There has to be a morning after:)

Well it’s 7:15 am, my band the Poison Control Center finished up the weekend with another free 80/35 after Party at the Vaudeville Mews and it was amazing!  Tons of people, a horn section featuring members of Pennyhawk, the Mumfords, and Christopher the Conquered joined us and what a way to end an absolutely perfect [...]

Heavy, Maxilla Blue and Moudest Mouse

Well the fest is coming to a killer close, I have never seen so many people in one spot EVER in Des Moines!  I caught a bit of the Heavy and it was very interesting, tons of people digging on it! Modest Mouse was playing the hits and it was pretty darn enjoyable seeing how [...]

Cool Kids, Mumfords, Dar Williams!

Man I had a great hour, a while back caught a bit of the BASS pumping Cool Kids and they were so fantastic, great rhymes, and killer stage presence!  Totally awesome! Pitchforkmedia and hometown boy Marc Hogan, was rapping along in the VIP section!  I loved it! Then onto check out a bit of Dar [...]

OK CITY Represent!

A few nights ago on tour the Poison Control Center played in Lincoln, NE and we met a dad and his too rad kids, at the show, They were from OK CITY, on their way to 80/35 it was so cool that they stopped to see PCC and I just ran into them at the [...]

Amazing Music Everywhere

Man the rain aint keep us down!  People are really having an amazing time, the rain keeps a coming off and on, and its fun seeing everyone in their coolest clothes drenched!  I LOVE IT!  It’s perfect!  I have been catching some of the FINEST Ames, IA (my hometown) talent at the Des Moines social [...]

the Poison Control Center in the Rain

Well now Im soaked I just did our free little acoustic show for the Yellowbrick Mag booth and there was so many people who came to see us, that we felt so blessed we needed to be out with them so we unplugged the guitars and played to them in the pouring rain and it [...]

One of the best shows I have ever SEEN!

WOW, I got over  a hair late to catch Avi Buffalo but Devin told me they were incredible!  I also heard amazing things about the WALKMEN’s set!  So bummed i missed them both but I was there for the entire Christopher the Conquered set which was one of the greatest shows I have ever seen [...]

LET THE SUN SHINE IN!

Well a light mist never hurt anyone, or even rain in general! Everyone seems totally fine with the light mist this early afternoon at 80/35!  Lots of great music to be seen, Avi Buffalo is going to be rocking the main stage soon!  Great little band im stoked to see live!

Des Moines Register! I’m on the front page! Record Setting Day

I’m at Devin’s from PCC’s house and his parents were like hey I think you are on the front page of the Des Moines Register!  Yep, I am you can see my first pumping in the air to YO LA TENGO.. Its a great article by my buddy Joe Lawler and its nice to hear [...]

SPOON SPOON SPOON!

Man last night was incredible!  SPOON had one of the best sounding fun sets I have ever seen at a music festival!  The sound was amazing! And they played everything anyone would want to hear from a shortened Festival set!  I loved the show!  I was back hanging out with LADD A. From the Vaud [...]