Na Palm and his crew profess their personal ode to work all week for their electric perfection of dropping new beats at Blue Moose, this Thursday, April 26, at 8pm. Fans can expect a lot of sweating, CO2, crowd surfing but mainly good music and a good time. Craig Palm, otherwise known as Na [...]

Last week Caitlin Scott and I had the opportunity to speak with Alex Kandel, Sleeper Agent’s vocalist, on the phone while touring with FUN.  Kandel expresses her experiences on tour, how Sleeper Agent formed and their excitement before their show at Blue Moose on Monday night.    

Monday April 9 7pm (doors at 6): FUN. with Sleeper Agent @ Blue Moose – $15 **SOLD OUT** 9pm: One Night Stand @ Yacht Club – $3 Tuesday April 10 9pm: Goldenboy with Collaquialisms feat Nole Octopus @ The Mill – $8 10pm: Flight School Dance Party @ Yacht Club – $1 **21 & up** [...]

  Let me start by just saying this: neither this nor any review can fully do fun. justice when compared to seeing them perform a live show. I write this piece from The Java House in Iowa City, a mere block and half from The Blue Moose Taphouse, where this time tomorrow night, fun. will [...]

The Hook Up is so excited about FUN and Sleeper Agent performing in Iowa City! Hopefully this slideshow gets all you Iowa City dwellers as pumped for the show as we are, enjoy!

Falling asleep and sick of doing the same thing every week between class, work, more class, downtown and house parties? Don’t worry, I’m here to Hook you Up with different events going on in the area to keep your college years full of excitement. This Week… Monday April 2 Sorry guys no excuses to not [...]

Today is the day where Mission Creek Festival takes over Iowa City’s venues, collaborating with different types of artists from all over the globe to bring us a truly remarkable experience. Basically, there are a lot of shows to hit up this week, so wake up, get downtown, and enjoy some great music! (Note: Everything [...]

In case you didn’t know, there’s a tiny new movie coming out this weekend. What movie is that, you ask? To the oblivious few–allow me to enlighten you. It’s called The Hunger Games. The movie is the first of at least four films based on a series of books called–you guessed it–The Hunger Games. Now you [...]

It’s official:  Spring Break 2012 is over.  But since we’re all back, I have the hook up to a jam packed week of awesomeness!  It’s time to get Iowa City pumpin again. Tuesday March 20 9pm: Langhorne Slim (with John Gordon & Brian Johannesen) @ The Mill – $10 9pm (doors @ 8): The Men [...]

You probably haven’t heard of the band The Company We Keep. They’ve only been around for a few months, have one song online to stream, and played their third show ever tonight at the Blue Moose Tap House. And it was awesome. Before the show I sat down with Brian Southall, the brain behind the music. [...]

Sneak Peak Interview with The Olympics The Olympics are a five-man team, with Jeff Roalsonon lead vocals (and guitar) and his brother Dan slappin’ the bass. Trevor Polk rocks the keys, Noel Nissen hammers out the beat with the drums, and Lucas Adolphson is the lead guitarist, as well as the newest member. The Olympics, [...]

It’s the week before Spring Break with plenty of Midterms and let’s face it, we officially give up!  We’re all thinking of getting out of  town and raising hell in PCB, South Padre, Vegas or any other awesome hot place that requires no snow and lots of drunkenness, so let’s leave it with a bang. [...]