Iowa Music

Des Moines hip-hop mainstay Juliano Dock returns with Alias, his first album since 2017.

Music is personal and often, tribal. We gather around different types of music for various reasons; whether it reminds us of our hometown, it speaks to our political views, or it is the backdrop of our favorite club to visit on Saturday nights.

The singer-songwriter talks about living the artist's life in Lamoni, Iowa. Then, two high school seniors describe their journey towards politics at a divisive time in the state.

One of Iowa's longest-running bands, the Diplomats of Solid Sound are hoping to make up for lost time in 2022 with a new release and a calendar full of live shows.

IPR’s Cece Mitchell talks with Teri Underhill, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Norwalk who infuses her Hawaiian heritage into her unique sound.

Josh Turek of Council Bluffs joins Charity Nebbe to discuss his professional wheelchair basketball career and his path to becoming a two-time gold medalist as a Paralympic athlete. Later, Damani Phillips of the University of Iowa jazz department talks about his latest album "No More Apologies."

IPR Music hosts Karen Impola, Barney Sherman and Bob Dorr share their top picks for new music releases of 2021.

Randy McIntyre and Dr. John Keech join Charity Nebbe to talk about McIntyre's recovery from COVID-19 and the double-lung transplant that saved his life. Later in the show, Bob Stewart of KCCK shares his top jazz releases of 2021.

KCCK's program director and morning host Bob Stewart recently joined Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe to share his picks for top jazz releases of 2021.

Mark Simmet, Tony Dehner and Cece Mitchell recently spoke with Talk of Iowa host Charity Nebbe about their favorite songs in alternative and indie music for 2021.