Dec 8, 2011

I normally like to start these out with some sort of anecdote or personal experience or some sort of overriding thesis to try and tie the music I talk about into some sort of grand message.  But here is a fact about me, I’m simultaneously very busy and very lazy. My day job is retail, retail in December is just bollocks (I mean, retail period is just...

Oct 27, 2011

My father was my first exposure to music.  I remember thumbing through his album collection as a toddler/preschooler and seeing names like Led Zeppelin, Steve Miller, Bob Seger and Eric Clapton.  I remember staring at the cover of the Blind Faith album trying to figure out if I was staring at a naked lady or just a shirtless hippie.  I also remember the guy...

Sep 1, 2011

The best part about any art is when you can see someone succeed with honesty and reckless abandon.  Like, they don’t care what the world thinks and they’re just going to make the art they know they can make.  The best writers are the ones who can be completely honest with themselves and their thoughts (which is something I struggle with on occasion), the...

Mar 15, 2011

Grab your calendar, quick.  Do you have plans for Saturday, April 2nd around 6 PM?  Not yet?  Consider penciling in the The Greater Des Moines’ Music Coalition’s 6th Annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) show.  This year’s show returns to the Hotel Fort Des Moines and will feature 13 local bands, including those from the indie, hip-hop, blues, acoustic,...

Feb 3, 2011

Ok, it is apparent we were completely fooled last week – winter is not yet over – it is freaking cold outside! One way I usually try to get over this time of year is with music, which is something I think all of us can relate to. True, some like harder music, some like it softer, but music is the common theme that binds us all. Yesterday, I re-stumbled (I...