Mustard Plug (with The Horseshoe Spatulas, Slaughterhouse 6, and Buster and The Malignant Punks)

Vaudeville Mews – Thursday, June 18, 5:00 pm – Showtime: 5:30 pm – All Ages – $10 (ska/punk/rock)

Admit it:  you were into ska at one point in your life.  (Or maybe that’s just the kids from Indiana . . . ).  Mustard Plug has been one of the kings of ska for the past sixteen years-that’s forever in band years!  Dust off your checkered keds and re-perfect your skanking moves, because you will need them!  Slaughterhouse 6 will bring even more ska magic like only kids from Des Moines can bring.  And while there, enjoy the more punk leanings of Des Moines’ The Horseshoe Spatulas!

Insectoid and Cirrus Minor (with Jason Sturges)

House of Bricks – Saturday, June 20, 5pm AND 9pm – 5pm All Ages; 9pm 21+ – unknown cost (rock/electronic/psychedelic)

Need more than music to keep you entertained?  Then this is the show for you-or rather, shows as there will be an early and a late show.  One word particularly sticks out to me when reading about what will be occurring at this show:  LASERS.  I love lasers.  There will also be a full multimedia performance, including dancers, projection screens, live screen painting, and perhaps even a large panorama.  Impressed?  Because I am.  Come on down to the House of Bricks, have a few drinks, and prepare yourself what can best be described as a rockin’ psychedelic experience!

Other Shows This Week:

• Matthew Sweet (with Safety Suit) – Simon Estes Riverfront Amphitheater – Thursday, June 18, 6:00 pm – All Ages – $12 (rock)

• Mike Fonda – Vaudeville Mews – Thursday, June 18, 9:30 pm – Showtime: 10:00 pm – 21+ – $5   (acoustic/folk/pop)

• Jonathan Hape, The La De Les, and Sing for Company – Mars Café – Friday, June 19, 8:30 pm – All Ages – FREE (indie/experimental)

• Beati Paoli and Aeon Grey Split 7″ Party (with Waxeater and Gaiden Gadema) – Vaudeville Mews – Friday, June 19, 9:30 pm – Showtime: 10:00 pm – All Ages – $5 (pop/hip hop/experimental)

• DD Sparks (with The Golden Bubbles) – Vaudeville Mews – Saturday, June 20, 9:30 pm – Showtime: 10:00 pm – All Ages – $7 (rock/glam)

• Soy Un Caballo (with Pennyhawk, The Butter Stick Boys, and Maid Marian) – Vaudeville Mews – Sunday, June 21, 7:00 pm – Showtime: 8:00 pm – All Ages – $7 (pop/indie/folk)

• Township (with Superchief) – Vaudeville Mews –  Monday, June 22, 9:30 pm – Showtime: 10:00 pm – 21+ – $5 (rock/metal/psychedelic)

• In Defense (with Disaster Strikes, Lockjaw, and Knuckled Down) – Vaudeville Mews – Tuesday, June 23, 5:00 pm – Showtime: 5:30 pm – All Ages – $6 (punk/hardcore/punk)

• Bear Claw (with Three Second Kiss and Tyborn Jig) – Vaudeville Mews – Tuesday, June 23, 9:30 pm – Showtime: 10:00 pm – All Ages – $7 (indie/rock/experimental)

• Modern Day Satire (with Goodbye Kai and White Like The Torrah) – Vaudeville Mews – Wednesday, June 24, 5:00 pm – Showtime: 5:30 pm – All Ages – $5 (pop/punk/rock)

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