Whitey Morgan
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. [...]
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Posted October 31, 2018in The Sound
Posted October 03, 2018in The Sound
Classical Hip-Hop mashup
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 — [...]
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Posted September 05, 2018in The Sound
Los Lobos returns to Iowa
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 [...]
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Posted August 01, 2018in The Sound
Star still shines
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 [...]
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Posted July 04, 2018in The Sound
Godsmack’s rebirth
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. [...]
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Posted June 06, 2018in The Sound
Social Distortion
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 [...]
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Posted May 02, 2018in The Sound
Lake Street Dive
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. [...]
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Posted April 04, 2018in The Sound
Christopher the Conquered
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 [...]
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Posted February 28, 2018in The Sound
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Nitty gritty memories Formed in 1966, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has been a part of the American lexicon for more than 50 years and is still trucking. “I’m going [...]
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Posted January 31, 2018in The Sound
Matisyahu
The Jewish reggae rapper returns Matisyahu looks different today than he did when fans were first introduced to him. The singer broke through in 2005 with the live version of [...]
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