Iowa Music

The lineup has just been announced for Riverview Music Festival, a brand new one-day event taking place on Monday, September 4 at the newly renovated Riviera Ampitheater in Riverview Park.

Des Moines hosted Iowa’s first Latino film festival this past weekend. It was an event aimed at connecting Iowans to Latino culture and life.

CROpera’s free Juneteenth concerts at 7 p.m. on June 18 at Iowa City’s Riverside Festival Stage and on June 19 at the Waterloo RiverLoop Amphitheatre are all about the music!

In three free events, CROpera commemorates Juneteenth by honoring Simon Estes and hosting a panel “Does the Color of My Skin Really Matter?”

A preview of "Juneteenth: The Movement," a special holiday concert produced by IPR, xBk and Iowa PBS.

These are the vinyl releases we're looking forward to hearing after they debut on Saturday, June 12, the first Record Store Day of 2021.

2021 has two Record Store Days: June 12 and July 17. In advance of the weekend, IPR's Cece Mitchell and Lindsey Moon visited Vinyl Cup Records in Beaverdale.

The Des Moines band The Finesse are gearing up for "Juneteenth: The Movement," a live concert presented by Iowa Public Radio, xBk and Iowa PBS, happening on June 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. The Finesse are also our Artist of the Month for June. Lead vocalist Madison Ray, who is co-hosting "Juneteenth: the Movement" spoke to IPR’s Tony Dehner about all of that and more.

Sunday evening, June 6, between 6 and 7:30 p.m., grab your folding chair, blankets, picnic basket, liquid libations and friends. The Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra will premiere “Fertile Soil Suite” and other new jazz works by Iowa composers in Cedar Falls.

Iowa PBS, Iowa Public Radio and xBk are excited to announce Juneteenth: The Movement, a two-hour live television, radio and digital event celebrating the Juneteenth holiday.