Two major carnival holidays from the Judeo-Christian tradition are always celebrated in late winter: Purim…
Music Reviews, Musicians, Concerts
Surprisingly, 2020 turned into a banner year for good music. Artists as disparate as Taylor…
Like so many choruses across the globe, the Chamber Singers of Southeast Iowa have been…
H.E.A.V.E.N. = High-End Audio-Video Entertainment Nirvana In these isolated, live-music-starved COVID-19 times, it becomes clear…
In the not so distant past, women in popular music were blatantly underrepresented. For every…
I first heard the music of John Moreland while watching the TV series Sons of…
If you go back to the 1950s, almost all speakers were big. Very big! If…
In previous articles (find links below), I’ve shared my expertise from decades in the audio…
Musician William Elliott Whitmore lives and works on the family farm in Lee County, Iowa.…
You are warmly invited to attend a Tiny House Concert featuring Werner Elmker on piano…
**UPDATED CONCERT DATE and TIME: Sunday, 6:00 p.m., still live on the square!** New Orleans…
This year has been a bad one for music festivals. South by Southwest, Pitchfork, Lollapalooza,…
Vintage audio equipment can be fun to own. Just know why you want it, and…
Rosie Flores has been making music ever since she was a kid—if not earlier. “I…
The South Philadelphia band Low Cut Connie was scheduled to perform at South by Southwest…