The Hinterland Music Festival has announced the dates for 2016. Circle Aug. 5 and 6 on your calendars, and stay tuned to www.hinterlandiowa.com for more show announcements. Congratulations are in order for pianist/vocalist Janey Hooper, who was the 2015 inductee to the Community Jazz Center’s Jazz Hall of Fame. Hooper

Did you catch my live-tweet of the Taylor Swift show last week? If you missed out, you should feel bad, because a good time was had by all. Naughty By Nature has announced a stop in Des Moines on its 25th anniversary tour. The group will hit Wooly’s on Feb.

Big things are afoot in the world of Des Moines terrestrial radio. For starters, fans of conservative talk radio got a rude awakening last Tuesday when they tuned into 98.3 FM. Anyone looking for one of the litany of right-leaning talk programs was instead treated to an earful of classic

The Des Moines Symphony Academy has announced the launch of “Preludio Strings,” a youth Orchestra program aimed at first- through fourth-graders. Preludio Strings is now the fourth youth-oriented program the Symphony Academy offers, as the Symphony continues its drive to educate Des Moines’ young people and foster a lifetime love

When the Des Moines Symphony kicks off its newest season, astute ears will notice a difference in the way the music sounds. The Des Moines Civic Center has made a number of subtle changes to its stage and seating area with the goal of eliminating echos and noise, and creating

The Des Moines Symphony has announced two new board trustees for the 2015-16 season: Janice Lane and Jochen Scheel. Lane is the current CEO of Children & Families of Iowa, while Scheel is Information Management Director of Trait Informatics with DuPont Pioneer, with a PhD from Heidelberg University in cell

After the departure of longtime Des Moines Register music writer Joe Lawler last week (Sept. 4 was Lawler’s last official day at the paper, though his last columns continue to roll out as of this writing), the Register has hired Matthew Leimkuehler to fill the role. Leimkuehler’s first articles should

Hoyt Sherman Place has been announcing a lot of concerts lately, but this week’s announcement might be their oddest pairing yet. Tickets went on sale this past Friday for Foghat, performing at the venerable concert venue this Oct. 29. Tickets can be had at the Hoyt Sherman box office, or

Des Moines will soon be home to a new jazz club. Des Moines jazz vocalist Max Wellman will be overseeing the operation of Noce, a club that is set to occupy space at 1326 Walnut St. While a firm open date is still dependant upon renovations to the space being

Tickets are now available for all of the Des Moines Symphony’s Masterworks concerts. The 2015-16 season kicks off on Sept. 26 with Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Individual tickets will run you $15-$60, with students getting half off those prices. Tickets to all shows, along with a full schedule, can