The song is called "Puppy Princess," a breezy and unabashedly mushy ode to puppy love originally released in 2013. With its ironically cheery tone and giddy disco groove, the long-ignored track ...

When the Hot Freaks headlined the playbill at Gabe’s in downtown Iowa City on a Monday night last month, my wife and I were there. We cheered them on amid a roomful of screaming fans, virtually all of ...