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“As difficult as it feels to acknowledge it, I have not fared well through the pandemic,” Iowa musician River Glen Breitbach said in an email. “I have been a hard working musician for over 25 years and in that time I have established annual routes that have me touring throughout Iowa and the neighboring states, […]
The music scene in Iowa in the ’80s was vibrant. Inspired by similar regional scenes nationwide, bands across the state were springing from their garages, basements and practice spaces ready to storm the stages of bars and dorms everywhere. The beacon for this movement locally was the ever-present KUNI studios evening music programming, which regularly […]
This is not a “best of.” For a brief moment, I thought I would try to collect the best songs of 2020 from Iowa artists. But there are too many fantastic releases this year that are on Bandcamp, and the only way I can make a mix is on Spotify. So I’m hamstrung. Once I […]
While live shows are effectively throttled in-person, it has become more important than ever for bands to come up with ways to maintain visibility on their fans’ radar. One such way? By releasing music videos. Once largely considered a necessary evil (albeit a potentially fun and creative one) to help boost album sales, videos are […]
2018 has been a trial, as we’ve watched the country succumb to the increasingly outlandish and horrible thrashing in the mud of President Tony Clifton. People have said that great music comes out of dire political times, but I hate that idea … Making great music is a personal, inward-focusing task. […]
The 30th Annual Folk Alliance International Conference recently wrapped up in Kansas City, Missouri. The five-day event boasted 180 nightly official showcase performances and over 3,000 private showcase listening room sessions. […]
This January, Des Moines band Tires headed into Flat Black Studios to finally record the full album their fans have been waiting for. With a couple of EPs under their belt, it was about time for these tenured musicians to finally commit to something large scale. Tires could quite easily be termed a “supergroup,” in […]
Grand Opening Show Daytrotter — Monday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. Music website and recording studio Daytrotter announces the culmination of a five-year-long odyssey: a new all-inclusive recording space and small concert venue, right in the heart of downtown Davenport (324 Brady Street). They’re breaking it in with a grand opening concert on Monday, featuring […]
Love live music? What about barns? What about live music in a barn? If you like all of the above, you might have your Friday night plans set, as Daytrotter’s… […]
The Beauty Shop in Fairfield, Iowa will be holding it’s final show Friday, March 14, and it’s going to be an incredible opportunity to say goodbye to one of the best DIY venues in Iowa. With performances from Little Ruckus, Mr. Nasti, DJ Christmas Vacation, and Fearless, as well as Black Daniels and the Bears […]
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