Live Music This Week in DSM: July 25 – 30, 2023

This week’s lineup of musical acts in Greater Des Moines (DSM) includes RAGBRAI Fest music in Ankeny and Water Works Park on Wednesday, July 26, Dazy Head Mazy at Jasper Winery on Thursday, July 27, Flying Silos at Howell’s Greenhouse & Pumpkin Patch in Cumming on Friday, July 28 and Ron Burchett on the patio at Chocolaterie Stam on July 29.

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 25

• “Freight Train” Frank at La Mie Restaurant in the skywalk at 11 a.m.
• Scott Stillwell at the Beaverdale Farmers’ Market at 4 p.m.
• B. John Burns’ “So Long” Dinner Hour Livestream at 5 p.m.
• Jesse & The Medicine Men at the Adel Farmers’ Market at 4 p.m.
• Jazz in July at Hoyt Sherman Place in Sherman Hill Central Iowa Next Gen Combo (Outside) at 5:15 p.m.
• Dave Rezek and Damani Phillips play Nat & Cannonball Adderly (Outside on the Penny Krantz Stage) at 6:30 p.m.
• Alyssa Allgood (Inside on the theater stage) at 8 p.m.
• SPAM at Cruise In Car Show at Sugar Shack Diner in Altoona at 5:30 p.m.
• Autumn Lies Buried, Omenkiller, Quiescent Mantis, Orphic Illusion, Gravis Somnia at Lefty’s at 6 p.m. (Doors); $10-15
• Grill ‘N Kain at Greenwood Lounge at 7 p.m.
• GetOff My Lawn at Nights in the Heights at Colby Park in Windsor Heights at 7 p.m.
• Blues Jam at Carl’s Place at 7:30 p.m.
• L.S. Dunes with pinkshift at Wooly’s in the Historic East Village at 8 p.m.; $35
• Jeffrey Martin and Anna Tivel at xBk Live at 8 p.m.; $18-22

Wednesday, July 26

• RAGBRAI Fest at Firetrucker Brewing in Ankeny
  • Josh Sinclair at 10 a.m.
  • Jeff Kessler at 2 p.m.
  • Erf at 6 p.m.
• Jesse & The Medicine Men at Flat Tire Lounge in Madrid at 10 a.m.
• RAGBRAI Fest at Confluence Brewing
  • ElectroBeast at 11 a.m.
  • Jeff & the Effects at 2:30 p.m.
  • Bad Friends at 6 p.m.
• Des Moines RAGBRAI Music at Water Works Park in the Gray’s Lake Area
  • Lauridsen Amphitheater (Main Stage)
    • Raptors – Air Force Band at 1 p.m.
    • Dave Zollo & The Body Electric at 2 p.m.
    • Brother Trucker at 3:15 p.m.
    • The Nadas at 5 p.m.
    • Dillon Carmichael at 7 p.m.
    • Lynyrd Skynyrd at 8:15 p.m.
  • Bridge Stage (Water Works Park Bridge)
    • DJ Jimmy Jim at Noon
    • The Crust at 2 p.m.
    • Allegra Hernandez at 4 p.m.
    • Kris Lager Band at 5:30 p.m.
    • Raptors – Air Force Band at 7 p.m.
• Paws & Pints RAGBRAI Party; Free (Unless you bring a dog – membership or day pass, medical documentation required)
  • DJ Chase Martin at Noon
  • The Sheet at 4 p.m.
  • Jordan Beem at 6 p.m.
• Jeff Stagg at the Waukee Farmers’ Market at the Historic Triangle at 4 p.m.
• Cece Stewart & the Radio Train at the RABBRAI Party on the patio at Twisted Vine Brewing at 5 p.m.
• Ryne Doughty at Carper Winery in Norwalk at 5:30 p.m.
• Stark Raving Madge at Zoo Brew at Blank Park Zoo at 6 p.m.; $18 without membership
• Erek Wright at Stuffed Olive in Historic Court District at 6 p.m.
• Matt Terronez Trio at Louie’s Wine Dive at 6 p.m.
• Tony Bohnenkamp at The Republic on Grand at 6 p.m.
• Dustin Baird at Gilroy’s in West Des Moines at 6 p.m.
• Tom Buckmiller at Mickey’s Irish Pub, Waukee at 6 p.m.
• Taylor King on the patio at Claxons in Altoona at 6 p.m.
• Brittany Sword at Rhythm & Brews at 30Hop in Ankeny at 6:30 p.m.
• Vocalist Lauren Vilmain at Noce in Western Gateway at 8 p.m.;Table Seating $25, VIP $45, Bartop Seating $17
• The Sheet at 300 Craft & Rooftop at 8 p.m.
• Tony McGhee at Greenwood Lounge at 8 p.m.
• Jason Mayer at Shotgun Betty’s in West Des Moines at 9 p.m.

