It’s not every day that a band creates its own social movement against a popular food. Minneapolis-based hard-core punk/thrash band In Defence has initiated what is known as the Taco Liberation Front....

For violinist Elizabeth Oakes, music and religion have always been connected. The Maia Quartet will perform at the Congregational United Church of Christ, 30 N. Clinton St., as part of the Sundays at...

If you thought seeing Elvis on the same stage as a Goth and an immobilized father could only happen in daydreams, think again. End Days, Riverside Theatre’s current production, is a romantic comedy...

The UI Center for New Music is no stranger to difficulty. From the challenge of performing complicated pieces to the upcoming decision on where its new home will be, the center is facing many obstacles....

In Shakespeare’s tragedy Othello, the character Desdemona is murdered by her husband for an act she didn’t commit. While many see her fate as heartbreaking, Heather Ross saw it as an opportunity. She...

I would seriously consider marrying Michael Scott. Yes, he’d embarrass me by heckling waiters at nice restaurants, and sure, he’d teach our children skewed moral lessons and insulting jokes, but to...

By the time they are 18, many budding musicians spend time performing in garage bands covering the music of Fall Out Boy or Blink-182. Not Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He didn’t spend his time at that age...

Corrine Smith thinks each day is an aesthetic surprise. Smith, a resident of Rock Island, Ill., works as an abstract artist creating work that evolves on a daily basis. Her work can be viewed at the Chait...

Alex Scott will gladly talk about the play he has directed, but don’t even dream about asking him how it ends. “It’s a wild ride, that’s for sure,” he said a week before the show’s opening...

Artist Cathy Patterson doesn’t have to look very far for inspiration. “[I] just look at the world around me for the things that seem beautiful,” she said. Patterson has countless colors in...

While some bands defy categorization, others outright refuse it. When asked about his band’s music, Craig Miller, the bassist for Danger Is My Middle Name, was reluctant to dive into categories. The...

Raise the Red Lantern has one simple goal: sweetness. The metal band plans to showcase this when it plays at the Picador, 330 E. Washington St., at 9 p.m. Saturday in a 19-and-over show. Iowa City-based...