With the release of her 20th studio album, Binary (2017), singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco brought a few new politically-prescient, strongly feminist songs into the world, but with a softer side than some of the frenetic albums from earlier in her career. […]
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Elite 8: 2016 Albums of the Year

This year’s Elite 8 presents another list of great albums to consider. As always, these records are just the beginning of a conversation, and we encourage you to create and share your own inspiring shortlist of albums that entered the world this year. 8. Jagwar Ma, Every Now & Then Channeling elements of Britpop and […]
Album Reviews: The Pines with Dave Simonett and Erik Koskinen – “Highwayman” Single
Loretta Lynn postpones Iowa Shows due to exhaustion

Country music legend Loretta Lynn has postponed both of her shows in Iowa this week due to exhaustion. The Grammy Award-winning artist was scheduled to play Tuesday in Spencer, Iowa at the Clay County Regional Events Center before heading to Cedar Rapids on Wednesday to play the Paramount Theatre. In a statement released Tuesday morning, […]
First Look: Elvis Costello + The Roots release track from upcoming collaboration
Free Download: ANTI- records summer sampler ft. Mavis Staples, Neko Case, Calexico and more
Maximum Ames Music Fest announces lineup details

The Maximum Ames Music Festival (MAMF) is returning this fall for its third year, and festival organizers have just announced the first lineup details. Ames isn’t exactly local, but just take a look at that lineup! MAMF is not only bringing in a number of excellent national talents like Murder by Death, Meat Puppets and […]
Wu-Tang Clan, David Byrne & St. Vincent to headline 80/35 Music Festival, July 5-6
Listen: Emperors Club new LP “Killer Companion” streaming free this week only
North Africa’s Terakaft set to perform Sunday at Legion Arts
Mission Creek Festival Spotlight: Pete Swanson

Pete Swanson is, in a word, experimental. His music is a mash-up of industrial noise, pulsing electronic dance music and pure, minimalist expressionism. He draws from a varied and complex pool of musical subcultures, resulting in a product that often transcends more well-established music genres. […]
Six of our favorite performances at Public Space One

As of today, the future of Public Space One is still unclear.
Live performances are expected to transition into PS1’s sister location, PSZ, though venue director John Engelbrecht isn’t ruling out proposals to retain PS1 as a performance space on some level. PS1 will likely operate in an entirely different capacity should discussions with city officials prove fruitful. […]