Thursday, July 27

• “Freight Train” Frank at La Mie Restaurant in the skywalk at 11 a.m.
• CeCe Stewart & Radiotrain at RAGBRAI at The Thunderdome in Newton at 11 a.m.
• Tim Dugger at Bass Pro Shops in Altoona at 2 p.m.
• Kali Indiana with K.C. Cameron at Beats & Eats at the Ankeny Market & Pavilion at 5 p.m.
• Two Guys Named Dave featuring Steve O’Brien on the patio at Latin King at 5:30 p.m.
• Von Stein Brothers at The District at Prairie Trail in Ankeny at 5:30 p.m.
• Dazy Head Mazy at Jasper Winery in the Gray’s Lake Area at 6 p.m.
• Vertigo Blues/Rock Band at Captain Roy’s at 6 p.m.; Free will donations go to Central Iowa Blues Society’s BluesMe programs
• Dan Medeiros at Confluence Brewing at 6 p.m.
• Get Off My Lawn at Music in the Junction in Historic Valley Junction in West Des Moines at 6 p.m.
• Jesse & The Medicine Men at Big Al’s Bar-B-Q, WDM at 6 p.m.
• Lucas Beebe at Fleetwood at Saylorville at 6 p.m.
• Jason Walsmith Storyteller at The Cellar Winery, Madrid at 6 p.m.
• Brian Allen & Olaf Peterson at Nineteen14 Depot, Minburn at 6 p.m.
• Max Wellman at Music in the Garden at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden in the Historic East Village at 6:30 p.m.; $12, seniors & active military, $11, children $9
• Jordan Messerole at Board & Batten, LLC in Dallas Center at 6:30 p.m.
• Hunter Girl at Wooly’s in the Historic East Village at 7 p.m.; $20
• Googolplexia XXth with Clip Clop & Lizard McGuire & The Marshmallows at The Lift at 7 p.m.
• Open Jam with Groove Review at Kenny’s Garage in Waukee at 7 p.m.
• Chris Falcon on the patio at Trailside Tap in Ankeny at 7 p.m.
• Easton Corbin with Halle Kearns at Warren Co. Fair in Indianola at 7 p.m.; $25-30
• Rag Doll Incident at Maytag Bowl in Newton at 7 p.m.
• Scott Davis Quartet at Noce in Western Gateway at 8 p.m.
• Live Jazz Trio at In Confidence at Hotel Fort Des Moines at 8 p.m.
• Scott Eggleston at Greenwood Lounge at 8 p.m.
• Zachary Freedom at Bix & Co. in West Des Moines at 8:30 p.m.
• Astronauts Tour: Lost in Space – Xco$Mox, DP, CC Baby, Steven Cooper, Ok Koo, YooooitsRed DJ Bigg Ray, Aj The Dread, A-G $Trange, Big Mista, Gotti  at Lefty’s at 9 p.m.; $10
• Lee Klett at Shotgun Betty’s in West Des Moines at 9 p.m.

