This year’s Elite 8 presents another list of great albums to consider. As always, these records are just the beginning of a conversation, and we encourage you to create and share your own inspiring shortlist of albums that entered the world this year. 8. Jagwar Ma, Every Now & Then Channeling elements of Britpop and […]
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Album Reviews: The Pines with Dave Simonett and Erik Koskinen – “Highwayman” Single
It was Glen Campbell who first approached Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson about recording a version of the Jimmy…
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Loretta Lynn postpones Iowa Shows due to exhaustion
Country music legend Loretta Lynn has postponed both of her shows in Iowa this week due to exhaustion. The Grammy Award-winning artist was scheduled to play Tuesday in Spencer, Iowa at the Clay County Regional Events Center before heading to Cedar Rapids on Wednesday to play the Paramount Theatre. In a statement released Tuesday morning, […]
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First Look: Elvis Costello + The Roots release track from upcoming collaboration
Although a few test pressings were released earlier this year on Record Store Day, for the general public, today marked our first chance to legally hear a track off…
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Free Download: ANTI- records summer sampler ft. Mavis Staples, Neko Case, Calexico and more
Today’s soundtrack is brought to us by ANTI- records, who just released a summer sampler that caught my eye by with the magic words: MAVIS and STAPLES.
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Maximum Ames Music Fest announces lineup details
The Maximum Ames Music Festival (MAMF) is returning this fall for its third year, and festival organizers have just announced the first lineup details. Ames isn’t exactly local, but just take a look at that lineup! MAMF is not only bringing in a number of excellent national talents like Murder by Death, Meat Puppets and […]
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Wu-Tang Clan, David Byrne & St. Vincent to headline 80/35 Music Festival, July 5-6
Organizers for the 80/35 Music Festival in downtown Des Moines announced the first lineup details this morning (listed below), and from what we’ve seen thus far…
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Listen: Emperors Club new LP “Killer Companion” streaming free this week only
Hello music lovers, got a nice tip this weekend from IC indie rockers Emperors Club–this week only they are streaming their new LP, Killer Companion…
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North Africa’s Terakaft set to perform Sunday at Legion Arts
During a time of social and political turbulence, young Libyans whose families had been displaced from their homes in Niger took arms to regain their territory and culture.
Some of them also got ahold of guitars and recordings of western rock music.
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Mission Creek Festival Spotlight: Pete Swanson
Pete Swanson is, in a word, experimental. His music is a mash-up of industrial noise, pulsing electronic dance music and pure, minimalist expressionism. He draws from a varied and complex pool of musical subcultures, resulting in a product that often transcends more well-established music genres.
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Six of our favorite performances at Public Space One
As of today, the future of Public Space One is still unclear.
Live performances are expected to transition into PS1’s sister location, PSZ, though venue director John Engelbrecht isn’t ruling out proposals to retain PS1 as a performance space on some level. PS1 will likely operate in an entirely different capacity should discussions with city officials prove fruitful.
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Mission Creek Festival Spotlight: Détective
LA-based rock group Détective will be playing the Yacht Club on Wednesday, April 3. The group is comprised of former Guided By Voices bassist James Greer, alongside Guylaine Vivarat (former member of Useless Keys), and Chris Dunn. Together, they mix the hazy sounds of French surf-rock with catchy indie-pop hooks to make accessible, yet vaguely melancholic tracks.
