East of Omaha

Alternating Currents is based in Davenport, Iowa; its final room configuration should be confirmed for each show. A festival built on discovery. 400+ artists & makers. Alternating Currents programs All Genres. Alternating Currents accepts booking inquiries through the venue’s online form. Alternating Currents has a house sound system; artists should confirm inputs, monitoring, and engineer requirements. Final timing and event-specific arrangements with Alternating Currents need agreement before the show is announced. Alternating Currents’s stated song policy is all song types. Show inquiries for Alternating Currents are handled by its talent buyer function. Any remaining detail for Alternating Currents should be treated as show-specific and confirmed before commitment.

Des Moines brewery and taproom with recurring live music and seasonal multi-band programming. Operating brewery with recurring live music and current multi-band event evidence. From a performer’s standpoint, the venue is set up around recurring taproom/beer-garden live music including bands. The music mix includes Rock, Acoustic, Local bands, Festival, Mixed, which helps define the kinds of performers already represented in the venue’s programming. For working musicians, that established live-use pattern makes the venue easier to evaluate in terms of format, audience setting, and show style. Confluence Brewing Co. is located at 1235 Thomas Beck Rd, Des Moines, IA 50315. Age access is all ages / brewery policy event-dependent. Musicians considering the venue can use its existing programming and performance format as the main guide when deciding whether their set, instrumentation, and audience expectations are a good match. Its ongoing connection to live performance also gives artists a stronger basis for judging the room than they would have with a venue used only sporadically for music.

Independent nonprofit contemporary arts and performance center presenting intimate concerts, world music and theater. The practical live-music fit is dedicated Performance Hall with current seated live concerts. Artists working in Blues, World music, Folk, Americana, Experimental, Mixed are directly aligned with the venue’s established programming profile. The venue’s active live-music use gives performers a concrete sense of how a set can fit the room and the audience environment. CSPS Hall is located at 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401. Capacity is 200 seats — Performance Hall/listening-room configuration. Age access is event-dependent. For a band, solo act, or ensemble considering the room, the useful takeaway is the venue’s demonstrated commitment to live performance and the specific styles already appearing in its schedule. The combination of an established music identity and a defined performance setting gives musicians practical context before deciding whether to pursue a date. For performers building a routing plan, the venue’s established live-music activity provides a concrete reason to consider it alongside other active rooms in the market.