2014 Fall Arts & Entertainment Guide- Music

8/20/2014

From large venues to small, we’ve listed the talented musical acts visiting the metro this fall to our best abilities. It may not be all-inclusive, as there are literally hundreds of shows to choose from this fall. To finish up summer, though, there are still plenty of headliners on outdoor stages. But even when the temperature drops, some big names and local favorites will keep music lovers coming out for new shows. And don’t forget to check back with The Sound every week for new announcements, features and reviews.

Thursday, Aug. 21

5:30 p.m. – This Is All Now with RadioDriveBy, Stay Seventeen and Jocelyn – Vaudeville Mews – $12 – All ages

5:30 p.m. – The El Dorados – Valley Junction – FREE – All ages

7 p.m. – Mountain Sprout – Gas Lamp – $10 – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Hannah Kendle, Jeremie Malotke and Marc Van Lue – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – The Lonelyhearts with Adam Marsland and Nate Logsdon – DG’s Tap House, Ames – FREE – 21-plus

9:30 p.m. – Sondra Sun-Odeon and Jasmine Dreame Wagner – Vaudeville Mews – $5 – 21-plus

Friday, Aug. 22

4:30 p.m. – Gas Lamp’s Work Release featuring Bob Pace & the Dangerous Band – Gas Lamp – $5 – 21-plus

5:30 p.m. – Unwined with Soul Searchers – The Hub Spot – FREE – All ages

6 p.m. – Eyes Set To Kill with Close to Home, The Relapse Symphony, Through The Darkness, A Better Reality, Beauty Killed the Beast and Crisis Child – Wooly’s – $14-$16 – All ages

6:30 p.m. – Will Kimbrough with Brigitte DeMeyer – Vaudevill Mews – $12 – All ages

6:30 p.m. – Nice Bangs – Snus Hill Winery, Madrid – FREE – 21-plus

7 p.m. – Jessica DeWitt, Alicia Rae and This Old Guitar – Java Joes – $7 – All ages

7 p.m. – Cabaret’s End of Summer Bash featuring Burnin’ Sensations – West Glen Town Center – FREE – All ages

8 p.m. – Hannah Kendle, Jeremie Malotke and Marc Van Lue – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Marty Stuart – First Avenue Club, Iowa City – $25 – All ages

9 p.m. – The El Dorados – Gas Lamp – $5 – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Obsidian’s Dream and Strong Like Bear – DG’s Tap House, Ames – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Xposed and Disco Diaries – Gabe’s, Iowa City – $7 – 19-plus

10 p.m. – The Bishop with Fairhaven and Rude Punch – Iowa City Yacht Club – $5 – 19-plus

Saturday, Aug. 23

2 p.m. – Rocktastic 2014 featuring Firehouse, Head East and Oreo Meatwagon – Stuart International Speedway, Stuart – $10-$75 – All ages

4 p.m. – Ingersoll Live featuring Bonne Finken, parksixty3, Sonny Humbucker, Des Munks, Crooked Mile and Jason Carl & The Whole Damn Band – 2800-2900 Blocks of Ingersoll Ave. – FREE – All ages

4:30 p.m. – Reflections with Thira, Violent Fade, Astral Space, Chasing Silence and The Fallen Truth – Vaudeville Mews – $10 – All ages

5 p.m. – Ashes Armada with One Cold July and Black Star Alliance – House of Bricks – FREE – All ages

5 p.m. Matt Stillwell – Beer Can Alley – Ticket information TBD – 21-plus

6 p.m. – Jim Kucera Band – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

7:30 p.m. – Atmosphere with Prof, Dem Atlas and DJ Fundo – Simon Estes Amphitheater – $25 – All ages

8 p.m. – MINT with Holy White Hounds – Wooly’s – $8-$10 – All ages

8 p.m. – Mighty Shady Album Release with Tires – Gas Lamp – $5 – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Rock Showcase featuring Kick, The Modern Era, Contra Social and Bombardier! – DG’s Tap House, Ames – $5 – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Hannah Kendle, Jeremie Malotke and Marc Van Lue – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Tom Hamilton – Mickey’s Irish Pub, Waukee – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Welcome Back Slam with B-Tho, MC Animosity, DJ XXL, Chandla, Justis and Jam out Band – Gabe’s, Iowa City – $5 – 21-plus

10 p.m. – Julianne Mason, Crystal City, Hek and Luke Paricus – Jd’s Pub, Marshalltown – FREE – 21-plus

10 p.m. – The Jetbirds with Virgin Whores, No Coast Criminals and Die Mutts – Vaudeville Mews – $10 – 21-plus

Sunday, Aug. 24

2 p.m. – Caribbean Party with The Tropical Steel Group – Snus Hill Winery, Madrid – FREE – 21-plus

