Chicago knows a superstar or two — Michael Jordan, the first lady of chat, Oprah, and, of course, President Obama. And, as it turns out, Lupe Fiasco. The Grammy-award-winning hip-hop artist will perform...

Desire, in terms of writing, most often conjures images of bodice-rippers and the Harlequin romances. Or, perhaps, of erotic fantasies and books better read late at night, with pay-cable adult films playing...

At first thought, a group of aging cowboys doesn’t sound all that exciting. But when you learn that these cowboys have won two Grammys, performed at the Hollywood Bowl, and have had songs in both Disney’s...

Michael Jackson: Bad The recent passing of music icon Michael Jackson still has left millions of music fans in a state of disbelief, and there’s no reason they shouldn’t be. From childhood through...

When Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet heard about the devastating flood that left its longtime affiliate Hancher Auditorium’s stage submerged under 18 inches of water, the dance company took the initiative...

Art is often thought of as a solo venture. Popular culture is filled with images of the lonely painter, writer, or troubadour, a one-person show that seems to work best when no others are around. Even...

As the academic year begins, many students have yet to decide their majors; they seem not to be able to figure out what they want to do with their lives. The problem may be that they don’t know what...

Beer and studio time. What better incentive for Iowa City’s best local bands to battle it out in a month long test of musical prowess and popularity? Every Thursday in September, the Yacht Club, 13...

The debut of “The Cleveland Show” is less than one month away and I’m already sweating it. I’m not too concerned that three minutes of dialogue spoken in Cleveland’s trademark drawl will fill...

Throughout America’s cultural childhood,“nerd” held an incredibly negative connotation. Those who were cast into this category seemed to live exclusively in their Dungeons & Dragons guilds, while...

With its name alone, the Queer Iowa Showcase 2009 certainly grabs attention. And that’s exactly what the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Allied Union is attempting with its kickoff at 7 p.m....

From Dullsville, USA, to indie-punk fame, Capgun Coup has risen from the self-proclaimed “banality of suburban Nebraska” (Omaha, to be exact), to touring the Midwest in support of its début album,...