Archive > June 2009

Mixing Television Head on a Rainy Summer Day in Des Moines

We’re excited to finish our new album “Telltale” and share it with you!

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Iowa Public Radio – Hipster Radio

Something happened a few years ago, NPR and IPR became way hip. Adding shows like Night Music and the Java Blend have helped public radio lead culture and become what (so I’m told) FM was way back in the 60’s.

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Free Music Download – Acoustic

We’ve decided to give you a little something for free…just a mid-June pick me up. Below is a free mp3! Listen to a stripped-down acoustic version of “Face the Facts” from the Branches EP. Enjoy

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Booking it for the Vaudeville Mews

Not every town has a great venue for musical and art; we’re really luck in Des Moines to have places like the Vaudeville Mews.

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Celebrating the book release at Mars Cafe

We rocked, we read…it was amazing. Read more about Danny’s book on homelessness in Central Iowa here…

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Last Day of Tracking Telltale EP!

Producer Scott Gratton puts the finishing touches on the Finn Miles album “telltale”

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Book Release, Homelessness, Mars Cafe

My friend Danny Heggen (of local folk group Seedlings) has just written a book about homelessness in Central Iowa. The book release is Friday, June 12th at the Mars Cafe in Des Moines, IA.

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Kickstarter for Artists and Musicians

I just thought I’d tune you in to a cool little community called “Kickstarter,” a really neat forum for crowdsourcing creative projects. It’s a innovative idea, and a great way to back art and artists that you believe in.

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Scotty Drums in Des Moines

Pictures of Scott Gratton, Finn Miles producer, playing drums in the recording studio at Broadlawns in Des Moines, IA

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Rock Show Envy

There may be no better band in the Midwest, likely in Iowa, than The Envy Corps. In light of their local legacy, and inherent awesomeness I feel obligated to suggest attendance to their Kidglove EP concert at the Vaudville Mews on June 4th.
Go ahead, pencil it in on your calendar; listen to The Envy Corps [...]

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