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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

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...

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...

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...

Indie-rock band to experiment musically at the Blue Moose

LAURA WILLIS December 13, 2010

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...

DVD Review: Greg Brown…Last Night at the Mill

JESSICA CARBINO December 13, 2010

*** 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...

Comedian Todd Barry to perform stand-up at the Mill

JESSICA CARBINO December 10, 2010

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...

Gabe’s to host techno "high school prom themed" party

LAURA WILLIS December 10, 2010

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,...