BY: RACHEL SMITH I know this term is usually used for the month of March. But honestly… has there ever been a year that it’s been factual? If March came in like a lion, did it go out like a lamb? Or vice versa? And am I really that old that I can’t remember this from just a few short months ago? Wait. Don’t...
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Drop Dead Dangerous
photocredit: wearedropdeaddangerous.com BY: RACHEL SMITH Things might get a bit dangerous at the Island Fever Showcase in Clear Lake, Iowa. Drop Dead Dangerous, actually. As I was leafing through the Island Fever brochure to decide who the next feature would be on the blog, their name tweaked my interest. However,...
Live Like Jimmy Buffett
photocredit: Donny Brewer BY: RACHEL SMITH A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog letting the North Iowa area know of a new event coming to the Surf Ballroom over Labor Day Weekend. An event that, the more I read up on the acts and listen to their music, I think is going to be absolutely incredible. Trop Rock &...
A Fever you Definitely WANT to Catch…
BY: RACHEL SMITH I want you to imagine you’re sitting on a beach somewhere. Feel the warm sun on your face. There’s a fruity drink in your hand and you take a sip just as a soft breeze blows through the palm trees. The sound of water gently lapping against a dock, or the shore, lulls you into a state of total...
Sliding on through February
BY: RACHEL SMITH As the fog has begun to lift on my 5-day bout with the dreaded Influenza, I finally sat down at my desk this morning with my planner to get organized and put back together. That flu, you guys, I swear it’s made from the blood and sweat of Lucifer himself. It’s miserable and awful and definitely...
Little Miss Dynamite – Brenda Lee
photocredit: decca records BY: RACHEL SMITH The Saturday night headliner of the Winter Dance Party this year is none other than Little Miss Dynamite -- Brenda Lee. She’s a music legend, and one of the few child stars who kept at it, plugging away and honing their craft throughout the years. In the spirit of Winter Dance...
The Day the Music Died
photocredit: surfballroom.com BY: RACHEL SMITH A long long time ago I can still remember how That music used to make me smile And I knew if I had my chance That I could make those people dance And maybe they'd be happy for a while But February made me shiver With every paper I'd deliver Bad news on the doorstep I...