515 Alive!… literally
The capital city’s music festival season — a period that unofficially runs from April to November — is remarkable in its diversity. From the hard rock of Lazerfest to Little [...]
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Posted July 31, 2013in The Sound
Posted July 24, 2013in The Sound
The death and life of Hath No Fury
You can’t keep a good girl down. Jen Allen’s a good girl. Through very solid songwriting, a stable of talented musicians and some relentless promotion via social media, Allen’s band [...]
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Posted July 17, 2013in The Sound
Larger than life
They say that to watch Brad Engledinger play the drums was a transformative experience. “I was lucky enough to catch (former Iowa City act) High and Lonesome when they first [...]
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Posted July 10, 2013in The Sound
Copland comes home all jazzed up
Big Things were in the offing for Roxi Copland when we last spoke. Thirteen months ago, Copland was on the cusp of relocating from Vancouver, B.C., back to the Midwest [...]
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Posted July 03, 2013in The Sound
Unwanted lessons Brandi Carlile had to learn
The book on Brandi Carlile stops and starts with one thing: that voice. From the soft, delicate notes that waft out like a lullaby, to the raw, cracking, gut-wrenching highs [...]
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Posted June 26, 2013in The Sound
Aren’t We All wants to shatter your misconceptions about metal
It’s easy to close your eyes, conjure up the mental image of a local metal show and see a lead singer leaning over the front of the stage, foot on [...]
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Posted June 19, 2013in The Sound
September: come hell or high water
September’s been snake-bitten of late. Last fall the interpersonal strife within the band — most notably between vocalist Lucas Brighton and keyboardist Joey Vice — reached a breaking point, and [...]
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Posted June 12, 2013in The Sound
Randy Burk: heart and soul of small-town Iowa
When talking to Randy Burk, it’s impossible not to be struck by his workmanlike demeanor. A plain-spoken man, Burk’s music is a reflection of where he’s come from. You can [...]
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Posted June 05, 2013in The Sound
For Lynch, music’s future is Unknown
Keith Lynch is frustrated. As the sole perpetrator behind dream pop act Unknown Component, Lynch one of the few musicians around who not only handles every aspect of his music [...]
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Posted May 29, 2013in The Sound
‘This is what Cirrus Minor really is’
Cirrus Minor is about as complete a band as you could wish for in a local scene. One could argue that there are bands around that do this or that [...]
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