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Bonnie Prince Billy (with Begushkin)
Vaudeville Mews – Monday, March 16th, 7:30 pm – Showtime: 8:00 pm – All Ages – $18 (alt/rock/folk)
A lot of “big names” are coming through Des Moines this next week. I …
What a quaint looking band. Jonathan Gibbs swung by and brought us back these shots from their latest show. Check out the photos of Murder by Death, and catch them at their next show!
In Honor of Rock Iowa’s March “Midwestern Sound” Ottumwa feature, 5-1-5 is going 6-4-1 \\\ 6 questions + 4 facts about 1 person you should know.
Andy Ruble | Editor, Ottumwa Scene | www.myspace.com/theottumwascene
6 Facts:
Where you …
Somehow I missed these in the upload session. Here’s one more set of photos from photog Nicole Salow– a great bunch of shots from the Melismatics’ show at Vaudeville Mews last weekend. Enjoy the photos!
Photog Nicole Salow stopped by this show and grabbed shots for us. Looks like it was a good night!
Check out the very active photos of the Matthew Clay Band, Sick of Sara and Dharma Burns.
Got word from Drake about their annual juried student show:
Drake University’s 38th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition opened with a reception Sunday, March 1, in the Anderson Gallery in the Harmon Fine Arts Center, 2505 …
Bro and Sis duo, This Frontier Needs Heroes, entertain riders on our new trolley. Soulful folk emanates from these Brooklynites as well as Italian heritage and sibling rivarlry come out as we scoop the loop.
TFNH …
Lots of buzz building lately about the return of 80/35. The inaguaral event was held at Western Gateway Park in downtown Des Moines over 4th of July weekend in 2008. Fans of the first event …
Off a recent tour with The Arcade Fire and recently featured in Spin, Wildlight is climbing into stardom. We caught them after their set with Tapes N Tapes to talk about their big secret, their …
The Community Bash went on last week, an effort to raise money to aid Danny Heggen in publishing his book on homeless youth. Sales of the book will, in turn, go to aid said homeless …
Andrew Bird deigned to swing through Des Moines again this weekend– his second visit in nine months. Hoyt Sherman Place played host to a packed show. Our Joe Crimmings stopped in with his camera and …
The Melismatics (with Sick Of Sarah, Matthew Clay, The Dharma Bums )
Vaudeville Mews – Saturday, February 28, 5:00 pm – Showtime: 5:30 pm – All Ages – $5 (indie/new wave/post punk)
Too broke to see …
Zechs Marquise (with TV Ghost, Blutiger Fluss, The Erased Life, and Buster and The Punks)
Vaudeville Mews – Saturday, August 8th, 4:30 pm – Showtime: 5:00 pm – All Ages – $7 (rock/progressive/psychedelic)
I’m sure many of …
The Magazines are a new band from the Ames/Des Moines area, but their faces, names, and other bands are well-known across the Midwest. Currently ringleader Bradford Johnson (Cardboard Canary, Rosefield Rivals, Stallions Versus Unicorns) has …
If you weren’t at the Indie Potluck, then you missed the majestic Raise High The Roof Beam in their full glory. But before your day is full of bemoaning and such, we got a video …
John Pemble of JohnPemble.com is video blogging about 80/35. His first three videos are already bumping so check them out!
T-2 Days Till 80-35 Music Festival
Tomorrow 80-35 Tonight Des Moines Symphony
T-2 Hours Before 80-35 starts
Update #1
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Dan stopped by GDP and picked up photos of Cashes Rivers, Cleo’s Apartment, Dark Mirror, Finding the Warren, Gaiden Gadema, The Autumn Project, The Envy Corps and Tyborn Jog. Check out his vibrant photos — …