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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Glenn Zaleski, a pianist for the Dan Wilson Quartet, performs during the 2022 Iowa City Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 2, 2022.

Jazz fest turnout shows the genre is alive and well

Sam Knupp, Managing Editor July 2, 2022

I arrived at the Iowa City Jazz Festival a little after 5:00 p.m., greeted by the sounds of the Crystal Rebone Trio — a band consisting of upright bass, saxophone, and guitar — and the site of...

Recording artist Logic aka Sir Robert Bryson Hall II performs at the Okeechobee Music Festival. Mandatory Credit: Daniel DeSlover/ZUMA Wire via USA TODAY NETWORK

Logic’s newest album ‘Vinyl Days’ includes thirty tracks, and even more talent

Ariana Lessard, Arts Reporter June 21, 2022

Logic’s newest album, Vinyl Days, took a village of rappers, producers, and celebrities to create, and it is well worth the effort. With teaser tracks first released on May 20, the full album and...

Carrie Underwood poses for a portrait in advance of her Denim and Rhinestones Experience exhibition at The Historic Bell Tower in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, June 8, 2022.

Carrie Underwood released her new album ‘Denim & Rhinestones’ last Friday, June 10

Ariana Lessard, Arts Reporter June 16, 2022

I’m not well-versed in Carrie Underwood’s discography, but I’ll never turn the station from one of her songs. Her new album,‘Denim & Rhinestones’ came out on June 10, 2022, providing fans...

Post Malone performs at Gila River Arena in Glendale on Nov 8, 2019.

Post Malone returns for first time since 2019 with new album, ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’

Ariana Lessard, Arts Reporter June 12, 2022

Post Malone has been on the rise since 2016, when his album Stoney debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, later peaking at number four. His newest album, Twelve Carat Toothache, dropped on June...

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Country singer Kelsey Lamb to perform at Elray’s

Sydney Hurley, Arts Reporter May 12, 2022

Kelsey Lamb, the Nashville-based country singer who recently performed on the NBC series premiere of American Song Contest, will bring her Arkansas and Nashville sound to the stage at Elray’s this...

Jack Harlows ‘Come Home the Kids Miss You’ could be album of the summer

Jack Harlow’s ‘Come Home the Kids Miss You’ could be album of the summer

Ariana Lessard, Arts Reporter May 8, 2022

Jack Harlow’s “First Class” has been an inescapable earworm dominating the charts for a few weeks now. Personally, I’m a big fan of this debut song, although I think it is slowly falling victim...

Party attendees take a selfie at Gabe’s during The Taylor Party: Taylor Swift Night on Friday, May 6th, 2022.

Swifties gather at Gabe’s for Taylor Swift Night

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter May 7, 2022

Throughout the years, Taylor Swift has gone through a great deal of transformations. From albums like Fearless to Reputation to Lover, the musician’s work varies in mood and energy.  After spending...

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UI’s Gold Jazz Combo performs on International Jazz Day

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter May 1, 2022

The Gold Jazz Combo’s alto saxophonist received a big laugh from the crowd after looking jokingly at his watch, to see that it was only 1 p.m. in the afternoon. “How’s everyone doing tonight?”...

A menu for the Vue rooftop bar is seen during a ribbon cutting event for the Hilton Garden Inn on Clinton Street on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017.

Live-looping artist Josh Payne to play at Vue

Sydney Hurley, Arts Reporter April 28, 2022

Live-looping is the art of recording and playing-back of a piece of music in real time. Josh Payne, a live-looping artist, will bring his take on the specialty to the Vue this Friday, April 28. Payne...

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UI School of Music to tell a forbidden love story at sea with ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter April 21, 2022

The University of Iowa’s School of Music is making waves in the world of comedy and opera with its latest production, H.M.S. Pinafore. Written and composed by Victorian-era theatrical duo W. S. Gilbert...

Son Lux plays at the Englert Theatre as part of the Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City on Friday, April 8, 2022.

New York band Son Lux plays with the senses through experimental sound

Ariana Lessard, Arts Reporter April 14, 2022

The lights dim and fog emerges, before a single spotlight back-lights the drummer, a halo of light surrounding him. The effect matches the haunting music that possesses the crowd, as the spotlight...

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UI music professor Jean François Charles: A composer of colorful electrons

Gina Bawek, Arts Reporter April 13, 2022

It’s the soundtrack of our lives, but no one’s really listening — a rich landscape of sounds usually left unconsidered has now become a tool for how Jean François Charles creates meaningful...

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