3 p.m. – Tony Valdez & the Large Band – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

5:30 p.m. – Not Just Rap – Vaudeville Mews – $5 – All ages

5 p.m. – Live at the Creek Summer Concert Series – Jordan Creek Town Center – FREE – All ages

6 p.m. – Iowa Blues Challenge Solo/Duo Finals with Rob Lumbard, The Zach & Mike Show, The Quay Thomas Duo and Charlie Hayes & “Detroit” Larry Davidson – Zimm’s Food and Spirits – $6 Iowa Blues Society members/$8 General admission – All ages

8 p.m. – Randy Burk & The Prisoners – El Bait Shop – FREE – All ages

9 p.m. – Live Broadcast and Lack of Zen – Gabe’s, Iowa City – FREE – 19-plus

Monday, Aug. 25

6 p.m. – The Mowgli’s – Vaudeville Mews – $15 – All ages

9 p.m. – Circle of Heat – Gabe’s, Iowa City – FREE – 19-plus

Tuesday, Aug. 26

4:30 p.m. – Righteous Vendetta with 9Electric, One Cold July, Underdog Story and Ashes Armada – House of Bricks – $11 – All ages

7:30 p.m. – Byrne & Kelly – Des Moines Civic Center – $37.50-$57.50 – All ages

8 p.m. – Fruition – Gabe’s, Iowa City – $10 – 19-plus

10 p.m. – Circle of Heat – Vaudeville Mews – $5 – 21-plus

Wednesday, Aug. 27

6:30 p.m. – Jerrod Niemann with Craig Campbell – Iowa State Center Courtyard, Ames – $28 – All ages

7 p.m. – Honda Civic Tour featuring Grouplove and Portugal. The Man – Simon Estes Amphitheater – $30-$35 – All ages

7 p.m. – Ballyhoo Foxtrot – Java Joes – $7 – All ages

7 p.m. – Benjamin Cartel with The Host Country and Canby – Des Moines Social Club Rooftop Patio – $7 Advance, $10 DOS – All ages

9 p.m. – Bob Log III with Eric Kennedy – Vaudeville Mews – $10 – 21-plus

11 p.m. – Simon Estes After Party featuring Gloom Balloon – Wooly’s – FREE – 21-plus

Thursday, Aug. 28

1 p.m. – Goodbye to Summer Bike Rally featuring Jackyl and Full Throttle – Seven Flags Event Center – $20 – All ages

5 p.m. – Psychostick with One-Eyed Doll, Slyde, Shatter and One Cold July – Vaudeville Mews – $15 – All ages

5:30 p.m. – Malcom Wells & The Two Timers – Valley Junction – FREE – All ages

7 p.m. – Boston with special guest Starship – U.S. Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids – $34-$84 – All ages

8 p.m. – Chris Hatfield, Jon Li and Whitney Maxwell – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Rap & Rock Showcase – DG’s Tap House, Ames – FREE – 21-plus

9:30 p.m. – Screature with Foxholes – Vaudeville Mews – $5 – 21-plus

Friday, Aug. 29

4:30 p.m. – Gas Lamp’s Work Release featuring Bob Pace & the Dangerous Band – Gas Lamp – $5 – 21-plus

5:30 – Bushwak: 3 Days of Music, Art and Camping – Avenue of Saints Amphitheater – $25 Advanced Early Bird/$30 Early Bird/$40 Pre-Sale – 18-plus or accompanied by adult

5:30 p.m. – Attic Light with Doctor Murdock, Unpolished Silver and Franklin’s Basement – Vaudeville Mews – $5 – All ages

6:30 p.m. – Tony Valdez and Don Jaques – Snus Hill Winery, Madrid – FREE – 21-plus

7 p.m. – Hillary Scott – The GrapeVine, Clive – $15 – All ages

8 p.m. – Future Islands with Operators – Wooly’s – $15-$17 – All ages

8 p.m. – Slick Nick (of Trampled Under Foot) Solo Show – Gas Lamp – $5 – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Chris Hatfield, Jon Li and Whitney Maxwell – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Love Songs for Lonely Monsters and Liana – DG’s Tap House, Ames – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – 7 Sins Sideshow, with IC Kings and Les Dames du Burlesque – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $8-$10 – 19-plus

Saturday, Aug. 30

7 a.m. – Mighty Shady – Des Moines Farmers Market – FREE – All ages

Noon – Bushwak: 3 Days of Music, Art and Camping – Avenue of Saints Amphitheater – $25 Advanced Early Bird/$30 Early Bird/$40 Pre-Sale – 18-plus or accompanied by adult

3 p.m. – Sarah’s School Benefit Concert with Brother Trucker, Rainbow Penley and Jeremy Alvarez – Vaudeville Mews – FREE – All ages

