PorchFest DSM turns five this year, and has become a regional magnet for music lovers. The dynamic duo producing this capital city happening is Dave and Anne Ducharme-Jones, a husband-wife team originally from Austin, Texas.
Their passion for music is an inclusive one. Knowing that a rising tide raises all ships, they envisioned PorchFest DSM as a flood of musical waters raising the ships of many musicians. This communal setting offers music, community and immersive bliss through a schedule of 45-minute sets presented by 20 musical acts on a myriad of porches throughout Des Moines’ Union Park Neighborhood.
The “porch fest” concept was popularized in 2007 in Ithaca, New York. What started as a grassroots gathering of bands on the East Coast grew into numerous festivals across the U.S. and Canada…