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Little BIG Fest 2008 – State Room
December 8, 2008 – 2:46 pm | No Comment
Little BIG Fest 2008 – State Room

We’ve posted A highlight video from the State Room in Hotel Fort Des Moines at Little BIG Fest 2008. Scented Vinyl’s Dan Bosman hosts. Interviews and/or performances from Maximilian Eubank, Pocket Full of Nickels, NueMoniker, …

Little Big Fest Photos: In Full Color!
December 5, 2008 – 6:35 pm | One Comment
Little Big Fest Photos: In Full Color!

Rachel Marek and Keri Thien were thoughtful enough to take photos for Rock Iowa at last weekend’s Little Big Fest. Check them out here
If you want to use some of these photos, we’re happy to …

Little Big Fest 2008 – Overview
December 2, 2008 – 5:26 pm | One Comment
Little Big Fest 2008 – Overview

Rock Iowa’s 2008 Little BIG Fest re-cap video. Scented Vinyl’s Daniel Bosman hosts. Thanks to all of the bands, organizers, and fans that made LBF great! You can check out this video and our other …

Week in Preview
December 1, 2008 – 11:48 am | 2 Comments
Week in Preview

We are in the thick of the holiday season, and there is even more going on in DSM than usual.
If you’re having trouble cutting through all the clutter and getting to the good stuff, have …

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. …

Happy Cranksgiving from Rock Iowa!
November 26, 2008 – 9:54 pm | No Comment
Happy Cranksgiving from Rock Iowa!

The Rock Iowa crew has scattered to our various home-places, and while we’re out, you can enjoy these photos from Cranksgiving, which took place last weekend. For more info on it, head over to punkrockcycling.com.

Beati Paoli CD Release Show
November 26, 2008 – 1:03 pm | No Comment
Beati Paoli CD Release Show

 
After Poison Control Center warmed up the crowd Beati Paoli played through their new CD “A Sense of Urgency” song by song. Beati plays a mix of acid and indie rock with conversational yet surreal lyrics. They …

Photos from Every Avenue and The Maine
November 24, 2008 – 9:32 pm | No Comment
Photos from Every Avenue and The Maine

New Rock Iowa photog Rachel Marek stopped by Every Avenue and The Maine show a couple weeks back. Check out her photos here.
This is a reminder: if you are out taking photos of shows and …

Fat Andy on Scented Vinyl
November 24, 2008 – 11:37 am | No Comment
Fat Andy on Scented Vinyl

Authentic Records artist Fat Andy plays a few tunes off of their new album “Motel Bottle Rocket” live on Scented Vinyl available exclusively on rockiowa.tv!

Lee Ann Conlan Open House
November 22, 2008 – 7:40 pm | No Comment
Lee Ann Conlan Open House

The Rock Iowa crew stopped by Lee Ann’s show on Friday. If you missed it, you are uncool. But you can fake being cool by checking out some of her work in this gallery.
You are …

Poison Control Center and Guests LIVE
November 20, 2008 – 11:53 am | 2 Comments
Poison Control Center and Guests LIVE

Ok we’ve been holding out on you. We’ve had some really good videos that we’ve been holding onto and haven’t released yet. But I can’t hold this in any longer.
Because we caught Patrick of Poison …