With the start of 2016, Des Moines welcomed to the world a unique musical experience in the form of Noce, the only jazz club of its kind in the state. It is an idea whose time had come. There are plenty of jazz-starved fans in the city, and programs like
Read More →If you thought family life would slow Nate Logsdon down, you were sadly mistaken. The Ames native has brought his boundless energy and positive attitude to everything he does, which has included fronting the band Mumfords, his own solo music, booking shows for DG’s Taphouse, co-founding indie label Maximum Ames
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Posted February 17, 2016in Sound Circuit
Back when the 21st century was shiny and new, five guys got together in Des Moines and created a band called Towncrier. Consisting of drummer Will Locker, vocalist Jerry Lorenson, guitarists Ryan Plotz and Lucas Welchans, and bassist Cory Talbot, Towncrier was responsible for some of the tightest, most well-rounded
Read More →Aquamarine Dream Machine, the Des Moines-based proggressive rock four-piece, is comprised of Daniel Wipf (guitars vocals), bassist Justin Kurtz, keyboardist Joseph Antelman and drummer Justin Bristow. The act’s influences and individual ability creates a sound that is one of the more free-flowing, yet intricate, sounds in town. “Our sound can
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Posted February 03, 2016in Sound Circuit
For the past several years, Lavonne McRoberts has been the songwriter and frontwoman for Peace Love and Stuff, a four-piece rockabilly outfit that put on one of the highest energy shows in town. But when you have four people as talented as Peace Love and Stuff’s lineup working together, it
Read More →“The King is dead; long live the King.” It is a phrase that was uttered throughout the days of hereditary monarchy as a means of illustrating the unbroken, never-ceasing temerity of rule. One king would die, and the next stepped right into his place. So to with Sky Patrol. The
Read More →Des Moines Performing Arts is wrapping up its 2015-16 Spotlight Series this week with its presentation of “Vocalosity,” a new a cappella stage show from “Pitch Perfect” musical director Deke Sharon. The show combines many of the elements that make “Pitch Perfect” or “Glee” popular with the visceral interactivity of
Read More →A little more than a year ago, Dustin Smith started a new project. After having performed solo and having founded Dustin Smith & The Sunday Silos with his best friend Paige Harpin, Smith was ready for the next step in his sound. “The more I look back at The Sunday
Read More →Absolutes are not very common. Reality doesn’t often like to trade in them. However, if you were to walk into just about any music venue, practice room or recording studio around and say, “Jim Viner is the best drummer in Iowa,” you would find yourself on about as solid ground
Read More →Once one of the hardest-working, most popular bands in the city, The Poison Control Center, has been largely defunct for the past three years, as the band’s component members have become busier with other projects. The group pops up now and again at special events, but has not debuted any
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