Music can move people. Listeners can be buoyed by joy, hurt to heartbreak, and — in this instance — prompted to dentistry. At 8 p.m. Friday, local Iowa City bands will gather at the Mill, 120 E....

MUSIC Good Life and Big Harp When: 9 p.m. Sept. 6 Where: Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington Admission: $14-$16 By Claire Dietz [email protected] Eight years and 250 miles separate Nebraska-based...

By Claire Dietz [email protected] Soul Fest When: Friday-Saturday Where: Downtown Admission: Free Walking into Loyce Arthur’s studio in the Theater Building, one is immediately greeted by...

By Justus Flair [email protected] Magda Davis doesn’t know where she’s been all these years. “I can’t believe I’ve been in town for years and never been here,” the Iowa City resident...

By Devyn Young [email protected] WEST SIDE STORY When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Aug. 30 Where: Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, 1301 5th Admission: $15-$35 For most...

We Are Your Friends Cole, an aspiring DJ in Hollywood, is focused on perfecting his one track that will change everything. Then he meets James, a fellow DJ who starts mentoring him, and James’ girlfriend,...

Tom Collins Simple syrup, lemon juice, gin, a single sugar cube, and a lemon slice are shaken vigorously over ice to make this classic cocktail. The bartender described it to me as a “fancy vodka...

MUSIC Earphunk with Genome When: 10 p.m. Saturday Where: Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn Admission: $10 The Yacht Club is getting funky for back to school with a two-act prog-funk performance Saturday night. Up-and-coming...

[email protected] In Fairfield, Iowa, there’s a quaint little art gallery that has hosted a peculiar display since early this month. The Comics & Graphic Novels gallery in Fairfield’s...

By Girindra Selleck [email protected] MUSIC Così fan tutte When: 5 p.m. Friday Where: Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn Admission: Free Iowa City Concert Opera, founded in May by...

As August nears an end, you may begin to feel you’re wasting your warm summer nights searching for something to switch up your dull, repetitive routine. Summer of the Arts will attempt to provide a solution...

By Jasmine Putney [email protected] COMEDY What: Dakaboom When: 10 p.m. Friday Where: IMU Hawkeye Room Admission: Free A cappella and beat box, falsetto and bass, pop and hip-hop. Musical...