Iowa-born singer-songwriter Kelly Pardekooper recently released his tenth record, Autumn. He explained the extended-play album’s…
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South by Southwest (SXSW) is back! Even though this year’s SXSW was only about 60…
Most would agree that COVID has been bad for music. But there have been some…
Eighty-one-year-old singer-guitarist Jorma Kaukonen is considered one of the most talented blues-rock performers on the…
Iowa’s own Maddie Poppe and Season 16 winner of American Idol is bringing her solo…
Happy New Year to everyone! After the last two years, we all deserve a fantastic…
The Tedeschi Trucks Band is one of the leading American blues-rock groups. Since forming in…
Twenty-five years ago, Patty Griffin recorded a set of songs on a demonstration tape. She…
When I joined the fifth-grade band, my mom found a 40-year-old trumpet for me, a…
This was a strange year for recorded music. Many artists couldn’t play together or perform…
On September 15 of this year, musician, arranger, and producer Jimmy Ryan finally released his…
If we were to create a Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon list for Jimmy Ryan,…
Grammy Award-winner Dom Flemons mostly plays music from one hundred years ago or more. He…
Over the past ten years, 32-year-old acoustic guitarist Ryley Walker has been shaping and honing…
While the pandemic is not over, rock festivals are back. Iowa’s own Hinterland Festival was…