The Des Moines Music Coalition presented the 80/35 music festival in Des Moines on Friday, with notable artists Guided by Voices, Japanese Breakfast, and Father John Misty performing at the Hy-Vee Main...

Paimon Alipour was fired from his first job as a DJ. He said the owner of the bar he worked at did not like how much hip-hop he played.  Today, Alipour has produced films, created his own album,...

Imagine Dragons’ album, “Mercury, Act 1 & 2” reminded me why I consider Imagine Dragons one of my favorite bands. Bold and imaginative, this album is actually two albums in one — the first...

I arrived at the Iowa City Jazz Festival a little after 5:00 p.m., greeted by the sounds of the Crystal Rebone Trio — a band consisting of upright bass, saxophone, and guitar — and the site of...

Logic’s newest album, Vinyl Days, took a village of rappers, producers, and celebrities to create, and it is well worth the effort. With teaser tracks first released on May 20, the full album and...

I’m not well-versed in Carrie Underwood’s discography, but I’ll never turn the station from one of her songs. Her new album,‘Denim & Rhinestones’ came out on June 10, 2022, providing fans...

Post Malone has been on the rise since 2016, when his album Stoney debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, later peaking at number four. His newest album, Twelve Carat Toothache, dropped on June...

Kelsey Lamb, the Nashville-based country singer who recently performed on the NBC series premiere of American Song Contest, will bring her Arkansas and Nashville sound to the stage at Elray’s this...

Jack Harlow’s “First Class” has been an inescapable earworm dominating the charts for a few weeks now. Personally, I’m a big fan of this debut song, although I think it is slowly falling victim...

Throughout the years, Taylor Swift has gone through a great deal of transformations. From albums like Fearless to Reputation to Lover, the musician’s work varies in mood and energy.  After spending...

The Gold Jazz Combo’s alto saxophonist received a big laugh from the crowd after looking jokingly at his watch, to see that it was only 1 p.m. in the afternoon. “How’s everyone doing tonight?”...

Live-looping is the art of recording and playing-back of a piece of music in real time. Josh Payne, a live-looping artist, will bring his take on the specialty to the Vue this Friday, April 28. Payne...