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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 …

Naked Station on Scented Vinyl
August 22, 2008 – 6:20 am | One Comment
Naked Station on Scented Vinyl

 
 
There’s a whole teen rock band scene we did not really know about til we caught the Naked Station on Scented Vinyl at Mars Cafe. Watch Naked Station play some fun tunes and talk about …

Truth Be Told on Scented Vinyl
August 8, 2008 – 12:51 pm | No Comment
Truth Be Told on Scented Vinyl

If you weren’t at Scented Vinyl then you missed Ben Williams of Truth Be Told (and Lady Blue), August 4th. Ben is a well known guitarist and an active participant of the local jam scene. TBT …

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 …

Photos from the Des Moines Tattoo Festival
July 25, 2008 – 9:42 pm | No Comment

The photos from the Des Moines Tattoo Festival are up! Look at the tabs up top, hover over photos, and select the 2008 Des Moines Tattoo Festival to see all that we captured. Check out …

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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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 …

Live at 80/35 – Brian Sauer and the Merchandise
July 5, 2008 – 2:36 pm | No Comment

While we contend that Brian Sauer and the Merchandise would be a sweet band name, this video in fact simply features DMMC board member Brian Sauer showing off the 80/35 merch. Enjoy…
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Live at 80/35 – Cracker Interview
July 5, 2008 – 9:13 am | No Comment

Caught up with Johnny and Sal from Cracker last night after their set. Thanks for the time, guys! Enjoy…
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