Angels & Airwaves and Owl City return to Iowa

Tyler Kingkade
February 17, 2010

  • After selling out People’s Court in Oct. 2009, Owl City announced plans to return to Des Moines on May 4 with female electronic singer Lights at the Val Air Ballroom. Owl City’s music has been featured in Nissan and CNN commercials and has even been covered on the latest Kidz Bop complilation. In addition, his music appeared on the “90210” soundtrack and “Almost Alice,” the new album of music inspired by Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland.”
  • Last summer Tom DeLonge reunited with Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus for a Blink-182 reunion tour. The band has been working on a new release which may or may not make it out this year. In the meantime DeLonge is back with Angels & Airwaves touring with the Say Anything. Angels & Airwaves released a free digital album on Valentine’s Day entitled “Love.” The tour hits Des Moines’ Val Air Ballroom on April 15. Tickets for Angels & Airwaves and Owl City both go on sale Saturday through TicketMaster.
  • One Republic has enjoyed a bit of success of its 2007 hit “Apologize” which was nominated for a 2009 Grammy. The group will be teaming up with the piano rock of The Rocket Summer for a spring tour, hitting People’s Court in Des Moines on March 22. Tickets are on sale Saturday through IowaTix.
  • Manchester Orchestra, the indie rock band which picked up a lot of steam in 2009, arrives in Des Moines with Thrice and O’Brother on April 25 at People’s Court. Tickets go on sale Feb. 25 through IowaTix.
  • Heard of the post-punk band 100 Monkeys? Neither had we until we found out they were booked at the Vaudeville Mews in Des Moines on March 2. 100 Monkeys features Jackson Rathbone of Twilight fame on bass. Rathbone plays Edward Cullen’s adoptive brother Jasper Hale in the film adaptations of Twilight.
  • Minnesota-based internet music star, Jamestown Story, brings his acoustic-pop to Ames Friday at Zeke’s, 3329 Lincoln Way, with Ames natives Keno and Iowa City band Backdrop. Nevada high school pop-punk quartet The Dot Syndrome opens.
  • Post-hardcore Christian group, The Wedding, performs at Zeke’s on Feb. 28 with Senseless Beauty, Keno and Day of the Weak. The Wedding has toured with a slew of large names from fellow Christian rockers Anberlin to the “Taking Care of Business” classic rock band Bachman Turner Overdrive.