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Live Music This Week in DSM: Aug. 8 – 13, 2023

Live Music in DSM

August 8, 2023

Amelia Klatt

This week’s lineup of musical acts in Greater Des Moines (DSM) includes Iowa State Fair acts, Luke Fox at Water Works Park in the Gray’s Lake Area on Thursday, Aug. 10 and Beggars’ Bargain at Exile Brewing on Sunday, Aug. 13.

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, Aug. 8

  • “Freight Train” Frank at La Mie Restaurant in the skywalk at 11 a.m.
  • Carl & The Hamiltones at the Beaverdale Farmers’ Market at 4 p.m.
  • Jesse & The Medicine Men at the Adel Farmers’ Market at 4 p.m.
  • B. John Burns’ “Dealer’s Choice” Dinner Hour Livestream at 5 p.m.
  • SPAM at Cruise In Car Show at Sugar Shack Diner in Altoona at 5:30 p.m.
  • Richard Arndt at Bike Night at Mom’s in Maxwell at 5:30 p.m.
  • Opus Taylor at Tunes in the Trees at the Iowa Arboretum & Gardens in Madrid at 6 p.m.; $7
  • Blues Jam at Carl’s Place at 7:30 p.m.
  • Diggin Dirt with Dustin Farrow at xBk Live at 8 p.m.;$15-18
  • Mike Aceto at Greenwood Lounge at 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 9

  • Remedy Quartet at the Waukee Farmers’ Market – Historic Triangle at 4 p.m.
  • Archers with Versus Me, Discrepancies at Lefty’s at 5 p.m. (Doors); $15 adv. 
  • Tyler Frazier at Paws & Pints at 7 p.m.; Free (Unless you bring a dog – membership or day pass, medical documentation required)
  • Cover That at Zoo Brew at Blank Park Zoo at 6 p.m.; $18 without membership
  • Vida Sisters at DSM Biergarten at Water Works Park in the Gray’s Lake Area at 6 p.m.
  • Randy Burk at Stuffed Olive in Historic Court District at 6 p.m.
  • NOLA Jazz Trio at Louie’s Wine Dive at 6 p.m. 
  • Brittany Sword at The Republic on Grand in the Historic East Village at 6 p.m.
  • Justin Goodchild at Gilroy’s in West Des Moines at 6 p.m.
  • Brian Congdon at Mickey’s Irish Pub in Waukee at 6 p.m.
  • The Grain Powered Duo on the patio at Claxons in Altoona at 6 p.m.
  • Luke Farland at Rhythm & Brews at 30Hop in Ankeny at 6:30 p.m.
  • Britches and Hose at Firetrucker Brewery in Ankeny at 6 p.m.
  • Bill Matykowski at Greenwood Lounge at 7 p.m.
  • Ryne Doughty at 503 Cocktail Lab at 7 p.m.
  • Neil Anders at Shotgun Betty’s in West Des Moines at 9 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 10

  • Iowa State Fair at the Iowa State Fairgrounds
    • Royce Johns at JR’S SouthPork Ranch at Noon
    • Brad Seidenfeld at Jalapeno Pete’s at 1 p.m.
    • Tropical Steel at MidAmerican Stage at 1:30 p.m.
    • Jake Schrodt at JR’S SouthPork Ranch at 2:30 p.m.
    • Stark Raving Madge at Jalapeno Pete’s at 4:30 p.m.
    • Tyler Richton & The High Bank Boys at JR’S SouthPork Ranch at 5:30 p.m.
    • The Sinclairs at Iowa Craft Beer Tent at 7 p.m.
    • Randy Burk & The Prisoners at Stockman’s Inn at 7 p.m.
    • Rockland Road at Anne & Bill Riley Stage at 7 p.m.
    • Jason Brown at MidAmerican Stage at 8 p.m.
    • Morgan Miles at Bud Tent at 8 p.m.
    • For King + Country with We The Kingdom at Grandstand at 8 p.m.; $25 to $55
    • Priscilla Block at Susan Knapp Amphitheater at 8 p.m.
    • Birdchild at Jalapeno Pete’s at 8:30 p.m.
    • Rockland Road at Anne & Bill Riley Stage at 9 p.m.
    • Drake White at Bud Tent at 10 p.m.
  • "Freight Train" Frank in the skywalk at La Mie Restaurant at 11 a.m.
  • Fred Gazzo with John Krantz & Co. on the patio at Latin King at 5:30 p.m.
  • TBD at Confluence Brewing at 6 p.m.
  • Luke Fox at DSM Biergarten at Water Works Park in the Gray’s Lake Area at 6 p.m.
  • The Sons of Gladys Kravitz at Music in the Junction at Historic Valley Junction in West Des Moines at 6 p.m. 
  • Sean Sullivan at 515 Brewing in Clive at 6 p.m.
  • Jesse & The Medicine Men at Big Al’s Bar-B-Q in West Des Moines at 6 p.m.
  • Dan Medeiros at Fleetwood at Saylorville at 6 p.m.
  • Surf Zombies at Music in the Garden at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden in the Historic East Village at 6:30 p.m. $12, seniors & active military, $11, children $9
  • Will McKnight at Board & Batten, LLC in Dallas Center at 6:30 p.m.
  • Open Jam with Groove Review at Kenny’s Garage in Waukee at 7 p.m.
  • Taylor King on the patio at Trailside Tap in Ankeny at 7 p.m.
  • Ward Davis with Wes Shipp at Wooly’s at 8 p.m.; $20
  • Live Jazz Trio at In Confidence at the Hotel Fort Des Moines at 8 p.m.
  • Scott Eggleston at Greenwood Lounge at 8 p.m.
  • First Jason with Heir of Sorrow/The Miscarriages/Switchblade Saturdays at Boogs’ Hull Ave Tavern at 8 p.m.; $10
  • Sean Sullivan at 515 Brewing in Clive at 8 p.m.
  • Lee Klett at Bix & Co. in West Des Moines at 8:30 p.m.
  • Tanner Jay at Shotgun Betty’s in West Des Moines at 9 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 11

