Local artists have been selected for the “CarpeDM Music Mix” CD, a collection of music produced by the Greater Des Moines Partnership that includes Brother Trucker, Poison Control Center, Mary McAdams, The Uniphonics, Holy White Hounds, Chad Elliott, Bonne Finken, Dustin Smith, Gloom Balloon, Foxholes, Bright Giant, The Nadas, North
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Posted March 12, 2014in Sound Notes
Posted March 12, 2014in Center Stage
Gravity-defying humanity
In mid-Manhattan, the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater is a behemoth. Along Ninth Avenue, you’ll see the name plastered across the largest dance space in the world. In Des Moines, though, you’ll see how, inside Ailey’s space, everyone seeks to express a simple humanity. That even goes for the leaps that
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Posted March 12, 2014in Tech Talk
Dollars and cents of Bitcoin currency
What is a dollar worth? If we’re being literal, the value of a dollar is tied to the gross domestic exports of the country. But if the recent recession taught us anything it’s that if the stock market takes a plunge, the dollar in your pocket could quickly be worth
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Posted March 12, 2014in Book Review
‘Still Life with Bread Crumbs’ keeps it simple
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Sally Wisdom Random House Jan. 28, 2014 $26 252 pp. For nearly 40 years, Anna Quindlen has written columns, essays and novels that examine the complexity of human interaction and have special appeal to women of the baby boomer generation. Her newest novel, “Still
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Posted March 12, 2014in Duffy
Posted March 12, 2014in Sound Circuit
Homeward bound
“Jovials” was a good album for The River Monks in 2011. The debut effort was almost universally praised, and the album directly led to The River Monks being tapped to write intro themes for Iowa Public Radio shows “River to River” and “Talk of Iowa.” And while The River Monks
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Posted March 12, 2014in Cover Story
The fighting Irish
A peek into world history reveals a grave conclusion: Europeans were global bullies. Almost everyone knows the horror stories of the Holocaust — how religious prejudice brought widespread persecution of an entire race, which led to one of the grisliest wars in human history. Likewise, American history tells similar tales
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Posted March 12, 2014in Sound Check
Foxholes “Can’t Help Myself” Independent Foxholes has turned a decent little trick. The band is reminiscent of a lot of other acts without ever feeling wholly derivative. Kicking back and listening to “Can’t Help Myself,” you’ll find yourself conjuring up images of The Replacements and Dinosaur Jr., and front man
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Posted March 12, 2014in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in… Des Moines.
Amount: $273.45 To: BSN Sports For: Payment for a wheel kit for baseball screens and c-shaped softball pitchers protector gear for softball complex at 4980 N.E. 46 St. Amount: $4,710.10 To: Dream Steam Cleaning and Restoration For: Payment for emergency cleaning, including water extraction from floor and removal of
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Posted March 12, 2014in Civic Skinny
They’re back! Marty Tirrell, Jackson Pollock, LaMarca & Landry — and a jaw-dropper!
Updates: But first, the news. It was just a couple of weeks ago, it seems, when we explained how Indianola sports broadcaster Marty Tirrell gets those tickets for big sports events that he then gives or sells to listeners and advertisers. He has a simple procedure: He stiffs the sellers.
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