The music scene in Fairfield, Iowa has been making moves recently, especially with the opening of the new venue the Blue Rose Ballroom, which boasts a state-of-the-art sound system for visiting music acts. One of the acts that Blue Rose welcomed in its opening celebration last month was the acclaimed New Orleans-based ensemble Nolatet. Scott […]
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Enter the ‘Crawlspaces of Love’: An introduction to Flavor Basket
“Which parking lot are we gonna live in now?” Charlie Vestal was a creature of parking lots, basements, DIY venues, skate parks, junk stores and late night song circles. His song “Night Motivation,” his parking lot paean, has stricken me deeply lately and I can’t see the nighttime locales of Ames, his haunts for the […]
