Des Moines, IA

Music connected to Des Moines

About Des Moines

• Cloris Leachman, the Oscar-winning actress, was born in Des Moines.
• The Des Moines Register's Iowa caucuses poll revolutionized political forecasting.
• Its central location and agricultural wealth established Des Moines as a trading hub.
• Des Moines has an extensive network of skywalks downtown, spanning several miles.
• The Great Flood of 1993 devastated Des Moines, impacting its water supply.
• Named for the Des Moines River, it was incorporated as a city in 1857.
• With over 214,000 residents, it's Iowa's most populous city.
• Sitting at 801 feet, it's higher than most of the surrounding state.
• Insurance and financial services drive the economy in Des Moines.
• It feels like a blend of Midwestern charm and urban ambition.
• The Iowa Wolves, a G League affiliate of the Minnesota Timberwolves, play here.
• Drake Relays, a prestigious track and field event, is held annually in Des Moines.
• The Des Moines Lobe, a landform shaped by glaciers during the last ice age, defines the area's topography.
• The Des Moines River flows through the city, converging with the Raccoon River downtown.
• White-tailed deer are commonly seen in the city's parks and surrounding areas.
• Oak savanna ecosystems, characterized by bur oak trees, were historically prevalent.
• The Hopewell culture inhabited the area, leaving behind burial mounds and artifacts.
• In 1907, the cornerstone was laid for the Iowa State Capitol building.
• The Iowa State Capitol, completed in 1886, features a 275-foot-tall dome covered in gold leaf.
• Interstate 80, a major east-west artery, passes south of the city.

Artists From Des Moines

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3 Finger Betty Abbie Sawyer Adaline Shepherd Aeon Grey Alex Brown Almost Brothers Band Anal Blast Annalibera Arthur Moorhead Asia DeMarcos Asphate Woodhavet Awakening Force Backstage Boogie Band Bad Friends Bangladesh Bill Bryson Bill Stewart Bingie Madison Birleanna Blanks Bob Fitzpatrick Brian Barr Bright Giant Bruce Brubaker Casey Stone Chris Fehn Christa Larson Cle-Shays Cloris Leachman Closet Witch Connor J. Koppin Corey Taylor Cover That Craig Jones Craig MacGregor Craig Ramsell Dark Mirror Dave Moore Dave Swensen David Zollo Dee Jay & The Runaways Destrophy Dick Oatts Dirty Dollar Bills Dispensing of False Halos Dogs of Neptune Dria Danielle Druids Duncan Moore Eddie Barefield Elaine Hagenberg Electric Jury Elmarie Wendel Erik Nielsen Facecage Faultmine Faze10 Floyd Cooley George Roberts Gertrude Käsebier Gold Revere Harriet Nelson In Loving Memory Incarnated Irene Cozad Jack Scott James Matheson James Mobberley Jennifer Danielson Joe Price Joey Jordison John Graas John Leamy John Robinson Pierce John-Paul Jones Group Josh Leo Joy Hodges Julie Kaufmann Jumbies June Bugs DSM Keelan Dimick Kim Scharnberg Kourtney Hansen Kyler Lanny Morgan Lee Gotch Matt Woods Max Bennett Max Jury Maxilla Blue Mick Thomson Mike Hadreas Mr. Softheart Munk Rivers Nella Thomas NineXRuff Ophidian Memory Orville Stoeber Patrick Brickel Patty Larkin Patty Waters Raccoo-oo-oon Rebecca Hanson Red Perkins Rex Daisy Richie Hayward Rick Lewis Root of Noise Ruth Kobart Samuel Siegel Shawn Crahan Sid Wilson Slipknot Split Decision Band Squidboy Stephen Collins Stone Sour Stuart Davis Stuff Sweat Lodge T-Boz TANG Teller Bank$ Thaddeus Cahill The Angelmakers The Blendtones The Blitz Brothers The Nadas The River Monks The Vahnevants Theo Karle Thomas J. O'Neal To My Surprise Tom Spielbauer Toon Smokes Tory Stoffregen Toxic Messiah Traffic Death Trio Aceto Turquoise Jeep Unity Vended Viva Montesa Wally Wingert White Death White Flashes William L. Crosten YoungFyre Zach Bedsaul Zachary Eli Lint acouticcatdolphin xcosmox Albert Lea, MN Aledo, IL Altoona, IA Ames, IA Arkansas City, KS Auburn, IA Auburn, IN Baxter Springs, KS Bedford, IN Belleville, IL