6 p.m. – Live Polka Music – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

7 p.m. – Victor & Penny – The GrapeVine, Clive – $15 – All ages

8 p.m. – Chris Hatfield, Jon Li and Whitney Maxwell – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Granger Smith featuring Earl Dibbles Jr. – Wooly’s – $15-$18 – All ages

8 p.m. – Split Lip Rayfield with Cedar County Cobras and Jon Eric – Gabe’s, Iowa City – $10 – 19-plus

9 p.m. – Unwed Sailor with Pussywillow, Canby and Windsor Airlift – Vaudeville Mews – $10 – 21-plus

9 p.m. – James Biehn – Mickey’s Irish Pub, Waukee – FREE – 21-plus

Sunday, Aug. 31

Noon – Bushwak: 3 Days of Music, Art and Camping – Avenue of Saints Amphitheater – $25 Advanced Early Bird/$30 Early Bird/$40 Pre-Sale – 18-plus or accompanied by adult

2 p.m. – Fat Tuesday & the Greasefire Keys – Snus Hill Winery, Madrid – FREE – 21-plus

3 p.m. – Bobcats – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

5 p.m. – Retro Rockets – Jordan Creek Town Center – FREE – All ages

7 p.m. – Knuckle Puck – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $10-$12 – All ages

8 p.m. – The Secret Sisters – Wooly’s – $12-$15 – All ages

9 p.m. – Griff’s Hot Summer Night – Gas Lamp – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – AWTHNTKTS with In the Mouth of Radness, Truck or Dead House, B-Star and Sainthood – Gabe’s, Iowa City – FREE – 19-plus

10 p.m. – Soap – Vaudeville Mews – $5 – 21-plus

Tuesday, Sept. 2

9 p.m. – Washed Out with Small Black – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $18-$20 – 19-plus

9 p.m. – SkyAcre – Hull Avenue Tavern – FREE – 21-plus

Wednesday, Sept. 3

6:30 p.m. – Paradise Fears with Hollywood Ending, William Beckett, Jocelyn – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $12-$14 – All ages

7:30 p.m. – Washed Out with Small Black – Wooly’s – $18-$20 – All ages

9 p.m. – Motherfolk – Gabe’s, Iowa City – FREE – 19-plus

Thursday, Sept. 4

5:30 p.m. – North of Grand – Valley Junction – Free – All ages

8 p.m. – Chris Hatfield, Dean Madonia and Jeremie Malotke – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Cornmeal with Henhouse Prowlers – Gabe’s, Iowa City – $12-$15 – 19-plus

9 p.m. – Jason Boland and The Stragglers with Monday Mourners – Wooly’s – $15-20 – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Single Mothers – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $10 – 19-plus

Friday, Sept. 5

5 p.m. – First Friday: Janey Hooper Trio – Des Moines Art Center – $5/Free for members – All ages

5:30 p.m. – Unwined with Roxi Copland – The Hub Spot – FREE – All ages

6:30 p.m. – Box Brothers – Snus Hill Winery, Madrid – FREE – All ages

8 p.m. – Chris Hatfield, Dean Madonia and Jeremie Malotke – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – The Fightin’ Side – DG’s Tap House, Ames – $5 – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Kris Lager Band – Gas Lamp – $7 – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Bonne Finken – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $10-$12 – 19-plus

10 p.m. – Dirtfoot – Vaudeville Mews – $8 – 21-plus

10 p.m. – 77 Jefferson with Ro Hempel Band – Iowa City Yacht Club – $5-7 – 19-plus

Saturday, Sept. 6

5 p.m. – Rockin’ the Ridge featuring Jason Brown – Southridge Mall – $15/FREE for ages 12 and younger – All ages

5:30 p.m. – Crown the Empire with Volumes, Secrets, Ice Nine Kills and The Family Ruin – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $16-$18 – All ages

6 p.m. – Bob Malek’s Fisherman Band – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – The Eagles – Wells Fargo Arena – $49.50-$179.50 – All ages

8 p.m. – Chris Hatfield, Dean Madonia and Jeremie Malotke – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – JD McPherson – Vaudeville Mews – $15 – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Surf Zombies – Gas Lamp – $5 – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Secret Freedom with Paul Doffing and Jen McClung – DG’s Tap House – $5 – 21-plus

10 p.m. – OSG with Jelly Bread – Iowa City Yacht Club – $7 – 19-plus

Sunday, Sept. 7

2 p.m. – Barn Owls – Snus Hill Winery, Madrid – FREE – All ages

3 p.m. – Sons of Gladys Kravitz – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

8 p.m. – Goodcat – El Bait Shop – FREE – All ages

Tuesday, Sept. 9

8 p.m. – Windland with All Them Witches and In the Mouth of Radness – Gabe’s – $10-$12 – 19-plus

