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Posted September 16, 2015in Sound Notes

After the departure of longtime Des Moines Register music writer Joe Lawler last week (Sept. 4 was Lawler’s last official day at the paper, though his last columns continue to [...]

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Posted September 09, 2015in Sound Notes

Hoyt Sherman Place has been announcing a lot of concerts lately, but this week’s announcement might be their oddest pairing yet. Tickets went on sale this past Friday for Foghat, [...]

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Posted September 02, 2015in Sound Notes

Des Moines will soon be home to a new jazz club. Des Moines jazz vocalist Max Wellman will be overseeing the operation of Noce, a club that is set to [...]

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Posted August 26, 2015in Sound Notes

Tickets are now available for all of the Des Moines Symphony’s Masterworks concerts. The 2015-16 season kicks off on Sept. 26 with Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Individual tickets will [...]

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Posted August 19, 2015in Sound Notes

Hoyt Sherman Place has been added to the Iowa Rock ’n’ Roll Music Association’s 2015 Hall of Fame induction class. Over the years, the historic Sherman Hill venue has been [...]

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Posted August 12, 2015in Sound Notes

The Bone Thugs N Harmony show, originally scheduled for this Friday, Aug. 14, has been canceled. The band has announced no reason, and the Val Air Ballroom was unavailable before [...]

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Posted August 05, 2015in Sound Notes

Roving rockabilly act Urban Pioneers swings through town this week to play a free show at The Fremont on Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. That night is also “steak night” [...]

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Posted July 29, 2015in Sound Notes

Summer is now in full swing, but Nitefall on the River is not done making announcements for the summer season. The newest addition: Aaron Lewis. The Staind front man and [...]

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Posted July 22, 2015in Sound Notes

Jonny Lang announced a show at Hoyt Sherman Place for Aug. 23, and tickets went on sale this past Friday. Available through Ticketmaster, tickets will run $56-$63. Tickets are also [...]

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Posted July 15, 2015in Sound Notes

Iowa Public Radio’s popular music department, Studio One, is being expanded into a 24-hour, seven days a week, online stream. Available at www.iowapublicradio.org or through IPR’s Android or iPhone apps, [...]

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