Live Music This Week in DSM: Oct. 31 – Nov. 5, 2023

This week’s lineup of musical acts in Greater Des Moines (DSM) includes Dann Trilk at Stuffed Olive in Historic Court District on Wednesday, Nov. 1, Beggars’ Bargain at 515 Brewing in Clive on Thursday, Nov. 2 and Bob Fields & Swingtime at Lake Robbins Ballroom in Woodward on Sunday, Nov. 5.

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. 31

• “Freight Train” Frank in the skywalk at La Mie Restaurant at 11 a.m.
• B. John Burns “Beggers Night” Dinner Hour Livestream at 5 p.m.
• Chelsea Grin / Suicide Silence with I AM and PeelingFlesh at Wooly’s in the Historic East Village at 7 p.m.; $27.50
• Sugar Valley at Greenwood Lounge at 7 p.m.
• Blues Jam at Carl’s Place at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 1

• Dan Trilk at Stuffed Olive in Historic Court District at 6 p.m.
• Bill Bergren / Tanner Taylor Duo at Louie’s Wine Dive at 6 p.m.
• Bruce Day at The Republic on Grand in the Historic East Village at 6 p.m.
• Hanke Baurer at Beaver Tap at 6 p.m.
• The Sheet at Paws & Pints at 6:30 p.m.; Free (Unless you bring a dog – membership or day pass, medical documentation required)
• The Des Moines Big Band Plays Thad Jones at Noce in Western Gateway at 7 p.m.; GA $15, Reserved seating $35, Student $7
• Brother Trucker at Maggie’s Rumble Room 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, Nov. 2

• “Freight Train” Frank in the skywalk at La Mie Restaurant at 11 a.m.
• Josh Sinclair at 1st Anniversary of 1st Street Tavern in Grimes at 5 p.m.
• IV and the Strange Band - Monster Mash Tour with Loose Gravel, Jacob County and the Damaged Goods at Lefty’s at 6 p.m. (Doors); $15 adv.
• Brian Herrin at Confluence Brewing at 6 p.m.
• Beggars’ Bargain at 515 Brewing in Clive at 6 p.m.
• DSM Sound Check: Carly Rene & The Fools, Sarah Tonin, The School of Rock House Band, The Girls Rock Performance Band at xBk Live at 6:30 p.m.; $10-15
• Patricia Hartman at Board & Batten in Dallas Center at 6:30 p.m.
• Vocalist Lauren Vilmain & Co. at Noce in Western Gateway at 7 p.m.
• Mike Ruby at 1833 Saloon at 7 p.m.
• Open Jam with The Groove Review at Kenny’s Garage in Waukee at 7 p.m.
• Piano Night featuring Piano Man Richard Spierenburg at Whiskey House in Ankeny at 7 p.m.
• Sweet Suites at Turner Jazz Center at 7:30 p.m.; $32
• Chris Webby with EKOH, Stevie Stone, $ellar Boiz at Wooly’s in the Historic East Village at 8 p.m.; $27, VIP $123 and $330
• Live Jazz Trio at In Confidence at Hotel Fort Des Moines at 8 p.m.
• Scott Eggleston at Greenwood Lounge at 8 p.m.
• Jake Schrodt at Shotgun Betty’s in West Des Moines at 9 p.m.
• Rowdy Writers Round at Miss Kitty’s in Clive at 9 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 3

• Near Misses / Wonderful Smiths / Little Evil at Lefty’s at 5 p.m.; $10
• Bob Pace & The Dangerous Band at Friday Work Release at Greenwood Lounge at 5 p.m.
• Andy Fleming & Friends at Middlebrook Mercantile in Cumming at 5 p.m.
• Willie James Shay at Sonny’s Pizza Bistro at 5:30 p.m.
• Soul Searchers at Chuck’s Restaurant at 6 p.m.
• Dirk Von Stein & Jeff David at Iowa Distilling Co. in Cumming at 6 p.m.
• Geoffrey Safford Jr. indoors at The Cellar Winery in Madrid at 6 p.m.
• Jill & Tyler at Wellman's Ingersoll at 6:30 p.m.
• Emo Orchestra featuring Hawthorne Heights at Hoyt Sherman Place in Sherman Hill at 7 p.m.; $32 to $67
• Michael Conrad with the Iowa Composers Jazz Orchestra at Noce in Western Gateway at 7 p.m.; $27 table seating, $45 VIP Reserved, $18 Bartop seating
• David Watson at Paws & Pints at 7 p.m.; Free (Unless you bring a dog – membership or day pass, medical documentation required)
• 515 Organ Trio at Pura Cocktail Lounge in the Historic East Village at 7 p.m.
• Taylor King and Jake Schrodt at Kelly’s Little Nipper at 7 p.m.
• Brian Allen at The Hall in West Des Moines at 7 p.m.
• Jake Kloefkorn at Shotgun Betty’s in West Des Moines at 7 p.m.
• The Drama Kings at Firetrucker Brewery in Ankeny at 7 p.m.
• Shania Twain – Queen Of Me Tour at Wells Fargo Arena at 7:30 p.m.; Seats left $150 to $577
• Not Quite Brothers with Decoy at Wooly’s in the Historic East Village at 8 p.m.; $15
• Robbie Michael at 1833 Saloon at 8 p.m.
• Cover That at Doc’s Lounge in Johnston at 8 p.m.
• Sons of Gladys Kravitz at Kenny’s Garage in Waukee at 8 p.m.
• Royce Johns at Prairie Meadows in Altoona at 8 p.m.
• Exit 185 at Whiskey House in Ankeny at 8 p.m.
• Tank Anthony at Cabaret in Ankeny at 8 p.m.
• Brittany Sword Duo at The Proletariat in Perry at 8 p.m.
• Chip Albright at Byron’s in Pomeroy at 8 p.m.; $15
• Heath Alan at Greenwood Lounge at 8:30 p.m.
• Great Lake Swimmers with Kelly Hunt at xBk Live at 9 p.m.; $15-20
• ElectroBeast at Yacht Club at 9 p.m.
• Sister Sara at Down Under in Clive at 9 p.m.
• Red Dirt Renegade with David Zollo on keys at Miss Kittys in Clive at 9 p.m.
• Josh Sinclair at Brick & Ivy Rooftop in Altoona at 9 p.m.
• SPAM at Hawk Heaven Tavern in Altoona at 9 p.m.
• Jordan Beem at Good Times in Ankeny at 9 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 4

