By
Michael Swanger scenescribe@mchsi.com
Iowa-natives-turned-Colorado-residents Euforquestra
return to People’s Court on Thursday, Dec. 22
to host “Home For the Holidays II,” their second
annual installment of a special holiday concert
that benefits the Food Bank of Iowa. David Zollo
and Maximilian Eubank will open the show which
starts at 9 p.m. Last year’s event raised more
than 140 pounds of canned goods and approximately
$1,900 in cash donations to the Food Bank of
Iowa. A silent auction will also be held. “We
can’t wait to get home and do this again,” said
guitarist Mike Tallman in a press release. “It’s
a great excuse for friends, family and fans
of the Iowa music scene to come together and
celebrate a great night of music for a very
worthy cause.” Tickets are $10 in advance through
Midwestix or $15 at the door.
Local pop-rock singer Bonne Finken performs
“Sort of a Christmas Variety Show” on Friday,
Dec. 23 at 9 p.m. at The Gas Lamp. Admission
is $5.
While most live music clubs slow down during
the week of Christmas, the Vaudeville Mews is
steaming ahead with three shows this week. On
Friday, Dec. 23, “Quad City Idol” winner and
pop-rock singer Justin Payne ($5) plays an all-ages
show at 6:30 p.m. Then on Monday, Dec. 28, experimental-black-metal-blues
rockers Sioux City Pete & the Beggers ($5)
perform at 8 p.m., followed by the heavy sounds
that are sure to kill your warm-and-fuzzy holiday
buzz of Fuck Detector and Dhobi Fats ($5) for
an all-ages show on Tuesday, Dec. 27 at 5:30
p.m.... In other Mews news, the Pretty Things
Peepshow bring their titillating brand of entertainment
back to town on Feb. 13. Tickets are $12.
Scott Allen, co-owner of Big Red Dog Music Promotions,
says that his company will no longer host blues
shows at All Play. Allen and his business partner
Scott Long have been booking national blues
acts like Marcia Ball, Walter Trout and Bernard
Allison to perform in the basement of the downtown
Des Moines entertainment venue for the last
year. Though ticket sales were strong for the
aforementioned acts, they were not as strong
for performances by other artists. “It was a
tough summer, and we lost a lot of money,” said
Allen, noting that there were other factors
involved in their decision. “Even though the
room sounds good and is comfortable, it doesn’t
have any vibe.” Allen said that Big Red Dog
Music Promotions will continue to book blues
shows at The Gas Lamp and House of Bricks. Last
week, they announced that Reverend Raven and
the Chain-Smoking Altar Boys ($10) will perform
Feb. 3 at the House of Bricks, as will the Bel
Airs ($10) on Feb. 24, Anthony Gomes ($12) on
April 7 and Walter Trout ($15) on June 6. The
Gas Lamp will host Trampled Under Foot ($15)
on March 24, followed by Too Slim & The
Taildraggers ($10) on April 13 and Davina and
The Vagabonds ($10) on April 28. Visit http://www.bigreddogmusic.com.
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