Live Music This Week in DSM: Oct. 3 – 8, 2023

This week’s lineup of musical acts in Greater Des Moines (DSM) includes Live Jazz Trio at In Confidence at Hotel Fort Des Moines on Thursday, Oct. 5, Brad Seidenfeld at Wellman’s Ingersoll on Friday, Oct. 6 and The Band SPAM at Summerset Winery in Madrid on Sunday, Oct. 8.

This list is curated week-to-week by local music fan Bryan Farland. Visit The List – Live Music in DSM Area's Facebook page for more information.

Tuesday, Oct. 3

• “Freight Train” Frank in the skywalk at La Mie Restaurant at 11 a.m.
• SPAM at Cruise In Car Show at Sugar Shack Diner in Altoona at 5:30 p.m.
• Rittz w/ Madchild, Noble Poets, Night Bees, $ellar Boiz at Lefty’s at 7 p.m. (Doors); $25 adv.
• Basement Philosophers Society at Greenwood Lounge at 7 p.m.
• DSM Irish Session at Sully’s Irish Pub in West Des Moines at 7 p.m.
• Pat Metheny Solo at Hoyt Sherman Place in Sherman Hill at 7:30 p.m.; $40 to $85
• Blues Jam at Carl’s Place at 7:30 p.m.
• Raye Zaragoza at xBk Live at 8 p.m.; $15

Wednesday, Oct. 4

• Taylor King at DSM Biergarten at Water Works Park in the Gray’s Lake Area at 6 p.m.
• Ducharme-Jones at Stuffed Olive in Historic Court District at 6 p.m.
• Wayne Page/Tanner Taylor Duo at Louie’s Wine Dive at 6 p.m.
• Chris Ranallo at The Republic on Grand in the Historic East Village at 6 p.m.
• TBD at Beaver Tap at 6 p.m.
• Brittany Sword at Gilroy’s in West Des Moines at 6 p.m.
• Willie Mac & the Lost Cousins at Cumming Tap in Cumming at 6 p.m.
• Justin Goodchild at Paws & Pints at 6:30 p.m.; Free (Unless you bring a dog – membership or day pass, medical documentation required)
• The DSM Big Band Plays Buddy Rich at Noce in Western Gateway at 7 p.m.; $15 GA, $35 reserved seating, $7 Student
• Djunah w/ Haploid at xBk Live at 7 p.m.; $15-18
• Brother Trucker at Maggie’s Rumble Room at 7 p.m.
• Christian Connett at Smoking G.O.A.T. Pub at 7 p.m.
• Open Mic Music Jam at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop at 7 p.m.
• Open Jam with “Keys and the Band” at Ambro’s Roadhouse in De Soto at 7 p.m.
• Randy Burk & The Prisoners at Greenwood Lounge at 8 p.m.
• Lee Klett at Shotgun Betty’s in West Des Moines at 9 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 5

• “Freight Train” Frank in the skywalk at La Mie Restaurant at 11 a.m.
• Joshua Sinclair at Greenbelt Landing in Clive at 11:30 a.m. (Food trucks)
• Gina Gedler on the patio at Latin King at 5:30 p.m.
• Betruckin Messing at DSM Biergarten at Water Works Park in the Gray’s Lake Area at 6 p.m.
• Scott Stilwell at Confluence Brewing at 6 p.m.
• Jesse & The Medicine Men at Ponchos Friendly Confines in Waukee at 6 p.m.
• Beggars’ Bargain at 515 Brewing in Clive at 6 p.m.
• Brittany Sword at Board & Batten in Dallas Center at 6:30 p.m.
• Max & Iggor Cavalera with Exhumed, Incite, Green Death at Wooly’s in the Historic East Village at 7 p.m.; $30
• Saxophonist Wayne Page & Co. at Noce in Western Gateway at 7 p.m.
• All Access Live! Featuring Allegra Hernandez at xBk Live at 7 p.m.; $5-10
• Open Jam with The Groove Review at Kenny’s Garage in Waukee at 7 p.m.
• A Piano Man Richard (First Thursday) at Whiskey House in Ankeny at 7 p.m.
• Tower Of Power at Hoyt Sherman Place at 7:30 p.m.; $46 to $100
• Live Jazz Trio at In Confidence at Hotel Fort Des Moines at 8 p.m.
• Scott Eggleston at Greenwood Lounge at 8 p.m.
• Adam Klett at Shotgun Betty’s in West Des Moines at 9 p.m.
• Rowdy Writers Round at Miss Kittys in Clive at 9 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 6

