Posted January 02, 2019in The Sound
Part of Winter Jam Tour Spectacular that features 10 acts Christian music’s largest tour brings its Winter Jam Tour Spectacular to Wells Fargo Arena on Jan. 25. With 10 acts, touring in 46 cities, the show boasts Grammy-award winning artists Newsboys United, American Idol finalist Danny Gokey, Rend Collective, and Mandisa, as well as musicians
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Posted December 05, 2018in The Sound
Band member played with Jerry Garcia Band. Break out your tie-dye shirts and let your hair down. Deadheads can free-flow dance to a three-hour concert by the Schwag, a Grateful Dead/Jerry Garcia Band cover band, at Wooly’s on Dec. 7. Jimmy Tebeau, founder of the Schwag, vocalist and bass guitarist,
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Posted October 31, 2018in The Sound
Performs honky-tonk road show at Wooly’s When Whitey Morgan was a child, his grandpa played guitar, strumming the tunes of Johnny Paycheck, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash and other country classics. He demonstrated several country chords while Whitey soaked in the melodies, practicing on his own. When Whitey became a teenager,
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Posted October 03, 2018in The Sound
Black Violin performs Classical Boom tour. Mozart versus Jay Z. Beethoven or Usher? If you struggle deciding which musical genre you like listening to most — classical or hip-hop — how about both? That’s what the group Black Violin performs — a little of both, as well as R&B, rock
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Posted September 05, 2018in The Sound
Band mixes up music based on the crowd. Los Lobos admits to playing music that’s all over the map. From rock, Tex-Mex, country, R&B, traditional Spanish and folk music, Los Lobos prefers genre blending — adapting to the crowd’s musical preferences. And it works. More than 40 years later, the
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Posted August 01, 2018in The Sound
Groove with iconic Earth, Wind & Fire at the Iowa State Fair For nearly five decades, Earth, Wind & Fire has been keeping it funky. The R&B institution boasts eight double platinum albums, two No. 1 hits — “Shining Star” and “Let’s Groove” — 17 Grammy nominations, and it has
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Posted July 04, 2018in The Sound
Band celebrates 20-year anniversary Four Emmy nominations. Six No. 1 singles. Rock Artist of the Year. Out of all these accomplishments, Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin says one success isn’t listed. “We’re most proud of our 20-year anniversary,” says Larkin. “It’s an amazing thing to be involved for 20 years.” Godsmack
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Posted June 06, 2018in The Sound
Rockability punk band at Nitefall on the River Punk rock — a music staple of the 1980s — is still alive with the band Social Distortion. Yet, they don’t label themselves as just punk — more of a rockability, bluesy-rock punk. Mike Ness, founder, lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of
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Posted May 02, 2018in The Sound
A new dimension This month, Lake Street Dive releases its highly anticipated second album with Nonesuch Records (the first being 2016’s “Side Pony”), “Free Yourself Up” — out May 4. The release date of the 10-song album also coincides with the start of the band’s tour. The album takes its
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Posted April 04, 2018in The Sound
Conquering the globe Christopher Ford — a.k.a. Christopher Ford — is a familiar face in the pages of CITYVIEW. Once a musician living in Des Moines, Ford now resides outside of Denver and has made strides in his career since leaving Iowa last summer. In 2015, Ryan Adams tweeted and Instagrammed his praise of Ford’s
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