“Music is the closest thing to heaven we have,” attendee Nancy Sereduck said. At least, that’s how music can feel when listening to performers in the quaint Strauss Hall at Hancher Auditorium....

“If you’re looking straight ahead, he’s looking from the left at the same thing that you are. He just sees everything in a slightly different way,” producer Sam Kinken said. David Sedaris...

On Thursday, April 10, Mason Ramsey, known by many as the “Walmart yodeling boy,” performed to adoring crowds at the Wildwood Saloon just off Highway 6. The odd venue turned out to be perfect for...

For the past 14 weeks, I’ve lived out the “bro think he on the team” meme by tuning into “The Pitt” and watching half of an episode with my hands over my eyes. Max’s new medical drama is...

Jonathan Thirkield graduated from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop with an MFA in Poetry. He has taught computational design and media focusing on visualization, code, data, and digital storytelling at...

Country fans filled both levels of Wildwood Saloon to see Mason Ramsey perform in Iowa City on Thursday, April 25. The show is the third show of Ramsey’s 19-stop tour sponsored by First Fleet Concerts...

If there is one way to get Grammy-winning R&B singer SZA to jumpstart her acting career, the movie “One of Them Days” would be it. The film was first released in theatres on January 17 but...

When I was a child, I yearned for the mines. Specifically, the ones I made myself in the hit video game phenomenon “Minecraft.” The 2009 video game is arguably one of the most popular pieces...

Early in Carson Lund’s indie comedy “Eephus,” a grey-bearded, bitter amateur baseball player watches a group of kids playing soccer on a pristine field. Looking down, he is reminded of the degraded...

If the films “Jurassic Park” and “Nope” both vomited on the first draft of “Parasite,” the result would probably look a lot like A24’s “Death of a Unicorn.” Alex Scharfman’s...

Ever since she was a little girl, artist Emilia Bendler loved storytelling through song. As she grew up, she became fond of the opposite. “Sometimes there’s a lot of pressure to write the...

Around 1,800 miles away from Iowa City sits the sprawling Hollywood hub of Los Angeles, California, home to many famous venues and stars. From March 26-29, it was home to the annual Association...