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Homecoming show features attitude

Troy Aldrich, Art’s Reporter
October 20, 2018
Sorrow and grit season Iowa artist's newest album

Sorrow and grit season Iowa artist’s newest album

Troy Aldrich, Arts Reporter
September 26, 2018
Your Smith performs at The Mill on Thursday, September 20, 2018. Their latest EP titled "Bad Habit" released on August 24, 2018, and they are working on another.

Your Smith brought emotion, sincerity, and feminine energy to the Mill

Troy Aldrich, Arts Reporter
September 21, 2018
A member of Goosetown performs during the 30th Anniversary Party of the Yacht Club Iowa City on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Five artists performed including Soul Sherpa, Glass Femur, Goosetown, 6 Odd Rats, and Aaron Kamm and the One Drops. (Matthew Finley/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa City, Goose Town’s home away from home

Troy Aldrich, Arts Reporter
September 11, 2018
Mystic Cats perform at The Blue Moose on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018.

Turning from Marching Band to rock band

Troy Aldrich, Arts Reporter
September 9, 2018
A couple walks out of the Englert Theatre on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016.

Lake Street Dive’s Englert performance shows growth, depth

Troy Aldrich, Arts Reporter
September 4, 2018
People enter The Englert Theatre for comedian, Margaret Cho's stand-up during Mission Creek Festival on Thursday, April 6, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Ben Smith)

Lake Street Dive set to return to a sold-out Englert

Troy Aldrich, Arts Reporter
August 30, 2018
Karen Meat performs at Gabe’s during the Witching Hour art festival in Iowa City on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Witching hour is an annual festival in October which features a variety of art and educational events. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Karen Meat and Dana T hold dual-release party

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
May 11, 2018
Blues musician Kevin Burt poses for a portrait in his Coralville home on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Burt recently won awards in the acoustic category at the International Blues Festival in Memphis. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

This Wheel’s on Fire comes to the Englert for its second annual year

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
May 10, 2018
Kevin Morby performs at the Mill on May 4, 2018. Morby is an indie rock singer and songwriter from Kansas City, Missouri. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

Kevin Morby brought experience, intensity to the Mill for his Friday show

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
May 7, 2018
Stefanie Berecz sings onstage. The Right Now is heading the Yacht Club on Saturday, May 5, 2018. (Yue Zhang/The Daily Iowan)

Music with a purpose, The Right Now plays the Yacht Club

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
May 7, 2018
File photo/The Daily Iowan

ICDocs returns for its 15th year, celebrating student filmmakers

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
April 26, 2018
The University of Iowa School of Music is being moved to the newly built Voxman Building. The building is located at 95 East Burlington Street. (The Daily Iowan/File photo)

UI Jazz Studies welcome diversity, prestige in Brazilian connection

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
April 23, 2018
Iowa City resident, Emma Garwood, searches for some new CDs at the Record Collector on Tuesday, July 11, 2017. Emma has been listening to a lot of sludge metal recently and was hoping to find something new to listen to. (James Year/The Daily Iowan)

Record Collector celebrates a decade of Record Store Day

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
April 23, 2018
Flint Eastwood performs at the Flint Eastwood/Mykki Blanco concert at Blue Moose Tap House during the Mission Creek Music Festival on Thursday, Apr. 6, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Iowa music giants came together to rock Gabe’s stage on April 14

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
April 16, 2018
Local and touring acts visit Iowa City’s downtown following Mission Creek

Local and touring acts visit Iowa City’s downtown following Mission Creek

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
April 12, 2018
The University of Iowa School of Music is being moved to the newly built Voxman Building. The building is located at 95 East Burlington Street. (The Daily Iowan/Karley FInkel)

