Isaac Hamlet

2 months ago | littlevillagemag.com | Isaac Hamlet

Before attending Men on Boats at the Des Moines Playhouse’s newly renovated black box Studio Theatre this past weekend, I recalled another production of the play I had seen six years ago at Riverside Theatre. I didn’t remember much about the prior viewing, except that I had cried at the end. That and the premise: “a true(ish) history” of the exploits of 10 men on four boats in 1869, rowing west on the Colorado River as they trek the territory for the benefit of the U.S. government.

Apr 29, 2024 | weareiowa.com | Isaac Hamlet

DES MOINES, Iowa — Slipknot is coming home to Des Moines in the fall to headline Knotfest, the metal festival the band founded in 2012. This year's event at Water Works Park is not only a homecoming for Slipknot, which formed in Des Moines during the '90s, it's also a special 25th-anniversary event, marking a quarter century since the release of Slipknot's 1999 self-titled album.

Mar 15, 2024 | weareiowa.com | Isaac Hamlet

The Marshall County Sheriff's Office on Friday responded to a report of a grain elevator explosion in the town of Green Mountain that pushed an office building off its foundation. Marshall County Communication Center received the report around 5:30 a.m. of an explosion at the Mid-Iowa Cooperative at 502 Green Mountain Rd. The sheriff's office believes there was an explosion, rather than a structural failing of the grain bin.

Nov 30, 2023 | littlevillagemag.com | Isaac Hamlet

In the opening minutes of Delineations’ forlorn guitar chords, punctuated by steady drums, lead listeners in a gradual crescendo accompanied by boiling cymbals. By the halfway point of this first track, “Lines Drawn,” I’m enveloped by the album. Typically, I’m hooked by lyrics, but this opening instrumental piece (somewhat reminiscent of the Eagles or Van Halen) from Sirens and Prophets has me enticed.

Nov 13, 2023 | weareiowa.com | Isaac Hamlet

DES MOINES, Iowa — Comedian Tom Segura is coming back to Des Moines for his latest tour. The Iowa Events Center on Monday announced that Segura will bring his Come Together Tour to Wells Fargo Arena on June 6, 2024. Though Segura's central Iowa stop is set for late spring, the tour itself kicks off Saturday, Dec. 30 in Honolulu. More than 300 shows in cities around the world are planned to follow.