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So, this time of year is just about the best in Iowa City, and if you haven’t figured it out yet, this weekend is going to be not only a long weekend but it’s also looking beautiful. We’ve got an extended version of this revived edition of our weekend column, so get out there and […]

The last time contemporary folk group Horse Feathers were in Iowa City, it happened to be a certain Tuesday night when Barack Obama was elected President. There was an amount of jubilation in the air that won’t be possible to match on Wednesday when they return with their new album, Thistled Spring. Regardless of the […]

Our literary man on the street, Joe Tiefenthaler, sends us another head’s up. Get thee to Prairie Lights if you feelin’ literate. My memory’s troublesome, but what I remember of the last time I heard Peter Bognanni read in public, he set the stage for an honest religious experience…WWF style. I remember spandex onesie costuming. […]

So, by now the word is fully out that rising rap star Wale has had to pull out of tonight’s SCOPE semester finale due to illness. However, in a sweet twist, indie rap luminary Talib Kweli has come on to take his place and join Girl Talk for this fantastic bill. Talib Kweli, if you […]

Tonight, join one of our favorite bands from Iowa, the Poison Control Center, as they celebrate the release of their new album, Sad Sour Future. The record, their first since A Collage of Impressions in 2007, officially comes out on May 18, but they’ve been spending this weekend performing in Des Moines, Ames, and now […]