  • Iowa State Fair at the Iowa State Fairgrounds
    • BYOBrass at MidAmerican Energy Stage at 11 a.m.
    • Neva Alden at JR’S SouthPork Ranch at Noon
    • Josh Sinclair at Jalapeno Pete’s at 1 p.m.
    • Jake Simon at JR’S SouthPork Ranch at 2 p.m.
    • Fat Tuesday at Bud Tent at 2 p.m.
    • Jeff Stagg at Mid-American Energy Stage at 2 p.m.
    • Brad Morgan at Jalapeno Pete’s at 4:30 p.m.
    • Tyler Richton & The High Bank Boys at JR’S SouthPork Ranch at 5 p.m.
    • The Nadas at MidAmerican Energy Stage at 7 p.m.
    • Richard Arndt at Iowa Craft Beer Tent at 7 p.m.
    • Brother Trucker at Stockman’s Inn at 7 p.m.
    • Rockland Road at Anne & Bill Riley Stage at 7 p.m.
    • Blake Guyre at Susan Knapp Amphitheater at 7 p.m.
    • Tyler Hubbard with Parmalee at Grandstand at 8 p.m.; $25 to $55
    • Tony Bohnenkamp & The Buzz at Jalapeno Pete’s at 8:30 p.m.
    • The Nadas at MidAmerican Energy Stage at 9 p.m.
    • Rockland Road at Anne & Bill Riley Stage at 9 p.m.
    • Blake Guyre at Susan Knapp Amphitheater at 9 p.m.
  • Bob Pace & The Dangerous Band at Friday Work Release at xBk Live at 4:30 p.m.; $5
  • Ryne Doughty at Middlebrook Agrihood Farm in Cumming at 4:30 p.m.
  • Dan Medeiros at Truman’s Pizza Tavern at 5 p.m.
  • Willie James Shay at Sonny’s Pizza Bistro at 5:30 p.m.
  • The RhythMatics at Captain Roy’s at 6 p.m.
  • Leaving Hope, Normundy, Near Misses at Lefty’s at 6 p.m.; $10 Adv. 
  • The Kristal Moon on the patio at Confluence Brewery at 6 p.m.
  • Charlson Trio at Chuck’s Restaurant at 6 p.m.
  • Sonny Humbucker Band Acoustic Duo at The Cave at 6 p.m.
  • The Juan & Only at El toreado in West Des Moines at 6 p.m. 
  • David Watson at Iowa Distilling Co. in Cumming at 6 p.m.
  • Sips & Songs in the District at Prairie Trail in Ankeny
    • Emma Butterworth at 6 p.m.
    • Maytags at 8 p.m.
  • Monkey, Monkey, Monkey at Fleetwood at Saylorville at 6 p.m.
  • Ride On at Bike & Jeep Night at Polk City American Legion Post at 6 p.m.
  • Gladys Lite at Firepit Fridays at The Cellar Winery in Madrid at 6 p.m.
  • Flash in a Pan at the Grimes Farm Conservation Center in Marshalltown at 6 p.m.; BYOB (no glass or hard liquor)
  • Chad Elliott at Smash Park in Pella at 6 p.m.
  • Liv McNair at Winterset Cidery in Winterset at 6:30 p.m.
  • Jake Kemble at Paws & Pints at 7 p.m.; Free (Unless you bring a dog – membership or day pass, medical documentation required)
  • Leight July at Kelly’s Little Nipper at 7 p.m.
  • J. Jeffery Messerole at The Hall in West Des Moines at 7 p.m.
  • Burnin’  Sensations at Penoach Winery in Adel at 7 p.m.; $5
  • Ade & The Soul Brothers at Pura Social Club in the Historic East Village at 8 p.m.
  • BitterSweet Nation at Whiskey House in Ankeny at 8 p.m.
  • Mike Aceto at The Proletariat in Perry at 8 p.m.
  • Charlie Otto at Byron’s in Pomeroy at 8 p.m.; $15
  • Run Wilson with Dirty Blonde at xBk Live at 9 p.m.; $10-15
  • Aaron Winters at Greenwood Lounge at 9 p.m.
  • Jake Kloefkorn at Shotgun Betty’s in West Des Moines at 9 p.m.
  • Hillbilly Air Show at The Port at Lake Panorama in Panora at 9 p.m.
  • Grupo515 at 300 Craft & Rooftop at 10 p.m.
  • Opus Taylor at Prairie Meadows in Altoona at 10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 12

