Q&A: The Steepwater Band’s Jeff Massey
The Steepwater Band was formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1998.Their signature sound is a nod to early British blues, combined with a modern, raw and gutsy musical approach. Jeff Massey [...]
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Posted April 30, 2014in Status Quote
Posted April 30, 2014in News of the Weird
Florida’s battle of the alter egos First-term U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho of Florida is already among the House’s most conservative members, but his Republican primary challenger claims to be even [...]
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Posted April 30, 2014in Sound Notes
The Civic Music Association is in search of a new executive director. Outgoing director Carrie Clogg leaves the CMA on May 2, to take a position as Kum & Go’s [...]
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Posted April 30, 2014in Belly Up To...
The chic Beaver, Tally’s offers unique vibe to quaint neighborhood
Sometimes you need a break from the endless corn and small-town feel that is Iowa. Sometimes you need that break enhanced with a strong drink named The Flaming Beaver. In [...]
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Posted April 30, 2014in On The Tube
Jack Bauer, criminal
Counterterrorism agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) returns for another season of “24,” but not as a hero this time (Monday, 8 p.m., Fox). Bauer has been a fugitive during the [...]
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Posted April 30, 2014in Tech Talk
Web wars come down to court rulings
The last few months have been extremely tumultuous pertaining to the future of the Internet. Prior to a federal Appeals Court ruling in January, all Web content was legally required [...]
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Posted April 30, 2014in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in… Des Moines.
Amount: $30,278.64 To: ABM Janitorial Services For: Payment for cleaning services for the municipal buildings for the months of March and April. Amount: $8,750.01 To: Mark Godwin PLC For: [...]
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Posted April 30, 2014in Food Dude
New café charms Orchestrate’s restaurant lineup
A basic tenet of good messaging is rarely heeded in these days of abundance and excess: What’s left out is as significant as what’s included. Malo, a new Hispanic-American-themed restaurant [...]
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Posted April 30, 2014in Sore Thumbs
‘NES REMIX 2’ (E) *** Nintendo Wii U “NES Remix” games have a very specific target audience: Nostalgic Nintendo fans who are too lazy to dust off their old, eight-bit [...]
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Posted April 30, 2014in Sound Check
Bonne Finken “Fairytales/Love Affairs” Independent I’m just going to say it: This is the best thing Bonne Finken has ever done. Originally planned as a double album (something teased in [...]
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