Friday, July 28

• Ducharme-Jones at Middlebrook Agrihood Farm in Cumming at 4:30 p.m.
• Bob Pace & the Dangerous Band at Blues on the Bridge across from the Robert D. Ray Asian Gardens at 5 p.m.; BYOB & chair
• Ky Groon at Truman’s Pizza Tavern at 5 p.m.
• Hemlock, Blue Felix, Nyhilist, Crisis Child at Lefty’s at 5:15 p.m.; $15-20
• Annie Kemble at Rendezvous on The River at Riverview Park at 5:30 p.m.
• Willie James Shay at Sonny’s Pizza Bistro at 5:30 p.m.
• Mike Vallely & The Complete Disaster with Bonne Finken at Captain Roy’s at 6 p.m.
• 5 Below on the patio at Confluence Brewery at 6 p.m.
• Touch Of Grey at Chuck’s Restaurant at 6 p.m.
• Hudson Road at DSM Biergarten at Water Works Park in the Gray’s Lake Area at 6 p.m.
• The Drive-Ins at Lua Brewing at 6 p.m.
• Bruce Day at 300 Craft & Rooftop at 6 p.m.
• Lauren Vilmain/Sean Veeder Duo at The Cave at 6 p.m.
• The Juan & Only at El toreado in West Des Moines at 6 p.m.
• The Bond at Bike Night at Reclaimed Rails Brewing in Bondurant at 6 p.m.
• Dirk Von Stein at Iowa Distilling Co. in Cumming at 6 p.m.
• Flying Silos at Howell’s Greenhouse & Pumpkin Patch in Cumming at 6 p.m.
• Sips & Songs in the District at Prairie Trail,
  • Ankeny Luke Fox at 6 p.m.
  • Flatland Ridge at 8 p.m.
• Jordan Beem at Fleetwood at Saylorville at 6 p.m.
• JohnPaul Burtch at Firepit Fridays at The Cellar Winery in Madrid at 6 p.m.
• Taylor King at Paws & Pints at 7 p.m.; Free (Unless you bring a dog – membership or day pass, medical documentation required)
• Chris Miller at Kelly’s Little Nipper at 7 p.m.
• Jake Schrodt at The Hall in West Des Moines at 7 p.m.
• David Watson at Uptown Garage Brewing in Ankeny at 7 p.m.
• Boomerang at Penoach Winery in Adel at 7 p.m.; $5
• Sawyer Brown with TrainWreck at Warren Co. Fair in Indianola at 7 p.m.; $30-35
• Brian Congdon at Winterset Cidery in Winterset at 7 p.m.
• Satomi Hofmann at The Iowa Theater in Winterset at 7 p.m.; $25 to $100
• Nur-D with DJ Hayes, Lt. Sunnie, MPLS Drew and Emmett Phillips at xBk Live at 8 p.m.; $15-20
• Chameleon: The Many Colors of Herbie Hancock Presented by Jason Danielson & Co. at Noce in Western Gateway at 8 p.m.; $27 table, $45 VIP, $18 Bartop
• Toni Williams at Pura Social Club in the Historic East Village at 8 p.m.
• Aster & RDMR & Hang Your Hate at Boggs’ Hull Ave Tavern at 8 p.m.
• Luke Stutzman at Doc’s in Johnston at 8 p.m.
• Jesse & The Medicine Men at Whiskey House in Ankeny at 8 p.m.
• Trevor Rau at The Proletariat in Perry at 8 p.m.
• Laura Rain & the Caesars at Byron’s in Pomeroy at 8 p.m.; $15
• Dustin Farrow & The Relics at Greenwood Lounge at 9 p.m.
• KRACKLIN at Down Under in Clive at 9 p.m.
• Whut?/Tu’Mera/The Local Machinist/Grip at Boggs’ Hull Ave Tavern at 9 p.m.
• Blacktop at Miss Kitty’s in Clive at 9 p.m.
• CeCe Stewart & Radiotrain at Kenny’s Garage in Waukee at 9 p.m.
• Salty View at The Port in Lake Panorama at 9 p.m.
• Latin Night with Son Peruchos at Noce in Western Gateway at 10 p.m.; $10
• Mark Doty & The Cause at Prairie Meadows in Altoona at 10 p.m.

