Sunkissed skin and plenty of rest is apparently all it takes to unleash an event that’s been in a 12-year slumber. After a successful three-year run in the late 1990s, the Iowa City Firecracker 500...

A circus is coming to Des Moines this weekend. There’s no big top, no ringmaster. No wild animals or trapeze artists. Instead, there will be three stages, 30,000 fans, and a musical menagerie: mashup,...

Holly Newsom considers herself more of a songwriter than a vocalist. Passionate about the paradox of life and the things in it, she creates the most powerful songs she can with the least number of words.  “We...

Brewed in Liverpool, England, by Robert Cain Brewery, the beer of the week is Cains Bitter. This beer, brewed year-round, features a hoppy, floral aroma and a light, refreshing finish. According to the...

Live performances can provide the ultimate connection between a fan and a musician — and the new “Intimate at the Englert” series will allow fans of Haley Bonar and Holcombe Waller to gain access...

Emiliano Lasansky picked up his first instrument when he was 7. Starting with the violin, the now 18-year-old Lasansky’s love for music grew quickly as he moved on to electric bass when he was 10 and...

Jessica Lea Mayfield, an Ohio-born singer/songwriter, started performing with her family band when she was just 8. By 15, she had made her first album. And now, at 21, she has opened for the Black Keys...

His British accent flowed off the stage with words that opened the minds of audience members who came prepared to be inspired. The speaker, a poet, librettist, and lyricist, stood before a crowd of roughly...

The recent popularity of shows such as “America’s Next Top Model” and “Project Runway” seem to have started a trend with young women trying to start fashion careers. The Daily Iowan sat down...

Alex Versackas wants people to look beyond the wobble-wobble. The noise is a colloquial reference to the grinding, distorted bass sound heard in dubstep, a style of electronic dance music headling this...

He set his eyes on a Bob Marley record when he was 10-years-old. The boy spotted it on a road trip with his parents, but knew nothing about the Jamaican legend or the genre to which he belonged. Yet Andrew...

John Rapson needed seven years to complete his latest album. He transcribed. He composed. He recorded. Yet everyone involved had the chance to contribute a significant idea. “They’re not just realizing...