9 p.m. – Dizzy Wright with Jarren Benton – Wooly’s – $20 ($50 – VIP Meet and Greet) – All ages

9 p.m. – Joseph Huber (former member of .357 String Band) – Gas Lamp – $5 – 21-plus

Wednesday, Sept. 10

9 p.m. – Golden Donna and Cuticle – Gabe’s, Iowa City – FREE – 19-plus

Thursday, Sept. 11

5:30 p.m. – Rebyl Road – Valley Junction – FREE – All ages

6 p.m. – West Des Moines Community Band – Valley Junction – FREE – All ages

8 p.m. – Sandi Thom – Stoner Theater – $48.50 – All ages

8 p.m. – Steve Winter, Tony Bohnenkamp and Whitney Maxwell – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Sam Hunt – Wooly’s – $15-$18 – All ages

9 p.m. – Cloud Cult – Vaudeville Mews – $15 – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Soap – DG’s Tap House, Ames – $7 – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Lucero – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $17-$20 – 19-plus

Friday, Sept. 12

5:30 p.m. – Hookshot with Airport Novels, Trendsetter, Well Aren’t You Precious and Treehouse – Vaudeville Mews – $5 – All ages

5:30 p.m. – Jasper Winery’s unWINED series featuring Brother Trucker – Gray’s Lake – FREE – All ages

6 p.m. – Brother Ali – Gabe’s, Iowa City – $15-$17 – All ages

6:30 p.m. – Johnny & The Rectifiers – Snus Hill Winery, Madrid – FREE – All ages

8 p.m. – Steve Winter, Tony Bohnenkamp and Whitney Maxwell – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Joel Monroe and The Whipporwills – Hull Avenue Tavern – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Josh Thompson – First Avenue Club, Iowa City – $15 – All Ages

9 p.m. – Dessa – DG’s Tap House, Ames – $12 Advance/$15 DOS – 21-plus

10 p.m. – Zeta June with Soap – Iowa City Yacht Club – $5 – 19-plus

Saturday, Sept. 13

6 p.m. – Barry Boyce Band – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Steve Winter, Tony Bohnenkamp and Whitney Maxwell – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Heatbox with Poppa Neptune, Come Unity and Cirrus Minor – Wooly’s – $8-$10 – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Cosby Sweater – Gabe’s, Iowa City – $5 – 19-plus

10 p.m. – Diplomats of Solid Sound with Uniphonics – Iowa City Yacht Club – $7 – 19-plus

Sunday, Sept. 14

2 p.m. – Otherside – Snus Hill Winery, Madrid – FREE – All ages

3 p.m. – Tony Valdez & the Rockets – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

6 p.m. – The Howlin’ Brothers – Vaudeville Mews – $10 – All ages

9 p.m. – Cherub with Ghost Beach, Gibbz – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $15-$17 – 19-plus

9 p.m. – Arc & Stones and Cold Stares – Gabe’s, Iowa City – FREE – 19-plus

9:30 p.m. – Troy Ave – Vaudeville Mews – $12 – 21-plus

Monday, Sept. 15

4:30 p.m. – After the Burial with Texas in July, I Declare War, Reflections and Come the Dawn – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $15-$17 – All ages

5:45 p.m. – Adam Widener – Vaudeville Mews – $5 – All ages

9 p.m. – Total Chaos – Gas Lamp – $5 – 21-plus

10 p.m. – She Keeps Bees with Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers – Vaudeville Mews – $10 – 21-plus

Tuesday, Sept. 16

9 p.m. – Bobby Meader – DG’s Tap House, Ames – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Black Lips with The King Khan & BBQ Show – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $15 – 19-plus

9 p.m. – EGI – Gabe’s, Iowa City – FREE – 19-plus

Wednesday, Sept. 17

7 p.m. – Black Dahlia Murder – Gabe’s, Iowa City – $15-$17 – 19-plus

7:30 p.m. – Eric Church with Dwight Yoakam and Brothers Osborne – Wells Fargo Arena – $25-$59.50 – All ages

8 p.m. – Jantsen and Dirt Monkey – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $11-$13 – 19-plus

9 p.m. – AZP – Gabe’s, Iowa City – FREE – 19-plus

Thursday, Sept. 18

5:30 p.m. – The James Biehn Band – Valley Junction – FREE – All ages

7 p.m. – Trampled by Turtles with Apache Relay – Simon Estes Amphitheater – $25 – All ages

7:30 p.m. – Amina Figarova Trio – Caspe Terrace, Waukee – $30 Advance/$35 DOS – All ages

