Englert Presents Buyepongo with Misa La Familia Digital Live @ The Englert Saturday, October 4 @ 7:30pm | | | As a part of the first annual Cultural Latino Week in Iowa City, a multi-venue Latino festival, The Englert Theatre presents Buyepongo! Buyepongo, an L.A.-based band known for their infectious Buyangu sound, has become a well-known name in the Los Angeles music scene. However, their musical repertoire extends far beyond cumbia. Buyepongo is a riotous fusion of influences, seamlessly blending hip-hop, punk, funk, and jazz into a deliriously infectious tropical mix that spans the rich tapestry of the Latin American culture. Get on your feet and dance in the theatre tonight! | | Englert Presents White Reaper with Lip Critic and World's Worst Live @ Gabe's Saturday, October 4 @ 9:00pm | | | After Buyepongo, we'll head to Gabe's for White Reaper, Lip Critic, and World's Worst. The three touring bands are leaders in the alt-rock and garage rock spaces, this is not a show to miss for rock fans. White Reaper's touring off their latest album Only Slightly Empty, so make sure to check that out before you attend the show tonight. Doors open at 8, the music starts at 9. Get your tickets in advance at the link below. | | Cultural Latino Week and Englert Present Entretejiendo Corazones Música, Danza, Poesía y Memoria Live @ The Englert Sunday, October 5 @ 5:00pm | | | Come back out to The Englert tomorrow to dance with us! This event is a production of choreographer and artistic director Eloy Barragán, associate professor in the Department of Dance at the University of Iowa. His creative work combines contemporary dance, memory, and Latin American traditions. Visit dance.uiowa.edu/people/eloy-barragan for more details. | | Hancher Auditorium Presents Imani Winds and Harlem Quartet Live @ The Englert Friday, October 10 @ 7:30pm | | | Jeffrey SCOTT: Passion for Bach and Coltrane An eight-movement suite for wind quintet, string quartet, jazz trio, and orator “The signature contribution of this group [is] a technical ease with extravagant gestures, intense production of sound, and the daring expressive liberties that come only after musicians have developed a sixth sense of ensemble-bonding. Imani’s got it all.” – Philadelphia Inquirer “[A]n assured technique, a vibrant tone and, yes, enough energy to be harnessed as a new source of green power.” – NPR on Harlem Quartet | | If you haven't already, check our newly redesigned website (featuring our new look!) at englert.org! | | | |