Local News
The Greater Des Moines Music Coalition (DMMC) and U.S. Cellular have announced a sponsorship for the 2008 80/35. The inaugural music festival will be held on July 4th and 5th in Western Gateway Park in downtown Des Moines. Five top national touring acts have been named to the lineup including Friday night headliner, The Flaming Lips and Saturday night headliner, The Roots, as well as Yonder Mountain String Band, Girl Talk and Drive-By Truckers. An additional announcement of artists will be made on Tuesday, May 13.
Blogs
Here are some good music industry blogs and some recent posts I found interesting.
Local Music Reviews
Recently Formed Blues Rock band Ski Bunny Suicide has released an EP/CD with 5 original tunes and 3 "original" covers. Locals Tony Jefferson (vocals, harmonica, guitar), George West (bass, vocals), Mike Lacey (drums, vocals) and Todd Guitar have laid down a strong intial offering.
A band in central Iowa that plays any genre near metal has two options: fall in line and be like everybody else, or break rank and just do something different--there’s really no middle ground. Marcato comes so close to that second category you can almost taste it.
Interviews
House of Bricks owner JC Wilson gives his five tips and pet peeves on getting and playing a show at his venue.
Dave Mason of CM Consulting spent more than six years years working with radio stations with the majority of his time devoted to music programming. He shares some general guidelines and do’s and don’ts for getting on the radio.
Music News
