Sound Check
‘Hard Times and White Lines’ Whitey Morgan and the 78’s Released on Oct. 26, 2018, by Whitey Morgan Music via Thirty Tigers Whitey Morgan’s fifth album, “Hard Times and White [...]
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Cute but stubborn pets are part of Silvia Verhofste’s “farm safari.” When Silvia Verhofste was in fourth grade, she tucked a baby goat in a basket and took it to [...]
Read More →Steve White at Jesse’s Embers
Turning lemons into lemonade. Steve White is probably Iowa’s greatest impresario, though he prefers the less descriptive word promoter. He brought world-famous shows to Iowa and the rest of the [...]
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The band Kansas is celebrating the 40-year anniversary of its album “Point of Know Return” with a concert tour, stopping at Hoyt Sherman on March 8, 2019. Some of the [...]
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Performs honky-tonk road show at Wooly’s When Whitey Morgan was a child, his grandpa played guitar, strumming the tunes of Johnny Paycheck, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and other country classics. [...]
Read More →Gimikk rocks
Hard rockers party band. When the band Gimikk arrives at a venue to play a concert, they use a familiar football game strategy. “We do a no-huddle offense,” says lead [...]
Read More →Beaver Tap
Beaverdale’s cozy neighborhood bar The Beaverdale area is a proud neighborhood tucked between the western suburbs and downtown Des Moines. Beaverdale boasts several close-knit bars in its downtown, including the Beaver Tap. Located [...]
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