7:30 p.m. – I Am the Avalanche – Gabe’s, Iowa City – $12 – 19-plus

8 p.m. – Ira Grace & the Bible Belt Prophets with Tail Light Rebellion – Gas Lamp – $5 – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Jeremie Malotke, Jon Li and Hanna Kendle – Blue Moon Dueling Piano – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Jessica Lea Mayfield – Vaudeville Mews – $12 – 21-plus

Friday, Sept. 19

11 a.m. – World Food & Music Festival – Walnut Street Bridge – FREE – All ages

4:30 p.m. – Monuments with Polyphia, Villians, The Curse of Hail, Beauty Killed the Beast and The Fallen Truth – Vaudeville Mews – $15 – All ages

6:30 p.m. – According to Hoyle – Snus Hill Winery, Madrid – FREE – All ages

7 p.m. – Mikey Rocks with Shorty K – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $13-$15 – All ages

8 p.m. – Jeremie Malotke, Jon Li and Hannah Kendle – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Christopher the Conquered with Twins – Gas Lamp – $5 – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Charlie Parr – DG’s Tap House, Ames – $7 – 21-plus

Saturday, Sept. 20

11 a.m. – World Food & Music Festival – Walnut Street Bridge – FREE – All ages

5 p.m. – For Today with The Color Morale, Crossfaith and Palisades – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $16-$18 – All ages

6 p.m. – Bolzen Beer Band – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

6 p.m. – Ron Burchett – Covered Bridges Winery, Winterset – FREE – All ages

6:10 p.m. – Five Finger Death Punch & Volbeat – U.S. Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids – $39.75 – All ages

7 p.m. – Flynn Barn Dance – Living History Farms – $5-$15 – All ages

8 p.m. – Will Hoge with Clair Dunn and Danny Grause – Wooly’s – $15-$20 – All ages

8 p.m. – Rapper Machine Gun Kelly – Val Air Ballroom – $30 – All ages

8 p.m. – Jeremie Malotke, Jon Li and Hannah Kendle – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – No Good Deed CD Release Party – Gas Lamp – $5 – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Royal Blood – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $12-$14 – 19-plus

10 p.m. – Spongecake and the Fluff Ramblers with The Smoothsayers – Vaudeville Mews – $6 – 21-plus

10 p.m. – TIFFANY – The Garden Nightclub – $15 Reserved seating/$10 General admission – 21-plus

Sunday, Sept. 21

11 a.m. – World Food & Music Festival – Walnut Street Bridge – FREE – All ages

3 p.m. – Bob Pace & the Dangerous Band – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

5:45 p.m. – Tera Melos – Vaudeville Mews – $10 – All ages

Monday, Sept. 22

7 p.m. – Periphery with The Contortionist, Intervals and Toothgrinder – Wooly’s – $15-$17 – All ages

8 p.m. – The Head and the Heart with The Belle Brigade – Hoyt Sherman Place – $30 Advance/$35 DOS – All ages

8 p.m. – Mike Dillon Band, Dead Larry and Das Thunderfoot – Gabe’s, Iowa City – $5-$7 – 19-plus

9 p.m. – Andy McKee – DG’s Tap House, Ames – $12 Advance/$15 DOS – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Heavy Glow, The Sapwoods and Milk Duct Tape – Gabe’s, Iowa City – FREE – 19-plus

Tuesday, Sept. 23

7 p.m. – Twin Peaks with Ne-Hi – Blue Moose Tap House – $10-$12 – All ages

Wednesday, Sept. 24

6 p.m. – Twin Peaks with NE-HI – Vaudeville Mews – $10 – All ages

8 p.m. – Cody Canada & The Departed – Wooly’s – $15 – All ages

9 p.m. – Shwayze – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $15-$17 – 19-plus

10 p.m. – Whitewater Ramble with Dead Larry – Vaudeville Mews – $10 – 21-plus

Thursday, Sept. 25

5:30 p.m. – Sumpin’ Doo – Valley Junction – FREE – All ages

5:30 p.m. – Miggs – Vaudeville Mews – $10 – All ages

8 p.m. – Aaron Watson – Wooly’s – $10-$12 – All ages

8 p.m. – Andy Paczak, Dave Hawke and Justin Flagg – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

Friday, Sept. 26

6 p.m. – Oktoberfest – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

6:30 p.m. – Case of the Blues – Snus Hill Winery, Madrid – FREE – All ages

7:30 p.m. – Los Angeles Guitar Quartet – Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main, Drake University – $18-$48 – All ages

8 p.m. – J BOOG with Hot Rain and Proverbial – Wooly’s – $13-$15 – All ages

8 p.m. – Andy Paczak, Dave Hawke and Justin Flagg – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – William Elliott Whitmore – DG’s Tap House, Ames – $15 Advance/$17 DOS – 21-plus

