The Queers are the last of punk’s depraved, old guard
Founded in 1981, The Queers are one of the last holdovers of the east coast, melodic pop-punk sound typified by the Ramones. The Queers were heavily influenced by “da brudders,” [...]
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Posted January 02, 2013in The Sound
Posted December 26, 2012in The Sound
The GrapeVine, Iowa’s only listening room, is a labor of love
Bonita Crowe is exhausting. She sweeps into the GrapeVine one chilly morning toting a coffee large enough to drown a small dog, and from the moment she starts to talk, [...]
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Posted December 19, 2012in The Sound
Arndt: Playing for charity is the best feeling in the world
On Saturday, Dec. 22, 7 Flags Events Center and KGGO are doing their part to help some of Iowa’s underprivileged families via a Southern Fried Christmas concert. For central Iowa [...]
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Posted December 12, 2012in The Sound
Cantrell and Moreno ‘bridge the gap between music and film’
The friendship between Rich Cantrell and Thor Moreno is one that stretches back to Des Moines’ hard rock halcyon days. “We’ve known each other since we were kids,” Cantrell said [...]
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Posted December 05, 2012in The Sound
Meet Viva Montesa
Viva Montesa hardly seems like a real band. There aren’t enough members, for one thing. And don’t come talking to me about the Black Keys or White Stripes. The Keys [...]
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Posted November 28, 2012in The Sound
Lamb of God tours through Des Moines while awaiting ‘Resolution’
It has not been an easy year for Lamb of God. The band released its seventh studio album, “Resolution,” in January of this year and was set to tour the [...]
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Posted November 21, 2012in The Sound
Superheroes are real, and they’re Iowan
Samantha Knight wears a leather bracelet on each wrist. The Lazer 103.3 DJ wears one on her left wrist with “Rock Girl” written in braille. The one on her right [...]
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Posted November 14, 2012in The Sound
Little Big Fest migrates to the East Village
The Des Moines Music Coalition’s (DMMC) annual, jam-band showcase, Little Big Fest, is spreading the love more than usual this year. Previously housed at the Hotel Fort Des Moines, this [...]
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Posted November 07, 2012in The Sound
Goddamn Gallows plunder Des Moines
The Goddamn Gallows are a bunch of itinerant gypsies — musical pirates, set adrift in a van for months at a time. Covering the length and breadth of the country, [...]
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Posted October 31, 2012in The Sound
The brains behind Zombie Prom
Zarrie Solum understands better than most what a pain in the ass zombies can be. “The second year I did (Zombie Prom), I tried to do a zombie pub crawl. [...]
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