I love Oregon, but one of the downsides of moving away from Des Moines is missing out on the great community of musicians that I was a part of. One of the most anticipated albums of the last few years has been painfully slow to completion; every time I saw Jacob Tyler Wolfgang I had to pester him about his unfinished, but already legendary album “To the Moon, Kid.”
It was no myth. Despite the arduous waiting, “To the Moon, Kid” was released yesterday and was well worth the patience. I’ve heard the album, listening over and over… and I certainly recommend it.
We’re moving to Oregon, and this is our last show in Iowa…if not forever, at least for a long time. Join us for the festivities at the Mars Cafe on July 16th as we give our fair city a “musical hug” goodbye.
Just an FYI – there are a couple of Central Iowa radio stations that tout local and regional talent on a regular basis. Both of these fine stations play Finn Miles music, and both are open to requests or receiving feedback.
Every once in a while I get back on my soapbox and extol the excellence of my record label, Pinnacle Records. That’s right, I’m an artist who is glad they have a label. I’m glad I have a team behind my music to help put out albums (like the soon to be released Modern Saints). They help with the press releases, distribution and are supportive of the music…in fact Darren is playing drums in my band!
So, cheers to the good guys, the little guys, the people who matter. Thanks to Darren and Christina at Pinnacle I get to focus on making the best music I can make, and everybody gets a decent slice of the pie.
Finn Miles Full Band EP Release – “Modern Saints EP” – 10pm 12/19/2010
This is the final event in our Threepack of shows celebrating the release of “Modern Saints,” the new EP from Finn Miles.
This show is a showcase, an effervescent extravaganza of singer-songwriters transformed into rockers, including the always entertaining Jacob Tyler Wolfgang Band and the rootsy Dustin Smith Band.
Join us for a night of incredible music, surprises, and a time to make unforgettable memories.
Oh, and if you join the email list you might get exclusive access to HOT DEALS on all our new merchandise.
Des Moines, IA is bustling with fantastic, severely underrated artists…but I’m confident that won’t be the case for long. One of my longtime collaborators and a local artist, Jonathan Pearson is currently hard at work on new posters, as well as T-shirt and album design for the soon to be released “Modern Saints EP.” Jon works at 8/7 Central doing design work during the daytime, and in the evening he crafts his own unique paintings, as well as helps up and coming musicians (like Finn Miles) to look their best, raising the bar for the local music and art scene.
Ok…so usually I wouldn’t use such ridiculous language…but the We Hate Music podcast is a kind of local curiosity, talking about the Des Moines music scene, and other randomness.
