Iowa City's Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand is known in prominent nationwide orchestral circles for his exquisitely crafted string ...

Petrified wood is one of the most sought-after materials in the world for both its aesthetic value and its scientific value.

Dyer Design On Saturday, Feb. 1, the Americana Music Associate and American Music Foundation teamed up for a pre-Grammy ...

Crazy 'Bout an Automobile (Every Woman I Know); Why Don't You Try Me; Boomer's Story; Lord Tell Me Why; Do Re Mi; School Is Out; Dark End of the Street; El Corrido de Jesse James"; Wooly Bully; Volver ...

Outstanding performances by Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski, a masterful screenplay by Sam Shepard and Ry Cooder’s haunting soundtrack have contributed to “Paris, Texas’” cult film status and ...

“I named my son Ry after my all-time favorite guitarist Ry Cooder,” Threlkeld-Wiegand told me. “When my son was 10 years old, he walked past me one day while I was working on a design and ...