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
3 Finger Betty
acouticcatdolphin
Adaline Shepherd
Aeon Grey
Alex Brown
Almost Brothers Band
Anal Blast
Arthur Moorhead
Asia DeMarcos
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
Druids
Duncan Moore
Eddie Barefield
Elaine Hagenberg
Electric Jury
Elmarie Wendel
Erik Nielsen
Facecage
Faultmine
Floyd Cooley
George Roberts
Gertrude Käsebier
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
Mick Thomson
Mike Hadreas
Nella Thomas
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
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
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
Annalibera
Mr. Softheart
Munk Rivers
Abbie Sawyer
Maxilla Blue
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Gold Revere
Faze10
Teller Bank$
xcosmox
Toon Smokes
NineXRuff
Dria Danielle
Songs About Des Moines
Nearby Places
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
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