Anna Gebhardt

69 Love Songs by The Magnetic Fields has received widespread critical acclaim and been included in countless "best of albums of all time" lists. This Thursday and Friday, the band will play the 1999 album in its entirety over two nights at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City.

Iowa is home to several record stores. One of those is Rogue Planet Music, a store that offers cleaned vinyl and builds, repairs and sells vintage amplifiers and instruments.

With local venues seemingly always in danger of shutting down, Rozz-Tox, located in the Quad Cities, is a success story. Featuring performers from across the globe, the idiosyncratic cultural experiences of Rozz-Tox are here to stay.

The third annual FEaST festival took place in Iowa City, honoring its late creator Chris Wiersema. Experimental music was the highlight and proved that the festival continues to "feed us weird things."