Posted August 09, 2016in Your Neighbors
Four years ago, Richard Bywater moved into the house next to retired couple Jim and Diane Baker. A first-time homeowner and a student at the time, Bywater didn’t know what to expect. So, he was a bit surprised by his first encounter with the couple next door. “One of the
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Posted August 09, 2016in Joe's Neighborhood
“There is always a certain game flow. When you don’t know beach volleyball, you don’t see it.” The women clear the net with ease. It looks like a water ballet in the air. Soft, gentle, acrobatic. But then the ferocious smash of the ball removes all doubt as to
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Posted August 09, 2016in Sound Check
“Rosetta” Independent The Other Brothers released a live album last year, but “Rosetta” marks its first studio effort. Recorded in a series of one-takes on vintage instruments and microphones, and using tiny 5-watt amps, “Rosetta” has a raw sound that frontman Eli Clark favors. The result might strike some
Read More →As one of this issue’s feature stories attests, August is time for the Iowa State Fair. Whether you are headed to the grandstand or just playing it free this year, there is plenty of music to be found throughout the Fair’s run. Ben Folds will perform at Hoyt Sherman Place
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Posted August 09, 2016in Sound Circuit
Holy White Hounds has been on a solidly upward trajectory for the past year. After the enormous local success of their album “Sparkle Sparkle” and its lead single “Switchblade,” the Hounds signed with New York-based label Razor and Tie, toured with The Cult, and have played a slew
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Posted August 09, 2016in The Sound
Almost exactly a year ago, Grace Potter made the biggest decision of her career to date and set aside her band, The Nocturnals, to release a solo album called “Midnight.” Not only did the album put Potter out on a creative island, but it also marked an extreme musical departure
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Posted August 04, 2016in The Sound
Cheap Trick is a Midwest music institution. Formed in Rockford, Illinois in 1974, the band has released 17 studio albums and several live albums, including the much-beloved, “At Budokan.” The band will be performing at the Iowa State Fair as part of the “Rock Hall Three For All Tour” with
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