Surging forward as one, the two men attack, striking, sparring, and creating. In perfect synchronization, one moves down as the other moves up, left balanced by right, as the music keeps time. Though...

Somewhere between American folk and roots, bluegrass music is known for its jazzy jams and country tones. Commonly incorporating a mixture of instruments, including fiddle, upright bass, and banjo, this...

A bride covered in blood may create a gory and unpleasant image. However, the mind of an art lover may naturally drift to printmaker, and former University of Iowa Professor Mauricio Lasansky and his color...

With such a wide variety of genres and subgenres coloring the music scene, it can be difficult to decide on a favorite sound when posed the question, “what’s your favorite kind of music?”...

Sweaty palms and butterflies, two symptoms that are essentially unavoidable when dealing with the sometimes nerve-racking experience of meeting new people. However, the ultimate reward of these new interactions...

Classes have begun, but summer is still upon us; thus, sweet tea is still firmly on the menu. This country-style beverage comes from Cheddar’s, a hidden gem of a restaurant near Costco in Coralville,...

Eighty-four colored and adorned Herky the Hawk statues have stood vigilant over the Iowa City area for four months, diverse as the people who pass them. Now their watch draws to a close — but not without...

The sounds of staples piercing skin, fire roaring in someone’s throat, nails being hammered through noses, and cement blocks being cracked open on someone’s stomach fill the air. Crash, clatter,...

Coming to Iowa City, everyone knows to hit up Hamburg Inn for breakfast and burgers, Mesa for crazy pizza, and Short’s for burgers and fries. However, it’s college — expand your horizons....

As the summer winds down and school begins, a few aspects of Iowa City’s downtown nightlife are continue, including the Friday Night Concert series. There has been a wide variety of bands that played...

Seven years of following your dreams alongside your best friends is something worth celebrating — or at least Colton Menke, Max Lipnick, Mckinley Kuhlmann, and Joe Verstraete seem to think so. The Davenport...

I showed up for the opening film at the Englert, "Photostoria," a few minutes late and sweating like a diseased animal. The weather is a tacky topic, no doubt, but five more degrees would have...