Category Archives: music
Listen – and learn – at Drake University choir concert Sunday 4/15 in Des Moines
One of the unanticipated benefits, for me, of singing in the Drake University Community Chorus (DUCC) has been learning so much about so many things to do with music – not just what it takes to perform music but to … Continue reading
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Free Choir Concert today at Drake in Des Moines
I should have given you all a heads up about this earlier but still worth mentioning: There’s a free choir concert at 3 p.m. today (Sunday 11/20) at Sheslow Auditorium on the Drake University campus in Des Moines. Full disclosure … Continue reading
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Almost hidden venue for great live music in Des Moines
Forgot to mention this from last month: We went to see a fantastic Alt-country singer, Kim Richey who lives in London, at, of all places, the West Des Moines Christian Church which sponsors a “Lighthouse Concert Series.” We caught another … Continue reading
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Which bands to see at 80/35 music festival in Des Moines in early July
These suggestions come from my friend A. who knows his stuff: my main stage must sees are Okkervil River on July 3 at 5 and Titus Andronicus on July 2 at 3. Edward Sharpe will be fun as well as … Continue reading
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Bright Eyes tix for Aug. 8 concert in Des Moines – on sale tomorrow
I had to alert my son (who’s at college in Illinois) that tix for the Bright Eyes concert at Des Moines’ Val Air Ballroom on Aug.8 go on sale tomorrow through ticketmaster – so thought I’d alert all of you … Continue reading
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Haydn’s Nelson Mass – performed in downtown Des Moines: be there!
Come watch me and some 239 singers, plus about 60 musicians perform Haydn’s Nelson Mass (aka “Happy Haydn”) at St. Ambrose Cathedral this weekend in downtown Des Moines. Performances by several Drake University choirs (including “my choir” – a community … Continue reading
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More on the Des Moines music scene – Bright Eyes this summer
Here’s some more info from a friend in the know about the upcoming concerts in Des Moines and beyond in Iowa: NEW SHOWS!!!!… May 14th – Aiden w/ Eyes Set To Kill, Vampires Everywhere!, Get Scared, Dr. Acula - Vaudeville … Continue reading
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Good concerts coming up in Des Moines
Great show last night by Austin folk-rock-country singer songwriter James McMurtrey and the St. Louis band The Bottle Rockets at People’s Court, one of our favorite live music venues in Des Moines. Next up on the music scene is a … Continue reading
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A little Lollapalooza in Des Moines
Des Moines is getting some mighty nice spillover from the massive Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago, where my 18-year-old son is no doubt having the time of his life, along with his half-sister. Two bands that are playing to thousands … Continue reading
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