He’s got heaps of soul and tubs of funk, and, evidently, he’s got blues enough to make it into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame. Dennis McMurrin has been entertaining people with his guitar since before...

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...

Matching the cosmetically comedic wit of Miguel de Cervantes and the brash repertoire of Tucker Max, Steve Hely creates a character in How I Became a Famous Novelist so etched with honest humor and even...

1969: Go to the record store. Flip through new releases. Buy an album. Go home. Listen. 2009: Go to the Internet. Type in a band name. Click download. Listen. As Dylan told us — “For the times,...

A place for us to reminisce about the movies we loved, lost, and still live for to this day. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie “It’s morphin’ time!” God, I loved the Power Rangers. I...

After getting some exposure by supporting Coldplay on the North American portion of its Viva La Vida tour, Australian quartet Howling Bells is ready to complete its run for U.S. audiences with the release...

Like HBO? Fine, but shut up about it So I’m on Twitter, minding my own business and clicking through the trending topics. Usually, there’s some good stuff; I enjoy reading about protests in Iran,...

Movie Review: The Ugly Truth What does a woman want in a man? Sexy, smart, sophisticated. He plans romantic evenings at the opera with red wine and caviar. He has a successful job as a doctor or lawyer,...

Movie Review: Orphan Seeing the previews for Orphan didn’t leave me with much desire to see the actual flick. The movie looked like a low-budget horror film — completely void of suspense and human...

A way to save lives — fill a spray bottle with grape juice, swish it back in forth in your mouth, spit out the foamy mucus into a coffee filter, and light it on fire. What lives are saved? No one is...