Based in the Black Hills of South Dakota, 25 year old singer and songwriter Sophia Beatty sings with passion and heart that can be truly felt. From Whitney Houston to Ella Fitzgerald, she is known for her ability to sing classic jazz and soul music that moves people to tears or gets them up and […]

Described by NPR Music as joyous folk pop, Kuinka “laces modern folk and Americana with an electronic jolt, waltzing along the grooved edges of dream-pop, synth-pop, and Brooklyn’s mid-aughts guitar-rock revival” (Vanyaland). Their genre-defying music features several different lead singers, four-part harmony, and eclectic instrumentation including cello, banjo, ukulele, and synthesizers. For all their sonic […]

Lemon Bucket Orkestra is a guerilla-punk-Balkan-brass band massive like no other. They trace their genesis back to the streets of Toronto, Canada, where an original quartet of busking troubadours quickly amassed a battalion of like-minded musical travelers and the dozen strong Orkestra was born. Equal parts reckless abandon and exhilarating precision, the LBO’s legendary live […]

Jazzed Up Big Band is a 16 piece band formed to bring the most exceptional big band entertainment in the region. The ensemble’s home is the Roof Garden Ballroom in Historic Arnolds Park in the heart of the Iowa Great Lakes, which has a rich history of big bands dating back to the golden era […]

DC-based band Everyday Everybody (fka AZTEC SUN) has been performing since 2012, producing an upbeat, retro groove steeped in ‘70s funk and soul, jazz, Afro-funk and Motown-era pop. Their sound and energetic live performances have yielded numerous rewards for the group – such as being named “Best Local Original Band” by the Washington City Paper, […]

Eliza Blue is a shepherd, storyteller & folk-singer residing in western South Dakota. In her 15 years as a touring musician, she’s had the opportunity to collaborate with Billy Talbot of the band Crazy Horse, Charlie Parr, and Jami Lynn and has performed at SXSW, CMJ, and the Sioux River Folk Fest. Most recently, Blue […]

SD Game, Fish and Parks Outdoor Campus - Sioux Falls is celebrating 25 years of being in Sertoma Park. This $3.2 million dollar cooperative project between the Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation Department and the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks opened its doors in June of 1997. Since then the Campus has offered almost […]

Parranderos Latin Combo (PLC) is a Des Moines based Latin music band creating and performing original music inspired by salsa, cumbia, son montuno, Afrobeat, plena, vallenato, salsa dura and many more party dance rhythms. PLC has recorded compositions at the multi-GRAMMY award-winning PlayBach studios in San Juan, Puerto Rico and has been awarded multiple grants […]

Siembra y llegará. As Making Movies delivers its fourth album, XOPA, the Kansas City band proves true the maxim which, in English, is like an encouraging version of “reap what you sow.” Making Movies’ dynamic sound encompasses the entirety of the Americas: crunching classic rock into Latin American rhythms — African-derived percussion and styles like […]

KORY and the FIREFLIES were formed in the summer of ’94 and founded by the band’s leader, Kory Van Sickle; they have been writing, recording and performing ever since. In the band’s 28 years performing, they’ve released four full length studio CDs, two live DVDs, shared the stage with over 75 national acts and had […]