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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Beer of the Week: Potosi Brewing Co., Steamboat Shandy

BRIAN ALBERT July 20, 2011

The Beer of the Week is a seasonal brew infused with pure cane sugar and lemon juice. Created in Wisconsin by Potosi Brewing Co., Steamboat Shandy is a sweet summer brew with a bright yellow glow and...

Iowa City Book Festival aims for 5,000 attendees

BRITTANY TREVICK July 14, 2011

Clifford the Big Red Dog, Curious George, and Pippi Longstocking aren’t typical visitors to Gibson Square. But this weekend is different. The children’s book characters will be a part of the Book...

Camp Euforia takes root in Lone Tree

ASMAA ELKEURTI July 14, 2011

Music festivals are the perfect event for the ultimate outdoor live music lover. For the Iowa City area, Camp Euforia, however, forget the sweat, subtract the overwhelming crowds, and add a scenic country...

Delicate Steve set to perform at Gabe’s

IAN STEWART July 14, 2011

Listening to Wondervisons, Delicate Steve’s first album, you could at first be forgiven for thinking that you were overhearing a practice session. Many of the tracks start inconspicuously, seemingly...

The consequences of war in Soldier’s Daughter

NINA EARNEST July 14, 2011

Soldier’s Daughter is not performed on a stage. Instead, its actors lead the audience throughout a country farm — from the farmhouse to the pond and fields and even a pirate ship. And as the last...

Anna Laube returns to Iowa City

NINA EARNEST July 14, 2011

Anna Laube went into the 105.5 Project M songwriting competition as a virtual unknown in Madison’s music scene. But after she reached the finals, Wisconsin disc jockey Pat Gallagher said, everything...

Beer of the Week: O’Fallon Wheach

DI STAFF July 14, 2011

The beer of the week is perfect for anyone who, while sipping a wheat beer, thought, “Hey, a peach would really go well with this.” Brewed by O’fallon Brewery in Missouri, Wheach beer is exactly...

Q&A: Iowa City band Techno-Lincoln and the Technicolor Union

DI STAFF July 14, 2011

The Daily Iowan sat down with a few members of Iowa City band Techno-Lincoln and the Technicolor Union to discuss FOON, time travel, and their soul-rocking shows. The Daily Iowan: Tell us a little bit...

Sleepy Kitty brings lively show to Mill Friday

JULIANA FABIANO July 7, 2011

The last time Evan Sult played in Iowa City, he wound up in the hospital with stitches. Having played here three times before, he returns with his lively new band, Sleepy Kitty, and new band member Paige...

Mary Magdalan rocks through the pain

LINDSAY DOUGLAS July 7, 2011

The New Testament didn’t mention that Mary Magdalene lived in Hollywood and Jesus was a disc jockey. Namely, because they didn’t. But Mary Magdalan and Gzus do. The 27-year-old’s constantly colored...

Beer of the Week: Tommyknocker Brewery’s Hop Strike Black India Pale Ale

DI STAFF July 7, 2011

The Beer of the Week is Tommyknocker Brewery’s Hop Strike Black India Pale Ale. Brewed in Idaho Springs in the Colorado mountains, the heavily hopped brew is characterized by a dark, heavy body, spicy...

Local owner of Flat Black Records spotlights new talent

IAN STEWART July 7, 2011

On the South Side of Iowa City, behind a little white house and through a thick door, Luke Tweedy sits in front of a screen of multicolored sliding bars. He’s in his editing room in early July, cleaning...