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Alternating Currents Festival

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Studio One
Music News
Can't miss music festivals in Iowa and beyond
Festival season has arrived in Iowa! Check out our list of the best music festivals across the region.
THOT SQUAD, fronted by Blvck Bunnie, made her first Iowa appearance at the Alternating Currents music festival.
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THOT SQUAD demands your attention
Blvck Bunnie started THOT SQUAD as a joke. Now, it's anything but. Flint, MI's raunchy rap sensation reflects on her Iowa debut at Alternating Currents, providing catharsis and making music with her husband.
Charlotte Blu and Alexa Mueller, two Quad Cities-raised singer-songwriters, shared the Common Chord Stage Saturday, Aug. 16. The pair performed songs from both performers' catalogues, as well as a cover of Vance Joy's "Riptide."
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Alternating Currents 2025 was a festival for everyone
The Studio One team's first ever visit to the Quad Cities' annual Alternating Currents Festival was everything we wanted in a festival and more, despite the brutal weather.

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