Tuesday, September 9th 7:30 p.m.

BRENDAN JAMES
With his warm, rich tenor and emotionally powerful songs, Brendan James announces himself as an artist-to-watch on his dazzling debut album, The Day is Brave. Rooted in the classic singer/songwriter tradition, the album is 11 tracks of stunning songcraft: elegant, earthy, and displaying a total lack of artifice that is rare in the pop world these days. James taught himself to play piano and took a year off from school to spend time in L.A. writing songs. “I was so passionate about songwriting, I wanted to get involved in the music scene and start performing,” he says. James continued to write and perform and eventually enlisted producer Mikal Blue for his first full-length record. Blue, who would go on to score a platinum record with Colbie Caillat, wanted to help James capture the intimacy of his live performance.

DAMON DOTSON
Since emerging onto the Midwest music scene in 2003, Damon Dotson’s demand and popularity have soared. Dotson, who grew up in Okoboji, Iowa has definitely earned his acclaim from these humble beginnings. Damon is versatile in his performances and songwriting by performing not only as a solo acoustic act, but also with his full band. “With the curly locks of Jim Morrison but more of a warmly romantic sound that veers between Dave Matthews and Coldplay,” said one review from the Des Moines Register. Dotson has opened for such acts as B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Matt Nathanson, Gin Blossoms, The Beach boys, Kenny Loggins, Tristan Prettyman, and Stephan Kellogg. Always striving for something bigger and better, Damon is relentless when it comes to his music career.

TICKETS
Civic Center Ticket Office
M – F 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
515-243-1888
All Ticketmaster Oulets
Temple Ticket Office night of show

Brendan James with special guest Damon Dotson is performing in the Temple Theater at the Temple for Performing Arts at 10th and Locust in Downtown Des Moines

Please note: Only children over age 5 with tickets will be allowed into the theater for this production.

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GARRISON STARR with special guest Jason Walsmith of The Nadas

Thursday, October 2nd 7:30 p.m.

Garrison invites listeners into her visceral world by constructing an intimate portrait of contemporary life as experienced by a soul longing for meaning and connection and as a person dealing with love in many forms - physical and spiritual, lost and gained. A fearless performer, her audience always leaves reluctantly after getting a taste of her humor and humility. Garrison has performed with Rhett Miller (from Old 97's), Edwin McCain, Mindy Smith, Melissa Etheridge, Steve Earle, Melissa Ferrick, Mary Chapin-Carpenter, and on the Lilith Fair tour.

TICKETS
Civic Center Ticket Office
M – F 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
515-243-1888
All Ticketmaster Oulets
Temple Ticket Office night of show

Garrison Starr with special guest Jason Walsmith will be performing in the Temple Theater at the Temple for Performing Arts at 10th and Locust in Downtown Des Moines

Please note: Only children over age 5 with tickets will be allowed into the theater for this production.