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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September 06, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in 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
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August 30, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit - Online Exclusive
As you read through articles about the Canadian band Broken Social Scene, the word “collective” is used a lot. The band’s membership ranges from around a dozen people to approximately every Canadian musician ever. That includes fixture members like Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning, as well as collaborators like Emily
Read More →Renowned Singer and Songwriter to Perform 60 Years of Hits August 4 – Altoona, IA. Legendary singer and songwriter Paul Anka is coming to Prairie Meadows this fall. He will perform his Celebrating 60 Years of Hits – His Way show on Saturday, November 11. The concert will start at
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August 02, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 1
Look inside to learn about the Iowa State Fair concerts including Vanilla Ice, Salt-N-Pepa, Color Me Badd and Tone Loc. Plus Kid Rock, John Mellencamp, Little Big Town, Alabama and more music than you can shake a corn dog at! The Iowa State Fair isn’t just a place to eat
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August 02, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 2
This monumental international event is coming to West Des Moines The largest event in women’s golf is set to come to West Des Moines this month. From Aug. 14-20, Des Moines Golf and Country Club (DMGCC) will host the 15th Solheim Cup. The event is expected to draw approximately 30,000
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August 02, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Feature 3
Which local restaurant will be named king of the oldest, most revered and complicated food in world history? Each year CITYVIEW opens a contest to let our readers select the ultimate local version of a popular food. Sandwich lovers picked B&B Grocery Meat & Deli’s pork tenderloin as the ultimate
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August 02, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
One-hundred and nine of the 1,121 employees of Polk County will make more than $100,000 in the fiscal year that started July 1, up from 102 employees in the year just ended. Once again, the highest-paid employee will be Gregory Schmunck, the county medical examiner, who will earn $250,767. Next
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48 hour film project
Three-dozen hobbyist filmmakers compete in the 13th annual 48 Hour Film Project, a hurried competition to write, film and complete a short film. It took 15 years for James Cameron’s “Avatar” to reach the silver screen. The 30-plus teams competing in the annual 48 Hour Film Project: Des Moines have
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