The locally legendary rock band the Poison Control Center is set to release a limited edition vinyl record of their previously unreleased rock opera A Nice Old-Fashioned Romance With Love Lyrics and Everything on Maximum Ames Records (with which I, Mr. Blogsdon, am affiliated). In this video, Patrick Tape Fleming talks to the music writer [...]
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The Poison Control Center’s Patrick Tape Fleming Talks New Album (And Ames Music History!)
December 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment
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KURE Fest Prepares to Rock the M Shop
October 24th, 2011 · No Comments
The second annual KURE Fest is coming up on Thursday, October 27, at the M Shop. The fest is in its second year. Last year, the event featured a big lineup of local talent. This year, the organizers decided to go for some national talent and managed to get the awesome bands Neon Indian and [...]
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The Ames Women of Rock Showcase Debuting at Maximum Ames Music Festival
September 9th, 2011 · No Comments
Fans of Ames music will definitely want to be at the one-of-a-kind house concert taking place Sunday, September 25, as part of the Maximum Ames Music Festival. The Orange Gentleman, a local house concert venue across the street from the downtown Fairway, will be hosting the inaugural Ames Women of Rock Showcase. The show will [...]
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KHOI Community Radio Opens Its Doors in Downtown Ames
September 7th, 2011 · 2 Comments
The iconic Ames Pantorium building on Douglas Avenue is the new home of KHOI Community Radio, a noncommerial station that plans to go on air next August. The official opening of the new space is on Friday, September 16. The Chamber of Commerce will be there for a ribbon cutting and the KHOI board of [...]
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Brand New House Venue Hosts First Show Tonight
June 21st, 2011 · No Comments
There’s nothing like a house show to make a live music fan feel warm and fulfilled. When a private living space is transformed into a performance space there is a unique connection between musicians and audiences that simply cannot be replicated in a designated venue. Ames has a long and proud tradition of house concerts [...]
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Album Review: Ladysoal EP
June 14th, 2011 · No Comments
In the summer of 2008, RAGBRAI came through Ames and the influx of bicyclists was not only a boost for the local economy; it gave a boost to Ames music as well. In addition to all the bars hosting live music for the evening, there was an explosion of street performances. All through the afternoon [...]
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Bootytronic Every Friday Night in June!
June 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Ames’ indestructible DJ crew The Bootytronic Suite is hosting dance parties every Friday night in the month of June. They are graciously spreading the madness around the Campustown bars. Tonight (June 10) they’ll be bringing the sweat to the newly refurbished Capone’s with a line-up of six local DJs on two stages. Kinky Kyro is [...]
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A New Studio/Label in Ames Seeks “the Weirdest of the Weird”
June 8th, 2011 · No Comments
The Ames-based drum and bass master Matt Dake has launched a new studio/label called Thou Art Records. The studio is based out of his basement on South Riverside Drive and he’s started lining up some local acts to put out. MRPF3, Dake’s long-running project with the bassist and drummer Aaron Alcott, is working on a [...]
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Phoenix L’Amour, Central Iowa’s Burlesque Queen
June 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Courtesy of Phoenix L’Amour Phoenix L’Amour is leading a burlesque revival in Central Iowa, adding a flavor of risqué fun to the nightlife. Phoenix L’Amour is the stage persona of Erin O’Grady, a student in Creative Apparel Design at Iowa State. Her act certainly features creative apparel, as well as its artful removal. She performs [...]
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A Different Vision for Campustown
February 23rd, 2011 · 1 Comment
Update: In June, the Ames city council declined to give Lane4 more time to come up with a workable plan for Campustown redevelopment but said that the city may approach the Kansas City development company in the future. Campustown needs some love. But it does not need to be demolished in order to be improved. [...]
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