By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group Modern politicians could learn a thing or two from Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. “I wish we debated like that now,” says actress Rebecca Mozo, who plays Douglas’ wife, Adele, in the L.A. Theatre Works’ national tour of “The Rivalry.” Hancher is bringing ...

By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group A band with a worldwide reach embodies its name on several levels. Playing for Change began as documentary filmmaker Mark Johnson’s grand experiment in 2005 to record the world’s best street musicians playing “Stand By Me” on their corners. His crew built ...

By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group Jason Aldean Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012 Jason Aldean will be riding his big green tractor to the UNI-Dome on Saturday. Well, maybe not literally. Hot off his Grammys performance last Sunday, the country superstar is riding cross-country with his “My Kinda Party” tour. ...

By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group Zoe Keating follows her own beat, not the beaten path. Once paralyzed by stage fright playing in orchestras, the classically trained cellist discovered she could perform by jamming with rocker friends onstage. At age 30, she left behind a steady job with benefits ...

By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group Chucho Valdes and the Afro-Cuban Messengers Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 The New York Times calls him “the dean of Latin jazz.” Renowned Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes is sizzling across the U.S. following a seven-year absence, including a Hancher stop atthe Englert. The eight-time ...

By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group Visitors to Claude Monet’s gardens in Giverny, France, will soon be able to hear what Dan Knight saw as he strolled the hallowed grounds in 1999. So will Eastern Iowans. Knight, a local pianist with global renown, has turned his impressions of the ...

Updated with travel snag information, Hancher comments From a Hancher email alert IOWA CITY, Feb. 2, 2012 — As of 2 p.m., tonight's Stew & The Negro Problem's Hancher performance is CANCELED.  We regret the inconvenience and hope that we can present this performance at a future date. Stew was unable ...

By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group Loni Love wants her audiences to live, love and laugh. She’s taking that message on the road all year, coast to coast. She was at the Mississippi Moon Bar in Dubuque last night (2/1), and has a two-night stop at Penguins Comedy ...

By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group ‘West Side Story’ Feb. 7 to 12, 2012 Could it be? Yes, it could. Something’s coming, something good. And we no longer have to wait. The first national tour of the 2009 Broadway revival of “West Side Story” is coming to the Civic ...

  By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Group Sam Knutson is on a treasure hunt across Iowa. He’s not looking for buried loot or lost trinkets. He’s looking above ground, at ways to bring more music to the state’s treasure trove of opera houses. He’s mining his finds into The Iowa ...