Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Des Moines Concert Annoucement - Tegan and Sara

















See Tegan and Sara at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines on Tuesday, August 17, 2010!  

Hoyt Sherman Place is a great historic venue near downtown Des Moines, with easy access from I-235.

When: August 17
Show: 9:00pm
Tickets are $39.00 and $42.05 available through Ticketmaster.

Des Moines Concert Annoucement














See Phoenix at Five Flags Event Center in Clive on Tuesday, August 10, 2010.
When: August 10
Doors: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Tickets are $28.50 Available through TicketMaster.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Top 10 for Week Ending July 24

1. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
2. The Envy Corps - Kid Gloves
3. The Black Keys - Next Girl
4. Stars - Fixed
5. Canby - Rat
6. Local Natives - World News
7. We Are Scientists - Rules Don't Stop
8. The National - Afraid of Everyone
9. Nathaniel Rateliff - Early Spring Till
10. Avi Buffalo - Whats In It For?

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Pre-Order Arcade Fire "The Suburbs"



Click below to Pre-Order Arcade Fire "The Suburbs" via Amazon!  The new album is in stores Tuesday, Aug. 3.



Friday, July 23, 2010

Des Moines Concert Annoucement















See Hot Hot Heat at Vaudeville Mews in Des Moines on Tuesday, September 14, 2010.
When: September 14
Doors: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Tickets are $15.00 Available through MidwestTix.

Iowa Artists - Canby


Canby started as a side project of Scott Yoshimura, drummer for the inde rock band The Envy Corps.  Yoshimura moves from behind the kit to share his songwriting talents.

Canby's full length debut can be purchased through Aqui Estamos Records
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Top 10 for Week Ending July 17

1. Avi Buffalo - Whats In It For?
2. Arcade Fire - Month Of May
3. The Young Veins - Change
4. The Black Keys - Next Girl
5. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
6. Hot Hot Heat - Goddess On The Prairie
7. The Futureheads - Struck Dumb
8. The Envy Corps - Kid Gloves
9. The National - Afraid of Everyone
10. Local Natives - World News

Friday, July 16, 2010

Des Moines Concert Annoucement


See Neon Trees with Civil Twilight & Paper Tongues at People's Court in Des Moines on Wednesday, August 4, 2010.











Civil Twilight


When: August 4th at 7pm
Tickets are $15.00 through www.midwesttix.com.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Des Moines Concert Annoucement - The Black Keys

See The Black Keys at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines on Sunday, August 8, 2010.
















Here's the skinny:
When: August 8th
Doors: 7:00pm
Show: 8:00pm
Tickets are $25.00 Available through Ticketmaster.

Friday, July 9, 2010

Listen to DMPulse

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DMPulse is indie rock radio! Originating from Des Moines, Iowa, DMPulse plays indie and alternative bands like: Arcade Fire, Avi Buffalo, Band of Horses, Black Keys Broken Social Scene, Death Cab for Cutie, Decemberists, The Envy Corps, Flaming Lips, Free Energy, Heartless Bastards, The Hold Steady, Interpol, The Killers, Kings of Leon, Metric, MGMT, Modest Mouse, Mumford & Sons, Muse, My Morning Jacket, Nada Surf, The National, The New Pornographers, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Pavement, Peter Bjorn & John, Phoenix, Pixies, Portugal The Man, The Postal Service, Ra Ra Riot, Radiohead, Regina Spektor, Rogue Wave, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Sea Wolf, The Shins, Silversun Pickups, The Smiths, Spoon, Stars, The Strokes, Tegan and Sara, Tokyo Police Club, TV On The Radio, Vampire Weekend, We Are Scientists, Weezer, The White Stripes, Wilco, Wolf Parade, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Explore the DMPulse playlist!

Iowa Artists - The Envy Corps


The Envy Corps

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Envy Corps songs on the DMPulse playlist:  Kid Gloves, Wires and Wool, Story Problem.

Friday, July 2, 2010

80/35 Music Festival - Set-up begins!

Preparations are ongoing for the 80/35 Music Festival at Western Gateway Park in Des Moines!

