Summer is a great time to enjoy live music in the beautiful outdoors. Can we get a happy dance, woop-woop? May is when the calendar starts filling up with must-see music events. Visit Valley Junction in West Des Moines for the Festival Cinco de Mayo on May 6 including live
Read More →Nashville’s hottest country newcomer, Chase Matthew, is set to bring his headline “Love You Again Tour” to Wooly’s in Des Moines on April 6. Opening act is Hayden Coffman. $20 cover. Backstreet’s back — all right! Ready for an ultimate ’90s sing-along dance party? Catch Fool House, when they recreate the
Read More →Kenny Aronoff, of Rolling Stones’ “100 Greatest Drummers of All Time” list, formerly with John Mellencamp and Ringo Starr, performs with friends at DMACC West’s ciLive! event on March 9 at 5 p.m. He’s joined by guitarist Brent Woods, who has played with Sebastian Bach and Randy Rhoads; along with
Read More →Hairball. It’s the one rock band you never tire of seeing. Hairball returns to the Jacobson Center Exhibition Center at the Iowa State Fairgrounds for the 13th time on Saturday, Feb. 4. Opening band is The Pork Tornadoes. Tickets $28 advance; $33 show. Classic rock fans are singing joy to
Read More →Get your Christmas list checked off by purchasing tickets for all your music-loving friends. Chicago is coming to Stephens Auditorium in Ames on May 25. The legendary rock and roll band with horns, Chicago is one of the highest-charting American bands in Billboard Magazine’s Top 125 history. Tickets from $80-$129.
Read More →Journey, with special guest Toto, announced a stop at Wells Fargo Arena as part of their Freedom Tour on March 28. Tickets TBA. Pentatonix, an award-winning acapella group, makes their way to Wells Fargo Arena on Dec. 8. Tickets are selling quickly, from $39 and up. Alaska Thunderf**k 5000’s first North
Read More →Lindsey Buckingham performs a mix of new and classic Fleetwood Mac tunes at Hoyt Sherman Place on Oct. 29. Tickets available from $45-$89. Jason Aldean brings his “Rock & Roll Cowboy” tour to Wells Fargo Arena on Oct. 27. Opening acts include John Morgan and Chase Rice (replacing Gabby Barrett,
Read More →The Union Park area is the place to be on Sept. 11 from noon to 5 p.m., during PorchFest DSM. The grass-roots movement is a rolling music festival connecting musicians with porches in the Union Park area. A map outlines where musicians perform a 60-minute set. A few musicians include
Read More →Ovrfwrd, a Minneapolis-based instrumental quartet, fuses rock, jazz and classical music. The band touts an “adventurous listening experience” and has four albums to its credit. Catch them at xBK on Aug. 26. $10. Cheap Trick wants you to want to see them perform live on Sept. 9 at Hoyt Sherman
Read More →The Melvins are playing Wooly’s on July 7. The band formed in 1983, has been credited with merging the worlds of punk rock and heavy metal music, forming a new subgenre all its own. Openers include Helms Alee and Harsh Meadow. Tickets $25 in advance. The Iowa Arboretum & Gardens
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