Mavis Staples performs at the Englert Theater in Iowa City on Thursday, February 21, 2013.…
Music Reviews, Musicians, Concerts
Kelly Pardekooper (photo by Sandra Dyas) Iowa City native Kelly Pardekooper has just learned that…
The Iowa Freedom Choir rehearsed together on a warm January afternoon. (photo: Juliet Jarmosco) In…
Samantha Fish will perform in Fairfield on January 4th, 2013. It wasn’t all that long…
Nellie McKay performs at CSPS in Cedar Rapids on May 5, 2018. (This review appeared…
Many small towns like Elkader still have opera houses, in varying states of repair. The…
East West Riverfest is a mega-celebration of the arts, with events on both side of…
Who says you have to leave the state to have a blast this summer? Iowa summers…
In the movie Deliverance, Ronny Cox played guitar in the iconic "Dueling Banjos" scene, and…
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band performs at CSPS in Cedar Rapids on May 26. (photo:…
Karla Bonoff may not have been in the spotlight much through her long career,…
Zoe Keating’s densely layered cello music attracts a very devoted fan base. The talented West…
Catherine Russell will perform in two concerts in early December, both sponsored by Hancher. (photo…
Louisiana native Marcia Ball loves the blues, loves the people and places she sings about,…
The Village Voice called songwriter James McMurtry "a poet of the people." Austin, Texas, is…