Peter Oren is not an entertainer. Don’t go to see him perform if you are…
Detroit native Bettye LaVette had her first hit record back in 1962 with the song,…
Singer, songwriter, and fiddler extraordinaire Amanda Shires will be returning to Iowa, this time with…
What is the role of a musician in these politically divided times? Is it to…
Delbert McClinton’s been making music his whole life. One thing he’s learned during his 60-plus…
The Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago celebrates its lucky 13th year this summer with an…
Australia has always had a lively country music scene, with artists such as Olivia Newton-John…
“Do you like good music, that sweet soul music,” Arthur Conley famously sang back in…
Margaret Glaspy performs on April 6, 2018, at the Englert Theatre, as part of the…
Ghosts haunt Austin, Texas. Just ask Ethan Hawke, the noted screenwriter, actor, and director who…
What constitutes folk music today? In February, I attended the Folk Alliance International conference in…
Berry Gordy Jr. began his professional career as an auto-plant assembly-line worker and a featherweight…
Pokey LaFarge and his band proudly play Midwestern music. Not Midwestern rock and roll—you wouldn’t…
A couple of years ago, I was asked by the John D. and Catherine T.…
In a recent poll, Iowa residents selected John Prine as the musician they most admired.…