“Can’t be wrong” with Oktoberfest When the Spin Doctors perform at Adventureland’s Oktoberfest on Oct. 5, they bring 30 years of musical showmanship. Lead singer and Spin Doctor’s co-founder Chris Barron spoke to CITYVIEW about the band’s upcoming gig. Spin Doctors was formed in 1988 by a group of guys
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Posted September 04, 2019in Sound Circuit
Musicians provide complex vocal harmonies. When Steve Radke played golf with his buddies at Woodward Granger High School, they discussed putts and birdies, but also guitars and music. He and two other guys formed a band in their garage, later renaming it Toaster in 1993. Original band members Radke and
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Posted July 31, 2019in Sound Circuit
Popular blues, rock musicians return to native Iowa. The Ducharme Jones band is making the rounds at various Des Moines music venues. As a duo or with a full band, Dave and Annie Ducharme Jones both play guitars and sing, rocking out to Tommy Petty, singing “Jolene” or belting out
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Posted July 03, 2019in Sound Circuit
Canadian rockers experience a full-circle moment after building fan base in small towns. lorious Sons’ lead vocalist, Brett Emmons, took time away from the band while going back to school to study literature at a university in Canada. He told his band to “screw it,” while they performed for six
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Posted June 05, 2019in Sound Circuit
Original music influenced by Buddy Holly As a child, Jason Buns listened to his dad playing Buddy Holly songson his guitar. Jason didn’t understand the importance of who BuddyHolly was until later, when his dad explained the history. “My dad went to the Surf Ballroom for Buddy Holly’s final concertbefore
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Posted May 01, 2019in Sound Circuit
Rapper inspires, empowers through his music videos. As a youth, Will Keeps sang in his church choir on Chicago’s South Side. He emulated Michael Jackson and desired a career as a hip-hop artist. However, tragedy struck early on. Keeps was molested at age 7. At age 15, he was brutally
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Posted April 03, 2019in Sound Circuit
“Jessie’s Girl” star to perform at Prairie Meadows. CITYVIEW caught up with Rick Springfield and shot him a few questions via email prior to his upcoming performance in Des Moines at Prairie Meadows on April 19. Below are his answers. You’ve done practically everything — movies, TV, singing and writing
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Posted March 06, 2019in Sound Circuit
Steve Berry, frontman for 60s-70s band Steve Berry, the voice of Des Moines, is heard virtually everywhere. He is on the radio touting Prairie Meadows, at the Des Moines Playhouse portraying Jesus or performing a Vegas comedy shtick act of Joey Libido. So his latest foray into singing and performing
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Posted February 06, 2019in Sound Circuit
Blues band based its name on an original Italian drummer named Jimmy. With names such as “Jumpin’ Josh” and “Jive Willis,” you’d think these Jimmy the Weasel band members were seasoned, talented blues musicians straight out of New Orleans. You would be right about the talented aspect, but they’re located
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Posted January 02, 2019in Sound Circuit
Beatles tribute band performs magical history tour. As a 5-year-old farm kid, Tom Murphy listened to his mom’s big-band era music of Glenn Miller or his dad’s country tunes of Johnny Cash. One day he turned the dial on the radio station and caught the Beatles’ song “Revolution.” Mesmerized, he wondered, “How could this be so different than my parents’ music?”
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