The B-Side

Cedar Falls-based classic country band Katie and the Honky Tonks have just released a four-song EP, the first release of original content from lead Katie Sires.

As we near the year's end, we look back on the best music IPR Studio One brought to our playlists.

Accomplished violinist and songwriter Kathryn Severing Fox on the debut album that’s taken her a lifetime to make.

In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50, the new music documentary from director Toby Amies, hits theaters this fall. Audiences in central Iowa can see it Nov. 8 at the Fleur Cinema & Café in Des Moines for a one-night screening.

PorchFest, a free event in Union Park, and the inaugural Together Through Sound festival at Riverview Park are both free live music events not to miss this weekend.

Music festivals are made possible because of huge plots of land and by communities of people who welcome them. How does our state’s largest event of its kind handle land management?

Making music is Dave Helmer’s life pursuit as both a luthier and a professional recording artist. After over a decade fronting the Iowa City rock pop band Crystal City, Dave Helmer is set to release his first solo album, Such A Clown.

The new doc tells the story behind the design studio that’s responsible for some of the most iconic album covers of the 1970’s including Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.

The Community Jazz Center of Greater Des Moines offers monthly jam sessions to young musicians interested in jazz and improvisation. This year, they are celebrating 35 years of education.

Despite a rainy, muddy weekend, Hinterland 2023 hit just right. The acts were stellar, the crowds were into it and it was just an all-around great weekend. To celebrate the fest, this year we decided to give virtual awards for our favorite sets.