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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Sam Austins combines R&B and alternative influences to create his sound, and it's taking him to big places. -
The Studio One team's first ever visit to the Quad Cities' annual Alternating Currents Festival was everything we wanted in a festival and more, despite the brutal weather. -
Lots of the artists who performed at the 2025 Hinterland Festival used the occasion to play some cover songs. Here are some of our favorites! -
Hinterland celebrated its 10th anniversary in an expanded location in St. Charles this year, bringing headliners Tyler, the Creator, Kacey Musgraves and Lana Del Rey. -
The Iowa City-based alternative rock band 28 Days Later haven't been together for very long, but they've accomplished a lot, and they're in it for the long haul.
