Concrete art wasn’t something Alicia Brown set out to create when she began dabbling in art classes in Des Moines during her childhood. Her parents simply wanted to expose her to different artistic genres....

Get off your pathetic lazy asses, college students — it’s time to get back to class. Sure, it was nice to lie around all summer and watch reruns of “Beverly Hills, 90210” on SOAPnet, but that’s...

Sit back, relax, and take a trip down nostalgia lane this weekend by popping in one of the films that have changed our lives and shaped our culture. Each Friday, the DI Arts staff cracks open the DVD Vault...

It may not be Earth-shattering when that guy from Slater Seven tweets about his morning breakfast, but what’s Twitter good for if not for keeping up with every mundane thought and detail of our favorite...

The heavily bearded Chris Wiersema stands behind the downstairs bar of the Picador as he fills up a pitcher with Pabst Blue Ribbon. It is after 5 p.m. on a Thursday. Only a few people straddle the barstools,...

If there is one band that knows the definition of “evolution,” it is Lake Street Dive. The band started its musical journey on a very different path from where it ended up, but it seems to have found...

Greasy hair, pit stains, and a tuxedo. “America’s Funnyman” Neil Hamburger knows how to impress people, although his nickname may not tell the whole truth. “That was just available,” he said....

“Good time Dammit” is not just an order, it also the name of the New Duncan Imperials’ drummer. Pigtail is excited about celebrating the Chicago-based band’s 20th anniversary at the Mill, 120...

The relationships of Madonna and Guy Ritchie, Tori Spelling and Charlie Shanian, and even Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have all been plagued by allegations of infidelity. But which sex was the actually...

Slipknot wears masks. The members of KISS cover their faces with makeup. Mystic Ordinaries bass player Jake Winn wears a kilt. However, for him, wearing the kilt is much more than a mere gimmick. “Mostly...

Beatrix Potter — a name usually associated with Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny. But cottontails and bunny trails weren’t the only thing on this Brit’s mind. Who would have pegged her for a super...

Only a day after the release of Gwar’s new CD, Lust in Space, demand is so vast that riots have broken out nationwide because of the lack of supply. Crack cocaine use is up by 200 percent, and murder...