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The B-Side -- Musings On The Iowa Music Scene
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This up-and-coming central Iowa festival features headliners Umphrey’s McGee, Railroad Earth, Yonder Mountain String Band and Sierra Hull as part of its 2024 lineup.
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In 2020, an old Methodist church in Story City was sold to a pair of local residents. robyn anderson saw an opportunity, and moved in to the old church. In the intervening four years, she's used the second floor sanctuary as an intimate performance venue, featuring some of Iowa's best-known musicians.
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Whether you want to call them a "string band" or "folk and grass" or whatever, Studio One's Artist of the Month for February have been spreading good vibes through acoustic sounds for more than a decade.
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The coolest concert experience we had in 2023
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ISU students provide much of the work and leadership necessary to keep the intimate performance venue functioning.
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Bassist Jon Locker attempted to break the world record for most amps played though at once at the Val Air Ballroom's soft re-opening Sunday, Feb. 25. His bass was crafted out of the wood from his grandparents' old barn in Gilman where he remembers "little family jams."
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Studio One's Artist of the Month for January, Royce Johns, reflects on his latest record and looks forward to the year ahead.
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Getting involved, finding balance, moving forward and working collaboratively were the main focuses of the four industry panels. Here are our key takeaways from Music University, the Des Moines Music Coalition's annual, free music conference for professionals that packed xBk on Saturday, Jan. 20.
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