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
Read More →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
Read More →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
Read More →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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Posted January 29, 2014in Sound Circuit
As far as origin stories go, Mint — the Des Moines three-piece consisting of guitarist Bradford Johnson, drummer Christian Peters and bassist Brandon Wade — isn’t anything new. “Christian and I were playing in a church together,” Johnson explained. “We always had really good musical chemistry together, and it had
Read More →As For You is kind of the blue collar end of Des Moines metal. Not as flashy or polished as Dead Horse Trauma (but then again, who is?), nor as bombastic as, say, Green Death. But As For You consists of five really talented guys — bassist Harpo Dunaway, drummer
Read More →Ryne Doughty was always something of an early adopter. “I’ve been singing for as long as I can remember,” he said. “I used to perform for my parents. I’d lip sync in the living room.” Like most musically inclined children, living room performances gave way to garage band practices. Eventually,
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Posted January 08, 2014in Sound Circuit
The Real Action is garage-punk played for kicks by guys who grew up when garage-punk was new. It’s a lark. It’s also loud, fast and really fun. Assembled primarily from former members of The Chezwicks and The Strangefellows, The Real Action is an act that’s been a longtime coming. “We
Read More →“Everything that’s happened so far has happened by accident,” Nate Nelson said while talking about his brief time playing music. The 38-year-old Nelson is proof positive that it’s never too late, or the wrong time, to follow your passions. Blessed with boundless energy and an infectious smile, Nelson has spent
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Posted December 18, 2013in Sound Circuit
Max Wellman was a wunderkind. His first EP, “Comes Love,” dropped in his 18th year of life. The following year saw the release of a live album, and his sold-out show at Hoyt Sherman Place. Then, frankly, the brakes got pumped. Wellman still worked his butt off, performing every chance
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