The Des Moines Music Coalition has announced that all of the free stages at this year’s 80/35 Music Festival will be populated by Tibetan throat singers… Indie darling two-piece MAIDS announced recently that they have actually just been playing the same song over and over, and they are a little surprised nobody has noticed yet… The Des Moines Symphony Orchestra has announced the hiring of local street corner icon Smiley as the replacement for outgoing conductor Joe Giunta… Sam Summers has announced a new, adult-themed addition to the Hinterland Music Festival. Named “NetherRegions Park,” the interactive area will include a lube slide and something called “Paddle Forrest.”

Finally, the Pick o’ the Week is online. Set your browser to Yahoo.com anytime in the next week to live stream great concerts from Meghan Trainor, Maroon 5 and Kings of Leon. Mahalo. APRIL FOOLS