10 p.m. – Candymakers – Iowa City Yacht Club – $7 – 19-plus

Saturday, Sept. 27

6 p.m. – Oktoberfest – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

7 a.m. – Mighty Shady – Des Moines Farmers Market – FREE – All ages

7:30 p.m. – Des Moines Symphony’s Masterworks Season Debut: The Firebird – Des Moines Civic Center – $7.50-$55 – All ages

8 p.m. – Andy Paczak, Dave Hawke and Justin Flagg – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Il Sogno del Marinaio (with Mike Watt) – Gabe’s, Iowa City – $15 – 19-plus

9 p.m. – Elephant Revival – DG’s Tap House, Ames – $12 Advance/$15 DOS – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Astronautalis with Sarah Jaffe and Transit – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $12 – 19-plus

9:30 p.m. – Bad Friends with Foxholes and John June Year – Vaudeville Mews – $10-$12 – 21-plus

Sunday, Sept. 28

2 p.m. – Tony Valdez and Don Jaques – Snus Hill Winery, Madrid – FREE – All ages

3 p.m. – Hot Tamale & the Red Hots – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

7:30 p.m. – Des Moines Symphony’s Masterworks Season Debut: The Firebird – Des Moines Civic Center – $7.50-$55 – All ages

Monday, Sept. 29

5:30 p.m. – The Vibrators with The Uncouth, Bass Line Bums and American Dischord – Vaudeville Mews – $10 – 21-plus

Monday, Oct. 1

8:45 p.m. – Rubblebucket with Body Language – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $15 – 19-plus

Thursday, Oct. 2

5:30 – Tony Valdez Large Band – Valley Junction – FREE – All ages

7:30 p.m. – Hermes String Quartet – Iowa State University Music Hall – Tickets on sale Sept. 5 – All ages

8 p.m. – Chris Hatfield, Spencer Bates and Todd Cutshaw – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

Friday, Oct. 3

5 p.m. – ABK – House of Bricks – $15-20 – All ages

6:30 p.m. – Craig Swalwell – Snus Hill Winery, Madrid – FREE – All ages

8 p.m. – JJ Grey & Mofro with The London Souls – Wooly’s – $22-$25 – All ages

8 p.m. – Chris Hatfield, Spencer Bates and Todd Cutshaw – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

Saturday, Oct. 4

6 p.m. – Bob Malek’s Fisherman Band – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

7:30 p.m. – Harmony Central Chorus – Hoyt Sherman Place – $20 for adults/$12 for students 18 and under – All Ages

8 p.m. – CASH 12 featuring Randy Burk & the Prisoners – Gas Lamp – Ticket information TBD – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Chris Hatfield, Spencer Bates and Todd Cutshaw – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Ashes Armada, Section Hate, Chupacabra, and Black Star Alliance – Hull Avenue Tavern – FREE – 21-plus

Sunday, Oct. 5

3 p.m. – Freestyle – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

5 p.m. – American Head Charge with As For You, Murder Earth, RehTek and Slyde – House of Bricks – $15-$18 – All ages

8 p.m. – Matisyahu with Radical Something – Wooly’s – $25 – All ages

Tuesday, Oct. 7

2:30 p.m. – Jim McDonough – Holiday Grande 2014 – Hoyt Sherman Place – $29-$47 – All ages

7:30 p.m. – of Montreal with Pillar Point – Wooly’s – $18-$20 – All ages

8 p.m. – Don Williams – Hoyt Sherman Place – $35-$59 Advance/$40-$64 DOS – All ages

Wednesday, Oct. 8

7 p.m. – Kalin and Myles – Chase Dreams Tour – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $15-$60 – All ages

Thursday, Oct. 9

8 p.m. – Dean Madonia, Jeremie Malotke and Tim Buie – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Total Slacker with PAWS and Flashlights – Vaudeville Mews – $10 – 21-plus

Friday, Oct. 10

7 p.m. – Tom Wurth – Java Joes – $20 – All ages

7:30 p.m. – Jimmy Eat World: Futures Tour – Wooly’s – $30 (Sold out) – All ages

7:30 p.m. – Fifth House Ensemble – Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main, Drake University – $15-$45 – All ages

8 p.m. – Dean Madonia, Jeremie Malotke and Tim Buie – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

10 p.m. – Dragon FLY – Vaudeville Mews – $5 – 21-plus

Saturday, Oct. 11

6 p.m. – Barry Boyce Band – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

7 p.m. – Tom Wurth – Java Joes – $20 – All ages

8 p.m. – Under the Streetlamp and Gentleman’s Rule – Hoyt Sherman Place – $49.50 – All ages

8 p.m. – Dean Madonia, Jeremie Malotke and Tim Buie – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

