Peter Gabriel rose to fame a couple decades ago with hits like “Solsbury Hill,” “In Your Eyes,” and “Sledgehammer.” Now, at age 60 — and eight years after his most recent album release —...

Every famous composer receives a “Happy Birthday” decoration on Alan Huckleberry’s office door. However, for the bicentennial of Frédéric Chopin’s birth, the UI piano assistant professor is...

*** 1/2 out of ***** During the 1973 début of George Romero’s, The Crazies, America was in the middle of the Watergate scandal and dealing with a loss of faith in government. The concept of the original...

Emily Mecklenburg’s passion for theater and medicine have one unexpected trait in common: vaginas. “For both acting and being a doctor, you have to learn a set of skills,” she said. “I love theater;...

The connotation of the name Death Ships is much harsher than the band’s folk sound — and the group knows it. On its website, the members warn those expecting long hair and death metal might be in for...

Having gone from living in the hood to becoming a national headliner, comedian Ralphie May’s rise to fame is not lost on him. May, who will perform at 7:30 p.m. today in the Englert Theatre, 221 E....

Kevin Kellett has witnessed more drama in his first year as bassist for the hard-core band Liferuiner than many other musicians see in a lifetime. Not only has he nearly been sucker-punched in the face...

In a short period of time, Paul Pollard has done what many aspire to achieve. Yet the classically trained trombonist, now a member of the New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, has remained grounded in...

In ceramics, round is not always what the artist is angling for. Visiting ceramics artists Christa Assad, Josh DeWeese, and Lorna Meaden plan to demonstrate what inspires them and how they make their...

Many musicians aspire to pack up their instruments and move to faraway places that, seemingly, promise fame and fortune. Ed Gray found the music scene he was hoping for right here in Iowa City. “It’s...

Can we ever be free of fate? Joe Luis Cedillo asks this question in his new play, Dry. The piece covers a variety of topics ranging from Hiroshima and the Enola Gay to Greek mythology and family dysfunction. Dry...

Kevin González started writing what he called songs in seventh grade. “They were pretty terrible,” he said. “But I liked writing song lyrics, and that kind of merged into poetry.” The poet will...