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Posted June 08, 2016in Sound Notes

Tegan and Sara

“Love You to Death” Vapor   Tegan and Sara, the identical twin musical geniuses from Calgary, reached what could have been considered their artistic apex in 2013 with the release [...]

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Posted May 25, 2016in Sound Notes

  The curators of the annual 515 Alive Music Festival are bringing a new festival to the Des Moines area later this year. Dubbed the Kosmos Music Festival, the event [...]

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Posted May 25, 2016in Sound Check

Bob Dylan

    “Fallen Angels” Columbia When Bob Dylan released 2015’s “Shadows in the Night,” the idea of an iconoclast like Dylan covering Sinatra seemed ridiculous. But the resulting album proved [...]

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Posted May 18, 2016in Sound Notes, Uncategorized

  The Des Moines Music Coalition announced more bands for this summer’s 80/35 concert, including Dilly Dally, Jade Reed b2b Brad Goldman, Jeanna Calvert, Ravyn Lenae, France Camp, Lucky Chops, [...]

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Posted May 18, 2016in Sound Notes

CD REVIEWS

  Meghan Trainor “Thank You” Epic Meghan Trainor wants to be seen as the modern day embodiment of Girl Power. Problem is, she does not really seem to get the [...]

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Posted May 11, 2016in Sound Notes

  Local indie label Station 1 Records is getting ready for its first summer in the city and is kicking things off with a pre-release listening party for its first [...]

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Posted May 04, 2016in Sound Notes

  The Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce has announced the dates and acts for this year’s “Chill on the Hill” summer series. Music will be provided by acts including Standing [...]

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Posted April 27, 2016in Sound Notes

Guided By Voices

  “Please Be Honest” GBV INC.   It’s impossible to definitively say what Guided By Voices actually is. There was a time when you could define it loosely as “Robert [...]

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Posted April 20, 2016in Sound Notes

  Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is the latest addition to the Iowa State Fair’s Grandstand lineup, performing Aug. 20. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster and will run $45-$65. You wanted [...]

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Posted April 13, 2016in Sound Notes

  Thus far, 2016 has been a hard year in the world of artist deaths. April shows no signs of slowing the trend, as Merle Haggard passed away last week, [...]

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