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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

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Iowa Blues Hall of Famer Dennis McMurrin plays Yacht Club

RYAN FOSMARK July 30, 2009

He’s got heaps of soul and tubs of funk, and, evidently, he’s got blues enough to make it into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame. Dennis McMurrin has been entertaining people with his guitar since before...

Epicurus lives — and rhymes

ERIC SUNDERMANN July 30, 2009

The only 24-karat gold-skinned man to walk the planet will perform in Iowa City tonight. His name is Eloise, and he comes with his brother, Lord T. “We happen to be — I didn’t like this when I was...

Southern folk/rock band Nelo makes IC début

RYAN FOSMARK July 30, 2009

Musical energy sweeps through Austin band Nelo like rainwater through dry Texas soil. The Southern folk/rock group, whose sound is reminiscent of ’90s pop/rock hits, has been growing over the last three...

Tracks from the Past: Jagged Little Pill

DI ARTS STAFF July 30, 2009

Alanis Morissette With fear of being crass, along with the 9/11 attacks, the horrific and sudden death of JFK Jr., and the fearful realization of hitting puberty, anyone who’s any 20-something in Middle...

The Skinny: Threading the Needle

DI ARTS STAFF July 30, 2009

Ready for a fitter, happier, and healthier you? The DI is here to help. Each week, we’ll feature a new yoga pose you can easily incorporate into your daily regimen to promote oneness of body, mind, and...

Iowa band, with international streak, recalls a more psychedelic age

RYAN FOSMARK July 30, 2009

Like an acid flashback, Story City band Radio Moscow delves into the psychedelic soaked sounds of the ’60s and ’70s, delivering a sincere blues/rock that is practically indistinguishable from bands...

Come evening, UI workers whirl into blues band

KRISTEN PETERS July 30, 2009

Though their genre receives little attention in Iowa City, the blues masterminds of Tornadoes do their part in keeping the music flowing. “Musical tastes in a college town are a little more fickle than...

Johnson County Fair much more than cows and pigs

ELLEN HARRIS July 30, 2009

The Johnson County Fairgrounds’ Montgomery Hall overflowed with green-shirted children on July 25, all toting matted photographs or data-covered poster-boards and textile displays. “They’ll have...

Starbucks wiggles into the not-so-mainstream

THE WASHINGTON POST July 30, 2009

Coffee used to be about consumption. It wasn’t supposed to taste very good and was often freeze-dried. I remember my introduction to the beverage that would become my livelihood: My parents laughed as...

Race remains an uncomfortable topic in U.S.

SIMEON TALLEY July 30, 2009

To talk honestly about race is such a difficult thing to do. Even in the age of Barack Obama, the first black president, we find ourselves tiptoeing gingerly around the explosive and sensitive issue of...

Iowa City can’t afford to scrap downtown bars

ADAM SULLIVAN July 30, 2009

Enough is enough, Iowa City Mayor Regenia Bailey said this week about our city’s underage drinking problem. Bailey and other city councilors voted to deny liquor licenses to two downtown bars on Tuesday. The...

Swimmers recognized for academics

BRENDAN STILES July 30, 2009

Four swimmers from the Iowa men’s and women’s squads were recognized this week for success in the world of academia. Men’s swimmer Ryan Phelan and women’s swimmers Alison Gschwend, Christine Kuczek,...

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