As summer winds down and school rolls back into session, we’ve been looking back on the music that made our summer. From festivals around the state to live
The eastern Iowa band Wooden Nickel Lottery made a return visit to IPR’s Cedar Falls studios for a live performance on August 14. The group is releasing it’s third album Long Time Running in September, and devoted almost their entire set to material from that new release. Wooden Nickel Lottery does a cover of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” on the new album, and the band played an outstanding version of that song for the Studio One audience.
You can hear that and more in this live set from Wooden Nickel Lottery!
Earlier this summer, the Iowa City band Flash In A Pan released their second album, Folklore. The “folk and grass” (as in bluegrass) group brought many of the songs from that new album to IPR’s Cedar Falls studios on Aug. 6. Flash In A Pan write original songs utilizing the traditional bluegrass form, as you will hear in this live set.
Have a listen to Flash In A Pan right here!
Iowa City-based songwriter, musician, producer and arranger Dana Telsrow brought some accomplished players with him for his Studio One Tracks live set on May 10. The performance in IPR’s Cedar Falls studios featured tracks from Dana T’s previous album as well as several from the brand new full-length release, Harsh Forever. Plus, we were treated to a brand new unreleased song.
Have a listen to this great live set from Dana T!
The Des Moines band Field Division are having quite a year, with a European and U. K. tour this past Spring, and another tour abroad slated for this Fall. In between they are releasing their debut full-length album, Dark Matter Dreams, on the British label Bella Union. The band played a Studio One Tracks live set in IPR’s Cedar Falls studios on May 31, previewing some of the songs that will appear on that new record.
You can hear that set right here!
The Des Moines hip-hop artist is having a busy year. His new EP Riot Gear was released earlier this year, and his label Media Fresh will be releasing music by additional artists this summer. We talked about all of this, and more, and heard some great music during a live performance on IPR’s Studio One Tracks!
