Live Music This Week in DSM: July 30 – Aug. 4, 2024

This week’s lineup of musical acts in Greater Des Moines (DSM) includes The Sons of Gladys Kravitz, Rural Route, Barry Manilow, CeCe Stewart, Nick Hermann and The Claudettes at live music venues across the region.  Check them out at restaurants and nightlife businesses while grabbing a bite or enjoying a cocktail. And don’t forget to connect through other things to do, too. Cheer on a sports team, shop local or visit your favorite attraction or event before or after enjoying the best live music in DSM.

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, July 30

• “Freight Train” Frank at La Mie Restaurant in the skywalk at 11 a.m.
• Urbandale Community Band at Johnston Farmers’ Market at Johnston Town Center in Johnston at 4 p.m.
• B. John Burns Dinner Hour Livestream at 5 p.m.
• The Sons of Gladys Kravitz at Nights in the Heights at Colby Park in Windsor Heights at 5 p.m.
• Jazz in July at Hoyt Sherman Auditorium in Sherman Hill
• Andrew Wittmer Quintet (Outside on Krantz Stage) at 5:15 p.m.
• Brazilian Jazz Project (Outside on EMC Plaza) at 6:30 p.m.
• Parranderos Latin Combo (Inside) at 8 p.m.
• Tanner Taylor Trio at Latin King at 5:30 p.m.
• SPAM at Cruise In Car Night at Sugar Shack Diner in Altoona at 5:30 p.m.
• Destroy Boys with Sorry Mom, Basketball Divorce Court at Wooly’s in the Historic East Village at 7 p.m.; $22.50
• Scott H. Biram with The Other Brothers at Lefty’s at 7 p.m. (Doors); $15 adv.
• Sugar Valley at Greenwood Lounge at 7:30 p.m.
• Blues Jam at Carl’s Place at 7:30 p.m.
• Chevelle at Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee at 7:30 p.m.; $41.25 to $53
• Jason Erickson-Reed at Greenwood Lounge at 8 p.m.

Wednesday, July 31

• Jake Schrodt at Summer Series, Country Lane Lodge, Adel at 5 p.m.
• The Sheet at Zoo Brew, Blank Park Zoo at 6 p.m.; $25 ($10 members)
• Nate Sparks / Marisa Cravero Duo at Louie’s Wine Dive at 6 p.m.
• Brian Herrin at Gilroy’s Kitchen + Patio + Pub in West Des Moines at 6 p.m.
• Kevin Best at Sully’s Irish Pub in West Des Moines at 6 p.m.
• David Watson at Mickey’s Irish Pub in Waukee at 6 p.m.
• Damon Dotson at Carper Winery in Norwalk at 6 p.m.
• Rural Route at Tiger Bowl in Madrid at 6 p.m.
• Brittany Sword at 30Hop in Ankeny at 6:30 p.m.
• Lincoln Grimes at Greenwood Lounge at 7 p.m.
• Open Mic Night with Mike Aceto at Doc’s Lounge in Johnston at 7 p.m.
• Steve Earle with Channing Wilson at Hoyt Sherman at 7:30 p.m.; $45 to $75
• Jesse Wilson at Shotgun Betty’s in West Des Moines at 9 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 1

• Neva Alden at The Pelican Post Bar & Grille in West Des Moines at 5 p.m.
• Jonas Magram at Soumas Courtyard in Perry at 5 p.m.
• Jack Curtis Trio at Latin King at 5:30 p.m.
• Not Quite Brothers at Jasper Winery in the Gray’s Lake Area at 6 p.m.
• Dan Trilk at Confluence Brewing at 6 p.m.
• Standing Hampton at Music in the Junction in Historic Valley Junction in West Des Moines at 6 p.m.
• Beggars’ Bargain at 515 Brewing in Clive at 6 p.m.
• Jesse & The Medicine Men at Pancho’s Friendly Confines in Waukee at 6 p.m.
• The Band SPAM at Bike Night at Hawk Heaven Tavern in Altoona at 6 p.m.
• Sinclair Duo at Bouys at Saylorville Marina in Polk City at 6 p.m.
• Ade & The Soul Brothers at Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden in the Historic East Village at 6:30 p.m.; $12
• Brian Herrin at Board & Batten in Dallas Center at 6:30 p.m.
• Barry Manilow at Wells Fargo Arena at 7 p.m.; $27 to $408
• Open Jam with Groove Review at Kenny’s Garage in Waukee at 7 p.m.
• Jordan Messerole at Starlite Lounge, Colo at 7 p.m.
• Outlaw Country Express at Maytag Bowl Park in Newton at 7 p.m.
• The Soul Searchers at Greenwood Lounge at 8 p.m.
• Lucas Beebe at Shotgun Betty’s in West Des Moines at 9 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 2