Saturday, July 29

• The Wish Machine, Sydney Storm Entertainment, For the Music by Piano Man Richard Spierenburg, The Travelers, Ace Jones Music and Allie Crummy at the Downtown Farmers’ Market in Historic Court District from 7 a.m. until Noon
• BitterSweet Nation at Annie’s Irish Pub at Noon
• Ron Burchett on the patio at Chocolaterie Stam at 2 p.m.
• Lauren Vilmain/Sean Veeder Duo on the patio at Latin King at 4 p.m.
• Robert Deitch at Revelton Distillery in Osceola at 4 p.m.
• BYOBrass at DSM Biergarten at Water Works Park in the Gray’s Lake Area at 5 p.m.
• Brittany Sword on the patio at 1908 Draught House in West Des Moines at 5 p.m.
• Bruce Day at 1908 Draught House, Norwalk at 5 p.m.
• Emmett Sheehan at Middlebrook Mercantile in Cumming at 5 p.m.
• Ben Schmidt Band at Captain Roy's at 6 p.m.
• The Soul Searchers at Chuck’s Restaurant at 6 p.m.
• Nick Maurer with McKenna Alise at Cozy Cafe in Johnston at 6 p.m.
• Dizclaimer at Fleetwood at Saylorville at 6 p.m.
• The Crowfoot Rakes at Smash Park in Pella at 6 p.m.
• Thrash Of The Titans with Madman’s Diary, Buried in Smoke at Wooly’s in the Historic East Village at 7 p.m.; $17-20
• C C Stewart at Croatian Slavic Center at 7 p.m.; $5 Members, $7 Nonmembers
• The DM Project at Uptown Garage Brewing in Ankeny at 7 p.m.
• Kowboy Kicks at Lake Robbins Ballroom in Woodward at 7 p.m.; $10
• Sully Big Band at Van Wijk Winery in Sully at 7 p.m.; $12
• Dick Danger Band at the Benefit for abused children at Tavern 66 in Mitchellville at 7 p.m.
• Satomi Hofmann at The Iowa Theater in Winterset at 7 p.m.; $25 to $100
• Diana Krall at Hoyt Sherman Place in Sherman Hill at 8 p.m.; $190 to $250 (resale $97 to $198)
• Fly Me To The Moon: The Max Wellman Big Band Plays Sinatra, Harry Connick, & More at Noce in Western Gateway at 8 p.m.; $29 Table Seating, $49 VIP, $21 Bartop Seating
• Sam and Adam’s Sing Along Party at Pura Cocktail Bar at 8 p.m.
• Tony McGhee Group at The Continental in the Historic East Village at 8 p.m.
• Traffic Death/Glass Ox/Animals on LSD/Greg Wheeler & The Poly Mall Cops at Boggs’ Hull Ave Tavern at 8 p.m.; $10-15
• Bob Pace at Ambro’s Roadhouse in De Soto at 8 p.m.
• The Weasels at Flat Tire Lounge in Madrid at 8 p.m.
• Dustin Farrow at Mickey’s Irish Pub in Waukee at 8:30 p.m.
• Zoofunkyou with Birdie Pie at Exile Brewing at 9 p.m.
• Scarlett View with Blacked Out World, On Hiatus, Kickstart The Sun at Lefty’s at 9 p.m.; $10
• Electro-Beast at Greenwood Lounge at 9 p.m.
• Fahrenheit at Down Under in Clive at 9 p.m.
• The Unfortunate Sons at Kenny’s Garage in Waukee at 9 p.m.
• SPAM at Hawk Heaven Tavern in Altoona at 9 p.m.
• Jarrod Hogan & South 55 at Good Times in Ankeny at 9 p.m.
• Randy Burk Band at The Port at Lake Panorama at 9 p.m.
• Nightcap with Napoleon at Noce in Western Gateway at 10 p.m.
• Grupo515 at 300 Craft & Rooftop at 10 p.m.
• Raquel & The Wildflowers at Prairie Meadows in Altoona at 10 p.m.

Sunday, July 23

• JohnPaul Burtch at Cozy Café in Johnston at 10 a.m.
• Ducharme-Jones Band at DSM Biergarten at Water Works Park in the Gray’s Lake Area at 1 p.m.
• Chris Ranallo & Micah Wagner at Truman’s Pizza Tavern at 2 p.m.
• Bob Pace at Middlebrook Mercantile in Cumming at 2 p.m.
• Tony Bohnrnkamp at Summerset Winery in Indianola at 2 p.m.
• Hold on at The Cellar Winery in Madrid at 2 p.m.
• Brian Herrin at Winterset Cidery in Winterset at 2 p.m.
• Cindy Grill and Dirk Von Stein at Just One More in Jamaica at 2 p.m.
• Daniel Adam Maltz Piano Concert at Salisbury House & Gardens at 3 p.m.; $50
• BitterSweet Nation at Wellman’s West in West Des Moines at 4 p.m.
• Mike Nash House Concert at Club Gertz at 4 p.m.; $20 suggested donation, BYOB & lawn chair (Contact Club Gertz)
• Scott Davis/John Mattingly Duo at Louie’s Wine Dive at 5 p.m.
• Stark Raving Madge at Jordan Creek Town Center Amphitheater in West Des Moines at 5 p.m.
• High Society at Lake Robbins Ballroom in Woodward at 5 p.m.; $14
• Jess Klein and Terry Klein at Byron’s in Pomeroy at 5 p.m.; $15
• Joshua Sinclair at Beaver Tap at 6 p.m.
• Lani at Summer Sundaze at the Jamie Hurd Amphitheater in West Des Moines at 6 p.m.
• Night Like This at Haines Park Outdoor Stage in Altoona at 6 p.m.
• Danielle Nicole Band with Ace Jones at Levitt Amp Music Series at the Earlham City Park at 6 p.m.
• Jake Worthington with Tyler Richton at xBk Live at 7 p.m.; $15-18
• David Graham & the Eskimo Brothers with Jordan Beem at Lefty’s at 7 p.m.
• Keb’ Mo’ with Anthony D’Amato at Hoyt Sherman Place in Sherman Hill at 7:30 p.m.; $35 to $69

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