  • Iowa State Fair at the Iowa State Fairgrounds
    • Iowa Rocks Youth Showcase at Susan Knapp Amphitheater at 9 a.m.
    • Homeward Bound at JR’S SouthPork Ranch at 10 a.m.
    • Kelsie James at JR’S SouthPork Ranch at Noon
    • Day’s Live Music at MidAmerican Energy Stage at Noon
    • Brian Congdon at Jalapeno Pete’s at 1 p.m.
    • The Return Of DDEP – Pt. Deux at JR’S SouthPork Ranch at 2 p.m.
    • The Sinclairs at MidAmerican Energy Stage at 2 p.m.
    • Fat Tuesday at Bud Tent at 2 p.m.
    • The Sheet at Jalapeno Pete’s at 4:30 p.m.
    • The Guilty Pleasures at JR’S SouthPork Ranch at 5 p.m.
    • Dan Medeiros at Iowa Craft Beer Tent at 7 p.m.
    • CeCe Stewart & Radiotrain at Stockman’s Inn at 7 p.m.
    • New Kids on The Block with Jesse McCartney at Grandstand at 8 p.m.; $45 to $95
    • Good To Be King at MidAmerican Energy Stage at 8 p.m.
    • Shane Profitt at Susan Knapp Amphitheater at 8 p.m.
    • Bad Friends at Jalapeno Pete’s at 8:30 p.m.
  • Simple Stories, Sydney Storm Entertainment, Morgan Wolfe, Joseph Valenti, BYOBrass, L and N Music, Sweet Tater at the Downtown Farmers’ Market in Historic Court District from 7 a.m. until Noon
  • Jesse & The Medicine Men at the Adel Sweet Corn Festival in Adel at 11 a.m.
  • Jordan Beem at Annie’s Irish Pub at Noon
  • Andy Classen/Tanner Taylor Duo on the patio at Latin King at 4 p.m.
  • The Get Down at Hawkeye Elks Lodge at 4 p.m.; $5
  • Saints & Sinners at Revelton Distillery in Osceola at 4 p.m.
  • Tyler Frazier on the patio at 1908 Draught House in West Des Moines at 5 p.m.
  • Brittany Sword at 1908 Draught House in Norwalk at 5 p.m.
  • The Drive-Ins at Indianola Country Club at 5 p.m.
  • Stutterin’ Jimmy & The Goosebumps at Captain Roy’s at 6 p.m.
  • Bob Pace at Chuck’s Restaurant at 6 p.m.
  • The High Bidders at 515 Brewing in Clive at 6 p.m.
  • Shock Collar at Fleetwood at Saylorville at 6 p.m.
  • Josey Scott’s Saliva with Calous, Display Case, Elision at Lefty’s at 6:30 p.m.; $25 Adv. 
  • Retrospect Trio at Covered Bridges Winery in Winterset at 6:30 p.m.; $5
  • Tommy Prine with Jordan Smart at xBk Live at 7 p.m.; $18-22
  • Salt Creek at the Croatian Slavic Center at 7 p.m.; $5 Members, $7 Nonmembers
  • Liv McNair at Uptown Garage Brewing in Ankeny at 7 p.m.
  • Jesse & The Medicine Men at Lake Robbins Ballroom in Woodward at 7 p.m.; $10
  • Dick Danger Band at Bike Night at Winterset Dirty Biker Design in Winterset at 7 p.m.
  • Near Misses at Maggie’s Rumble Room at 8 p.m.
  • John Krantz Trio at The Continental in the Historic East Village at 8 p.m.
  • Dave Watson at Ambro’s Roadhouse in De Soto at 8 p.m.
  • Chris Falcon at Mickey’s Irish Pub in Waukee at 8:30 p.m.
  • Jeff Banks Band at Greenwood Lounge at 9 p.m.
  • BitterSweet Nation at Kenny’s Garage in Waukee at 9 p.m.
  • Bruce Day at The Port at Lake Panorama in Panora at 9 p.m.
  • Craig Swalwell Band at Prairie Meadows in Altoona at 10 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 13

