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Arts & Entertainment Sep. 23, 2025 1:29 pm83d ago
The country singer-songwriter is back in Cedar Rapids with a new, epic album.
Arts & Entertainment Sep. 23, 2025 7:43 am83d ago
Losing to a 12-year old ventriloquist on "America's Got Talent" sounds like a joke. Preacher Lawson, who will perform Sunday at the Paramount Theatre, has no problem cracking wise about how he was beaten by a prepubescent during the finals of "America's Got Talent" in 2017.
Arts & Entertainment Sep. 22, 2025 2:11 pm84d ago
The hard rock band is showcasing their newest album "Everest" after an epic experience performing on the final Black Sabbath bill.
Arts & Entertainment Sep. 16, 2025 5:30 am90d ago
The country music group will make a tour stop in Riverside to promote its new album, “Strange Hours,” this Friday.
Music Sep. 15, 2025 5:00 am91d ago
Travis, 66, has made a comeback after suffering from congestive heart failure and a stroke in 2013.
Arts & Entertainment Sep. 11, 2025 7:55 am95d 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 am96d ago
Actor-musician Noah Reid will bring his moody tunes to Iowa City on Friday, Sept. 12.
Arts & Entertainment Sep. 10, 2025 5:00 am96d 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 am104d 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 pm104d 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 am119d ago
Country/Americana artist Molly Brandt explores disillusionment, heartache and difficult struggles in her music.
Things To Do Aug. 18, 2025 6:00 am119d 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 am124d 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 am125d 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 am132d ago
The Fabulous Trutones, which delivers blues-based roots rock, is an old fashioned power trio.

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