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Tony Dehner

Waterloo

Serious Music Person at @iowapublicradio. Please find me on Instagram, or email [email protected].

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  • 3 weeks ago | iowapublicradio.org | Tony Dehner

    Let's face it: we're all getting older. But knowing that doesn’t make aging easier to accept. The latest "What is happening!?" moment for Gen Xers like me is seeing the rock stars we grew up idolizing getting older. Sure, they're still putting out music — sometimes it's great, sometimes it's ... not so great. But when it really gets to me is at concerts. It hits me right in the chest when I see one of my childhood idols on stage and see how touring for decades has impacted their physical health.

  • 4 weeks ago | iowapublicradio.org | Tony Dehner

    It’s pretty normal to get a little nervous before interviews, but I was legitimately worried before my conversation with Ben Kweller. His new album, Cover The Mirrors, is inspired by the death of his teenage son Dorian in 2023. It’s an impossible thing to imagine for those of us who haven’t been through it.

  • 1 month ago | iowapublicradio.org | Tony Dehner

    I have to start with a confession: this was my first time attending the Greenbelt Music Festival. Based on the lineup, I basically knew what to expect. I knew the music would be amazing, and I was pretty sure I knew what the vibes would be like. Even still, Greenbelt exceeded my expectations on both counts, while falling short in the weather department. Obviously, that’s nobody’s fault, and the only way around it is to not have an outdoor music festival in Iowa in May.

  • 1 month ago | iowapublicradio.org | Tony Dehner

    Songwriting can seem like magic, and it’s true that some seem to have a gift for it. But it’s also a skill that can be learned and improved upon. The best way to learn and improve songwriting is to listen to great songwriters and, when possible, spend time with them.

  • 1 month ago | iowapublicradio.org | Tony Dehner

    It’s not too often that a band makes a television appearance that people are still talking about years later. And when it does happen, it’s usually because something went wrong or someone raised eyebrows with something the band said or did.

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