• Wine & Clay at Valley Junction Activity Center in West Des Moines; $5-7
  • Ortonville Circus at 11:30 a.m.
  • Kathryn Severing Fox at 2:45 p.m.
• R Zarni Special Performance at Franklin Jr High Event Center at 6 p.m.; $75, $100
• Malcolm Wells & The Two Timers at Captain Roy’s at 6 p.m.
• (Band Name soon) / Age of Oblivion / Transzig / SuperChief at The Return of Willeyfest at Lefty’s at 6 p.m.; $10
• Jordan Messerole at Chuck’s Restaurant at 6 p.m.
• Joshua Sinclair at Brightside Aleworks in Altoona at 6 p.m.
• Muddy Walter Band at Cumming Tap at 6 p.m.
• Johnny Laws at Middlebrook Mercantile in Cumming at 6 p.m.
• Lingren Trio at Revelton Distillery in Osceola at 6 p.m.
• Abraham Alexander with Harper O’Neill at Wooly’s in the Historic East Village at 7 p.m.; $20
• Country River Band at Croatian Slavic Center at 7 p.m.; $5 Members, $7 Nonmembers
• Cedar County Cobras at Anchor Coffee House at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m.; $15-20
• RetroSpect Trio at Twisted Vine Brewing at 7 p.m.
• Sam and Adam’s Sing Along Party at Pura Cocktail Lounge in the Historic East Village at 7 p.m.
• Scotty & The Wingtips at Eagles Club #109 on Bloomfield Road at 7 p.m.
• Nick Hermann at Reclaimed Rails Brewing in Bondurant at 7 p.m.
• Project TDS at Who’s on 1st in Ankeny at 7 p.m.
• Salt Creek at Woodward Firemen Dance at Lake Robbins Ballroom in Woodward at 7 p.m.; $10
• Kendra Morris with Lady Revel at xBk Live at 8 p.m.; $12-17
• The Unfortunate Sons at Greenwood Lounge at 8 p.m.
• Scott Davis, Bob Brown, Austin Brown at The Continental in the Historic East Village at 8 p.m.
• Round A Bout at Kenny’s Garage in Waukee at 8 p.m.
• Toast3r at Back Roads Lounge in Johnston at 8 p.m.
• Buckmiller Schwager at Prairie Meadows in Altoona at 8 p.m.
• Roots Reggae Session – JAHBLUES & Charles Wandag at Whiskey House in Ankeny at 8 p.m.
• Burnin' Sensations at Good Times in Ankeny at 8 p.m.
• Erek Wright at Mom’s in Maxwell at 8 p.m.
• David Watson at The Thunderdome in Newton at 8 p.m.
• 5 Below at Mickey’s in Waukee at 8:30 p.m.
• The Feel Right at Yacht Club at 9 p.m.
• Suede at Down Under in Clive at 9 p.m.
• Motley Scrue with Retro Active at Miss Kittys in Clive at 9 p.m.
• Cody Hicks Acoustic at Hawk Heaven Tavern in Altoona at 9 p.m.
• Chuggaluggers at Ambro’s Roadhouse in De Soto at 9 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 5

• Taylor KingMusic at Cozy Café in Johnston at 10 a.m.
• Scott Davis & The Drama Kings Trio at Middlebrook Mercantile in Cumming at 2 p.m.
• Gladys Lite indoors at The Cellar Winery in Madrid at 2 p.m.
• Liv McNair at Covered Bridges Winery in Winterset at 2 p.m.
• BASTARDANE with Fury in Few, Klept / Monstrophe / Mutually Assured Destruction at Lefty’s at 5 p.m. (Doors); $17 adv.
• Patricia Holly and Jamie Poulsen Duo at Louie’s Wine Dive at 5 p.m.
• Bob Fields & Swingtime at Lake Robbins Ballroom in Woodward at 5 p.m.; $13
• Brothers Burn Mountain at Byron’s in Pomeroy at 5 p.m.; $15
• Needtobreathe & Judah and The Lion at Vibrant Music Hall, Waukee at 7 p.m.; seats left – $29.25 (standing) or $37 (seated)
• Pieta Brown and Chastity Brown at xBk Live at 7 p.m.; $20-25
• Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited: Foxtrot at 50 & Hackett Highlights t Hoyt Sherman Place in Sherman Hill at 7:30 p.m.; $15 to $82

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