• Hinterland in St. Charles from 1:15 – 11 p.m.
• Keith Davis at Down Under Bar & Grill in Clive at 4 p.m.
• Royce Johns at Friday on the Farm at Middlebrook Farm in Cumming at 4:30 p.m.
• Bob Pace & The Dangerous Band at Friday Work Release Party at Greenwood Lounge at 5 p.m.
• Dustin Baird at Truman’s Pizza Tavern at 5 p.m.
• Mike Tiedeman at Caffrey’s Sports Pub in Waukee at 5 p.m.
• Brian Congdon at Bevy’s Tavern in West Des Moines at 5 p.m.
• Willie James Shay at Sonny’s Pizza Bistro at 5:30 p.m.
• Mike Moody & The Outlaws at Captain Roy’s at 6 p.m.
• Beggars’ Bargain at Confluence Brewery at 6 p.m.
• Piano Man Richard at Chuck’s Restaurant at 6 p.m.
• The Juan & Only at El Toreado in West Des Moines at 6 p.m.
• Ryne Doughty at Iowa Distilling Co. in Cumming at 6 p.m.
• CeCe Stewart at Firetrucker Brewing in Ankeny at 6 p.m.
• Driving Blind at Bouys at Saylorville Marina in Polk City at 6 p.m.
• Robert Deitch at Firepit Fridays at The Cellar Winery in Madrid at 6 p.m.
• On Hiatus / LAMP with Parabola, Spliff Tank at Lefty’s at 6:30 p.m.; $10 ($5 under 21)
• Indivisible at Wellman’s Ingersoll at 6:30 p.m.
• BTDT at Smash Park in West Des Moines at 6:30 p.m.
• David G. Smith at Tannin Wine Bar in Marshalltown at 6:30 p.m.
• Thrash of the Titans with Calous at Wooly’s in the Historic East Village at 7 p.m.; $15
• The Guilty Pleasures at xBk Live at 7 p.m.; $12-15 (Seating options available)
• Songs From Across the Pond: Amber Duimstra & Her Band at Noce in Western Gateway at 7 p.m.; $25, 36, 42, 49
• J.B. Williams at Kelly’s Little Nipper at 7 p.m.
• Rural Route at Shotgun Betty’s in West Des Moines at 7 p.m.
• Silversonic at Middlebrook Mercantile in Cumming at 7 p.m.
• Counting Crows at Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee at 7:30 p.m.; $82 to $189
• Dick Danger Band at Back Roads Lounge in Johnston at 8 p.m.
• The People’s Band at Kenny’s Garage in Waukee at 8 p.m.
• Neva Alden at Sister’s Place in Carlisle at 8 p.m.
• Neil Anders at The Proletariat in Perry at 8 p.m.
• The Hillbilly Airshow at The Port on Lake Panorama in Panora at 8 p.m.
• The Lamplighters at Doc’s Lounge in Johnston at 8:30 p.m.
• Witness Trees at Tannin Wine Bar in Marshalltown at 8:30 p.m.
• Scott Kirkhart at Bike Night at 1833 Saloon at 9 p.m.
• Aaron Earl Short at Greenwood Lounge at 9 p.m.
• Jef Spradley at Prairie Meadows in Altoona at 10 p.m.
• Luke Farland at Cabaret in Ankeny at 10 p.m.
• Sam Barber at Hinterland After Party at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines at 10:30 p.m.; $25

