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Mumford's performing their new song "No One Lives Here by That Name" from their brand new album, Immediate Family!  Recorded at The House of Bricks for DMMC's Little Big Fest!

My girlfriend and I's Halloween costume this year.  #halloween #halloween2013 #photo #kiss #vjdaykiss #iconicphotos #memories #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephoto #photography #halloweencostume #couplescostume

Here's another video I shot of Christopher the Conquered singing "Yellow Image" by the Poison Control Center at Vaudeville Mews.  Enjoy.

Thanks to all the bands who played! Tonight was a wonderful night of music!! #desmoines #livemusic #pbrbar

This week Christopher the Conquered sings "Famiy Circle" from the upcoming Mumford's album, due this fall.  Video shot by me.

"Look pass the disability to uncover the ability within. I have known Luca for two years as his teacher and caregiver. He is on the autistic spectrum, and he is resilient to let anyone tell him he can't do something. He constantly proves otherwise. We bonded instantly over music. Music is Luca. Put any instrument in front of Luca and he can fully express himself to the maximum. It is who he is. He is not defined by his disorder, he thrives on it."

It has been a loooong time since I've posted on here.  I'll be honest, with so many different  social media sites, it's hard to keep up with all of them.  But I want to get back to posting on here and having this blog be a place to get exclusive content from Des Moines' wonderful music scene.  Three weeks ago I began collaborating with Christopher the Conquered on his cover series.  Each week we will release a new video of him singing a cover.  So get caught up with my playlist starting with "Safe With Me" by Trouble Lights, and then go over to Maximum Ames TV to watch the rest.  

Last Saturday, Trouble Lights performed at ISU's Maintenace Shop.  This was a special show because it included two backup singers, and burlesque dancer, Phoenix L'Amour as backup dancer.  In this video they perform the song, "Grey".

February 9th, 2013 was the 5 year anniversary of The Space for Ames.  In celebration The Space hosted 15 hours of non-stop music featuring over 55 bands from central Iowa.  It was a truly amazing feat to watch and be a part of.  Here are some of my favorite moments from the show.  This is just a small taste of the greatness that occurred that day.

Last year I saw Trouble Lights in concert many times.  It's safe to say that they are one of my favorite acts to see live.  Singer Adrien Daller brings so much energy to her performance and her dance moves are so fun to watch, you can't help but dance too!  So every time I saw them, I would shoot video of the song "Safe With Me", which is probably my favorite song of theirs.  Eventually I compiled enough footage to be able to make this fun video montage of their live shows.  I hope it gives people a good idea of what Trouble Lights is like in concert and encourages people to go see them.  I had a lot of fun making this video and I hope to do more like it in the future.  Thank you so much to Trouble Lights for sharing this on their YouTube page!

Here's a video I made featuring some of my favorite sets from last year's 80/35.  I chose one of my favorite parts of a Little Ruckus song, seems rather fitting.  Enjoy.

This past summer, the Maximum Ames All Stars, a super group of bands from the Maximum Ames record label, assembled to perform at the Iowa State Fair.  The result was big band versions of hits from bands ranging from Christopher the Conquered, Mumford's, Trouble Lights, the Poison Control Center, and more!  This Thursday they will reunite for a show at DG's Tap House in Ames.  You can check out the event on facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/events/568360626522833/  Until then, here is a video of a cover of a PCC song, can you guess which song it is?

Here is Surgery performing at DG's Tap House in Ames.  Surgery is from Fairfield, Iowa and is composed of Dom Rabalais (Little Ruckus), Joey Del Re on guitar, and Joseph Mayfield provides vocals.  They are currently working hard on their first album and hope to have it released early next year.  Also, Beefcake makes an appearance during this song.

About 6 months ago, Des Moines band, Hath No Fury, went through a serious lineup change that left Jen Allen as the sole member.  Since then she has worked her butt off playing solo shows, meeting and practicing with other musicians, and finally reached the point of playing a show with a full band last night.  Hearing familiar songs that I had heard as the old lineup, or as acoustic solo sets, or even, as Allen puts it "White Stripes'ing it", and then hearing them last night felt like I was hearing them for the first time.  And it sounded good.  Really good.  Allen won't say if this is officially the new lineup, but I'd say it looks likely.  I for one, really hope so.  Look out Des Moines, nay, world, Hath No Fury is proving to be a force to be reckoned with.