Since we’re unsure of live music venues in April, we’ve featured two local band’s new albums, so you can continue to support local music. A new album by Dust Radio, “Zenith” is available as both a vinyl and a CD. Zenith is a Midwest rock and roll sound and includes
Read More →Saint Patrick’s Day is on a Tuesday this year, and central Iowa will surely have plenty of green beer and live entertainment. If you want a head start, Standing Hampton will play on March 14 at Bennigan’s on Merle Hay Road during the restaurant’s annual St. Paddy’s Day party. There
Read More →The Zoo Brew at Blank Park Zoo is back on Wednesday evenings through the end of August. Listen to bands, visit the animals and take in a cool beverage. Shock Collar plays on July 24. The cost is $14, or it is free with a zoo membership. Alternative Latin rock
Read More →‘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 Lines” boasts a 10-song set list by the deep baritone. Morgan writes most of the songs on the album, but
Read More →‘The Modern Lives Vol. 2’ (EP) Jackie Greene Released on Oct. 5, 2018 by Blue Rose Music Jackie Greene’s second volume EP, “The Modern Lives Vol. 2,” is a extension of his first album released one year ago. “Crazy Comes Easy” is a twangy upbeat song, where, “crazy comes easy
Read More →‘High Water I’ The Magpie Salute Eagle Rock Entertainment Group — released Aug. 10 The Magpie Salute, formed by former Black Crowes’ guitarist Rich Robinson in 2016, released its first album “High Water I” on Aug. 10. The group consists of two other Crowes members, Marc Ford and Sven Pipien,
Read More →‘Capitanos’ The Lost Tracks Independent If you told me this album came out in the 1970s, I would believe you. The lyrics and the grooves all come together beautifully to harken back to a simpler, more honest time in music. Be it David Haas’ vocals or Jason Buns’ and Steve
Read More →‘Combat Sports’ The Vaccines Columbia Records On The Vaccines’ 11-song fifth album, “Contact Sports,” the band of Brits offers track after track of colorful post-punk garage rock. It’s almost as if each song — lyrically and musically — was designed to be sampled in an Apple commercial (I think one
Read More →“Summer Sadness” Motide Station One Records Released in January, Motide’s single “Summer Sadness” also features the vocals of Ancient Posse’s Kamillah Jonaé. The Motide two-piece consists of Gabe Scheid and Jeremy Franklin, who “push the boundaries of music, art, technology, and their environment to create soundscapes that are meditative and
Read More →“One Louder” The Nadas Authentic Records Ahh, The Nadas. Ye of storied Playboy Magazine history. The Iowa legends celebrate 25 years in 2018 and virtually nothing has changed — which is a good thing. The band started in the 1990s and had a quintessential 1990s acoustic guitar sound, which has
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