80/35 - Sunday lineup

Here's the lineup for Sunday, July 4 at the 80/35 Music Festival

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Main Stage
Noon — The Workshy
1:45 p.m. — Avi Buffalo
3:15 p.m. — The Walkmen
5 p.m. — Railroad Earth
7 p.m. — The Cool Kids
9 p.m. — Modest Mouse

Kum & Go Stage
Noon — Dawes
1:15 p.m. — Family Groove Company
2:45 p.m. — Christopher the Conquered
3:30 p.m. — Sara Watkins
4:30 p.m. — Evangelicals
5:45 p.m. — Califone
7 p.m. — Dar Williams
8:15 p.m. — The Heavy

Mediacom Stage
4 p.m. — Guerilla Hustle
4:30 p.m. — Gadema & Richie Daggers
5 p.m. — Cleo’s Apartment
6 p.m. — Kanser
7 p.m. — Raj & Leeman
8 p.m. — DJ Diverse
9 p.m. — Maxilla Blue
10 p.m. — Qwel
11 p.m. — Brad Goldman & Mimic

Thursday, July 1, 2010

80/35 - Saturday lineup

Here's the lineup for Saturday, July 3 at the 80/35 Music Festival

Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Main Stage
Noon — The Atudes
1:30 p.m. — Omega Dog
3:15 p.m. — Particle
5 p.m. — Yo La Tengo
7 p.m. — Slightly Stoopid
9 p.m. — Spoon

Kum & Go Stage
Noon — Modern Day Satire
12:45 p.m. — Canby
1:45 p.m. — Psalm One
2:45 p.m. — Cashes Rivers
3:30 p.m. — Zola Jesus
4:30 p.m. — Solid Gold
5:45 p.m. — William Elliott Whitmore
7 p.m. — Earl Greyhound
8:15 p.m. — Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs

Mediacom Stage
4 p.m. — Tripp Marxx
4:30 p.m. — Adapt
5 p.m. — Flatform
6 p.m. — Guante and Big Cats
7 p.m. — Tim Grimes
8 p.m. — Muja Messiah
9 p.m. — Mustafa Avdic
10 p.m. — St. Paul Slim
11 p.m. — Oz and Dave Leo

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

80-35 Music Festival - Getting There!

Here are directions to get to the 80-35 music festival in Des Moines.  The event is held at Western Gateway Park in downtown Des Moines.

- Take I-235 to Downtown Des Moines
- Exit at Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.  Travel south on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and follow roadway east (take a left) along the south side of Downtown Des Moines after passing over Ingersoll and under Grand Ave. Along Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway there are several parking options.

From downtown parking options, the park is between 12th and 13th Avenues (north-south roads) and Grand and Locust streets, which run east-west.

Here's a link to directions from the 80-35 site.

Monday, June 28, 2010

80-35 Music Festival Artist List

Saturday, July 3
Spoon
Slightly Stoopid
Yo La Tengo
Particle
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs
William Elliott Whitmore
Earl Greyhound
Solid Gold
Zola Jesus
Canby
Cashes Rivers
Psalm One
Omega Dog
Modern Day Satire
Flatform
Tripp Marxx
St. Paul Slim
Oz and Dave Leo
Adapt
Mustafa Avdic
El Guante
Tim Grimes
W.A.S.T.E.L.A.N.D.S.

Sunday, July 4

Modest Mouse
Railroad Earth
The Cool Kids
The Walkmen
The Heavy
Dar Williams
Avi Buffalo
Evangelicals
Sara Watkins
Dawes
Califone
Family Groove Company
Christopher the Conquered
The Workshy
Maxilla Blue
Qwel
Brad Goldman & Mimic
Cleo’s Apartment
Guerilla Hustle
DJ Diverse
Gadema & Richie Daggers
Kanser
Raj w/ Leeman on percussion

Purchase tickets via MidwestTix

Friday, June 25, 2010

This Weekend in Des Moines

Two great events this weekend in Des Moines!


First is the Des Moines Art Festival. It's held at Western Gateway Park in downtown Des Moines. While you're there, enjoy the Pappajohn Sculpture GardenMore photos of the garden are here.
Des Moines Arts Festival
June 25-27, 2010


Friday, June 25 - 4 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Saturday, June 26 - 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. 
Fireworks at 10 p.m.
Sunday, June 27 - 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.


Also this weekend, the 2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, held at Drake University.
Drake is home of the annual Drake Relays, one of the largest and most important track & field events in the country.