French Bulldog    One of my favorite things to do when I am feeling adventurous is to ask bartenders what their favorite drink is or if there is a drink they have been dying to make.     One of...

By Gracey Murphy [email protected] Some say music is an expression of the mind and soul, that it can reveal one’s deepest emotions or even transport the audience to another country. Notes, lyrics,...

By Tessa Solomon [email protected] From a gritty Williamsburg loft to Los Angeles’ Western Project Gallery, University of Iowa alum John Schlue’s art has taken him from coast to coast. Now,...

By GRACEY MURPHY [email protected] An abundant imagination and a love of art: that’s all a kid needs to survive a week in an intensive animation camp. Local art-house cinema FilmScene, 118...

By Gracey murphy [email protected] Even as a harmonious soul passes, its love for music carries on, keeping the legacy moving forward. In 2009, Brian Cretzmeyer passed away from cancer at the...

By Gracey Murphy [email protected] Small-town Iowa seems to be underestimated in various categories. The stereotypical belief about the region nestled right in the middle of the “flyover”...

By Quentin Yarolem [email protected] What began with three middle-school students starting a Blink 182 cover band has since turned into “7.5 scrawny boys” going on a four-week, 26-stop tour...

By Claire Dietz [email protected] Nobody would’ve expected this. In October 2015, the Iowa band King of the Tramps discovered it had an unlikely fan base in Germany. After the discovery, and...

By Tessa Solomon [email protected] The camera shakes, capturing in its grainy frame four women on a dimly lit stage.  Their bodies are pierced, heads shaven, and demeanor unapologetic. They’re...

By Tessa Solomon [email protected] After a five-year hiatus, Swedish experimental indie-pop trio Peter Bjorn and John is back on the tour circuit to promote a new album, Breakin’ Point. The...

By Claire Dietz [email protected] Judy Polumbaum grew up in the dark room. She still remembers the first camera her father, Ted — a photojournalist who captured such personalities as Ted Kennedy...

By Tessa Solomon [email protected]   After high-school graduation in 2013, four teenagers from St. Paul, Minnesota, left their hometown, not for college, but for the stage. Three...