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Sharkbitten : Help Parkersburg – Fat Andy
Sharkbitten : Help Parkersburg : Full Article
Last year, an even stronger storm forever altered the lives of those in Parkersburg, Iowa. More than seventy people were injured and eight died. They’re rebuilding homes, business and schools but more importantly spirits. Their indomitable desire to overcome is evident in an email I received from Iowa-native Jim Stockberger of Fat Andy.
For Memorial Day 1982 my parents decided to take my sister and I to visit my grandfather in Indiana. In those days, the Indy 500 wasn’t shown live so we all gathered around the television at night to watch the rebroadcast. While watching that year’s race the little weather strip came across the bottom of the screen. We watched in disbelief as we saw that our hometown in Illinois had been devastated by a tornado. Frantically we called neighbors and friends to ensure their safety and to find out if our home …
May 27th, 2009Fat Andy Helps to Raise Money for Parkersburg, IA
After reading through dozens of websites dedicated to the Parkersburg tornado, Authentic Records’s artist Fat Andy decided to do their part to help out the small, Iowa town. Parkersburg is a track written and recorded to help raise money for the Community Memorial Site for the Tornado Victims of Parkersburg. If you would like to donate please go to Authentic Records online and purchase the track at whatever price you wish. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
“At 4:59pm, May 25, 2008, a category EF5 tornado tore through the town of Parkersburg, IA destroying hundreds of homes, many businesses, and taking 8 lives including 2 from local New Hartford, IA. It was a miracle that more lives were not lost that day. Since then, the rebuilding of the town has been incredible with help from all over the nation. Memorial Day Weekend 2009 is our Renewal with Remembrance Weekend to not only …
May 25th, 2009Vacation Iowa 2009: 80/35 – The Josh Davis Band
Vacation Iowa 2009: Top places to go, things to do : Full Article
Other national acts on the bill include Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Matisyahu, G Love and Special Sauce, and Girl in a Coma as well as Iowa bands Cleo’s Apartment, Beati Paoli, House of Large Sizes, Josh Davis Band and Floodplane.
Second annual 80/35 concert to rock Des Moines – Ben Harper and Public Enemy will headline the 2009 80/35 Music Festival July 3-4 in downtown Des Moines.
Other national acts on the bill include Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Matisyahu, G Love and Special Sauce, and Girl in a Coma as well as Iowa bands Cleo’s Apartment, Beati Paoli, House of Large Sizes, Josh Davis Band and Floodplane.
Advance tickets are on sale at IowaTix.com: $70 two-day pass, $35 Friday single day pass, and $45 Saturday single day pass. There will be a limited number of advance single day passes …
May 9th, 2009The Iowa Source : Ottumwa’s Indie Artists Revel in their Own Voice
The Iowa Source : Ottumwa’s Indie Artists Revel in their Own Voice : Full Article
The first time I saw She Swings, She Sways was on a summer’s day ’neath a gazebo in one of those idyllic Iowa town squares that look like a Hollywood B-movie set for a Norman-Rockwell-cum-Music-Man after-school special. The weather was perfect humidity-wise, as summers go in this neck of the woods. A small crowd had gathered, and what looked like a laid back, no frills group of musicians was getting set to strike up the band. I had heard these guys were from Ottumwa and were quite good but had no real expectations.
They kicked off their set, and it was clear from the first that these guys had something going; they were self-possessed, melodically strong, unpretentious, sweet like organic watermelon. You know what I mean? All mixed metaphors aside, my socks weren’t bowled over but I …
May 4th, 2009Authentic Artists to perform at ‘I Believe’ event.
Chamber Greater Des Moines Partnership – I Believe in Des Moines Kick-off Event
Please join us at a kick-off event on Monday, May 4th from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at Principal Park for a celebration of Greater Des Moines complete with live music, including She Swings, She Sways, Bonne Finken and members of The Nadas. Food and drink are available. Following the kick-off, the Iowa Cubs will host “I believe night,” with admission for only $1. The first 1,000 people will be given free tickets to the game!
For more information about I Believe in Des Moines campaign, visit www.ibelievedm.com.
80/35 Music Festival – The Josh Davis Band
80/35 Music Festival : Ben Harper and Relentless7, Public Enemy, Matisyahu, and More To Perform at 80/35 : Full Article
Acclaimed national acts Ben Harper and Relentless7, Public Enemy, Matisyahu, Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks, G. Love & Special Sauce, and Girl In A Coma will celebrate their Independence Day weekend at the epicenter of Interstates 80 and 35 (80/35). House of Large Sizes, The Josh Davis Band, Beati Paoli, Cleo’s Apartment, and Floodplane are among the Iowa-homegrown bands announced. Additional acts will be announced in the coming weeks.
National headliners will converge with top local and regional acts at 80/35 presented by U.S. Cellular on July 3 and 4 in downtown Des Moines’ Western Gateway Park. 80/35, the second annual summer music festival organized by the Greater Des Moines Music Coalition (DMMC), announced 11 of the more than 40 acts scheduled to appear over 4th of July weekend.
Acclaimed national acts Ben …
April 22nd, 2009
