Tony Dehner
Senior Music ProducerExpertise: Music! Picking and presenting the music you've loved and will love, interviewing music-makers and writing about the Iowa music scene
Education: University of Northern Iowa
Favorite Iowa Destination: Clear Lake
Experience:
- Has curated and hosted AAA programming and live performances on Studio One, bringing new artists and old favorites to Iowans' homes for over a decade
- Has interviewed national and local musicians including Sunny War, Indigo De Souza, The War & Treaty and Chicago Farmer, among others
- Selects and hosts IPR Studio One's Artist of the Month series
- Received a 2024 first place PMJA Visual Storytelling award for All Access: IPR's Music Magazine
- Has appeared as a guest on The Guitar Department with Joe Alton
My Favorite Stories
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It's important to pack well to enjoy your summer festival experience! Take it from IPR's Tony Dehner - who has a few useful tips to share on what to take with you. -
IPR's Tony Dehner interviewed Sunny War on her recent stop by the Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City. Beyond being a great person, she also kindly spent some time explaining a whole music subgenre to us. -
IPR's Tony Dehner didn't get lost in the woods at the first-ever music festival. He was exactly where he was supposed to be. -
Why do people yell "Free Bird" at concerts? It all started as a diss. Kevin Matthew, a radio DJ from Chicago, was an original troll, and not in a good way. -
The latest release for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game has an official soundtrack, and it's awesome.
My Latest Stories
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On the eve of its latest release and tour, the Iowa band Mr. Softheart took some time to play share some songs and talk about their ever-evolving sound. -
The first-ever Chroma 63 Festival, held in June in Waterloo, was a bright spot in early summer and has us excited for what they'll do next year. -
After 30 years, eight albums and two hip surgeries, Shirley Manson of the band Garbage reflects on getting older and embraces not knowing when the band's run will end. -
Two years after the death of his teenage son, Ben Kweller is back with an album of raw emotion that also offers comfort and joy. -
IPR's Tony Dehner sat down with the highly influential, yet somewhat enigmatic, art pop duo Sparks to talk about their 28th album.
