Musician interviews

After a six-year break from music, Your Smith returned to Iowa for the Mission Creek Festival and played some songs from her upcoming album.

Dua Saleh is a Sudanese-American musician and star of Seasons 3 and 4 of Netflix’s Sex Education. We caught up with the "Sugar Mama" singer at their first ever show in Iowa — inside a Grinnell dorm basement — to discuss the road to their 2024 full-length debut I SHOULD CALL THEM, telling music fans apart from TV fans and fusing Black metal and dance into ‘Black R&B.’

Legendary Hüsker Dü frontman Bob Mould talks assembling his latest album, visiting Iowa again — this time Codfish Hollow, and how he's worked through his anger.

With a new set of singles, Ames blues guitarist Matt Woods is bringing some old songs and sounds to a new audience.

Munk Rivers got their start as a brother and sister having fun playing music together and has evolved into a full band with lots in mind for the future.

A Grammy nominated Iowan discusses her career in music and author Maureen McCue discusses her book Dancing in a Disabled World.

In her memoir, Lucinda Williams explains how she spent her career making music on her own terms.

Justin Roberts didn't set out to be a children's musician, but his tunes and inventive lyrics brought him success and national attention.

Blondshell crafts grungy indie rock with lyrics about the struggles of dating, toxic relationships, sobriety and the 2000s hit show Veronica Mars. We sat down with Blondshell at this year's Hinterland and discussed a myriad of topics.

LA punk band The Linda Lindas stopped by Wooly’s for a headlining show in the middle of their tour with Green Day. IPR’s Cece Mitchell spoke with the band about the tour, their inspirations for their new album and more.