May 16, 2013

The Poison Control Center has always been one of Iowa’s most popular, gifted and long-running bands. But with age comes new desires and new challenges. PCC has historically been a tight-knit group; but their members have always been willing and excited to do their own thing. Patrick Tape Fleming has Gloom Balloon, Devin Frank has Fliight and Mantis...

May 1, 2013

Put your mettle to the pedal and ride! May is Bike Month. The bike enthusiasts at The Des Moines Bicycle Collective are up to their panniers in activities for you to choose from. This story could have more links than a bike chain, with all of the bike clubs, org’s and websites in the area. Go to bikemonthiowa.com for a full scoop of The Collective, which...

Apr 11, 2013

My favorite part about events like Gross Domestic Product is when you end up at a set of someone you haven’t really heard before, and they just blow you away. Last year’s big winner in that regard was Love Songs For Lonely Monsters. LS4LM is such a special band and had such a presence on the scene, that is was silly it had taken me so long to check them...

Apr 4, 2013

Gross Domestic Product is my second favorite event of the year (behind 80/35, tickets on sale now!). I love getting all of these local bands together in one gigantic event and I love being able to learn new things about bands that have been right under my nose this whole time. This year’s event, held on April 13, is the biggest one to date. A move to the...

Mar 14, 2013

I took a road trip with my family this past weekend to visit my relatives in St. Louis. The trip to St. Louis has been a staple in my family since I was five years old, although it has gotten much more infrequent now that I’ve gotten older. The drive has improved quite a bit since I was a child. It used to be a seven-ish hour trip down two lane country...