Lance is a Des Moines area native, who is passionate about music. He's seen acts from Aerosmith to ZZ Top, from Public Enemy to Yanni. These eclectic tastes color his world and this page.
It was finally reported that the death certificate for former Slipknot bassist was finalized after the toxicology report determined that drugs were the cause of Paul Gray's death. The official report is that the cause of death was...
Buried in the sad music news in central Iowa the last few days is an exciting and triumphant return of one of the most successful bands of the nineties. Stone Temple Pilots returned with their latest self titled release...
At 6:30pm Iowa time the remaining members of Slipknot, Brenna Gray (Paul's wife), and Tony Gray (Paul's brother) held a brief press conference at Wells Fargo Arena to discuss the passing of their bandmate and family member...
It was reported early afternoon that Paul Gray, the bassist for Des Moines based Slipknot was found dead in an Urbandale hotel room. Gray was a founding member of the group that has seen an amazing rise of the band...
With the summer music scene fast approaching more announcements were made today that should have live music fans marking their calendars. To start with the 80/35 festival made their second round of lineup releases. So far this...
The Simon Estes Amphitheater continues to draw some of the most interesting acts available to the Des Moines area. Just announced tonight by First Fleet Concerts was a date on August 17th by the Black Crowes. Many readers...
The big day for central Iowa music fans arrived on Monday April 19th, as the Greater Des Moines Music Coalition unveiled their wave of bands to play this year's 80/35 Festival. Fans have been getting restless over the...
This past Tuesday, one of the most influential rock musicians of the last twenty years released his first solo album. Slash, formerly of Guns n Roses, has been recording this self titled album for the past several months with...
There have been a few additions, announcements, and updates to some of the summer concerts and festivals since the original articles, so in an effort to make sure everyone has the most current information, here it is. First on the...
The 2010 Iowa State Fair Grandstand concert schedule was announced on Wednesday, and the thought “some things never change” comes to mind. Granted, the names change from year to year but there are a few things you...