Posted December 03, 2025in Sound Circuit
From lounge acts to jazz standards to pop music and Broadway tunes, it’s safe to declare that Gina Gedler is at home singing any genre. Gedler’s wide vocal range shines across genres, garnering many awards and accolades. This year, the Greater Des Moines Community Jazz Center Hall of Fame honored
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Posted November 05, 2025in Sound Circuit
Seven years ago, the Other Brothers received a second-place finish in the Central Iowa Blues Society’s Iowa Blues Challenge. As “life happened” throughout the years, the band competed again in October 2025. This time, they won the best band award. They will represent Iowa in the 2026 International Blues Challenge
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Posted October 01, 2025in Sound Circuit
A reality cooking show, a podcast, live concerts and a new musical are all part of Johnnyswim’s multidimensional talents, and the duo is attracting fans from all walks of life. They are set to perform a concert at Hoyt Sherman Place on Oct. 6. Johnnyswim consists of Abner Ramirez and
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Posted September 03, 2025in Sound Circuit
Music from thousands of years ago has evolved from culture to culture throughout the world. The same rhythm performed then is still relevant today and is played by the Parranderos Latin Combo (PLC). PLC is a Latin band with music inspired by salsa, cumbia, afrobeat, plena, son montuno and more
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Posted August 06, 2025in Sound Circuit
Musician Phoenix Mendoza’s multi-dimensional career spans from songwriting, performance, and recording to visual arts and charity concerts. Mendoza will perform in Des Moines on Aug. 28 at Jasper Winery. He and Josh Leo, along with their band, play a charity concert benefitting Mary’s Meals. Kitty Steadman also performs. The concert
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Posted July 02, 2025in Sound Circuit
Richard Prall, known as Dick, with the band Dickie, implores music lovers to discover new music. You might not only like the band, but you could be the reason for the band’s success, he says. “A lot of people say, ‘I’ve never heard of the band, and I’m not going
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Posted June 04, 2025in Sound Circuit
The year 1997 is remembered for the release of the movie “Titanic” and the first “Harry Potter” novel. In the music world, the most played rock song was “If You Could Only See” by Tonic. Tonic’s success continued with six more top-10 singles, two Grammy nominations and millions of records
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Posted April 30, 2025in Sound Circuit
The careers of members of Them Coulee Boys, a jam band from Wisconsin, took off after playing bars and small town gigs. They will be playing the Greenbelt Music Festival for the first time on May 17. Them Coulee Boys is a five-piece bluegrass band formed in 2013 by Soren
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Posted April 02, 2025in Sound Circuit
Mike Zito, a nine-time Blues Music Award winner and founder of Gulf Coast Records, has recorded more than two dozen albums and performed with some of the greatest blues musicians in the world. Yet, when he began a tour with “Saturday Night Live” alumni and actor Bill Murray, Zito declared
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Posted March 05, 2025in Sound Circuit
Irish music grown in popularity around the globe. Yet, some folks only listen to Irish music when they have a green beer in one hand and a shamrock in the other. Times are a changing in Des Moines. You can hear music beyond St. Patrick’s Day with a local Irish
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