Their Place In This World: A Conversation With For King + Country’s Luke Smallbone
Luke and Joel Smallbone of For King + Country find themselves in rare air these days. The four-time Grammy award
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Des Moines selected as a host of the 2028 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball First and Second Rounds at Wells Fargo Arena
The NCAA announced via ncaa.com on Wednesday that Des Moines was selected as a first/second round site for the 2028 NCAA Division
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“Weird Al” Yankovic to play Des Moines Civic Center
“Weird Al” Yankovic is bringing his full-production multimedia comedy rock show back to the concert stage with the “Bigger and
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Slipknot feeds its maggots another round of Knotfest Iowa
Photos and text by Darren Tromblay Slipknot returned to their old Iowa stomping grounds Saturday night, much to the delight
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A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
Author K.L. Doty goes deep on the challenges of writing Jack Russell’s autobiography, “The True Tale of Mista Bone: A Rock
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One More Time: A Conversation with Foreigner Bassist Jeff Pilson
At one time, the thought of Foreigner retiring was, pardon the pun, a long, long way from home. Selling 80
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IN CONCERT: Barry Manilow, Wells Fargo Arena, 8.1.24
Barry Manilow performed in Des Moines at Wells Fargo Arena for the final time in his career, Aug. 1, much
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Turn It Up: A Conversation With Former Autograph Frontman Steve Plunkett
By Darren Tromblay Steve Plunkett can write songs in his sleep. As a matter of a fact, he probably has.
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What Could Have Been: A Conversation With Connie Valens, Sister Of The Late Ritchie Valens
At 12:55 a.m. on Feb. 3, 1959, a handsome, young 17-year-old budding rock n’ roller named Ritchie Valens — along
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