“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...

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....

The Johnson County Fairgrounds’ Montgomery Hall overflowed with green-shirted children on July 25, all toting matted photographs or data-covered poster-boards and textile displays. “They’ll have...

Though their genre receives little attention in Iowa City, the blues masterminds of Tornadoes do their part in keeping the music flowing. “Musical tastes in a college town are a little more fickle than...

Like an acid flashback, Story City band Radio Moscow delves into the psychedelic soaked sounds of the ’60s and ’70s, delivering a sincere blues/rock that is practically indistinguishable from bands...

Ready for a fitter, happier, and healthier you? The DI is here to help. Each week, we’ll feature a new yoga pose you can easily incorporate into your daily regimen to promote oneness of body, mind, and...