Country-pop music duo Sugarland (Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush) bring their “Love On the Inside Tour” to Hilton Coliseum in Ames on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 and $48. Tickets from the band’s cancelled concert last fall will be honored.
The Civic Music Association kicks off its 85th season with a performance by famed violinist and composer Mark O’Connor and his Appalachia Waltz Trio on Friday, Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Drake University’s Sheslow Auditorium. O’Connor has fans in nearly every genre of music, from classical to Hillbilly. He is on the cover of this month’s issue of Strings magazine. Tickets are $15 - $35. Call 280-4020.
Damion Wolfe’s “3rd Cross Country Tour” includes a performance on Friday, Sept. 18 at Amici Espresso, 206 6th Ave., from 6 to 8 p.m. The singer-songwriter is trekking across the country to plug his recent, self-titled album.
The Des Moines Symphony Wind Quintet and guest pianist Sonya Siebert perform “A World of Wind Music” at the Salisbury House on Friday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25. Call 274-1777.
Minneapolis rockers The Chambermaids play the Vaudeville Mews on Monday, Sept. 21 at 10 p.m. to support their new Modern Records 12-inch EP “Down in the Berries.” The band includes siblings Neil and Martha Weir. Admission is $5.
Rapper Skee-Lo of “I Wish” fame performs Oct. 4 at the Vaudeville Mews. Tickets are $15 through IowaTix.
Several new shows to be held at People’s Court have been announced. They include Soulfly on Oct. 12, $18; Matisyahu on Oct. 29, $23 (tickets on sale Friday, Sept. 18); Saosin with P.O.S. on Nov. 17, $15; Minus the Bear on Nov. 22, $16; and Brett Dennen with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals on Dec. 1, $18.
Lights perform Oct. 23 at the House of Bricks. Tickets are $10.
The Community Jazz Center will induct saxophonist-arranger Frank Perowsky and bassist-singer-educator Susie Miget into the Des Moines Jazz Hall of Fame when it hosts its ninth annual Hall of Fame reception and concert on Oct. 25 at Adventureland Inn in Altoona. Other local people and organizations will also be honored that night for their contributions, including saxophonist-educator- bandleader John Morgan; the Talerico family, whose restaurants have featured jazz for two generations in Des Moines; and drummer Ben Poppen, who will receive the Bobby Dawson Award for his work with the CJC-sponsored student jam session. Tickets to the event are $25 for adults and $15 for students. Call 276-0777 or visit www.dmcommunityjazzcenter.org.
The Miniature Tigers play Oct. 29 at the Vaudeville Mews. Tickets are $8.
The Blenders return to Des Moines for a 7:30 p.m. concert at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines on Dec. 15. Tickets are $34.50 through Ticketmaster.
After having spent six years with Calous, drummer Joey Corigliano has left the Des Moines hard rock band to fulfill family obligations. He said he plans to continue to play with his other bands the Dum Fux, Deuce and Pretty Noose. … In other Calous news, bassist Harlan “Harpo” Dunaway and his wife, Day, have founded their own design business, Corrosive Company.
Local musician Chris Ford, formerly of Stuck With Arthur, new band Christopher the Conquered, includes a three-piece horn section. The group will release an album next month.
The Community Jazz Center sent an e-mail notifying jazz fans that J Benjamin’s, a local hot spot for jazz music, is no longer hosting shows on Thursdays and Saturdays. CV
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