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Author: Cole Schroder

Jigjam St. Patty’s Day Interview

March 5, 2019

On March 5th, Jessica and Cole spoke with Jamie from JigJam: an upcoming irish bluegrass from Ireland. Growing up with bluegrass roots, the guys…

Elizabeth Moen Interview

March 5, 2019

Indie artist and Iowa Native Elizabeth Moen called in for an interview before her show at Vaudeville Mews. She went into depth about her…

Young the Giant Interview

March 5, 2019

On Saturday, February 16, Eric Cannata from alternative rock group, Young The Giant, sat down for a phone interview with our “Live From KURE”…

The Fuss on Live from KURE

May 27, 2017

If you’ve had your ear to the ground with local music in Des Moines in the last few years, the name The Fuss may…

Andy McKee on Live from KURE

September 1, 2016

Less than an hour ago on this very afternoon, Andy McKee joined us in Studio B for a session, taking off afterwards to go…

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