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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

The Daily Iowan

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Rocking with a German accent: Faust to perform at Gabe’s

April 5, 2016

The legendary krautrockers that make up the band Faust are being pulled straight from the pages of myth for a performance as part of Mission Creek at Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., at 8 p.m. today, marking...

Review: We the Kings reign

Review: We the Kings reign

April 4, 2016

By Alex Kramer [email protected] It wasn’t just the neon blue lights casting a glow over the crowd at Blue Moose on April 1. We the Kings’s From Here to Mars tour blanketed the house in...

Movie review: 'I Saw the Light'

Movie review: ‘I Saw the Light’

Girindra Selleck, [email protected] March 31, 2016

As we enter Hollywood’s pre-summer drought, this last week saw the release of a couple indie biopics, which aim to explore the lives of two of America’s most conflicted and revolutionary musicians. The...

Heather Chrisler (left) and Sam Osheroff (right) dance in character Senga Quinn's living room during a rehearsal for the play Dancing Lessons at Riverside Theatre on Tuesday, March 29, 2016. Dancing Lessons follows a broadway dancer (Senga Quinn), and a professor (Ever Montgomery) with Aspergers Syndrome learning to dance. (The Daily Iowan/Jordan Gale)

Pas de deux, with loss, in Riverside’s ‘Dancing Lessons’

March 30, 2016

An autistic professor and an injured dancer will meet on Riverside Theater’s stage during the next two-plus weeks in Dancing Lessons. By Justus Flair | [email protected] Red, gold, and hints...

We the Kings to headline show at Blue Moose on Friday

We the Kings to headline show at Blue Moose on Friday

Alex Kramer, [email protected] March 30, 2016

All-too-relatable and inescapably catchy pop-punk lyrics blast from speakers as people show off band T-shirts and daydream of Warped Tour. Maybe the scene is a basement party from the early 2000s, or...

Nick Arp Band and the Fritters to take stage at the Mill

Nick Arp Band and the Fritters to take stage at the Mill

March 30, 2016

Nic Arp leads two bands, Nic Arp Band and Fritters, to the Mill’s stage on Friday. By Isaac Hamlet [email protected] Watergate left Nixon singing the blues; it left Nic Arp, at age 9, writing...

The Pines to perform at Englert

The Pines to perform at Englert

March 30, 2016

Musical group The Pines brings the nostalgic small-town feel of their latest album to the Englert. By Adam Buhck [email protected] Nostalgia can leave one wanting to replicate an experience....

Ashley Kostelnik and Benton Happel rehearse their performance for the dance "Rhythm Unbound" on Monday, March 28, 2016. Graduate student Tallis Strub choreographed the dance as her thesis. (The Daily Iowan/Tawny Schmit)

Dance M.F.A. candidates to present ‘RESTORATION’

Tessa Solomon, [email protected] March 30, 2016

Strub’s show, “Rhythm Unbound,” conveys the relationship of Parkinson’s and dance, and Reed’s piece, “Hattie May’s Juke Joint,” celebrates the African-American juke-joint culture. Subjects...

Drink of the week: Sage Against the Machine

Drink of the week: Sage Against the Machine

March 30, 2016

Though it’s technically spring, it’s still chilly enough for this autumn-esque drink. Found on the Mill’s seasonal cocktail menu, this drink is sweet and has enough of a kick to start off your evening. EXPERIENCE:...

Book

Lit Picks

March 30, 2016

NEW RELEASE  Finders Keepers (Bill Hodges), by Stephen King It should surprise no one Stephen King’s latest novel is marketed as “suspenseful.” The so-called King of Horror continues the Bill...

The University of Iowa Campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

Scott Siepker to lead City of Literature events

Scott Siepker wants to change the undesirable image of Iowa conjured by both outsiders and insiders. To him, Iowa extends beyond cornfields and small-town living, especially in the pursuit of dreams. “I...

Group East Asia performs at the Walk It Out fashion show in the IMU on April 11. Walk it Out is a multicultural fashion show showcasing diversity in the university; a portion of the sales goes to UIHC HIV/AID clinics. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins)

Walk It Out returns

March 30, 2016

The Walk It Out fashion show gives a platform to numerous cultures on Saturday in the IMU. By Devyn Young [email protected] South Asian, East Asian, Middle Eastern, African, Latin American, hip-hop,...