ALBUMS 1. Radiohead — Kid A Exploring the ground between rock and electronica, Radiohead not only spearheaded a new direction in its own catalogue, it also created a new genre of music. Thom Yorke’s...

**** out of ***** Making a sports movie is, at best, a break-even proposition. While there are some classic sports films — like, say Hoosiers or Field of Dreams — the genre as a whole is, more often...

The DI Arts & Culture staff has gathered the best of the best of the past 10 years, starting with 2000. Hours upon hours were spent gathered at apartments, houses, and various downtown locations arguing...

Iowa City will get a taste of the African arts and culture in the second installment of WorldCanvass, a new program created by the UI International Programs, focusing on a specific topic of cultural interest...

A music career can begin with a used saxophone in a funky green plastic case. For Jacob Yarrow, the Hancher Auditorium programming director, it was just that, plus a note from his grandfather. He distinctly...

As UI students prepare for final exams, another student group is getting ready to put its work on live television for public consumption. Starting at 8 p.m. Dec. 13, Student Video Productions will air...

The only thing that hasn’t changed during the seven decades of the Blind Boys of Alabama’s career is the music. “When you love what you do, when you enjoy what you do, it just gives you the adrenaline...

Graduates of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop have gone on to do great things, but in many cases, their stories become hazy once they leave the UI. But a number of recent Writers’ Workshop graduates have...

For Maggie Conroy and four of her friends, deciding what was trash and was treasure wasn’t a simple process. After holding a yard sale in June with items they narrowed down to be least important, Conroy,...

Musicians, poets, and painters might dwell in different artistic realms, but tonight they will share one stage. “Anonymous Readings” will begin at 9 p.m. at Quinton’s, 215 E. Washington St. Admission...

“By virtue of having a face, I must carry an expression.” Lisa Leaverton once used this line in a writing workshop, and now, she has turned the concept into a fully evolved play. “I took it from...

At the “What a Load of Craft!” fair, one can knit and headbang at the same time, all while sporting a gem sweater. The fair’s organizers, Susan Junis and Grace Locke Ward, have moved the festival...