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Little Big Fest puts down the roots

Little Big Fest puts down the roots

Everything you need to know about the jam/bluegrass fest

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Des Moines music scene updates

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LMFAO ISO* (*Is Sold Out)

LMFAO ISO* (*Is Sold Out)

"I'm in Miami B!+ch" rappers sell out

Caffeine for your ears

Caffeine for your ears

No matter what he plays, Maximilian Eubank will keep you on your feet

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Shelbysee commented on Peter Bjorn and John: no whistling!

And the next day you can see Band of Horses and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at the Pablove Foundation Benefit www.pablove.org

BigDaddyB60612 commented on 'O Come All Ye Faithful'

You guys are clearly going for something different here (i.e., anti-traditional). Have fun. I'll stick with Nat King Cole or Johnn...

BigDaddyB60612 commented on 'Little Drummer Boy'

Got to go with Lou Rawls for the best performance of this song, but Crosby/Bowie is cool.

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Meet the Band: Drasbury Meet the Band: Drasbury

A high-school band reunites for one show

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CRITICS' REVIEWS

John Mayer, 'Battle Studies'

John Mayer, 'Battle Studies' 3 1/2

By Tamara Palmer

The bluesy ladies' man keeps it short and sweet on world-weary fourth LP

Bon Jovi, 'The Circle'

Bon Jovi, 'The Circle' 2

By Wade Tatangelo

Pop-metal survivors make misguided, ‘working man's’ rock record

Dashboard Confessional, 'Alter the Ending'

Dashboard Confessional, 'Alter the Ending' 3 1/2

By Kirk Miller

Sing-along emo's inventor aims to please on half-acoustic, half-electric LP. It 2/3 works!

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Madonna returns to Malawi to visit the school she is building for poor girls
LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) Madonna arrived in Malawi Sunday to visit the girls school she is building in the impoverished country where she adopted two children, an official for the star's charity said....
Madonna returns to Malawi to visit the school she is building for poor girls
LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) Madonna has left Malawi after a nearly weeklong visit with her family, airport and charity officials said Saturday. Officials said Madonna flew out of the southern...
'Phantom of the Opera' composer Andrew Lloyd Webber diagnosed with prostate cancer
LONDON (AP) Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his spokeswoman said Sunday. The 61-year-old Lloyd Webber's condition is in its early stages, a...
Former Smiths frontman Morrissey in stable condition after stage collapse
LONDON (AP) Former Smiths frontman Morrissey was released Sunday from a hospital where he was held overnight after collapsing on stage during a concert. A spokeswoman for the Great...
Placido Domingo tries out Verdi baritone role, but he still sounds like a tenor
BERLIN (AP) The notes were all there. The voice had its familiar warm and muscular sound. The technique remains rock-solid. And yet ... It seems that no amount of hard work or willpower...
 

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Complete coverage of the Des Moines Music Coalition's second annual fest

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