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REVIEW: Shinedown was spectacular 27 Aug 2013 | 04:48 am
The music was loud. The U.S. Cellular Center was packed. And the performers were top notch. The Carnival of Madness – a 25-date tour of four hard hitting rock bands – rolled into Cedar Rapids on Sund...
Xie reopens Tuesday with guest celebrity chef, cameras rolling 26 Aug 2013 | 10:05 pm
It wasn’t possible to get a table at Xie — pronounced shay — Sunday or Monday. It’s not that the restaurant, which has struggled to fill seats since taking over the space vacated by Chef’s Table at 2...
“Bar Studs” flex muscles and gain glory 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Jay “The Boss” Larimer can hold his breath for hours, or rather; he wants you to believe he can. “Hours, I am not even lying,” said the 22-year-old, matter-of-factly. Larimer was bluffing, or mistak...
Bever Park Pool has gone to the dogs 26 Aug 2013 | 01:17 am
The annual K9Splash! dog swim at the Bever Park Pool was in full swing on Sunday, August, 25, 2013 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Proceeds from the event will go towards the Cheyenne Park Off-Leash Area and K...
Review: Mary Gauthier and Ray Wylie Hubbard were top-notch at The Mill 25 Aug 2013 | 08:53 pm
Mary Gauthier and Ray Wylie Hubbard offered up very different sets at The Mill on Friday night in a concert presented by the Englert Theater. Gauthier’s songs, with some exceptions, tend toward the qu...
REVIEW: Spectacular acting fuels fires of ‘August: Osage County’ 25 Aug 2013 | 12:06 am
Urban Theater Project of Iowa presents "August: Osage County" through Aug. 31 at CSPS in Cedar Rapids. (Rob Merritt photo) CEDAR RAPIDS — After seeing the original Tony-winning production of “August:...
Creedence Clearwater Revisited location 24 Aug 2013 | 10:30 pm
HEY CCR FANS: It’s a beautiful day for an outdoor concert at the Riverside Casino. We had the location listed correctly in Thursday’s Hoopla section and on HooplaNow.com, but the gremlins got inside t...
Eastern Iowa audiences have two chances to hear Roadkill Ghost Choir 22 Aug 2013 | 03:22 am
Roadkill Ghost Choir Florida brothers Andrew, Maxx and Zach Shepard and bandmates Kiffy Meyers, Joey Davoli and Stephen Garza went through several name changes until they landed on Roadkill Ghost Kil...
Carnival of Madness 22 Aug 2013 | 03:18 am
Members of Shinedown, bringing their Carnival of Madness tour to the U.S. Cellular Center on Sunday night, are (from left) Barry Kerch, Eric Bass, Brent Smith and Zach Myers. Shinedown will bring ...
Cedar Rapids celebrates reopening of public library downtown 22 Aug 2013 | 03:08 am
Thousands are expected to check out the new library this weekend. The celebration starts Friday night with a gala from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at the library. There will be live music by The Rod Pierson...
