In a time when (for God only knows what reason) our country is obsessed with the debate over which fictional creature should the average looking boring girl with the personality of a wet paper towel choose… Vampire or Werewolf… extremely pale guy with the Pauly D blowout or the guy who never wears a shirt… [...]

Mon Feb 27 6:45pm (doors at 6): Hackensaw Boys + Lydia Loveless – @ Yacht Club – $8 Tues Feb 28 7pm (doors at 6): Chris Webby @ Blue Moose – $18 8pm (doors at 7): Polica + Marijuana Death Squads + Total Fucking Blood @ Gabe’s – $12 Wed Feb 29 8pm (doors at 7): Big [...]

Sometimes, as a writer, you sit down to pen a new poem, article or story, and you write for ten minutes (or in this case, an hour or so) only to discover later that you have written something completely different from what you set out to accomplish. This is an eternal and inevitable frustration that [...]

The Hook Up staff is incredibly excited to host their 2nd party of the year at The Airliner Bar! The party is on Wednesday Feb. 29th and kicks off at 9 p.m.! (If you were not able to make it to our first party, be sure to check out the pictures on our Facebook page!) [...]

Who/What/Where exactly is Skool’d? We got the chance to find out before they opened for Timeflies on Saturday, February 18 at Blue Moose Tap House. The hip-hop trio from Cedar Falls, Iowa met at school and have been jumping around on stage and making crowds go bananas ever since. The Hook Up readers, meet Skool’d : Ben Hargarty (MC), [...]

It’s almost here ladies and gentlemen: the best (in my opinion) awards show of the season: The Oscars. Where else can you find George Clooney accepting a nude male statue? Halle Berry crying? Or Jonah Hill nominated for an Academy Award? Nowhere I tell you, nowhere. This is why I deem it hereby necessary to [...]

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… Mon Feb 20 9pm: One Night Stand (dance, comedy [...]

And no, that’s not a typo. Some people might say that naming one’s own band simply “fun.” is a wee bit pretentious. I mean, “fun” followed by a period? It’s not even a suggestion; it’s more of a command. “If you don’t have fun while listening to our music, you’re doing it wrong.” But for [...]

Three hours until doors open and chilly air have nothing on Timeflies fans. The group of girls who waited for those coveted front row spots may not have been prepared for the cool air (shivering—albeit stylishly—in short sleeves and skirts). But they were more than ready for Timeflies. The Hook Up asked a few of the girls the most basic [...]

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… Tues Feb 14 (Valentine’s Day) 7pm: Old-Timey Blue Valentine’s [...]

The Voice premiered its second season right after the Super Bowl last Sunday.  After attracting more than 30 million viewers, The Voice is now a huge TV hit that keeps people tuned in, even after they had a little too much to eat and drink during the game. Never heard of The Voice? Never even [...]

More often than not, the music world can be a rough and tumultuous place. Some people would argue that anyone can make music, much like the Ratatouille motto, “Anyone can cook.” But the fact of the matter is that, when it comes to art, there is a distinct difference between simply “doing” the art and [...]