  • Iowa State Fair at the Iowa State Fairgrounds
    • Owen Justice at JR’S SouthPork Ranch at Noon
    • Royce Johns at Jalapeno Pete’s at 1 p.m.
    • Lucas Beebe at MidAmerican Energy Stage at 2 p.m.
    • The Sheet at JR’S SouthPork Ranch at 2:30 p.m.
    • C.H.A.W. at Jalapeno Pete’s at 4:30 p.m.
    • Tyler Richton & The High Bank Boys at JR’S SouthPork Ranch at 5 p.m.
    • Robbie Michael at Iowa Craft Beer Tent at 7 p.m.
    • Randy Burk & The Prisoners at Stockman’s Inn at 7 p.m.
    • Son Peruchos – Latino Celebration at Anne & Bill Riley Stage at 7 p.m.
    • Xolex at Bud Tent at 7 p.m.
    • RENATA THE BAND at MidAmerican Energy Stage at 7 p.m.
    • Eric Church with Jackson Dean at Grandstand at 8 p.m. $60 to $125
    • Nate Smith at Susan Knapp Amphitheater 8 p.m.
    • Damon Dotson at Jalapeno Pete’s at 8:30 p.m.
    • Sadie Bass at Bud Tent at 9 p.m.
    • RENATA THE BAND at MidAmerican Energy Stage at 9 p.m.
  • Shaun Munday at The Republic on Grand in the Historic East Village at Noon
  • Erek Wright at Maxwell Farmers’ Market at Noon
  • The Crust at the DSM Biergarten at Water Works Park in the Gray’s Lake Area at 1 p.m.
  • The Savage Freds at Truman’s Pizza Tavern at 2 p.m.
  • Matt Woods Trio at Middlebrook Mercantile in Cumming at 2 p.m.
  • The Sinclair Duo at Summerset Winery in Indianola at 2 p.m.
  • Jesse & The Medicine Men at The Cellar Winery in Madrid at 2 p.m.
  • Brad Morgan at Winterset Cidery at 2 p.m.
  • Jordan Beem at Wellman’s West in West Des Moines at 4 p.m.
  • The Emblem Faction/Iced Wrist/Drowning Life/Abstract Forms/Mutt IA at Lefty’s at 5 p.m. (Doors); $10-15
  • Kiersten Conway/Nate Sparks Duo at Louie’s Wine Dive at 5 p.m.
  • The Snacks at Jordan Creek Town Center Amphitheater in West Des Moines at 5 p.m.
  • Barefoot Becky at Lake Robbins Ballroom in Woodward at 5 p.m.; $13
  • Dickie at Byron’s in Pomeroy at 5 p.m.; $15
  • Luke Fox at Beaver Tap at 6 p.m.
  • Collaboration Station Open Mic at Boggs’ Hull Ave Tavern at 6 p.m.
  • Suede at Summer Sundaze at Jamie Hurd Amphitheater in West Des Moines at 6 p.m.
  • Dwayne Dopsie with Liv McNair at Levitt Amp Music Series at Earlham City Park at 6 p.m.
  • Beggars’ Bargain at Exile Brewing at 6:30 p.m.
  • The Dave Matthews Tribute Band at Wooly’s in the Historic East Village at 7:30 p.m.; $20

The Greater Des Moines Partnership calendar of events is a one-stop resource for activities taking place throughout the region. Find networking information for Greater Des Moines (DSM) businesses or events specific to Downtown DSM.

Amelia Klatt

Amelia Klatt is the Director of Events for the Greater Des Moines Partnership. Her background working with nonprofit organizations has led to skills as a relationship builder and events professional. Klatt received her MPA from Drake University in 2019.

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