A Goodbye KISS: Des Moines Gets One Final Bang
Photos and text by Darren Tromblay Was he or wasn’t he? That was the 800-pound elephant in the room at
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Reviews
REVIEW: Shawn Mendes/Alessia Cara @ Wells Fargo Arena, 6.22.19
Six years ago, Canadian pop star Shawn Mendes was sitting at home learning to play the guitar and posting videos
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REVIEW: Steve Miller Band/Marty Stuart @ Wells Fargo Arena, 6.13.19
Like that worn but dependable pair of shoes that you’d never throw away. Like that shirt that still fits just
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REVIEW: New Kids On The Block/”The Mixtape Tour” @ Wells Fargo Arena
Love ‘em or not, you have to tip your hat to New Kids On The Block. They are master marketers.
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Loosening up: Kenny Chesney brings his “Songs For The Saints” tour to Des Moines
Story and photos by Darren Tromblay
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Dave Matthews Band jams through Des Moines
Story and photos by Darren Tromblay When Winston Churchill made the remark in 1939 that Russia was “a riddle, wrapped
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Cardi B brings her best 50 to Des Moines
The number 50 is beast with two faces. It can be good. If you’re 50 miles into a 100-mile trip,
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Weezer, Pixies deliver a tasty treat to Des Moines
A Weezer/Pixies co-headlining tour, as it turns out, is a damn good idea after all. On paper, packaging two bands
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Review: Paul Kelly “Nature”
Fresh off his first ARIA No. 1 album, “Life Is Fine,” just over a year ago, Australian singer/songwriter Paul Kelly
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Ghost make a mesmerizing return to Iowa
Pardon the pun, but Tobias Forge is one proud papa. In a musical landscape littered with same-sounding derivatives, the Swedish
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