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REVIEW: The Mavericks Bring The Swing To Hoyt Sherman Place

Darren Tromblay Hoyt Sherman Place, The Mavericks

Midway through their Oct. 6 performance at Hoyt Sherman Place, The Mavericks’ vocalist Raul Malo stepped to the mic between

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REVIEW: Luke Combs @ Wells Fargo Arena

Darren Tromblay Iowa Events Center, Luke Combs

Luke Combs is on a rocket ship. The country singer/songwriter’s meteoric rise over the past few years has been rivaled

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Near Perfection: Michael Sweet Returns With Epic New Solo Album, “Ten”

Darren Tromblay

There’s no escaping Michael Sweet these days. The 56-year-old singer/songwriter/guitarist known primarily for his day job as the frontman of

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REVIEW: Steel Panther, “Heavy Metal Rules”

Darren Tromblay

There’s something to be said about consistency. Face it, when you buy an AC/DC album, you know what you’re getting.

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A Goodbye KISS: Des Moines Gets One Final Bang

Darren Tromblay Gene Simmons, Kiss, Paul Stanley

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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REVIEW: Shawn Mendes/Alessia Cara @ Wells Fargo Arena, 6.22.19

Darren Tromblay Alessia Cara, Shawn Mendes

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

Darren Tromblay

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

Darren Tromblay

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

Darren Tromblay Kenny Chesney, No Shoes Nation, Wells Fargo Arena

  Story and photos by Darren Tromblay

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Dave Matthews Band jams through Des Moines

Darren Tromblay dave matthews band, Iowa Events Center, Wells Fargo Arena

Story and photos by Darren Tromblay When Winston Churchill made the remark in 1939 that Russia was “a riddle, wrapped

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REVIEW: Eagles, 11.17.22, Wells Fargo Arena
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REVIEW: Eagles, 11.17.22, Wells Fargo Arena

Darren Tromblay

More than 12,000 people braved the mid-November cold and snow to venture to Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines Thursday

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BOOK REVIEW: London, Reign Over Me: How England’s Capital Built Classic Rock
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BOOK REVIEW: London, Reign Over Me: How England’s Capital Built Classic Rock

Darren Tromblay

Classic rock. To a younger generation of Americans, those two words mean little in this, a conglomerate corporate media world

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CONCERT DOCKET

Hairball
Saturday, Feb. 4
Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines

Winter Jam
Friday, Feb. 10
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines

Winter Blues Fest
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 11-12
Des Moines Marriott Downtown

Bruce Cockburn
Monday, Feb. 13
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

Thy Art Is Murder
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Wooly’s, Des Moines

Six The Musical
Saturday, Feb. 18
Des Moines Civic Center

Chris Janson
Thursday, Feb. 23
Horizon Events Center, Clive

Three Dog Night
Thursday, March 2
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

Pink Floyd Laser Spectacular
Sunday, March 19
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

Nothing More
Thursday, April 13
Horizon Events Center, Clive

Amy Grant
Monday, March 20
Hoyt Sherman Place, Des Moines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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