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Articles by Scott Kubie

Scott Kubie is a producer and videographer from Blair, Nebraska. He received a BA in Journalism from Drake University. While at Drake, Scott began Rock Iowa as a student television program. He served as President of Student Activities and booked concerts and entertainment for the student body. He later served on the board of directors for the Greater Des Moines Music Coalition and was appointed their Executive Director. Currently, Scott is co-owner of The Revue Creative, a video marketing and event planning agency with his partner, Keri. He volunteers for the DMMC and lives in the Drake neighborhood.

(New Feature) Buy Local: Horseshoe Spatulas – Who’s Next on the Doomsday Parade?
September 4, 2008 – 1:09 pm | No Comment
(New Feature) Buy Local: Horseshoe Spatulas – Who’s Next on the Doomsday Parade?

 
We’re running a new feature on Rock Iowa called “Buy Local”. It’s going to feature art, music and even event tickets and other cool local stuff we come across. Consider it part mini-review, part endorsement, …

Video – Unknown Component on Scented Vinyl
September 3, 2008 – 11:58 am | One Comment
Video – Unknown Component on Scented Vinyl

Caught up with Keith Lynch and his act Unknown Component on Scented Vinyl at Mars Cafe. Enjoy!

You can buy Unknown Component’s latest album here on iTunes:  or on CD Baby:

The Nadas help “Welcome Home” Shawn Johnson – Video
August 28, 2008 – 11:18 am | No Comment
The Nadas help “Welcome Home” Shawn Johnson – Video

Not too many bands get to open for a gold medalist at an arena packed with over 7,000 people. Perhaps even more bizarre, they’re both Iowa grown. The Nadas helped kick off the homecoming celebration …

New Photos – Modern Day Satire, Kinch, The Lemmings
August 25, 2008 – 12:46 pm | No Comment

All our concert photos are going to live in the new “Concerts” album right here. But we thought it couldn’t hurt to give each show its own post, too, so you can comment specifically and …

One for the Team at Vaudeville Mews 08.20.2008
August 25, 2008 – 11:11 am | No Comment
One for the Team at Vaudeville Mews 08.20.2008

MNPLS rockers One for the Team stopped by the Vaudeville Mews on 4th street in downtown Des Moines on 08.20.2008. We shot a few of their songs and they chatted with me about their new …

Art of Fashion – Runway Show Video
August 5, 2008 – 5:10 pm | 12 Comments

So a couple of new things with this post. A new video, of course. We’re also trying a new video service, blip.tv. We figured that a lot of folks might want to share and embed …

Scented Vinyl 2008.07.28 – John Statz
July 30, 2008 – 4:12 pm | No Comment

We caught up with John Statz at Scented Vinyl on Monday, July 28. John is a singer-songwriter from Madison, WI. Check out a couple of his songs and interview clips. Head over to ScentedVinyl.com for …

Des Moines Tattoo Festival Videos
July 25, 2008 – 5:40 pm | 2 Comments

Click the post title to dive in and see our Des Moines Tattoo Festival video playlist. More videos to come!
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Des Moines Ink
July 25, 2008 – 2:15 pm | No Comment

Andrew and I just got (kind of) set up at the tattoo fest. Testing out the wi-fi and blogging from the field. We’ll start putting some videos together soon and our friends Dani and Cat …

The American Life – Video Interview
July 24, 2008 – 3:04 pm | No Comment

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We headed out to the new 620 House (home of Studio!Studio! and Same Sick Feeling) for their first house show a few days back. Unfortunately, neither Andrew nor I could stick around for the performances, …

Scented Vinyl 2008.07.21 – Midwestern Remedy
July 22, 2008 – 11:52 pm | No Comment

Midwestern Remedy live on Scented Vinyl at Mars Cafe. A bit of the interview, a bit of the boys covering “Wagon Wheel” by Old Crow Medicine Show, a bit more of the interview, and one …

Get featured on Rock Iowa
July 8, 2008 – 5:23 pm | No Comment

Get featured on Rock Iowa
Getting featured on Rock Iowa is not a complicated event. It goes kind of like this:
1. E-mail or MySpace message us with info about your group or your event.
2. We decide …