Buzz is building on 80/35 2009. The organizers are teasing us with this picture on a recently created Twitter account (http://www.twitter.com/8035) that seems to be a hint at the location for this year. Ideas? Recognize …

Latest full concert calendar from One Percent Productions. They book a lot of cool indie and alternative shows in the Omaha/CB metro. RI picks in bold. Del, Mr. Lif, Brother Ali, Atmosphere…dayum. Where’s the alt-hip-hop …

The Des Moines Coaltion has announced the line up for the next installment of their Concert Corps series. The Vandon Arms giving their final performance this St. Patrick’s Day – March 14th – at the …

Yes, I know that Cursive is an Omaha band on Omaha record label Saddle Creek. I also know that Omaha is in Nebraska. However:

Omaha/Council Bluffs is one metro area.
Council Bluffs is in Iowa.
Tim Kasher of …

If you hadn’t noticed, things are a little different ’round here. Please pardon our mess (missing images and links, etc) while our little worker bees are busy cleaning up the new site. We’ll update this …

Cityview announced its Best of 2009 awards last week, with honors for a myriad of accomplishments. Voters decided on the winners for dozens of categories, from Best Strip Club to Best Place for Miniature Golf. …

The Des Moines Music Coalition‘s showcase of punk, rock, and indie bands, Gross Domestic Product, has been officially stocked with a fine crop of some of the finest bands in Iowa. Taking place at the …

Stuck at home tonight because of the snow?  Fret not!  Groove the night away with free music. Local musicians Justin Norman and Rob Ogden(formerly of Cardboard Canary)’s latest project, Make-Believe Machines, has released a new …

Ames, IA shoegazing fourtet, Wolves in the Attic, are releasing their physical CD Electronic Hearts of “rabid, raucous pop” on Feb 17th. This special edition run of 200 was packaged by Justin Kerr (of San …

Seeing an old Schwinn whiz by beckons an carefree sensation of youthful freedom, baseball cards, ringing bells, and self-empowerment. Whenever I see an old bike like that, I want grab it, buff it, grease it, …

 
Self described “sickest band ever from Fairfield, Iowa” Porno Galactica just pumped out a new mixtape. Electronic duo Dom and Phil rip out some nerdy mixes and mash-ups reminiscent of Dan Deacon and Girl Talk. …

If you were at 80/35, then it would have been hard to miss the ironically dressed Colourmusic. Arrayed in pure white attire with the occassional embellishment, Colourmusic took the stage with cultish zeal but it …