Vaudeville Mews will be home to the inaugural “Shoot the Chutes,” presented by PBR. Scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 24, the event will feature 13 bands on two stages, as acts [...]

Maximum Ames Records has announced the lineup for this year’s Maximum Ames Music Fest, taking place Sept. 26-29. Headliners for the event include seminal English rockers The Zombies, alt-punk groundbreakers [...]

We are knee deep in festival season here in the capital city. 80/35 just put a bow on its sixth installment, and now we’re just two weeks away from Rock [...]

The Civic Music Association has announced three new board members for the 2013-14 season. Coming on board for new three-year terms are Joel Fortney, Mary Kay Tamasi, Richard Hodges, Sheila [...]

The Des Moines Symphony has announced 25-year-old Jared McCarty from Bussey as the winner of this year’s “Oh Say Can You Sing?” competition. McCarty will perform the National Anthem with [...]

Do you have kids? If so, do they like music? If you answered yes to the first question and no to the second, you’re a dirty, dirty liar. Make up [...]

The Des Moines Social Club is hosting “Artquake” on June 27 at the Firehouse. The interactive art and music event will feature performances from Tires, Satellite State and the debut [...]

Sound Notes Pick o’ the Week

As summer festival fans are already aware, Kanrocksas — the financially troubled Kansas City, Kan., music festival — has canceled its 2013 show due to low ticket sales. Anyone who [...]

Sound Notes Pick o’ the Week

Nitefall on the River has announced the addition of Dwight Yoakam to the 2013 summer season. Yoakam will play the Simon Estes Amphitheater on Wednesday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. [...]

Sound Notes Pick o’ the Week

Local music on the airwaves has been in a state of upheaval of late. First, “Iowa Unsigned” host Benny Black left Ames’ FM-105.1 for a morning show in Chicago. Now, [...]