Minus the Bear wanted to get funky. After five hit albums, and tours throughout Europe, Australia, and Japan, the indie-rock band decided that it wanted to add different elements of jazz and R&B music...

*** out of ***** The DVD begins with just an outside view of the Mill. Then, the camera zooms into the packed bar and eatery, with the soft sounds of a guitar being strummed in the background. The camera...

A crowd of people, a sole microphone sitting center stage, and just five minutes. That's where it all began for comedian Todd Barry, whose success started at open-mike nights at comedy clubs throughout...

Jeff Ryon and Brandon Richerson's job seems like a college student's dream. "We throw parties," Richerson said. The two spend hours each week sifting through online blogs, magazine articles,...

Like her pathway to dance, the movement in University of Iowa student Ali Ordman’s choreographed piece “Individualine” came about by chance. After searching for a symbolic message behind the dance,...

The time has come for hearty sounds of tubas and euphoniums to fill the chilly December air with holiday tunes on the steps of the Old Capitol. While the “real” Santa isn’t expected to fly in, John...

Tan sand slips through David Hanzal’s fingers and lands on the ground in front of him. The pile of sand is suddenly shaped into a castle, guarding the princess and the world of fantasy that live in it...

Funk and psychedelic rock band Dead Larry will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St. I Like You and Dustin Thomas will also perform. Admission is $6. Four Iowa City’s natives...

Spankalicious will play with Hood-Tek at 10 p.m. today at the Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St. Admission is $5. Spankalicious, also known as Kevin Moore, is making his mark on the electronic-music scene in...

Illinois John Fever, along with Grand Tetons, Dick Prall, and SmokeStack & the Foothill Fury, will play at 10 p.m. today at the Mill, 120 E. Burlington St. Admission is $6. Illinois John Fever, a...

Timothy Maguire stands center stage singing “Ombra mai fu,” a love song to a sycamore, from the opera Xerxes, by George Frederick Händel. Maguire’s performance includes vocal challenges that impress...

Esperanza Spalding is a triple threat — in more than one way. The artist is a bass player, singer, and composer. But there’s more to this jazz artist than a phenomenal résumé; she can also sing in...