The first-ever Iowa City Songwriters Festival (September 4-6) was something worth singing about. The event…
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The Iowa City Songwriters Festival (ICSF), an intimate three-day music festival centered around the craft…
Community choirs are one of the simplest, most joyful means available to turn strangers into neighbors.…
Lilly Hiatt wrote her first song when she was just nine years old. It was…
Hinterland did not just grow this year—it exploded. The festival grounds in St. Charles, Iowa,…
Lizzie No is both a musician and a political activist, and she doesn’t see a…
A beloved figure in the gaming world, Walter Day of Fairfield is the subject of…
I’m With Her is a folk-rock supergroup. Members Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, and Aoife O’Donovan…
On April 16, 2025, at his home in Nashville, Mac Gayden passed away at the…
Jackie Venson was born and raised in Austin, Texas, and still lives there. Her music…
On November 27, 1964, Bob Dylan gave a performance at the Masonic Auditorium in San…
When I attended my first South by Southwest (SXSW) more than 25 years ago in…
I didn’t know I cared about jazz. Sure, I’d gotten caught in a “Heavenly” Harry…
Drew and Ellie Holcomb have been married for almost 20 years and, for the most…
Every day is a holiday. Don’t believe me (or Katy Perry’s 2015 hit)—you can check…