Tape hung like curtains in Arthur Russell’s apartment. The recording devices responsible were powered by an extension cord that ran out the window and down a few floors to Allen Ginsberg’s. Russell left behind 166 feet of tape when he died, only 40 years old, of AIDS-related illness in 1992. And if you’ll let me […]
David Byrne
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Follow-up: David Byrne on his trip to the Des Moines Social Club
Artist and former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne returned to Iowa last Saturday to deliver a keynote speech at The Des Moines Social Club’s grand opening…
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Des Moines Social Club grand opening to feature keynote by David Byrne, theatre, live music
The Des Moines Social Club is holding its grand opening party on Saturday, May 10 at 5 p.m., featuring a keynote by renowned…
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UR Here: David Byrne loves Iowa, but are his sentiments a bit delusional?
David Byrne seems to like Iowa. And I’m glad of that. I’m also glad that he had a chance to bike around and experience a Des Moines Fourth of July while he was…
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David Byrne journals about Iowa: “Beyond cool”
Following his visit for 80/35 alongside St. Vincent, David Byrne — one of the most celebrated artists of our time — has written a substantive reflection piece on his time spent in Des Moines. In it, he includes a bold proposition: …this is America as it’s suposed to be, or close to it. It’s imperfect, […]
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Prairie Pop: Making Music Work – David Byrne on the economics of the music industry
I recently watched David Byrne give a Power Point lecture on the economics of the music industry. That a man with a flair for dramatic presentation, a wisp of a man who famously wore an outrageously large suit in a concert documentary, a punk-rocker who was singing at CBGB’s since before his new collaborator, St. Vincent, […]
