A pitch from Paddy Maloney’s small tin whistle filled Hancher auditorium, light and fluttery, as his seat was lit by an overhead light on stage. One by one, instruments joined Maloney in his tune,...
Grimes’ newest album Miss Anthropocene, which dropped Feb. 21, introduces a new Grimes, born from the darkness of fame and the loneliness of the creative process.
The album resulted from a decision...
“Someone to make you come through. Who will always be there, as frightened as you of being alive.” Lyrics first heard by theater-goers in 1970 at the Alvin Theatre are coming to the Iowa City Community...
When I moved to Iowa City in 2016, I had no idea that a popular restaurant named after my Revolutionary War era ancestor, David Bushnell, had existed in the Pedestrian Mall from 1976 to 1994.
In order...
“A seed has to totally destroy itself to become a flower. That’s a violent act, honey boy.”
Honey Boy, an Amazon original film, unfolds chaotically. The opening scene features main character...
I was terrified when I started watching the Netflix adaptation of All the Bright Places.
The film — which hit Netflix Feb. 28 — is based off of Jennifer Niven’s novel, which was one of my...
Anthony Worden and the Illiterati performed at Gabe's last night to celebrate the release of their new album, Voila. The show opened with local bands The Megababes and Jack Lion.
The second floor of Gabe’s slowly filled with a crowd anticipating a night of excellent music. From 9 p.m. to around 11 p.m., the crowd at Gabe’s grew as friends and fans of Anthony Worden and...
The Actors’ Gang, a Los Angeles-based theatre company known for its contemporary pieces and unique acting techniques, returns to Hancher for the first time since 2006 to share American immigrant...
Just as readers buy physical paperbacks over e-books and music lovers purchase vinyl rather than depending on their Spotify account, many film lovers buy from a tiny collection of films called the...
Unspecified, peculiar beauties that pop into the mind are what inspire Drew Etienne, a second-year graduate student at the University of Iowa, before he begins a new drawing.
“There are these...
Dancers in Company, the University of Iowa’s touring ensemble, held the opening night of their home concert tonight at 8 p.m. in Space Place Theater.
The show, which consists of six works of contemporary...
