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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

Englert’s Mardi Gras Mambo to bring piece of New Orleans to Iowa City

Englert’s Mardi Gras Mambo to bring piece of New Orleans to Iowa City

Olivia Augustine, Arts Reporter February 27, 2022

In Iowa City, Mardi Gras is a holiday that comes and goes without much wide fanfare. But for Louisiana bands The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas, Mardi Gras is an important...

Ed Sheeran performs at a sold-out Miller Park on Oct. 24, 2018.

Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift’s “The Joker and the Queen” is the product of nostalgia

Olivia Augustine, Arts Reporter February 21, 2022

Taylor Swift’s “Everything Has Changed” featuring Ed Sheeran was on repeat in my house for weeks when it came out as part of her Red album in 2012. When the pair announced “The Joker and the...

Indigo de Souza opens for Lucy Dacus at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.

Lucy Dacus and Indigo De Souza showed vulnerability through performance at Englert

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter February 19, 2022

As a variety of music played softly in the background, the packed crowd buzzed with anticipation at the Englert Theatre on Feb. 18, watching the stage filled with guitars, microphones, speakers, keyboards,...

Hancher Auditorium is seen in Iowa City on Sunday, September 20th, 2020.

Castalian String Quartet brings classical European compositions to Hancher

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter February 17, 2022

It takes only four performers from the Castalian String Quartet to make the stage feel full.  Balancing two violins, a viola, and a cello, the quartet tames the chaos with skill and practice. The...

Indie pop phenom Mitski makes her first appearance at The Moon in early April.

Mitski’s ‘Laurel Hell’ explores the theme of love in her new style

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter February 15, 2022

When Mitski’s Laurel Hell first came out on Feb. 4, fans had varied reactions. While some were elated to get an album release nearly four years after her last album, Be the Cowboy, came out, others...

University of Iowa Senior Brady “DJ VyVans” Vanlo, poses for a portrait at Elrays Live and Dive on Wednesday, February 10, 2022.

Gabe’s to host battle-of-the-bands competition with Summer Camp: On the Road

Olivia Augustine, Arts Reporter February 10, 2022

Many have likely heard of Battle of the Bands, and many others attend summer music festivals every year. Summer Camp Music Festival has combined the two – and the event will be visiting Iowa City...

Violinists Ari Isaacman-Beck introduces violinist Carlos Rubio, cellist Jesús Morales, and violist Adriana Linares in a strings group called the Dalí Quartet at the Voxman Music Building in Iowa City on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.

Dalí Quartet and Jorge Montilla perform dynamic concert at Voxman

Cassandra Parsons, Arts Reporter February 6, 2022

From melancholy to valiant, Dalí Quartet filled the Voxman recital hall with their moving melodies on Feb. 3. As the quartet played, their bodies swayed together, taking themselves and the audience...

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The Lumineers’ newest album ‘Brightside’ will brighten your week

Ariana Lessard, Arts Reporter January 17, 2022

The Lumineers, best known for their platinum song "Ho Hey", have a remarkably unique sound. Their haunting lyrics paired with lively instrumentals make their music feel like a campfire song — littered...

The Voxman Music Building is seen on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020.

UI Trumpet Studio to present unique holiday performance, ‘Inside Out’

Cassandra Parsons, Arts Reporter December 8, 2021

The University of Iowa Trumpet Studio will perform its annual holiday concert this Friday, experimenting with the performances in a unique way. Trumpet Studio members learned each holiday song by...

Audience members applaud Blake Shaw and Dan Padley as they perform outside Goosetown Cafe on Tuesday Oct. 7, 2020. Guests watched from their tables outside as others gathered within the street to listen.

The Northside Concert Series looks to expand for the 2022 performances

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter December 7, 2021

As the year draws to a close and weather grows colder, Iowa City's Summer of the Arts is already looking toward its titular season. The nonprofit's Northside Concert series has been successful...

Melisse Brunet is shown conducting a rehearsal in the Concert Hall of the Voxman Music Building in Iowa City on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. As her first semester at the University of Iowa, the centennial anniversary of the Iowa Symphony Orchestra is a huge responsibility to uphold, but by being patient with myself, being patient with my students, being patient with my colleagues and taking it easy is how she dismisses the burden.

UI Symphony Orchestra celebrates 100th anniversary, looks to future

Parker Jones, Arts Reporter November 30, 2021

The University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra has been around nearly as long as the School of Music itself. The ensemble has come a long way since its humble beginnings in the 1920s. One hundred years...

Adele releases new album, ‘30’

Adele releases new album, ‘30’

Ariana Lessard, Arts Reporter November 28, 2021

Nov. 19 was a globally important day for Adele fans, who have been waiting over six years for her to drop her album, 30. Despite many claims made by the artist over the last six years that she would...

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