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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

Up and coming rapper, Mod Sun headlines at Gabes in downtown Iowa City on Thursday, March 5, 2020. “Mod Sun is like positive hippy rap”- Davenport citizen/Mozden fan, Chandler Carpenter.

Photos: Mod Sun at Gabes

Tate Hildyard, Photojournalist March 5, 2020

Comedian and magician Grant Freeman makes a man in the moon joke while telling a story at the Coralville Center for Performing Arts on Wednesday March 4, 2020.

Comedic magician Grant Freeman charmed audiences with controversial and magical comedy

Ashley Dawson, Arts Reporter March 5, 2020

Magician Grant Freeman entered the pink-lit Coralville Center for the Performing Arts stage on Wednesday night to a rock n’ roll drum cadence. Standing in a plain, gray t-shirt with jeans and a gray...

From left to right, Liat Graf performs as Masha, Amy Rodriguez performs as Irina and Crystal Stewart performs as Olga during the Three Sisters dress rehearsal in the Theater Building on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The characters are the three Prozorov sisters who each face separate challenges in pre-revolution Russia.

Photos: Three Sisters Dress Rehearsal

Hayden Froehlich, Photojournalist March 5, 2020

The UI Department of Theatre Arts is putting on a new version of the Anton Chekhov play “Three Sisters” written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Lila Rachel Becker. The dress rehearsal was held on Wednesday,...

Actors, Rchard M. LeMay, Greg Tucker, and Anthony J. Hendricks perform during a dress rehearsal for the musical Company at the Iowa City Community Theater on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Company premieres Friday, March 6.

Photos: Company Dress Rehearsal

Ryan Adams, Photojournalist March 5, 2020

Irish folk band The Chieftains bring Irish culture, joy to Hancher

Irish folk band The Chieftains bring Irish culture, joy to Hancher

Naomi Hofferber, Senior Reporter March 5, 2020

A pitch from Paddy Maloney’s small tin whistle filled Hancher auditorium, light and fluttery, as his seat was lit by an overhead light on stage. One by one, instruments joined Maloney in his tune,...

Grimes reveals darker side on Miss Anthropocene, an album that explores the allure of destruction

Grimes reveals darker side on Miss Anthropocene, an album that explores the allure of destruction

Addie Bushnell, Arts Reporter March 4, 2020

Grimes’ newest album Miss Anthropocene, which dropped Feb. 21, introduces a new Grimes, born from the darkness of fame and the loneliness of the creative process. The album resulted from a decision...

The ensemble performs a piece during a dress rehearsal for the musical Company at the Iowa City Community Theater on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Company premieres Friday, March 6.

Company to premiere at Iowa City Community Theater

Pedro Barragan, Arts Reporter March 4, 2020

“Someone to make you come through. Who will always be there, as frightened as you of being alive.” Lyrics first heard by theater-goers in 1970 at the Alvin Theatre are coming to the Iowa City Community...

The Daily Iowan Arts reporter Addie Bushnell poses for a portrait after making corn chowder from The Original Recipes of the Bushnell’s Turtle on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020.

The perfect Iowan recipe: corn chowder from the Bushnell’s Turtle cookbook

Addie Bushnell, Arts Reporter March 3, 2020

When I moved to Iowa City in 2016, I had no idea that a popular restaurant named after my Revolutionary War era ancestor, David Bushnell, had existed in the Pedestrian Mall from 1976 to 1994. In order...

Noah Jupe stars in "Honey Boy." MUST CREDIT: Amazon Studios

Honey Boy serves as therapy to writer Shia LaBeouf, and has the same effect on its viewers

Megan Conroy, Arts Reporter March 3, 2020

“A seed has to totally destroy itself to become a flower. That’s a violent act, honey boy.” Honey Boy, an Amazon original film, unfolds chaotically. The opening scene features main character...

Binge Break: There’s light in the darkness in All the Bright Places

Binge Break: There’s light in the darkness in All the Bright Places

Kayli Reese, Managing Editor March 1, 2020

I was terrified when I started watching the Netflix adaptation of All the Bright Places. The film — which hit Netflix Feb. 28 — is based off of Jennifer Niven’s novel, which was one of my...

Lead vocalist Anthony Worden Sings, accompanied by Avery Mossman on keys and Capel Howorth on bass during an Anthony Worden and the Illiterati concert at Gabe’s on Friday, Feb. 28, 2020. The band used the show to celebrate the release of their new album, ‘Voila.’

Photos: Anthony Worden and the Illiterati (2/28/20)

Jenna Galligan, Photojournalist February 29, 2020

Anthony Worden and the Illiterati performed at Gabe's last night to celebrate the release of their new album, Voila. The show opened with local bands The Megababes and Jack Lion.

Rock band Anthony Worden and the Illiterati awes Gabe’s with 60s, 70s nostalgia

Rock band Anthony Worden and the Illiterati awes Gabe’s with ’60s, ’70s nostalgia

Megan Conroy, Arts Reporter February 29, 2020

The second floor of Gabe’s slowly filled with a crowd anticipating a night of excellent music. From 9 p.m. to around 11 p.m., the crowd at Gabe’s grew as friends and fans of Anthony Worden and...

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