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80/35 Announcement Coming Soon
March 2, 2009 – 10:43 am | No Comment
80/35 Announcement Coming Soon

Buzz is building on 80/35 2009. The organizers are teasing us with this picture on a recently created Twitter account (http://www.twitter.com/8035) that seems to be a hint at the location for this year. Ideas? Recognize …

Across the River
March 2, 2009 – 10:21 am | No Comment
Across the River

Latest full concert calendar from One Percent Productions. They book a lot of cool indie and alternative shows in the Omaha/CB metro. RI picks in bold. Del, Mr. Lif, Brother Ali, Atmosphere…dayum. Where’s the alt-hip-hop …

DMMC’s Concert Corps, March 16th
March 2, 2009 – 12:09 am | No Comment
DMMC’s Concert Corps, March 16th

The Des Moines Coaltion has announced the line up for the next installment of their Concert Corps series. The Vandon Arms giving their final performance this St. Patrick’s Day – March 14th – at the …

Photos of Andrew Bird at Hoyt Sherman
March 1, 2009 – 10:25 pm | No Comment
Photos of Andrew Bird at Hoyt Sherman

Andrew Bird deigned to swing through Des Moines again this weekend– his second visit in nine months. Hoyt Sherman Place played host to a packed show. Our Joe Crimmings stopped in with his camera and …

Cursive’s Mama I’m Swollen – $1 and climbing
March 1, 2009 – 11:48 am | No Comment
Cursive’s Mama I’m Swollen – $1 and climbing

Yes, I know that Cursive is an Omaha band on Omaha record label Saddle Creek. I also know that Omaha is in Nebraska. However:

Omaha/Council Bluffs is one metro area.
Council Bluffs is in Iowa.
Tim Kasher of …

Pardon our mess
March 1, 2009 – 2:20 am | No Comment
Pardon our mess

If you hadn’t noticed, things are a little different ’round here. Please pardon our mess (missing images and links, etc) while our little worker bees are busy cleaning up the new site. We’ll update this …

Des Moines Cityview’s Best Of Awards
March 1, 2009 – 1:52 am | No Comment
Des Moines Cityview’s Best Of Awards

Cityview announced its Best of 2009 awards last week, with honors for a myriad of accomplishments. Voters decided on the winners for dozens of categories, from Best Strip Club to Best Place for Miniature Golf. …