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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Local band to play multi-genre music Friday

ALYSSA MARIE HARN December 17, 2010

A saxophone blares, a guitar rings, and a piano sounds as the five men in the Heath Alan Band take the stage, bringing with them musical genres ranging from jazz to rock. An Iowa group, the Heath Alan...

GgLITCH’d to perform as the second generation of favorite IC band

JESSICA CARBINO December 17, 2010

When they aren't drinking a beer or eating a burger with each other, the band members of Gglitch'd perform music and carry on the legacy of the Gglitch. The Gglitch was the name of the original band formed...

Holiday entertainment with a cabaret

EVAN CLARK December 16, 2010

It's rather hard being an adult around Christmas. All the money spent on gifts that wind up being returned the next day, throwing out the plethora of fruitcake that remains uneaten in the fridge, and watching...

Professor crosses cultures in seminar

"OK, let's get started," said Nilo Couret, a graduate fellow in the University of Iowa's cinema/comparative literature department. It was a Thursday night in November, and he began hosting a...

High and Lonesome to play reunion show

SAMANTHA GENTRY December 16, 2010

Pre-cancerous tumors on his vocal cords isn't something then-24-year-old pianist and vocalist David Zollo expected to struggle with, especially when his band was on fire. At the time, High and Lonesome...

Bermuda Report introduces ‘rock-stop sweetness’

SAMANTHA GENTRY December 16, 2010

Most bands can easily classify their music in a specific genre, such as indie, country, or rock. But for Bermuda Report, it's a little harder than that. With members coming from quite different musical...

UI Youth Ballet performs Winter Gifts

HANNAH KRAMER December 16, 2010

Jason Schadt teaches with an open mind and a little bit of faith. The coordinator for the University of Iowa Youth Ballet and School of Dance and concert director molds performances around dancers, unlike...

Best of 2010: Movies, songs, and pop culture moments

DI STAFF December 16, 2010

Best Movies 1. Inception: "Because Leo had us wondering if we were dreaming within a dream, within a dream." — Laura Willis Best Albums 1. The Suburbs, Arcade Fire: "Finally, an album...

Englert features experimental music tonight

JESSICA CARBINO December 15, 2010

At an I Hear IC concert, specators will hear a range of sounds:the voices of singers accompanied with violins, the shaking of maracas, the pounding of drums, fingers gliding along guitar strings as poetry...

UI professor gives lecture on ‘American Opera’

ALYSSA MARIE HARN December 15, 2010

A woman takes the stage dressed in leather boots, a button-up blouse, and a cowgirl hat, riding a live horse. Staples of the Wild West surround Minnie, the cowgirl, as she rides around the stage and belts...

Senior Center brings holiday music to Iowa City

ERIC HAWKINSON December 14, 2010

For one group of senior citizens, it's all about enjoying music and having fun. When Jackie Zwiefel tells her choir to do something during rehearsal, she's often met with a clever joke from one of the...

Gabe’s lets amateur rappers test their hip-hop skills

EVAN CLARK December 14, 2010

As Eminem stared in the mirror in the film 8 Mile, his palms sweaty and arms heavy while the crowd waited eagerly to hear him rap battle, he realized this was his one shot and he needed to "lose himself...

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