Saturday, Aug. 3

• Hinterland in St. Charles from 9 a.m. – Late
• Jana West & RetroSpect at Annie’s Irish Pub at Noon
• Justin Goodchild at Tuddy’s Tavern in West Des Moines at Noon
• Dukes of Haggard at Revelton Distillery in Osceola at 4 p.m.
• Mike Aceto at 1908 Draught House in West Des Moines at 5 p.m.
• Nick Hermann at 1908 Draught House in Norwalk at 5 p.m.
• CONFLICTS with The Kansas City Dogs, Common Hollow, Hate Division, Mutt IA at Lefty’s at 5:30 p.m.; $15
• Jordan Messerole at Thomas Jefferson Gardens in Jefferson at 5:30 p.m.
• The Unfortunate Sons at Captain Roy’s at 6 p.m.
• The Soul Searchers at Chuck’s Restaurant at 6 p.m.
• The Juan & Only at El Toreado Mexican Bar & Grill #2 at 6 p.m.
• Mike Moody & The Outlaws at Bouys at Saylorville Marina in Polk City at 6 p.m.
• Gimikk at Covered Bridges Winery, Winterset at 6:30 p.m.; $10
• Tina Hasse Findlay: Along The Blues Road at Noce in Western Gateway at 7 p.m.; $19, $26, $35
• The Bond at Uptown Garage Brewing in Ankeny at 7 p.m.
• Country Classics at Lake Robbins Ballroom in Woodward at 7 p.m.; $10
• Lucas Beebe at Wayward Social in Marshalltown at 7 p.m.
• Heads in Motion: A Talking Heads Tribute at xBk Live at 8 p.m.; $17-20 (Seating options available)
• Dick Danger Band at Kenny’s Garage in Waukee at 8 p.m. 
• Skindiver at Miss Kitty’s in Clive at 8:30 p.m.
• Kevin Lindgren at Mickey’s Irish Pub in Waukee at 8:30 p.m.
• Dustin Farrow & The Relics at Greenwood Lounge at 9 p.m.
• Bad Decisions at Down Under Bar & Grill in Clive at 9 p.m.
• Standard Time with Max Wellman at Noce in Western Gateway at 9:30 p.m.
• Beggar’s Bargain at Prairie Meadows in Altoona at 10 p.m.
• The Red Clay Strays with Alex Arthur at Hinterland After Party at Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines at 10:30 p.m.; $29.50

Sunday, Aug. 4

• Marc Bailey on the patio at Either/Or at 11 a.m.
• The Savage Freds and Nothing Special at Truman’s Pizza Tavern from Noon to 6 p.m.
• Open Jam with The Anthony Orji Trio at Vibes Kitchen & Bar at 2 p.m.
• Ron Moshier at Croatian Slavic Center at 7 p.m.; $5 Members, $7 Nonmembers
• Jason Walsmith Storyteller at Middlebrook Mercantile in Cumming at 2 p.m.
• Matt Woods Band at Summerset Winery in Indianola at 2 p.m.
• Burnin’ Sensations at The Cellar Winery in Madrid at 2 p.m.
• Final Mix at The Pelican Post in West Des Moines at 3 p.m.
• Brittany Sword at Wellman’s West Pub & Rooftop in West Des Moines at 4 p.m.
• Steve Grismore / Rod Leaverton Duo at Louie’s Wine Dive at 5 p.m.
• Gimikk (and fireworks, food trucks) at Jordan Creek Amphitheater in West Des Moines at 5 p.m.
• Gaylin Sudek & Friends at Lake Robbins Ballroom in Woodward at 5 p.m.; $13
• Jordan Messerole at Summer Sundaze at Jamie Hurd Amphitheater in West Des Moines at 6 p.m.
• The Claudettes with Brian Herrin at Levitt Amp Earlham Music Series, Earlham Park at 6 p.m.
• Blacktop Mojo with RessurectioN MarY, Balefire, Soulcage at Lefty’s at 6:30 p.m. (Doors); $20 adv.
• Bronco with 2S Los2Delas, The Wercos Band at Val Air Ballroom at 8 p.m.; $80 to $500

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, including Chamber luncheons, roundtables and ribbon cuttings. You can also find live music happening each week thanks to the “Live Music This Week in DSM” blog series.