Sunday, Oct. 12

3 p.m. – Tony Valdez Duo – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

6 p.m. – Deniro Farrar & Denzel Curry – Vaudeville Mews – $12 – All ages

Tuesday, Oct. 14

7:30 p.m. – The Piano Guys – Des Moines Civic Center – $35-$100 – All ages

Wednesday, Oct. 15

8 p.m. – The Glitch Mob with the M Machine and Chrome Sparks – 7 Flags Event Center – $20-$25 – All ages

Thursday, Oct. 16

8 p.m. – Dave Hawke, Orin Sands and Wiz – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – The Purple Xperience with MAIDS – Wooly’s – $15 – 21-plus

Friday, Oct. 17

6 p.m. – Barefoot Becky & The Ivanhoe Dutchmen – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

6:30 p.m. – Stray From the Path with Counterparts and Expire – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $13-$15 – All ages

8 p.m. – Dave Hawke, Orin Sands and Wiz – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

Saturday, Oct. 18

8 p.m. – Dave Hawke, Orin Sands and Wiz – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Ryan Adams – Stephens Auditorium, Ames – $29.50-$49.50 – All ages

9 p.m. – Parksixy3 – Gas Lamp – $5 – 21-plus

Sunday, Oct. 19

3 p.m. – The Otherside – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

Wednesday, Oct. 22

7 p.m. – 10 Foot Polecats w/ Monday Mourners & Cannibal Ramblers – Gas Lamp – $10 – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Greensky Bluegrass – Wooly’s – $15-$17 – 21-plus

Thursday, Oct. 23

7 p.m. – Brantley Gilbert featuring Aaron Lewis with Chase Bryant and Brian Davis – Wells Fargo Arena – $24.75-$37 – All ages

7:30 p.m. – Chamber Music at Salisbury House – Salisbury House & Gardens – $25 General admission/$22.50 Members/$15 Students – All ages

7:30 p.m. – Eric Vloeimans: Oliver’s Cinema – Caspe Terrace, Waukee – $30 Advance/$35 DOS – All ages

8 p.m. – Tribal Seeds with Ballyhoo! And Gonzo With Beyond I Sight – Wooly’s – $15-$17 – All ages

8 p.m. – Andy Paczak and Brad Heron – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

Friday, Oct. 24

8 p.m. – Andy Paczak and Brad Heron – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

Saturday, Oct. 25

6 p.m. – The Bill Koncar Band – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

6 p.m. – Mayday Parade with Tonight Alive, major league and PVRIS – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $22 – All ages

7:30 p.m. – Des Moines Symphony: Vivaldi’s the Four Seasons – Des Moines Civic Center – Ticket information TBD – All ages

8 p.m. – Andy Paczak and Brad Heron – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Minus The Bear with Young Widows – Wooly’s – $18.50-$20 – All ages

Sunday, Oct. 26

2:30 p.m. – Des Moines Symphony: Vivaldi’s the Four Seasons – Des Moines Civic Center – Ticket information TBD – All ages

3 p.m. – Bobcats – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

Wednesday, Oct. 29

7:30 p.m. – Widespread Panic – Stephens Auditorium – $45.50 – All ages

Thursday, Oct. 30

8 p.m. – Hannah Kendle, Jeremie Malotke and Whitney Maxwell – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Mitis with Cry Wolf and Bear Grillz – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $10-$12 – 19-plus

Friday, Oct. 31

8 p.m. – Hannah Kendle, Jeremie Malotke and Whitney Maxwell – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

Saturday, Nov. 1

6 p.m. – Barry Boyce Band – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Hannah Kendle, Jeremie Malotke and Whitney Maxwell – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Steepwater Band – Gas Lamp – $10 – 21-plus

9:30 p.m. – The Unihponics with Aaron Kamm and The One Drops and Mighty Shady – Vaudeville Mews – $8 – 21-plus

Sunday, Nov. 2

2 p.m. – Dan Christiansen – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

7:30 p.m. – Amon Amarth – Wooly’s – $22.50-$25 – All ages

8 p.m. – The Milk Carton Kids & Sarah Jarosz featuring Alex Hargreaves, Paul Kowert and Nathaniel Smith – Hoyt Sherman Place – $30 – All ages

Thursday, Nov. 6

7:30 p.m. – Moscow State Symphony – Stephens Auditorium, Ames – $21-$63 – All ages

8 p.m. – Colleen DeFour, Dave Hawke and Drew DeFour – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

Friday, Nov. 7

8 p.m. – Colleen DeFour, Dave Hawke and Drew DeFour – Blue Moon Dueling Piano bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – The Werks Zoogma – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $12-$15 – 19-plus

Saturday, Nov. 8

6 p.m. – Barefoot Becky & The Ivanhoe Dutchmen – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Colleen DeFour, Dave Hawke and Drew DeFour – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

