Denver Broncos safety Shiloh Keo was arrested Feb. 13 for driving under the influence. Keo, 28, was reportedly booked at 2:19 a.m. by Idaho State Police but was released on bond shortly after. Keo played for the Houston Texans in 2011. The late 20s are not only effecting professional football
Read More →Last in Line “Heavy Crown” Frontiers Records There are, ultimately, two criteria that factor into what makes an album “good” from a commercial standpoint. The first is “is the music any good?” In that regard, “Heavy Crown,” the first album of new material from 3/5 of Dio’s original lineup, passes.
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February 24, 2016 by justin
in On The Tube
You’re probably watching few, if any, Big Four (ABC, CBS, The CW, Fox and NBC) network shows via live broadcast anymore. Hell, you’re probably not even watching on an actual television set — do you even own a TV, comrade? Or, as you’ll see in some of the lists below,
Read More →Two exhibitions at the Des Moines Art Center demonstrate polar qualities of art — the enduring and the ephemeral. “Arts & Letters,” through May 1 in the Anna Meredith Gallery, explores connections between literature and the visual arts. Some 70 works come from more than 500 centuries of art-making and
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February 24, 2016 by justin
in Civic Skinny
Kirk Blunck, the respected and embattled Des Moines architect who died mysteriously in the stairwell of his Teachout Building in the East Village on Jan. 24, left an estate valued at about $500,000, according to a document filed the other day in Polk County District Court. But debts and judgments
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February 24, 2016 by justin
in Locker Room
It’s almost March, and that means one of two things: February’s icy storms are nearly over, or the temperature goes above 35 degrees Fahrenheit and Iowans start wearing their shorts and T-shirts again. Many are so frazzled from the winter that, while coming out of hibernation may be the goal,
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February 24, 2016 by justin
in Political Mercury
Wanting to hear a debate over abortion or gay marriage? You won’t get any participation from Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett and his fledgling think tank, Engage Iowa, a conservative-leaning organization focused on taxes and the environment. It’s serving as a possible pre-gubernatorial campaign launch vehicle for Corbett, a former
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February 24, 2016 by justin
in Center Stage
Broadway tends to bloat, going for overkill as in “Phantom of the Opera.” “Cabaret,” though, recently scored the opposite kind of success. The 1967 original gave us the movie — winning Liza Minelli an Oscar — but a reboot in the ’90s went for grunge rather than glitz. The Emcee,
Read More →The Hinterland Music Festival announced the lineup for the second-year event in St. Charles. Headlining this year’s festival, which will be held Aug. 5-6, is the legendary Willie Nelson, who will be joined by Cold War Kids, Ray LaMontagne, Grace Potter, Shovels & Rope, Houndmouth, Turnpike Troubadours, Hayes Carll, Pokey
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