• Fight From Within/Exit Wounds/Nyhilist/Common Hollow/Mutt IA at Lefty’s at 5 p.m.; $10-15
• Bob Pace & The Dangerous Band at Friday Work Release at Greenwood Lounge at 5 p.m.
• Willie James Shay at Sonny’s Pizza Bistro at 5:30 p.m.
• Tyler Frazier at DSM Biergarten at Water Works Park in the Gray’s Lake Area at 6 p.m.
• Tony McGhee Project at Chuck’s Restaurant at 6 p.m.
• Mule at Iowa Distilling Co. in Cumming at 6 p.m.
• Marc Bailey at Firepit Fridays at The Cellar Winery in Madrid at 6 p.m.
• JohnPaul Burtch at Smash Park in Pella at 6 p.m.
• Brad Seidenfeld at Wellman’s Ingersoll at 6:30 p.m.
• Fly Me To The Moon: Max Wellman Sings Sinatra with The Nate Sparks Big Band at Noce in Western Gateway at 7 p.m.; $29 table seating, $49 VIP Reserved, $21 Bartop seating
• The Soul Searchers at Captain Roy’s at 7 p.m.
• The Snacks Dinner Show at Pura Cocktail Bar & Lounge in the Historic East Village at 7 p.m.
• The Sheet at Paws & Pints at 7 p.m.; Free (Unless you bring a dog – membership or day pass, medical documentation required)
• Levi Smith at The Hall in West Des Moines at 7 p.m.
• Luke Farland at Shotgun Betty’s in West Des Moines at 7 p.m.
• Royce Johns at Uptown Garage Brewing in Ankeny at 7 p.m.
• Grace Potter with The Cactus Blossoms at Hoyt Sherman Place in Sherman Hill at 8 p.m.; $40 to $60
• Tough Ghost with Hemann & The Hulks at xBk Live at 8 p.m.; $10-12
• The Feel Right at Doc’s Lounge in Johnston at 8 p.m.
• Suede at Kenny’s Garage in Waukee at 8 p.m.
• South 35 at Prairie Meadows in Altoona at 8 p.m.
• The Drive-Ins at Cabaret in Ankeny at 8 p.m.
• Chris & Micah (from Decoy) at Whiskey House in Ankeny at 8 p.m.
• Jesse & The Medicine Men at Flat Tire Lounge in Madrid at 8 p.m.
• Mike Aceto at The Proletariat in Perry at 8 p.m.
• Brittany Sword at The Thunderdome in Newton at 8 p.m.
• Mark Stuart & the Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash at Byron’s in Pomeroy at 8 p.m.; $20
• Heath Alan at Greenwood Lounge at 8:30 p.m.
• Lil Donald at Lefty’s at 9 p.m.; $30 ($50 Meet & Greet)
• Mike Moody & The Outlaws at Miss Kittys in Clive at 9 p.m.
• Recoil at Down Under in Clive at 9 p.m.
• Bruce Day at Brick & Ivy Rooftop in Altoona at 9 p.m.
• Jake Beaty at Hawk Heaven Tavern in Altoona at 9 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 7

