Musician interviews

The Freeman Band is Des Moines latest offering in the psychedelic rock genre. Find out how they got started.

Singer-Songwriter, Patresa Hartman, calls her style "soul-folk." For several reasons, her latest record was an uphill battle.

Looking back on 2025, William Elliott Whitmore talks about the "trippy" subject matter of his most recent record, fatherhood and the things we all have in common.

The Minneapolis garage band’s second album This Movie Sucks is caked in pop-punk millennial nostalgia. Siblings and bandmates Austin and Taryn Durry discuss Durry's new record, its "secret track" and the biggest tour of their careers.

Seattle indie rock band Deep Sea Diver played xBk in Des Moines earlier this year. Studio One’s Cece Mitchell spoke with lead singer Jessica Dobson about home recording, her relationship with music labels and her stream-of-conscious writing on the band's latest record, Billboard Heart.

Iowa's Bonne Finken has had a remarkable career that's as varied as it is consistently excellent. With a new album on the way, she has unveiled a new — though wonderfully familiar — evolution in her sound.

Platinum-selling indie pop band Saint Motel's A.J. Jackson talks about the band's album Saint Motel & the Symphony in the Sky and its freshly released companion record, Afterglow, ahead of their concert at Val Air Ballroom Oct. 13.

After a 15 year break from performing, legendary Iowa band The Slats is playing three shows this week as a benefit for the Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund.

Sharon Van Etten and the Attachment Theory headlined this year’s Infinite Dream Festival in Iowa City. Studio One’s Cece Mitchell spoke with Van Etten about the musical family she’s created with her new band and her own kin.

Fred Armisen is coming to Iowa in October as part of his "Comedy for Musicians But Everyone is Welcome" tour. Also, we continue our Iowa Famous series by digging into the life and career of Donna Reed with her daughter.