Tag: Interview
An Interview With Scot Schwestka: It’s All About the Conversation
A very famous man in Mongolia. In August of 2000, Iowa musician Scot Schwestka, played a song about his daughter, Ashleigh’s Eyes, to a polite audience of 30 at Cup o’ Joe, a Cedar Falls staple at the very north end of Main Street. In September, he played the same song to a crowd of [...]
Women Who Rock: Amy Badger
Listen to this interview on the March 25th, 2013 Edition of the IMB Podcast The first time I saw Love Songs for Lonely Monsters play, they were performing on stage at 80/35, after having won the 2012 Play-In spot. Lead singer Amy Badger was somehow managing to expertly command the stage without passing out [...]
A Interview with Dustin Smith and the Sunday Silos
IMB: Let?s go back to where you started. What got you into your music career? DS: Music?s in my blood. I grew up with it. My mom and dad are both musicians ? my dad toured for 13 years. He played guitar and sang. There was always music going on. I?d wake up to music playing. He played live, and my grandma would [...]
The GrapeVine, LLC – A Listening Room
Nestled in the City of Clive, Iowa in the Ravewood Office Plaza at 2175 NW 86th Street, I had the opportunity to meet up with Bonita and Keith Crowe, owners of The Grapevine and lifetime supporters of the live music scene here in Iowa. Bonita and Keith have been providing live music and a concert [...]
IMB interviews Dropkick Murphys
Dropkick Murphy?s bring Friendship, Love and Loyalty to the Val Air Ballroom November 2nd, 2012 As the Dropkick Murphy?s came out swinging, they started off with ?The Boys are Back? straight off of their upcoming eighth studio album, Signed and Sealed in Blood and I was smiling at the mayhem I just walked into. You could [...]
Women Who Rock: Julia Mahlstadt
To say that Madam Jules is the best new band you haven?t heard yet can’t be quite accurate, considering that the group has played all over the metro and is currently ranked as one of the very top bands of Des Moines on ReverbNation. So let’s just say that if you aren’t listening yet, you should [...]
Pieta Brown: On The Road For Mercury
I love it when I learn about an artist because of an assignment. I had no prior knowledge of Pieta Brown before I was told that she would be my next interview. At first listen, what came to my ears was the more organic/acoustic side of Poe with ghostly-earth undertones that flow in and out [...]
Iowa Music Buzz interviews MUTEMATH’s Paul Meany
It was a good-sized crowd for a Tuesday night in Des Moines. Opening the show was Civil Twilight and local band, Mint. Both bands put on an entertaining show while the crowd waited for Mutemath to take the stage. If you have seen Mutemath live, or watched videos of them on Youtube you already know [...]
Marco Benevento
Marco Benevento will be performing Monday, September 24th at the Vaudeville Mews. Marco’s instrumental music builds and swells like Magwai and Explosions in the Sky and has the memorable melodies of the French band, Air. What really sets Marco Benevento?s music apart is that while other noisy instrumental bands use guitars as their main focal point, [...]
Doug Stanhope: Too big for Vaudeville’s britches.
I?ve been to the Vaudeville Mews. I?ve played the Vaudeville Mews. I?ve seen several national touring acts play the Vaudeville Mews. I have never been to the Mews when it is at capacity, and it took a comedian to do that – Doug Stanhope. When I first heard about the show I was somewhat [...]
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