photocredit: oysteryachting.com BY: RACHEL SMITH You’ve heard me talk about it before. About the music, the laid-back attitudes, the tribe of island-loving performers that have their sights set on the Surf Ballroom. But do you REALLY know what to expect Labor Day weekend when the Parrotheads invade Clear Lake? You...
Trop Rock
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...