At first it was amusing. “FML,” similar to every overused pop-culture catch phrase, began as a fairly playful, entertaining concept. But alas, FML is now riding aboard the mind-numbing abbreviation...

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...

Jackie Alamillo rushed into the Theatre Building lobby 30 minutes before rehearsal with a bowl of pasta and a bottle of Coca-Cola. “Sorry if I’m late,” she said with a big smile on her face. Alamillo...

Alejandro Escuer perceives the musical world to be in an imbalance. As founder of the Mexican quintet ONIX Ensamble, he has spent the better part of 15 years promoting and expanding the scope of Mexican...

This week, Patsy Cline will return to the stage. The Iowa Children’s Museum stage in Coralville, that is. And now, she’s a character in a musical rather than a performing artist. The City Circle Acting...

College-focused mtvU has nominated KRUI 89.7 FM, the UI’s student-run radio station, for one of the channel’s Woodie Awards. “We’re really, really excited,” said Patrick Quinn, KRUI’s marketing...

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...