Posted May 04, 2016in Sound Circuit
Last year, Dan Tedesco released a self-titled album that featured songs recorded on an iPad from his home studio. Taking a decidedly new-tech approach to lo-fi music, the album was critically lauded and overwhelmingly received by fans. Tying in with the album, Tedesco made a music video for
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Posted April 27, 2016in Sound Circuit
Dead Horse Trauma has enjoyed a reputation for being some of the hardest working guys in the Des Moines scene. Relentless promoters and tireless performers, the band spends the majority of its time on the road or in the studio, coming out long enough to play a select number
Read More →Ira Grace & The Bible Belt Prophets — the Des Moines duo consisting of Marc Bailey and Sara Williams — has been a busy act. But for the past year, the pair has been making a deliberate effort to be more deliberate in its approach. That effort was crystallized
Read More →“Time Capsule” Steamhammer When Lita Ford released “Living Like a Runaway” in 2012, she swore up and down that a long, toxic relationship had short-circuited her career and that ex-husband Jim Gillette’s control over her life neutered some of her best work. After getting the chance to hear “Living
Read More →Des Moines has been slowly cultivating its local hip-hop scene for years. From bonafide local legends like Asphate and Gadema to the next crop of talent like Toby Diligent and Angle, there is plenty of quality hip-hop being created in the capital city. Adding to that scene is a new
Read More →For years, Aaron Earl Short has been known as half of the husband and wife duo The High Crest, where his sharply honest lyrics and bluesy sound have drawn fans from around the country. However, when The High Crest has some down time, Short indulges in an act he formed
Read More →Mickey Davis has proven himself to be one of the brightest young minds in the city. Serving as the Des Moines Social Club’s program director, Davis has brought innovative, highly successful classes and performances to the downtown space and has helped establish the Kum & Go Theater and The
Read More →Izzy Starchild & The Psychedelic Rose sound nothing like what might initially conjure in one’s mind after hearing the name. With tracks that are thick with grunge-heavy guitar riffs with a light dusting of funk influences, the closest comparison might be Lenny Kravitz or mid-career Red Hot Chili Peppers. The
Read More →Last November, Courtney Krause was finally able to do something that had been nearly seven years in the making: release her first CD. The 26-year-old had been writing music all her life, but that CD, titled “Thoughts and Sound,” served as a sublime timeline for Krause’s growth and maturation as
Read More →Superchief released its album “Trophy Room” last year. With Kevin Neal at the helm at Redd No. 7 studios, the album was recorded at a snail’s pace compared to the band’s debut platter, “Corporate Dynamite.” While “Trophy Room” resulted in a more finished-sounding product, the band found the length of
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