Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA) has announced their new concert series, “Made in the Midwest,” which begins this Valentine’s Day and runs through mid-May. Five Iowa artists will grace the intimate Temple Theater stage in downtown Des Moines this spring, and represent genres ranging from soul-pop and rock to Americana.
“[DMPA] had a desire to do something new that we hadn’t done before […] we realized that we have the Temple which has not only calendar availability but is a fantastic music venue,” DMPA Programming Manager Brooke Bridenstine said. “Working with more local artists is something that we’ve kind of had on the radar for a few years and we’re glad to have all of those three things come together here.”
Five crowd-pleasing local acts, many of them that we’ve been following here at Studio One, are slated to appear in the “Made in the Midwest” series:
Brad & Kate — Feb. 14
Folk-pop duo Brad & Kate are a husband-and-wife team based in Cedar Falls. Their debut album, Next Year , was released in 2022, and their annual Little Holiday Spectacular shows have been sold-out successes.