July 16, 2014 by justin
in The Sound
People who aren’t Jerry Lee Lewis fans might not know the answer to the question inherent in the phrase, “What made Milwaukee famous.” In the instance of Jerry Lee’s song, the answer is “Schlitz beer.” But for the Austin, Texas, band by the same name, the answer could arguably be
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July 16, 2014 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
THE STYLIST Leaning in over the chair, his right arm held up and out in classic ballroom dance form — elbow high, left hand centered, body balanced — he cuts hair. Elegant, poised, and the center of his world. No orchestra, just the sound of the scissors. Snip, snip, snip,
Read More →Amount: $13,979.32 To: ADI EMS Billing Inc. (Florida) For: Collections from the Des Moines Fire Department during the month of May Amount: $84 To: American Marking For: Fourteen meter labels for the City of Des Moines Traffic and Transportation Amount: $5,088.13 To: GSM Filtration Inc. (Tennessee) For: Various supplies and
Read More →Finally, after a summer’s worth of awful new sitcoms, I’m laughing again. In “Married,” Russ (Nat Faxon) and Lina (Judy Greer) are a once-happy couple weighed down by three kids (Thursday, 9 p.m., FX). Russ is frustrated by their nonexistent sex life, and Lina is frustrated by everything else. “Look,”
Read More →VALIANT HEARTS: THE GREAT WAR (T) ***1/2 Ubisoft PlayStation 4 Most historical war games put you in the combat boots of a lone super-soldier, capable of single-handedly taking down the entire enemy army, one headshot at a time. Valiant Hearts takes a different approach, presenting you with four characters reluctantly
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July 16, 2014 by justin
in Film Review
“Boyhood” 5 stars Rated R 166 minutes Drama Starring: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Ethan Hawke Just when you thought there was nothing new under the sun, Richard Linklater goes and makes the most anti-Hollywood movie ever conceived. In Linklater’s case, concept was everything — execution was quite another. Planning an
Read More →Courtesy of Beaverdale Books Review by Harriet Leitch Penguin Press Feb. 6, 2014 Hardcover $27.95 294 Pages The book opens with the death of Robert Scott on his expedition to the South Pole. The cause of his death was hypothermia. The body’s physiologic changes during hypothermia were better understood by
Read More →Hampton Inn & Suites and Residence Inn hosted grand openings on July 10 for two waterfront properties located in Des Moines on 100 S.W. Water St. and 120 S.W. Water St. Attendees toured the facilities and enjoyed live music, free food and drinks. Waterworks Park launches fitness program for new
Read More →H.D. Harmsen is a lot of things. He’s a genuinely nice guy. A handsome devil. A snappy dresser. He’s also quite possibly the best local entertainer you haven’t seen. Harmsen’s a musician who’s cut from the Chris Ford/Nate Logsdon/Maximum Ames bolt of cloth, but, in some ways, he’s a more
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