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Article Archive for April 2009

Guaranteed Good Times: April 30th – May 6th
April 30, 2009 – 7:54 am | No Comment
Guaranteed Good Times: April 30th – May 6th

The Silent Years (with Cashes Rivers and Menlo)
Vaudeville Mews – Friday, May 1st, 5:00 pm – Showtime: 6:00 pm – All Ages – $7 (indie/pop/rock)
The Silent Years create beautiful indie pop music.  The kind …

The Runway Revue
April 27, 2009 – 2:21 pm | No Comment
The Runway Revue

The fabulous ladies of Vitae Design Collective are showcasing Iowa fashion this Friday April 30th with their annual The Runway Revue. Featuring 10 designers including Acanthus Apparel, Magpie, rok:her:roots, Pink Revolver and Nightmare City plus …

Guaranteed Good Times: April 23rd – 29th
April 23, 2009 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
Guaranteed Good Times: April 23rd – 29th

The Forecast (with 1090 Club, The Naked Station, and Craig!)
Vaudeville Mews – Friday, April 24th, 5:00 pm – Showtime: 5:30 pm – All Ages – $10 (pop/punk/rock)
The Forecast, of Peoria, Illinois, will be gracing Des …

8035 Lineup Strengthens
April 21, 2009 – 10:29 am | No Comment
8035 Lineup Strengthens

The second lineup announcement for the 2009 80/35 Music Festival was just announced live over video webcast.
New additions include:
Canada’s indie collective Broken Social Scene and warpainted Man Man are the big names.
Followed up by indie …

Buy Local: Bone-A-Patreat
April 21, 2009 – 6:37 am | No Comment
Buy Local: Bone-A-Patreat

Attention Dog Lovers:
Looking for some doggy delight for your four-legged friend? Head over to Beaverdale’s Bone-a-patreat. This shop has it all from great dog toys and clothing, to one-of-a-kind dog treats. Their wide variety of dog …

Guaranteed Good Times: April 16th – 22nd
April 16, 2009 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
Guaranteed Good Times:  April 16th – 22nd

The Deep Vibration (with Roman Candle, Mumford’s, and Gabe Cordova)
Vaudeville Mews – Saturday, April 18th, 5:00 pm – Showtime: 5:30 pm – All Ages – $7 (rock/soul/country) (second show at 9:30/10:00 with Roman Candle, Why …

DMPalooza looking for HS Bands
April 14, 2009 – 3:26 pm | No Comment
DMPalooza looking for HS Bands

Bands from Des Moines Area High Schools,
The youth Advisory Board of Des Moines is giving you a chance to play, before Coldplay. The event will be held The event is June 12th at Simon Ester …

Record Store Day at ZZZ, Big PCC Deals
April 14, 2009 – 3:19 pm | No Comment
Record Store Day at ZZZ, Big PCC Deals

The much loved and venerable record shoppe, ZZZ, is rocking a music buyer’s celebration this Saturday, April 18th. Record Store Day is full of giveaways, limited edition releases, and a record version of Anntiques Roadshow. …

Guaranteed Good Times: April 9th – 15th
April 9, 2009 – 12:00 pm | One Comment
Guaranteed Good Times:  April 9th – 15th

Electric Six (with Bang Camaro and North of Grand)
Vaudeville Mews – Thursday, April 9th, 7:30 pm – Showtime: 8:30 pm – 21+ –  $12 (rock)
It was hard to narrow things down this week-so many great …

David Bazan to Play House Show
April 8, 2009 – 7:38 pm | 2 Comments
David Bazan to Play House Show

This Sunday (Easter I know!) April 12th, the enigmatic David Bazan, curator of the now defunct Pedro The Lion, is set to play a unspecified house show here in Des Moines. A posting on …

Guaranteed Good Times: April 2nd – 8th
April 2, 2009 – 12:00 pm | No Comment
Guaranteed Good Times:  April 2nd – 8th

Mansions (with The Lives Of Famous Men and Funks G)
Vaudeville Mews -  Sunday, April 5th, 5:00 pm – Showtime: 5:30 pm – All Ages – $10 (indie/pop/rock)
Named by Alternative Press as “One of the 100 …

Block Printing D.I.Y. Night at Mars Cafe
April 1, 2009 – 9:20 pm | No Comment
Block Printing D.I.Y. Night at Mars Cafe

D.I.Y night number 6! We spent the evening block printing.