10 p.m. – Savoy – Blue Moose Tap House, Iowa City – $13-$15 – 19-plus

Sunday, Nov. 9

2 p.m. – Bob Pace & the Dangerous Band – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

Thursday, Nov. 13

7:30 p.m. – Bela Fleck & Brooklyn Rider – Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main, Drake University – $20-$50 – All ages

7:30 p.m. – Chamber Music at Salisbury House – Salisbury House & Gardens – $25 General admission/$22.50 Members/$15 Students – All ages

8 p.m. – Colleen DeFour, Drew DeFour and Todd Cutshaw – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

Friday, Nov. 14

7:45 p.m. – Carcass with Macabre, Exhumed and Noisem – Wooly’s – $20-$25 – All ages

8 p.m. – Colleen DeFour, Drew DeFour and Todd Cutshaw – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys – Gas Lamp – $10 – 21-plus

Saturday, Nov. 15

6 p.m. – Bob Malek’s Fisherman Band – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

7:30 p.m. – Des Moines Symphony: Beethoven’s Fifth – Des Moines Civic Center – Ticket information TBD – All ages

8 p.m. – Colleen DeFour, Drew DeFour and Todd Cutshaw – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9 p.m. – The Legendary Shack Shakers – DG’s Tap House, Ames – $10 Advance/$12 DOS – 21-plus

Sunday, Nov. 16

2 p.m. – Tony Valdez Duo – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

2:30 p.m. – Des Moines Symphony: Beethoven’s Fifth – Des Moines Civic Center – Ticket information TBD – All ages

8 p.m. – Avi Buffalo – Vaudeville Mews – $12 – 21-plus

Thursday, Nov. 20

8 p.m. – Pete Moran – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

Friday, Nov. 21

8 p.m. – Pete Moran – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

9:30 p.m. – JB/JC, Ruby/Cantrell and Soulsick Ed – House of Bricks – Ticket information TBD – All ages

Saturday, Nov. 22

6 p.m. – The Bill Koncar Band – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

8 p.m. – Pete Moran – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

Sunday, Nov. 23

2 p.m. – Zach Svoboda – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

Thursday, Nov. 27

8 p.m. – Tony Bohnenkamp – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

Friday, Nov. 28

7:30 p.m. – Oak Ridge Boys Hits & Christmas Show! – Des Moines Civic Center – $31-$51 – All ages

8 p.m. – Tony Bohnenkamp – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

Saturday, Nov. 29

6 p.m. – Jim Kucera Band – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

7:30 p.m. – Celtic Thunder – Des Moines Civic Center – $50-$75 – All ages

8 p.m. – Tony Bohnenkamp – Blue Moon Dueling Piano Bar – FREE – 21-plus

Sunday, Nov. 30

2 p.m. – Get Off My Lawn – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

Monday, Dec. 1

7 p.m. – Sleeping With Sirens & Pierce The Veil – The World Tour – 7 Flags Event Center – $27.50 Advance/$32 DOS – All ages

Thursday, Dec. 4

7:30 p.m. – Lorie Line – Hoyt Sherman Place – $49 – All ages

Saturday, Dec. 6

6 p.m. – Bob Malek’s Fisherman Band – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

Sunday, Dec. 7

2 p.m. – Bob Pace & the Dangerous Band – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

2:30 p.m. – Jim McDonough – Hoyt Sherman Place – $29-$47 – All ages

7:30 p.m. – Shakey Graves with Sean Rowe – Wooly’s – $12-$15 – All ages

Wednesday, Dec. 10

7:30 p.m. – Chamber Music at Salisbury House – Salisbury House & Gardens – $25 General/$22.50 Members/$15 Students – All ages

Saturday, Dec. 13

6 p.m. – The Bill Koncar Band – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

7:30 p.m. – Spanish Harlem Orchestra – Salsa Navidad – Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main, Drake University – $18-$48 – All ages

Sunday, Dec. 14

2 p.m. – Tony Valdez Duo – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

Tuesday, Dec. 16

7:30 p.m. – Danu – Stephens Auditorium, Ames – $17-$49 – All ages

Friday, Dec. 19

7:30 p.m. – Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis – Des Moines Civic Center – $43.50-$88.50 – All ages

Saturday, Dec. 20

2 p.m. – Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis – Des Moines Civic Center – $43.50-$88.50 – All ages

6 p.m. – Barry Boyce Band – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus

Sunday, Dec. 21

2 p.m. – Hot Tamale & the Red Hots – Summerset Winery, Indianola – $3 – All ages

Saturday, Dec. 27

6 p.m. – Bolzen Beer Band – Hessen Haus – FREE – 21-plus CV

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