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Arts & Entertainment Sep. 11, 2025 7:55 am2d ago
The indie rocker will play new material with The Attachment Theory and participate in a free, public interview with Nightbitch author Rachel Yoder.
Arts & Entertainment Sep. 10, 2025 10:05 am3d ago
Actor-musician Noah Reid will bring his moody tunes to Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 12.
Arts & Entertainment Sep. 10, 2025 5:00 am3d ago
"Track Guy Movie,“ which will screen Sunday at the Englert Theatre, is a breezy, 65-minute film that captures the essence of the warm and inspiring husband, dad and legendary track and field announcer Mike Jay.
Arts & Entertainment Sep. 2, 2025 6:00 am11d ago
“Come From Away” is a musical based on the events in the tiny Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. Thirty-eight planes, carrying 7,000 passengers, were ordered to land unexpectedly at Gander International Airport. The characters are based on Gander residents and the stranded travelers they housed, fed and befriended.
Arts & Entertainment Sep. 2, 2025 12:45 pm11d ago
Frontman John Pelant wrote and recorded songs about his adverse experiences with unexpected death and illness, which cover both the bleak and the silver linings in "Double Life."
Arts & Entertainment Aug. 18, 2025 11:13 am26d ago
Country/Americana artist Molly Brandt explores disillusionment, heartache and difficult struggles in her music.
Things To Do Aug. 18, 2025 6:00 am26d ago
The Vogues have gone from forming in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, in 1960 to touring annually with The Turtles on the Happy Together Tour, which returns Saturday, Aug. 23 to the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort for its 16th year there.
Music Aug. 13, 2025 6:00 am31d ago
Moore, widely known for hits “Somethin’ Bout a Truck” and “Hey Pretty Girl,” brings his “Solitary Tracks” tour to Cedar Rapids.
Music Aug. 12, 2025 10:00 am32d ago
Bensusan is an uncommon guitarist, who has no problem playing three parts in a couple of different time signatures in a song. The impact is a unique, textured sound.
Music Aug. 5, 2025 11:38 am39d ago
The Fabulous Trutones, which delivers blues-based roots rock, is an old fashioned power trio.
Arts & Entertainment Aug. 4, 2025 5:30 am40d ago
Hear hits like "Waiting for a Girl Like You," "I Want to Know What Love Is," "Hot Blooded" and "Juke Box Hero.“
Music Jul. 28, 2025 2:49 pm47d ago
Cray has shared the stage with fellow legends Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner and more.
Music Jul. 30, 2025 1:36 pm45d ago
Stephanie Catlett focuses on marketing by day with the University of Iowa and writes and records music by night. The Iowa City singer-songwriter explores the “quiet spaces between separate lives.”
Music Jul. 22, 2025 8:00 am53d ago
Golden Alexander is amusing in its own right. The Iowa City power trio claims to be comprised of triplets. However, it doesn't matter that none of the members of the band look alike.
Music Jul. 23, 2025 9:35 am52d ago
Tritt and Lewis will perform Saturday, Aug. 2 for Riverside Casino & Golf Resort’s 19th anniversary of outdoor concerts and fireworks.