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Articles by Dani Ausen

Dani Ausen graduated from Iowa State with a BFA in graphic design in 2005. She currently lives and works as a graphic designer and photographer in Ames, Iowa. She also freelances in Des Moines. Dani enjoys shiny things, kitty cats, and general social activity.

We rocked the Twestival.
February 25, 2009 – 8:11 pm | One Comment
We rocked the Twestival.

Rock Iowa’s Keri and Dani chilled with tweeps and tweeted some tweets at Des Moines’ version of the Twestival at Mars Cafe. Check the pics here.

Wildlight and Tapes N Tapes Pics
February 6, 2009 – 2:30 pm | No Comment
Wildlight and Tapes N Tapes Pics

Minneapolis indie favs Tapes N’ Tapes played a fun set Wednesday night at the Maintenance Shop in Ames. Openers, Wildlight put on a straight rocking set before we caught up with them for an upcoming …

Feast your eyes on Crossroads!
December 8, 2008 – 9:39 pm | No Comment
Feast your eyes on Crossroads!

Hey guys,
It took me all weekend, but I finally sifted through the 500+ frames I took at Crossroads last Thursday, and pulled out only the very best of the crop for you. It was rough, …

Rock Iowa Classic Photos
November 29, 2008 – 10:45 am | 2 Comments
Rock Iowa Classic Photos

So, I dug these photos out a few days ago and got them on our Flickr photostream, but I really wanted to make sure you guys check them out, because they ARE gems, if I …

Give Thanks for Beati Paoli!
November 28, 2008 – 4:20 pm | No Comment
Give Thanks for Beati Paoli!

As it was mentioned earlier, Rock Iowa has been holding out on you. Waaaaaay back in September, Rock Iowa photog… me! (Dani Ausen,) stopped by the Beati Paoli CD release show at the Vaudeville Mews. …

Photos: The Art of Dying
October 24, 2008 – 1:09 pm | No Comment
Photos: The Art of Dying

New photos up from the Art of Dying event at Pink Elephant Tattoo. Check’em out.