Levi Wright [email protected] @leviwrite On the evening of March 3, downtown Iowa City buzzed with life as bundled-up residents traversed the area through the cold night air. People from...

Birdman composer and jazz drummer, Antonio Sánchez plays The Englert By Lily Goodman [email protected]   Born in Mexico City, acclaimed composer and jazz drummer Antonio Sánchez...

By Tessa Solomon [email protected]   When Esperanza Spalding’s self-titled 2008 debut was released to the public, they embraced it with delight. Her jazz -- a dizzying, tri-lingual...

By Gracey Murphy [email protected]   15 minutes. That’s all the time Stephen King needed for his reading to sell out every one of the Englert’s 725 seats. King, the ubiquitous...

By Claire Dietz [email protected]   Music has been part of Gregory Alan Isakov’s life since he and his brothers started a metal band in their basement. However, he never anticipated...

On a college campus full of brilliant scholars and intellectuals, can a chimpanzee teach people the most? Audiences at the Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington St., this weekend are going to find out. The...

By Girindra Selleck and Tessa Solomon [email protected] | [email protected] This year’s Mission Creek Festival, held April 5-10, saw hip-hoppers, krautrockers, proto-punks, slam...

If you haven’t seen the five-foot-something Ritzy Bryan perform, you wouldn’t have anticipated the energy her Welsh alternative rock outfit The Joy Formidable brought to the Englert Theater on...

Alison Bechdel partook in an informal Q&A, book signing, and lecture on Tuesday, April 5, as part of the Mission Creek Festival. By Tessa Solomon | [email protected] On the Englert’s...

Musical group The Pines brings the nostalgic small-town feel of their latest album to the Englert. By Adam Buhck [email protected] Nostalgia can leave one wanting to replicate an experience....

New year, new album, new name. At 8 p.m. Friday, Halfloves, formerly known as the Olympics, will play songs from its new album at the Englert, 221 E. Washington St. Englert Executive Director Andre...

On Feb. 14, the Englert Theater will take a trip to Ireland. Gaelic Storm, a popular Celtic band, will play at 7 p.m.Valentines’ Day. After starting in Santa Monica, California, it has played all over...