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Posted April 02, 2014in Sound Circuit

An anecdote with New Member Charles

New Member Charles occupies a unique space in local music. Local bands are usually either the work of serious, talented musicians trying to make some money doing what they love, or they’re a bunch of guys who wouldn’t know a barre chord from a hole in the ground and are

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Posted March 26, 2014in Sound Circuit

Horn rock

Patrick Tape Fleming has his hand in a lot of projects. In addition to playing guitar for the biggest rock band to ever come out of Des Moines, The Poison Control Center, Fleming plays in a number of smaller local acts, including alt-country act Dillweed. Probably his most controversial, least

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Posted March 19, 2014in Sound Circuit

Here comes Jury

Just 21 years old, Max Jury has a world-weary air about him. He’s too genuine to come off as jaded, yet when he does things like refer to his former college classmates as “those kids” (as in “I’ve seen how great these kids are at music”), you don’t think of

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Posted March 12, 2014in Sound Circuit

Homeward bound

“Jovials” was a good album for The River Monks in 2011. The debut effort was almost universally praised, and the album directly led to The River Monks being tapped to write intro themes for Iowa Public Radio shows “River to River” and “Talk of Iowa.” And while The River Monks

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Posted March 05, 2014in Sound Circuit

Well, it’s that time of year again. Lazerfest announced its 2014 lineup, and the results have certainly had people talking. Headlining the event this summer are Queens of the Stone Age and The Offspring. Joining them for the May 11 event are Skillet, Theory of a Deadman, Machine Head, The Pretty

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Posted March 05, 2014in Sound Circuit

One-up with The Maw

One thing that makes The Maw such an outstanding collection of musicians is that each is an intense student of music who understands inspiration and creation can (and should) come from everywhere. “The worst thing you can do is only listen to one kind of music,” said Maw key/vox man

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Posted February 26, 2014in Sound Circuit

Double duty with Cirrus Minor

It’s been a long day, and Rich Cantrell is uncomfortable. The Cirrus Minor keyboardist/hype man has been on set recording the band’s new music video since the early hours, and now his socks are wet. “It’s from all that slush outside,” the ever-smiling Cantrell said. “Bringing everything in from the

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Posted February 19, 2014in Sound Circuit

The duality of Lindsey Morrison

The 28-year-old songstress hasn’t been seen gigging all that much lately — a tribute to The Doors here and there notwithstanding — and it’s been eating at her. Those who’ve had the chance to hear her sing in the past are missing her presence as well. Make no mistake, the

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Posted February 12, 2014in Sound Circuit

Moving forward

Dustin Smith and his group, The Sunday Silos, are the minds and talent behind some of this city’s best and most intimately soulful sounds. It’s a tradition of talent that is being carried forward over the next few months, as Smith heads to Nashville, Tenn., to record the tracks for

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Posted February 05, 2014in Sound Circuit

20 years of Nadas

In 2001, Playboy Magazine named The Nadas “the best band you’ve never heard of.” Now, in 2014, The Nadas are officially “the best 20-year-old band you’ve never heard of.” Twenty years. That’s a lot of time logged on the road, a lot of opening gigs for national touring acts, and

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