Local music on the airwaves has been in a state of upheaval of late. First, “Iowa Unsigned” host Benny Black left Ames’ FM-105.1 for a morning show in Chicago. Now, Channel Q’s other local stalwart, Tony Tarbox is putting an end to his local career, heading in the other direction
Read More →Wooly’s kicks off the coverage week with a big show on Thursday, May 16. On that evening, First Fleet Concerts and Metro Concerts Live come together to present Mushroomhead, performing along with Corvis, Lydia Can’t Breathe, Ionia, This Sudden Darkness, The Boomstick Revival and Apathy Syndrome. Tickets are $18 in
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Posted May 15, 2013in Cover Story, Rap Sheet, Sound Notes
It was a phenomenon that defines irony: A town was put on the map for being all but wiped clean of it. It was five years ago, almost to the day, that Iowa made national headlines when the town of Parkersburg was ravaged by an EF5 tornado. It was an
Read More →More 80/35 band announcements. The Des Moines Music Coalition has added to its roster of bands for the festival, being held July 5 and 6 in downtown Des Moines. New to the lineup are: Menomena, Apollo Brown and Guilty Simpson, Escondido, The Pines, Water Liars, Maxilla Blue, Prissy Clerks, H.D.
Read More →Iowa Public Radio and the Des Moines Music Coalition have kicked off this year’s 80/35 play-in. For the next week, the selected bands will play live on IPR’s Studio One, with one band ultimately being selected to perform on the main stage of this year’s 80/35 music festival. The event
Read More →Pianist Raymond Songayllo has retired from the Des Moines Civic Center’s Symphony Academy faculty. Since joining the Symphony Academy 10 years ago, Songayllo has taught private piano and composition lessons, courses in theory and ear training and coached student chamber music ensembles. The Val Air Ballroom has events lined up
Read More →The Iowa State Fair and Nightfall on the River line-ups have been announced for the coming summer. Nitefall on the River at Simon Estes Amphitheater will host Hairball on May 25, Dark Star Orchestra on July 3, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros on June 5, The Nadas on June
Read More →The Greater Des Moines Music Coalition has made the first lineup announcement for this year’s 80/35 Music Festival. The event taking place on July 5 and 6 will be headlined this year by the Wu-Tang Clan, as well as David Byrne and St. Vincent. Other bands scheduled to perform during
Read More →The Civic Music Association will host Master Classes with Miró Quartet and percussionist Colin Currie on Saturday, April 6 at 11 a.m. as part of its Partners in Music Education Program. The Master Class for Miró Quartet will be located at the Monroe Recital Hall on the Drake University campus,
Read More →April is “Daycare Month” at ZZZ Records. Drop your children — ages 3-9 — off at the record store any time during business hours for complimentary daycare all day long. Children will be provided with meals and a free LP of their choice. The Des Moines Civic Center has announced
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