Music continually changes and transforms into new things. The JACK Quartet — John Pickford Richards, Ari Streisfeld, Christopher Otto, and Kevin McFarland — take modern music and puts a new spin on...

For some, Halloween is a time to dress up in funny outfits, eat candy, and spend some casual time with friends. But for others, the spookiest holiday of the year is better spent weaving through a creepy...

“A toast.” The Englert welcomes The Rocky Horror Picture Show once again. Prop bags filled with confetti, playing cards, and pieces of toast — among other seemingly random items — will...

What would a retailer have to offer you to get you to buy a game? A shiny belt buckle? A figurine? Or possibly a chance to sink some steel into the infamous Benedict Arnold? Ubisoft is pedaling all this...

A plethora of Chicagoland basement performances in high school was the spark to the Hush Sound's fuse. Seven years and three full-length albums later, the alternative-pop band will kick off its fall tour...

“A toast.” The Englert welcomes The Rocky Horror Picture Show once again. Prop bags filled with confetti, playing cards, and pieces of toast — among other seemingly random items — will...

When actor and vocalist Jason Currie came out, he said, it was more of a natural progression rather than a big declaration. Raised in Atlanta, Currie attended a performing-arts high school, and his...

With furniture from California, 3D wallpapers from Europe, and boba tea from Taiwan, a new business in Iowa City is attracting a lot of attention. Store manager and designer Waiwing Chang partnered with...

“The Englert is a gem, and Iowa City is so lucky to have it, “ said Dave Olson, a folk musician who grew up in Iowa City. Olson will return to town Saturday evening to join local bluegrass...

Most people have a stereotypical view of what a poetry reading will contain: dark lighting, coffee, and artsy people. Kenneth Goldsmith, a poet and founder of UbuWeb, refuses to fit into these clichés. “Whatever...

When attending an art festival, one expects to see completed designs on display, presented for the audience’s appraisal. This is not the case for Iowa City’s Works-in-Progress Festival. The...

Narrative components are not normally the focus when a new video game drops, but it’s the difference between success and failure for any title whose play is adequate but not phenomenal. Dishonored...