Unified alone
There’s something unique about seeing a musician perform solo. Performers fronting bands tend to banter between songs; they’ll joke with the audience or issue standard platitudes thanking the venue or [...]
Read More →There’s something unique about seeing a musician perform solo. Performers fronting bands tend to banter between songs; they’ll joke with the audience or issue standard platitudes thanking the venue or [...]
Read More →We can forget sometimes about the simple pleasure of an acoustic set. The hard rock and metal acts that dominate Des Moines’ landscape aren’t predisposed to an acoustic sound — [...]
Read More →Sometimes the music is enough. We can all hold different political beliefs or come from different economic backgrounds and a wide array of races and religions. But music — the [...]
Read More →I’m not going to lie. The Underground isn’t my favorite place to see a show. The seating is wonky, the sound is only OK and the lighting is nothing special. [...]
Read More →Vaudeville Mews was host to a slew of indie-folk acts on Easter Sunday. While not everything on stage this night was pretty, the good did outweigh the bad. Doubting Daniel [...]
Read More →One of my favorite things about Des Moines is that you never know where you’re going to stumble upon live music. There are literally hundreds of places in town to [...]
Read More →Local music blog Band Bombshell celebrated its one-year anniversary at Vaudeville Mews last Thursday with a show that featured three local acts: Gloom Balloon, Dustin Smith and The Sunday Silos [...]
Read More →I’ve been on vacation in Phoenix all week. So since I’ve been spending time in a strange city, I thought I’d take the opportunity to compare and contrast local music [...]
Read More →What tends to set a really good cover apart is when the artist comes at the song from such an unusual angle that it catches you off guard. If a [...]
Read More →Is there anything more ring-a-ding-ding cool than sitting at Chuck’s Restaurant, having jazzy standards and covers crooned at you while you scarf down a mouthful of carbs? Saturday, Feb. 23 [...]
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