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Review: Elvis Costello at Hoyt Sherman Place

Elvis Costello has been a bucket list concert for me for a long time. I only recall one other opportunity I had to see him: I was in college and in Atlanta for a conference and had other obligations. Thursday night, I finally got a chance to see him in concert, at Hoyt Sherman Place,… Read More Review: Elvis Costello at Hoyt Sherman Place

October 7, 2016 Joe Lawler1 Comment

365 Iowa Beers 151-160: Little Giant Beer Summit Part the First

I’m starting off this entry a little different because I found a beer that I tried a few months ago that I forgot to write about. So beer 151 is probably beer 110 or something, but I don’t want to go back and renumber everything, so I’m just sticking it on the start of this post.… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 151-160: Little Giant Beer Summit Part the First

October 6, 2016October 6, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

365 Iowa Beers 142-150: Oktoberfests and more

Well, I’ve hit another beer milestone, 150. Not bad. As the weather starts to turn cold, some new varieties of beer are showing up on shelves and taps. There are several Oktoberfests in this batch, along with multiple Peace Tree and Backpocket beers. I’m starting to catch up to writing about the beers I’ve tried.… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 142-150: Oktoberfests and more

September 30, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

Review: Lavender Country provides emotional end for Maximum Ames fest

One of the closing acts for the 2016 Maximum Ames Music Festival was Lavender Country, who I’ve written about a few times in the last week, so I’ll just give a Cliff Notes description: gay country band from the 1970s that has had a career resurgence in the last few years. Patrick Haggerty is the… Read More Review: Lavender Country provides emotional end for Maximum Ames fest

September 19, 2016 Joe Lawler1 Comment

365 Iowa beers 137-141: Back to the Iowa Taproom

After hitting the Iowa Craft Beer Tent, I decided to head back to the Iowa Taproom for a flight. It’s about a three-mile walk from my house, so the walk there and back hopefully helps burn off a lot of the beer calories. Of course, I also had a buffalo chicken sandwich. So maybe the whole… Read More 365 Iowa beers 137-141: Back to the Iowa Taproom

September 18, 2016September 18, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

Lavender Country: A saint of a father for a country sissy

I haven’t posted anything about it yet on this site, but if you follow me on Facebook you may have read that I’m now writing music stories for Cityview. It’s not a full-time gig like the Register was, just two (or so) interviews a month, along with two CD reviews. I’ve had a few of… Read More Lavender Country: A saint of a father for a country sissy

September 14, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

Happy birthday son, am I failing you as a dad?

Last week my son, Jonas, turned two. If you follow my Facebook posts, you’ll see a lot of them focus on my daughter, while Jonas doesn’t get as many mentions. The biggest reason for that is the fact that at four-years-old (or four-and-a-half, as she’ll inform you), she’s much more verbal. She’s an endless font… Read More Happy birthday son, am I failing you as a dad?

September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

365 Iowa Beers 126-136: Iowa Craft Beer Tent

The Iowa Craft Beer Tent is a resource I have not tapped (ha!) often enough during this challenge. On the final Friday of the Iowa State Fair, I decided to head out and order a few flights. It’s a great way to try some of the beers from outside Des Moines that I need to… Read More 365 Iowa Beers 126-136: Iowa Craft Beer Tent

September 7, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

My August comics reading list

In August I was reading fantasy comics, which mostly means I was reading Bill Willingham comics. Or comics Bill Willingham created that were written by other people. Or comics created by other people that Bill Willingham wrote. Here’s a look at my list for the month. Fairest Vol. 3: The Return of the Maharaja: There… Read More My August comics reading list

September 4, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

20 years with the love of my life

This week is the seventh wedding anniversary for me and my wife. That’s a pretty good number, but 2016 also marks 20 years since we started dating. I’m going to focus on that one for a bit. Just to be clear, we haven’t been dating for 20 years. Even though I married my high school… Read More 20 years with the love of my life

September 1, 2016September 1, 2016 Joe LawlerLeave a comment

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