Posts Tagged ‘80-35’
Video Blog: Conversation with Ben Harper & Closing Thoughts from Amedeo
Jul 05 2009
Vendors surround 80-35’s main stage on Locust and 13th street, some of which are artists. Jon Palestini is a Des Moines apparel artist who recently launched a Zombie line of clothing including my favorite “ZILF” design. The only beer to be found in the festival was from Ames Iowa’s Olde Main brewery. I enjoy their Clone pale ale so I had a couple while walking around today. Ben Harper spoke with me about an hour before closing down this year’s music festival. After the fireworks just about everyone cleared out except Amedeo Rossi the man who organized this festival two years in a row. He was interrupted by work as our interview was wrapping up proving he never stops taking care of the countless details of 80-35.
Video Blog: Rain on Day 1 & Chuck D Explains Why No Flav
Jul 04 2009
The clouds downtown Des Moines produced rain through most of the first day of the alternative music festival 80-35. Several women dressed only in shorts and body paint applied by Emily Svec paraded around the festival. The majority of 80-35 is free with two of the stages featuring Iowa bands including The Autumn Project. The main stage is accessible only from paid admission and Friday night’s main stage headliner Public Enemy was without one of it’s prominent performers Flavor Flav. Early reports from the Des Moines Register indicated Chuck D was irritated by Flav’s sudden lack of appearance in Des Moines but by show time Chuck D told the audience Flavor had been taken to the hospital over the last day and could not be at the show in Iowa.