The Furious Seasons’ Thank You For Saturday, is, at first listen, a record made to think to. The band’s sound on the record can best be described as shoe-gazer folk — think Wilco with Christopher...

Bon Jovi Before they settled for recording sugary country ballads with the likes of LeAnn Rimes, there was a time — believe it or not — when Bon Jovi used to rock. Nowhere was this more apparent than...

One of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind is the electronic jukebox. On it, bar patrons can find almost any tune in existence, even if it is expensive as all hell. The music played over...

A little bit of splattered paint on raw canvas is thought of as a good thing. Art is not about the finished product, but about the verb to create. This weekend, artists from all corners of Iowa City in...

Wilco will love you, baby. So goes one line in Wilco’s opening track “Wilco (The Song)” off its latest album, Wilco. In its 15-year career, the band has been called a lot of things: alternative...

Damp, cool air blows tiny drops of mist against the tall, dark buildings looming against the cloudy gray sky. Amid the buildings and houses is a small art gallery with warm light shining through the windows,...

Childbirth is usually a somewhat simple process in the United States thanks to the obstetric care offered to women. However, it is not so in some countries. In fact, many women still die during labor in...

Tucked away on the upper deck of the UI Field House is a room emanating hip-hop. Eleven guys and women are spread throughout the room — some against the walls, some stretching. Each one breaks into the...

The Academy Is … bassist Adam Siska’s last visit to Iowa City was painful. Literally. He cut his right index finger on a broken glass bottle last spring while at the Picador, 330 E. Washington St....

A “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” tribute concert needs no introduction, but let’s give it one anyway. After years of “Buffy” fandom, local playwright Megan Gogerty will get a once-in-a-lifetime...

What do people do when they’re trapped in a bad situation with only one option to get out? Hope the book ends soon. That’s not the answer Kimberla Lawson Roby’s protagonist looks for in A Deep Dark...

Imagine a world in which a murderous virus has destroyed almost every shred of human life. Now, picture that there is nothing to eat but strange, foreign animals with names that seem to come straight out...