Rock Iowa coverage of 80/35 has started!
July 3, 2009 – 2:27 pm | No Comment

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Weekend
August 29, 2008 – 2:29 pm | No Comment
Weekend

Finding the Warren, electro pop-punk outfit from right here in Des Moines, wants you to get know them and we can’t stop from helping them. Found their video blog on youtube and thought you would …

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 …

The Lemmings at Vaudeville Mews Live Video
August 25, 2008 – 5:19 pm | 2 Comments
The Lemmings at Vaudeville Mews Live Video

The Lemmings invited us out to their show at Vaudeville Mews. We shot a few tunes and did up an interview. They talk about the high school music scene, their influences and inspirations (including The …

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 …

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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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 …