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Posted March 06, 2024in Sound Circuit

Celebrate Jazz Month

Des Moines may not be a hotbed of jazz compared to New Orleans or New York City, but music lovers can still celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month locally in April. Jazz [...]

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Posted January 31, 2024in Sound Circuit

Tommy Doggett

As a saxophone player, Tommy Doggett’s musical path has experienced numerous curves, not only in teaching and performing, but among a variety of music genres over the years. He’s played [...]

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Posted January 03, 2024in Sound Circuit

The Prince Experience

As Gabriel Sanchez struts on the stage, dressed in a purple crushed velvet outfit, he confidently picks up his guitar and approaches the microphone. Glancing at the sold-out crowd, organ [...]

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Posted December 06, 2023in Sound Circuit

Vibrant Music Hall

Music lovers, concert goers and live show aficionados can add one more venue to choose from in Des Moines’ suburbia — Vibrant Music Hall. Vibrant Music Hall, located in Waukee’s [...]

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Posted November 01, 2023in Sound Circuit

Dipsos, Other Brothers, 10 Watt Robot

When Kenny Sehgal was driving from New York to his hometown of Urbandale, he reminisced about his old band while listening to music in his car.  Although he plays guitar [...]

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Posted October 04, 2023in Sound Circuit

Iowa Jazz Hall of Fame

Every city has its jazz heroes, and Des Moines is no exception. For the past 22 years, the Community Jazz Center of Greater Des Moines (CJC) has honored these heroes [...]

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Posted September 06, 2023in Sound Circuit

Anthony Gomes embraces his own style

As a musician, Anthony Gomes has been categorized as being “too rock” in the blues genre or “too blues” in the rock and roll scene. Music critics struggled to label [...]

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Posted August 02, 2023in Sound Circuit

Vixen rocks

If you lived through the 1980s music scene, you know it was full of rock ballads and big-hair musicians stringing guitar licks on MTV.  Rock bands were mostly male-dominated, until [...]

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Posted July 05, 2023in Sound Circuit

Get ready to yell, ‘Free Bird!’

As a concert rocks along in most any venue with a large audience, there’s seemingly one fan who always yells, “Free Bird!” Correction. Not one, but hundreds of fans often [...]

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Posted May 31, 2023in Sound Circuit

Alleygrass

Alleygrass is an up-and-coming bluegrass/jam band that is performing at the Bevington Bluegrass Festival on June 17 at the Briar Patch Amphitheater.  Colby Burhenn, founder of Alleygrass, sings and plays [...]

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