Website for Iowa music of ALL and ANY genres. Showing the wonderful and diverse music our state offers!
We feature music podcasts, interview podcasts, videos, among other media, to present to you what is happening and has happened in the Iowa Music Scene.
To submit a song or website, app, playlist, etc, send audiofile or link to iowamusicshowcase@gmail.com!
Well, day job overtime is eating into my podcasting time. So part two of the Peace, Love, and Stuff retrospective is going up until next week.
Instead, we present another edition of Other Sources, our feature where we introduce you to other places where you can find and hear Iowa music.
This week, we cover Iowa Block Radio.
They describe themselves as "Block Radio is the Only platform in Iowa Dedicated to the Great Artists who Inspire it. Our vision here is to bring you the best of what Iowa has to offer!"
And... "'Iowa Block Radio' Is The Best Source of Iowa Local Music. We keep our Audience up to date on the latest events happening in Iowa. You will also enjoy weekly interviews with some of the best artists in the midwest. Iowa Block Radio Is a gateway into the future of midwest music."
I would argue with that description. I don't even say that about Iowa Music Showcase!
But they are a good source for Iowa hip-hop and rap music, which is what they cover. They present 3 podcasts a week running from one hour to three. Five of the last six episodes were 3 hours.
On the bottom of the page, we present the lastest episode that came out as of the time of this writing.
Our first one is just some playlists that The DMMC (The Greater Des Moines Music Coalition) has on SoundCloud and YouTube.
For any who don't know, The DMMC is the group here in Des Moinses that puts on the 80/35 music festival as well as Gross Domestic Product and Little Big Fest.
They do more than that, though. To quote from their website:
"What exactly does the DMMC do?
We make 80/35 music festival happen.
We make Little BIG Fest and Gross Domestic Product happen.
We produce Music University.
We provide startup funding/sponsorships to music related events and organizations.
We promote Iowa music on our blog, in our newsletter, and through Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by sharing news, upcoming shows, music, videos, reviews, and more.
We work in conjunction with other arts organizations in central Iowa through efforts, such as Capital Crossroads to strategize, plan, and execute music-related concepts that will have a positive impact on our community."
But in the blog post, I'm just going to deal with the playlists they make.
Before their festivals, they often have a contest for people to choose three bands that they would like to be in the festival. They make a playlist for all the submissions. These playlists are a great way to hear a bunch of different Iowa bands of various genres!
On the bottom of the page, I've included the three playlists they have up on SoundCloud at the time of this writing!
The DMMC also have two playlists of Iowa music up on their YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/DesMoinesMusic. I should warn you that there is a good bit of overlapping and redundancy on the two playlists.
The Channel also features videos and interviews dealing with the Des Moines and Iowa music scene.
Back in September, this sad message appeared for us Peace, Love, and Stuff fans...
I meant to do this retrospective back then, but Halloween, benefits, Christmas, New Year, and the caucuses got in the way.
I don't really know what can I say, so I'm just going to repeat what I said on Facebook after Lavonne's announcement:
R.I.P. Peace, Love, and Stuff! You guys always held a special place in my heart.
You were the first band I started following shortly after my daughter got old enough to stay home alone and I was going to shows regularly again!
And apparently it was one of your first shows, at the 3rd (?) 80/35, on the local stage at the old Des Moines Social Club.
And I was quite happy being your oldest fan in more than one way!
I also enjoyed getting to know you guys as people, not just musicians. Saw you go from wild, crazy college students to responsible adults with jobs, mortgages, and rents! Guess it was preview now that the earlier mentioned daughter is now old enough to be in college!
Of course, the highlight for me was having you guys play my 50th birthday party with Lipstick Homicide and my high school buddy's band, Sinister Sons!
So good luck to each of you on your individual endeavors. I'll remember you!
They describe themselves as "Block Radio is the Only platform in Iowa Dedicated to the Great Artists who Inspire it. Our vision here is to bring you the best of what Iowa has to offer!"
They describe themselves as "Block Radio is the Only platform in Iowa Dedicated to the Great Artists who Inspire it. Our vision here is to bring you the best of what Iowa has to offer!"
