Here’s My Chance CD Release Party (with The Finest and TBA)
House of Bricks – Friday, March 27th, 5:00 pm – All Ages – $8, $6 advance (Rock/Pop Punk)
Even if you are not a fan of …

Calling all brides:
Wedding season is approaching and now’s the time to be looking for your gown. Look no further than Ever After Bridal. Located in historical Valley Junction, this one-stop-shop is the perfect place!
Ever After …

5 questions + 5 facts about 1 person you should know.
 

5 facts
1. I am originally from (i.e. hometown): Aberdeen, Washington – A place fellow Aberdonian Kurt Cobain once described as “the armpit of the world”.
2. …

I’ve watched a handful of enjoyable plays, and watched even more wonderful pieces of writing reduced to shabby miniatures of their previous selves, but only a few plays truly deserved the sadly requisite standing ovation at the end of modern performances.

At Souvenir, not only did I happily consent to the applause, I may have been one of the last to stop clapping.

The 2009 Lazerfest lineup was announced today:  Korn the headlining the annual summer festival, making making their first ever appearance in Des Moines.
Buckcherry, Saving Abel, Saliva, Loaded, Rev Theory, and Veer Union will also be …

Eulogies (with Middle Distance Runner, Modern Day Satire, For Now and Forever, and Rodeo Drive)
Vaudeville Mews – Sunday, March 22nd, 5:00 pm – Showtime: 5:30 pm – All Ages – $7  (indie/pop/rock)
Eulogies, an L.A. based indie …

Gypsy-Slavic- Mariachi-Punk-Folk sensation DeVotchKa will be making a stop in Des Moines at People’s Court downtown TOMORROW March 18th.
Based in Denver, DeVotchKa has gained national renown for their musicianship and sound and garnered a underground …

When he left to get ready for the show, the interview had been so calm that it was hard to imagine what would follow – most good bands rile up excitement wherever they play, throwing it behind them like snow from under a tire; Murder By Death showers the crowd with it like a snow-blower gone wild. Whiskey was downed, sweat could have filled the empty shot glasses, so more whiskey was downed to keep everyone standing, and two entire albums were played straight through.

Bonnie Prince Billy (with Begushkin)
Vaudeville Mews – Monday, March 16th, 7:30 pm – Showtime: 8:00 pm – All Ages – $18 (alt/rock/folk)
A lot of “big names” are coming through Des Moines this next week.  I …

International rock phenom Coldplay has scheduled their first -ever tour stop in Des Moines for June 12, 2009  at Wells Fargo Arena.  Doors and showtime are to be announced.
Tickets go on sale Saturday, March …

What a quaint looking band. Jonathan Gibbs swung by and brought us back these shots from their latest show. Check out the photos of Murder by Death, and catch them at their next show!

In Honor of Rock Iowa’s March “Midwestern Sound” Ottumwa feature,  5-1-5 is going 6-4-1  \\\  6 questions + 4  facts about 1 person you should know.
Andy Ruble  |  Editor, Ottumwa Scene | www.myspace.com/theottumwascene

6 Facts:

Where you …