Posted October 05, 2016in Art News
Three exhibitions at the Des Moines Art Center present intermingled insights on guns, streets, documentarians and artists. The shows are relatively unheralded. The main attraction featured a recently discovered dead nanny who hadn’t exhibited during her lifetime. Yet together they represent one of this museum’s great strengths — the ability
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Posted October 05, 2016in Sound Check
“Square America” Maximum Ames TWINS’ 2014 debut “Tomboys on Parade” had an infectious pop quality, but for “Square America,” the Waterloo band has moved more toward a ’70s FM rock sound. It suits the quartet, with tracks like “Hot Stepper” and “Mary’s Sister Margaret” harkening back to the sound of
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Posted October 05, 2016in The Sound
Music and politics make for strange bedfellows. It’s a double-edged sword, with the outspokenness of musicians like Ted Nugent and Beyonce endearing them to half their fanbase and alienating them from the other half. Party enthusiast Andrew WK wants to shift the focus away from the partisan elements and toward
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Posted October 05, 2016in Letters
I’ve heard some discouraging remarks since Hillary fell ill — but wait. Most conclusions are not easily or wisely jumped to. Let’s take some time off the voter-decision trail and let Hillary heal. Maybe we could see things a little differently if we know the down-to-earth realization of the truth
Read More →Panic! At The Disco announced it will perform at Wells Fargo Arena on March 14, 2017. Tickets are available at Hy-VeeTix.com, 844-55-HYVEE, the Wells Fargo Arena Box Office or 22 participating Hy-Vee Food Stores. East Coast hardcore legends Hatebreed play at Wooly’s on Oct. 9, with DevilDriver and Devil You
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Posted October 05, 2016in Center Stage
Almost as soon as “West Side Story” opened in 1957, it ascended to heaven. The angels included the musical maestro Leonard Bernstein, and songs like “Tonight” were instant classics. The Oscar-winning movie helped cement its landmark status, and this month’s revival at the Playhouse looks to put a new generation
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Posted October 05, 2016in Tech Talk
The auto industry appears to be one of the hardest markets to get people excited about regarding tech enhancements. Notoriously, the electric automobile looked to become a real breakthrough in the mid-1990s with celebrities like Mel Gibson, Tom Hanks and Jay Leno raving about their fossil-fuel-free autos, only to have
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Posted October 05, 2016in Collections & Hobbies
In between rocking all night and partying every day, hall-of-fame rock band KISS took time to honor veterans at its Aug. 19 performance on the Grandstand at the Iowa State Fair. Among those honored was former Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James Martin, who got more than just a meet-and-greet
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The Olympics: Citius, Altius, Fortius and, of course, Litigium
While the Olympic motto “Faster, Higher, Stronger” is familiar, we also should acknowledge that Litigium — Latin for dispute, controversy or distress — is no stranger to the podium either. Litigium was evident at the 2016 games in Rio when Feyisa Lilesa of Ethiopia finished second in the marathon. At
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