3+ hour, 4+ min ago  (748+ words) In 2023, the band now known as Soulcage was playing the basement of a Des Moines fraternity house. The crowd was expecting some frat party jams. Instead, they got a grungy slap in face that might have left those in attendance…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago  (328+ words) It's the world of Slimephone Surveillance, Des Moines punk rockers Greg Wheeler and the Poly Mall Cops' sophomore effort." All of the phone analogies and analog aesthetics throughout the album'which carry over to the cover art and moody music videos'are…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1242+ words) ARIES (March 21-April 19): Now is an excellent time to decide your favorite color is amaranth (a vivid red-violet), or sinopia (earthy red-orange), or viridian (cool blue-green, darker than jade). You might also conclude that your favorite aroma is agarwood (deep,…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (20+ words) A stolen Pride flag was restored and a proclamation challenged this Trans Day of Visibility in Johnson County'Little Village Magazine...

2+ day, 57+ min ago  (534+ words) Considered a great success, the Annual Powwow returned for 15 years straight; by 2004, there were 350 dancers, 18 drum groups and 60 vendors hailing from across the continent and featured over three days of festivities. The Annual Powwow has continued " but not every year....

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (760+ words) Review: Complexions proves ballet is as compelling as ever with performances set to Hans Zimmer, U2, 'Ave Maria' and more'Little Village Magazine Complexions Contemporary Ballet graced the stage this past week for the stunning conclusion to Des Moines Performing Arts" 2025-2026 Dance…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (332+ words) Rec'd, Little Village's annual recreation issue, returns to highlight hobbies that get Iowans off the couch " and the one recreational activity Republicans are determined to keep criminal. The Iowa City Aerohawks have been gathering by the landfill to fly radio-controlled…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (470+ words) Bob Dylan has never been afraid of surprising an audience. On a sunny day in late July at the Newport Folk Festival, a young Dylan stood in front of a disconcerted public with a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar backed by…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (300+ words) Hughes arrived unannounced to Hawks" house. Standing in his front door, he insisted that Hawks cut a scene where a pilot is shot in the chest and coughs up blood, because it was " Hughes asserted " very much like a scene…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (560+ words) It's been said that you should never meet your heroes. However, as a workaholic Asian-American trying to make her way in the comedy world from the heart of Iowa, I've never been one for listening to the word "should." So,…...