The summer of festivals isn’t over yet, and there’s at least one more you should attend if you care about hip-hop, or local artists, or both. Fresh Fest, Iowa’s annual hip-hop festival, is on Sept. 23 at Brenton Plaza. The event is hosted by a flurry of local crews: Des
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Posted September 06, 2017in Sound Circuit
For the last several years, Royce Johns has been making his living as a musician using the oft-necessary sin of playing covers. He’s regularly playing more than 20 shows a month, for hours each night. This month he’s releasing his first EP, and while he’s using it to focus on
Read More →The nonsense about Fake News is, well, nonsense, hyped by a person characterized by Garrison Keillor as “a vulgar, unstable yo-yo with a toxic ego and an attention-deficit problem…” So that is one thing we can all agree on in these divisive times. Here is another: Despite the dedication of
Read More →The Iowa Wild, proud American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, announced on Tuesday that single-game tickets for the team’s fifth anniversary season go on sale to the general public on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. Fans may purchase single-game tickets multiple ways, either through the
Read More →For almost 50 years, Tower of Power has been creating their own kind of soul music. Tower of Power has delivered their unique brand of music to their fans, appearing before sold out crowds as they tour the world each year. Tower’s sound can be hard to categorize, but the
Read More →Today the Polk County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution that will provide $25,000 to the Fort Bend County Office of Emergency Management near Houston, Texas. Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino will provide an additional gift of $25,000. The funding is in response to unprecedented and widespread flooding caused by
Read More →What: The Central Iowa Honor Flight will be leaving Des Moines on September 12 to take 250 Veterans to Washington D.C. where they will have the opportunity to visit the World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War memorials. The Veterans will be attending a send-off dinner on Monday, September 11,
Read More →Des Moines, IA (Sept 1, 2017) — The Interrobang Film Festival (IFF) announces the first run of the Interrobang Film Challenge (Sept. 22-25), an opportunity for film teams from across the state to test their filmmaking skills by creating a short film in just 72 hours. Teams will be given a choice
Read More →DES MOINES, IA – The Iowa Wild, proud American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild, announced on Thursday the annual Green-White scrimmage takes place on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. In addition, the team will partner with the Salvation Army to raise funds for victims of Hurricane Harvey.
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