Double-barreled bard
Rest in peace, William Shakespeare? Not with this ruckus. April 23 marks the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death, and theaters around the world are celebrating the occasion, including [...]
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Posted April 20, 2016in Center Stage
Posted April 20, 2016in Your View
Catastrophe for the Supreme Court
Over the long history of the Supreme Court, senators from both political parties have often challenged the nominees from the opposing parties. They have filibustered them, mounted massive efforts [...]
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Posted April 20, 2016in Your Money
Paid for by taxpayers in…
In Des Moines To be paid on 4/11/2016 Amount: $1,594.72 To: Absolute Property Services For: Graffiti removal services Amount: $87.75 To: American Awards, Inc. For: Des [...]
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Posted April 20, 2016in Book Review
‘Trouble Boys: The True Story of The Replacements’
Although now recognized as one of the greatest rock bands of its generation, The Replacements did not initially enjoy uniformly stellar reviews, good fortune or great fame. In portions [...]
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Posted April 20, 2016in What the?
Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com This week’s winner: “When Bill realizes he got the wrong end of the centaur deal.” [...]
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Posted April 13, 2016in Cover Story
downtown auto dealers
Where did they go? And will they ever come back? Zombie Burger is located where a used car lot used to be. East Village eatery, Alba, is inside what [...]
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Posted April 13, 2016in Sound Check
Bringing the heat
Reverend Horton Heat is been best known — and rightfully so — for the guitar work of frontman Jim, “Reverend Horton” Heath. From the time the band was first [...]
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Posted April 13, 2016in Sound Check
Deftones
“Gore” Reprise The following statement might seem like a strong one to those who have, at some point, considered themselves to be a Deftones fan: “Gore” is the [...]
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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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Posted April 13, 2016in Duffy