Fabio Augustinis brings native Brazilian influences to the Mill

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
April 11, 2018
Elizabeth Moen poses for a portrait insider her home on Friday, July 21. Moen is a musical artist based in Iowa City, who has been featured in festivals ranging from Mission Creek to 80/35 in Des Moines. She made her start in Iowa City years ago, and she has previously worked at Short's on Clinton St. where she played live music. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Two of Iowa City’s favorite acts came together for a Mission Creek performance at the Englert theatre

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
April 10, 2018
Margaret Glaspy and Julian Lage perform at the Englert Theatre on Friday, April 6, 2018. Glaspy is an American singer-songwriter from Red Bluff, California, and Lage is a jazz guitarist. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

Margaret Glaspy and Wye Oak return to Mission Creek to play the Englert

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
April 10, 2018
Jamila Woods performs at the Englert Theatre on Sunday, April 8, 2018. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Mission Creek festival 2018 showed growth in popularity and diversity as it concludes its 13th year.

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
April 10, 2018
UI student trades textbooks for a guitar as Purple Frank

UI student trades textbooks for a guitar as Purple Frank

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
March 28, 2018
Pieta Brown: The geography of music

Pieta Brown: The geography of music

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
March 21, 2018
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The Cactus Blossoms performs at Big Grove Brewery

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
March 9, 2018
Flat Black Studio's interior is seen on Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2018. Soul Sherpa, a Cedar Rapids-based funk/soul band, recorded at the 24-channel studio during summer of 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

Cedar Rapids band Soul Sherpa debuts its new album this Friday at the Mill

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
March 8, 2018
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Dave Mason comes to Englert

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Dave Mason comes to Englert

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
February 28, 2018
Patrons stroll the streets in Des Moines during the 80/35 music festival in July 2017. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

80/35 lineup continues to get better with 2018 headliners

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
February 28, 2018
Dave Collins, a professor of Marketing and Sustainability at the University of Iowa speaks to a crowd of students on February 22nd. (Sid Peterson /The Daily Iowan)

Lecturer discusses businesses roles and the future of our environment

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
February 23, 2018
Supporters of Bernie Sanders gather in an area of The Mill while the Iowa caucus results come in on CNN. The Mill hosted a watch party on February 1st, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Kyle Close)

Gaelynn Lea set to play the Mill on Tuesday

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
February 20, 2018
Members of the Blake Shaw Quintet perform at The Mill in Iowa City on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2018. (Matthew Finley/The Daily Iowan)

Two jazz trios rocked the Mill last Friday

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
February 19, 2018
Community members listened to a talk held at Big Grove Taproom on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. Multiple researches from the University of Iowa used 3D mapping technology to scan beer caves on the north side of Iowa City. This lecture was a part of a series held by Big Grove, detailing the history of brewing in Iowa City. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Caroline Smith leaves Big Grove with listening ears and teary eyes.

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
February 19, 2018
30th Century Bicycle is seen on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. The bike shop announced it was closing on Valentine's Day earlier this year. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

30th Century Bicycle Closes its Doors on Valentine’s Day

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
February 15, 2018
Members of Eric Pettit Lion perform at The Mill on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. The group hails from Burlington, Iowa and considers themselves as weekend warriors with their unique blend of old timey folk music. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

The Mill veteran Eric Pettit Lion returns with Sean Costanza

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
February 12, 2018
Iowa professor hosts book release with Iowa City Green Drinks

Iowa professor hosts book release with Iowa City Green Drinks

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
February 9, 2018
Vance~Douglas

Doug Vance, the new head of security at UIHC, discusses the challenges and rewards of his new job

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
February 9, 2018
The crowd during an Afroman concert at Gabe's on Saturday, 28 January 2017. The venue was sold out a week prior to the performance that featured Afroman alongside supporting acts with Semi Sixteenz, A$thmattic, Derek James, A-Wet$ & Jack Sueno, C Jones, and DJ Peer Pressure. (The Daily Iowan/James Year)

Austin to play Gabe’s

Troy Aldrich, troy-aldrich@uiowa.edu
February 6, 2018
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