Adrien Daller, always the team player
“My favorite thing about working in music is collaborating with people on things,” Adrien Daller said during an interview. “I’ve been doing more alone, but ultimately why I went into [...]
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Posted March 13, 2013in The Sound
Posted March 06, 2013in The Sound
Rack ’em up
Jeana Calvert’s a Des Moines native who’s worked in and around Des Moines’ clubs for a decade now. “I’ve always wanted to be in the ‘men’s’ roles,” she said. “I [...]
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Posted February 27, 2013in The Sound
Chad Elliott, the tireless troubadour
Chad Elliott’s route to professional music should serve as a parable to aspiring musicians on the importance of creating your own opportunity. “I was going to school for art, and [...]
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Posted February 20, 2013in The Sound
The Dark Mirror evolution
Even though it took the band a while to get to this point, Dark Mirror founder and bassist Marco Battaglia always knew where it was headed. “It was in my [...]
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Posted February 13, 2013in The Sound
Dead Horse Trauma and the art of the independent band
Slipknot isn’t ours anymore. Sure, the guys still hail from here. But they belong to the world now, their talent and success having elevated them to a point that transcends [...]
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Posted February 06, 2013in The Sound
Meet Metro Concerts Live
The driving forces behind promotion company Metro Concerts Live are brothers Aron and Garrett Wilson. The brothers started Metro Concerts Live in 2010 as a way to encourage and support [...]
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Posted January 30, 2013in The Sound
Lynch tops charts on wings of ‘Angels’
Dustin Lynch has been playing country music since he was 15, but for this Tennessee boy, his story really starts at The Bluebird. The Bluebird Café is one of the [...]
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Posted January 23, 2013in The Sound
Local music, meet your Superfan
Wendy Coon has probably been to more local shows than you. She didn’t start keeping track until June of last year, but from that point on, Coon hit up 264 [...]
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Posted January 16, 2013in The Sound
Derek Lambert and The Prairie Fires
Like a lot of musicians, Derek Lambert — titular head of Derek Lambert and The Prairie Fires — learned music through his family. “I started playing guitar when I was [...]
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Posted January 09, 2013in The Sound
Clive venue gets to The Point
The Bombay Bicycle Club closed its doors for remodeling on Jan. 1. When the Clive watering hole re-opens at the end of this week, you’ll notice a number of changes. [...]
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