Sound Advice
3/6/2024St. Patrick’s Day is on a Sunday, but the Des Moines metro is offering an entire weekend of fun and green beer. At Bennigans Merle Hay, Toaster plays with opener Royce Johns on March 15. Cover is $5.
The newly renovated Val-Air Ballroom’s calendar is filling up. Catch Blackberry Smoke, a southern country-rock band when their Be Right Here tour stops on March 14. Opener is Them Dirty Roses. General admission tickets, $39.50 plus fees.
Vibrant Music Hall is the place for Queen of the Night: A Tribute to Whitney Huston on March 28. Tickets from $35 to $109, plus fees.
Legendary blues rock musician Tinsley Ellis, who has a 40-year career as a “blistering blues guitar giant,” celebrates the release of his first-ever solo acoustic album, “Naked Truth.” Catch his solo acoustic performance at xBk Live on March 11. Tickets $30 in advance; $35 day of show at www.xbklive.com.