2010, in Los Angeles, California.

Review | Beyoncé conquers country music in newest album

Sophia Connolly, Arts Reporter March 31, 2024

As Beyoncé declared in a recent Instagram post, “This ain’t a Country album. This is a ‘Beyoncé’ album.” Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, known as the iconic, 32-time Grammy-winning mega popstar,...