Hinterland

The festival’s new 90 Degree Guarantee is the first of its kind. The policy references climate change, and states that the festival will issue refunds to ticket-holders who request them if temperatures are predicted to reach or exceed 90 degrees.

The music festival, which has hosted both Chappell Roan and Noah Kahan, and matched her donation, pledged its support for "access to mental health care for all musicians."

The Hinterland Music Festival returns this August to St. Charles, Iowa with a lineup that includes the first hip-hop act to headline the festival in its 10-year history.

The Japanese House, the solo musical project of artist Amber Bain, sat down with IPR to discuss the role her pets play in her music and writing her next album.

The five-member indie art rock band played Hinterland for the first time this summer. They chatted with IPR about the success of their debut album, Prelude to Ecstasy, and their decadent sense of style.

Hinterland brought one of its buzziest lineups in years, and fans responded in droves. The first and last-day crowds blanketed the hills at all hours and sold the fest out of merch early. On Sunday, the GA pit bobbed with a sea of hot pink cowboy hats, as fans from all across the U.S. bopped to Chappell Roan’s set. It was, without a doubt, a fest to remember.

The Theatrical Shop in Valley Junction, which sells costumes, wigs and stage supplies year-round, got an urgent message the night before the artist's Hinterland Music Festival set. They met the need and rented out nun costumes to her bandmates.

Headliners include Vampire Weekend, Hozier, Noah Kahan, Mt. Joy, Chappell Roan and Orville Peck.

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.