• Andrew Cyr Guitar, Sydney Storm Entertainment, L and N Music, Patricia Holly and Day's Live Music at the Downtown Farmers’ Market from 8 a.m. – Noon
• Willie Mac and Jesse Gutierres at Pumpkin Palooza at Speckled Hen Farms in Winterset at 1 p.m.
• Flying Silos at Howell’s Tree Farm in Cumming at 3 p.m.
• Lincolnway Driverz at Oktoberfest at The Cellar Winery in Madrid at 3 p.m.
• John Krantz/Randy Ward Duo on the patio at Latin King at 4 p.m.
• Sumpin Doo at Hawkeye Elks Lodge No. 160 at 4 p.m.; $5
• Wauktober Fest at Historic Triangle Park in Waukee; $10
  • Czech It Out Band at 4:30 p.m.
  • Polka Police at 5:30 p.m.
  • Suede at 8 p.m.
• Mule at Middlebrook Mercantile in Cumming at 5 p.m.
• Jake Beaty, Brittany Sword, Loose Gravel at Big Ville Bash at Mitchellville City Park Stage in Mitchellville at 5 p.m.
• Malcolm Wells & The Two Timers at Captain Roy’s at 6 p.m.
• Unforgiven at Chuck’s Restaurant at 6 p.m.
• Dick Danger Band at the Windsor Heights Fall Festival at Colby Park at 6 p.m. (Fireworks at 7:30 p.m.)
• Drunk Brass at Firetrucktoberfest at Firetrucker Brewing in Ankeny at 6 p.m.
• RetroSpect at Covered Bridges Winery in Winterset at 6:30 p.m.; $5
• Pure Noise 2 at Wooly’s in the Historic East Village at 7 p.m.; $15
• Saxophonist Damani Phillips with Chicago Trumpeter Derrick Gardner at Noce in Western Gateway at 7 p.m.; $27 table seating, $45 VIP Reserved, $18 Bartop seating
• Sam & Adam’s Sing Along Party at Pura Cocktail Bar & Lounge in the Historic East Village at 7 p.m.
• Country River Band at Croatian Slavic Center at 7 p.m.; $5 Members, $7 Nonmembers
• Too Slim & The Taildraggers at The Thunderdome in Newton at 7 p.m.; $15-20
• Amos Lee with Mutlu at Hoyt Sherman at 7:30 p.m.; $39 to $69
• Royce Johns at The Cork in Johnston at 7:30 p.m.
• Lauren Sanderson with poutyface & Cody Benjamin at xBk Live at 8 p.m.; $20-25
• Nick Rueckert Group at The Continental in the Historic East Village at 8 p.m.
• Hudson Road at Prairie Meadows in Altoona at 8 p.m.
• Ducharme-Jones Band at Greenwood Lounge at 8:30 p.m.
• JJ & The Boys at Mickey’s in Waukee at 8:30 p.m.
• Winterland with Almost Wizards at Lefty’s at 9 p.m.; $10 adv.
• The Feel Right at Yacht Club at 9 p.m.
• South 35 at Down Under in Clive at 9 p.m.
• Tim Zach at Miss Kittys in Clive at 9 p.m.
• Chris & Micah from Decoy at Kenny’s Garage in Waukee at 9 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 8

• Opus Taylor at DSM Biergarten at Water Works Park in the Gray’s Lake Area at 1 p.m.
• DMCO Investigates the Orchestra at Sheslow Auditorium at Drake University at 2 p.m.
• Ducharme-Jones at Middlebrook Mercantile in Cumming at 2 p.m.
• The Band SPAM at Summerset Winery in Indianola at 2 p.m.
• Robert Deitch at The Cellar Winery in Madrid at 2 p.m.
• Nick Hermann at Winterset Cidery in Winterset at 2 p.m.
• Teri Underhill, Aloha Wind, Zandra, Feminine Hyjinx, Jess U, Nalani Proctor at Malama Maui: A benefit for Maui at xBk Live at 3 p.m.; $20-25
• Local Music Showcase at Teehee’s Comedy Club at 3 p.m.
• Bill Bergren / Tanner Taylor Duo at Louie’s Wine Dive at 5 p.m.
• Dan Tedesco at Byron’s in Pomeroy at 5 p.m.; $15
• Abbie & The Sawyers at Jamie Hurd Amphitheater in West Des Moines at 6 p.m.

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