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California band Dawes played the 80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines Sunday. The four-piece outfit is lead by singer/guitarist Taylor Goldsmith. After a 50 minute set before an enthusiastic crowd, Goldsmith spoke with Radio Iowa’s Pat Curtis: click here to listen to interview MP3 runs 3:45
The 80/35 Music Festival opened Saturday in Des Moines. Main stage act Yo La Tengo pulled an audience member to the stage during their performance. Todd Jackson of Norman, Oklahoma was standing in the front row. He played drums on one song with the band. After the set, Jackson spoke with Radio Iowa’s Pat Curtis:
About 4,000 Iowa National Guard soldiers were training at Camp Ripley in Minnesota at the end of June, preparing for the Guard’s upcoming mission in Afghanistan.
The military invited reporters, including Radio Iowa’s Dar Danielson, to fly to Camp Ripley via military helicopter and see the training first hand. Here are photos and a description of the flight by Dar Danielson.
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