A tribute concert honoring Mason City native Mark Sampson, a highly regarded recording engineer and guitar amplifier designer, will be held at 6 p.m. tonight at the Surf Ballroom and Museum in Clear ...

When Brian Luallen was growing up, he listened to Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry records every night. Naturally, when he learned the nonprofit North Iowa Cultural Center and Museum was looking for a new ...

The Surf Ballroom and Museum in Clear Lake, Iowa, is still rockin’ more than 90 years after it opened. The concert venue is renowned as the last place Lubbock native son Buddy Holly played before he ...

Since Buddy Holly made the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, famous, the long-lived music spot is honoring the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer once again. “Not Fade Away: The Immersive Surf Ballroom ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CLEAR LAKE — The Surf Ballroom & Museum has opened a new permanent exhibit honoring the legacy of Buddy ...

The Immersive Music Experience will open next month in the new Music Enrichment Center beside the Surf Ballroom & Museum in Clear Lake on the late Buddy Holly’s birthday. The center promises to be a ...

Iowa is best known for its acres of cornfields, some of the most unique roadside stops across America, and the world-famous ...

Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson were three of the biggest names in Rock and Roll when they played at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, on Feb. 2, 1959. Watch the video above to ...

DES MOINES (AP) -- The scenic northern Iowa city of Clear Lake has played host to plenty of presidential candidates over the years, but a visit by Republican Mike Huckabee will be a little different ...

CEDAR FALLS — More than 200 people attended the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa’s Celebration of Community event Friday at the Diamond Event Center. The organization announced $300,000 in ...