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Gross Domestic Product returns for the fourth straight year on Saturday, April 11 at Hotel Fort Des Moines. This years’ lineup is packed with performances from some of the top talent in Iowa, including 9 new acts to the GDP roster.
Tickets are on sale now at IowaTix.com for $10 and day of tickets will sell for $15. If you purchase a DMMC membership for $25 through IowaTix.com, you will get a free ticket to GDP.
State Room
6:00 – Wolves In The Attic
7:00 – Man Of The Mountain
7:45 – Adam Robert Haug
8:15 – Dark Mirror
9:15 – Gaiden Gadema w/ Richie Daggers
10:00 – Tyborn Jig
11:00 – The Autumn Project
Grand Ballroom
6:15 – Beati Paoli
7:15 – The Dig Angees
8:00 – Aeon Grey
8:45 – Cashes Rivers
9:30 – Finding The Warren
10:30 – Cleo's Apartment
11:30 – The Envy Corps
Little BIG Fest is an annual jam, alt-country, bluegrass, roots rock music festival. Started in Fall 2006, LBF has featured talented acts such as Trampled by Turtles, Mr. Baber’s Neighbors, Floodplane, and Brother Trucker.
National headliners converged with top local and regional acts at 80/35 on July 4th and 5th in downtown Des Moines' Western Gateway Park. More than 40 acts performed on four stages including The Flaming Lips, The Roots, Andrew Bird, Black Francis, Yonder Mountain String Band and many more.
Find pictures, videos, and more at www.80-35.com .
Each month the DMMC helps promote a local show at venues across the Des Moines metro. Hitting different venues and multiple genres, Concert Corps hopes to get more people out to shows to support local musicians and venues. So far, we've been to House of Bricks, Shooter's Hideaway, Vaudeville Mews, Grand Piano Bistro, The Warehouse, People's Court, Mars Cafe, and Blues on Grand. Stay tuned for details on the next Concert Corps.
Music University (MU) is a FREE music business education series designed to provide artists and industry professionals advice on making a living through music in Central Iowa. Local and regional experts lead panel discussions covering a wide variety of topics of interest to anyone trying to move ahead in the music industry. MU is organized by the Greater Des Moines Music Coalition and the Metro Arts Alliance. Stay tuned for details on the next panel.
If you missed the first four panels, visit the following to get a recap: Self Promotion101 , Getting Gigs and Touring , Getting on the Radio, and Protecting your Art: A Guide to Legal Issues.Upcoming panels: The ABC's of Releasing a CD, Making Money in Music: Publishing and Licensing. Do you have suggestions for upcoming panels? Send us a mySpace message.