Sound Advice

It’s May, and Memorial Day kicks off the unofficial start of summer. It is time to unwind and enjoy the great outdoors with live music right here in the Des Moines metro.

Music in the Junction is a free concert series on Thursday evenings at Valley Junction in West Des Moines. On May 7, Cinco de Mayo with Guitarras ATM, May 14 Dirty Champaign, May 21 Bad Friends and May 28 Surf Zombies.

Don’t forget mom on Mother’s Day, May 10. Head out to The Cellar Winery in Madrid. They offer free Sunday afternoon concerts, plus wine. On May 10 listen to Meadowbrook Circle, an Americana, alt-folk band. Head to Wooly’s on May 10 for a Dave Matthew’s Tribute Band. Tickets $35 www.axs.com. Celebrate mom early with Grammy-award winning pianist, songwriter and singer Jim Brickman on May 9. He performs at The Ingersoll. Tickets $150, includes dinner. If mom is into country music, tickets remain for Cody Johnson, with opener Clint Black at Casey’s Center on May 9. Tickets start at $76. https://hyveetix.evenue.net/events/CJO. ♦