After years' of exploring how to promote local music, the Iowa City Public Library has found a way to showcase the city's rich musical heritage. The Public Library launched a new service called "The...

After a decade of working to make it into the music industry, Bayside, a New York-based rock band, is making a fresh start. Bayside will pass through Iowa City on June 13 as a part of its national tour....

Participatory. Engaging. Perception shifting. These elements are part of what drive Hideous Beast's desire to dive further into the meaning of art while engaging people to do so as well. Hideous Beast...

When crowds requested a mixture of Latin American music from the Des Moines based high-energy band Salsa Vibe, the band members knew it was time for a side project. Their spin off of Salsa Vibe, Parranderos...

Zach Wahls felt at ease as he prepared to address his hometown fans in Iowa City. "I've been told by a ton of kids that I'm a role model," the 20-year-old said. "And that's something I...

Concerts, crafts, outdoor activities, ice-cream eating, family time, and socialization are summer paradigms for the Iowa City community. The Party in the Park series offers all of those things. The...

The mellow acoustic duo Hymn For Her, rising from the City of Brotherly Love, has rocked its unique flavor of rock from coast to coast since 2008. Jamming with soapbox guitars and harmonicas, the Philadelphia-based...

Weezer will perform June 10 at Alliant Energy, 200 First St. S.E. Cedar Rapids, as a part of the "Rock the Rapids with Weezer" show. The show is set to begin at 6 p.m. Weezer will take the stage...

The Summer of the Arts' 2012 Saturday Night Concert Series will kick off at 6:30 p.m. Saturday on the Pedestrian Mall. Natty Nation, a Wisconsin-based band with a blend of hard-roots rock, reggae, and...

The Free Movie Series, sponsored by the Summer of the Arts, will start Saturday between 8:20 and 9 p.m. on the Macbride Hall lawn. The event will kick off with a showing of the film Night at the Museum,...

Polish vests, Hungarian skirts, and tutus in pink, white, black, and blue hang from the walls of Jason Schadt's office in Halsey Hall, creating a colorful collage of textiles. Schadt is the artistic coordinator...

Chicago-based alternative rock band Wilco released Summerteeth in the spring of 1999. The record is this week's tracks from the past. Summerteeth is Wilco's third album. It was highly anticipated upon...