They were a joy both to watch and needle with questions, an opportunity I hope comes flying back to our shoulders. When I asked them what they thought makes a great show, and what hopefully makes them return to us soon, they both agreed they wanted for “people to feel something changed, something different.” Amen to that.

All in all, I rather stumbled across a handful of local bands worth the time to tip my hat to. I do believe Kate Kennedy took my heart away with her, and should the rest of the world lose its vocalists, Des Moines should be able to pick up the slack. Ah yes, and soup-lust is smartly curtailed by local artists. Let us not forget that.

After hanging with this Brooklyn duo and getting a sweet interview (video link), we caught two great songs from these up and comers. They enamored the crowd, pimped 80/35, and had us dreaming of their …

rockiowa.tv part 1: Rock Iowa interviews KaiserCartel 
rockiowa.tv part 2: KaiserCartel interviews KaiserCartel
One video, two ideas. It’s fast and fun, so check it out:
We caught up with KaiserCartel at Vaudeville Mews after missing an interview at …