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
Read More →Todd Partridge has something to sell you. It’s more than just merch or an album (King of the Tramps actually has two: “Good People” and last year’s “Wicked Mountain”); it’s an ethos. From the band name, to its lyrics, to the between-song banter, Partridge and his mates want to sell
Read More →Patrick Tape Fleming isn’t afraid to admit that he was once in a dark place. “This is weird to say,” he admitted, glancing around the cafe briefly before committing himself to the story. “I went to a therapist, because I was pretty bummed out. I hated my job, and I
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