Pretty Fort Weekly

By Pretty Fort

All Iowa Music. Made in Des Moines, baby.

Each week, Chase Schweitzer and Parker Reed (Cityview, Consequence of Sound, iHeartRadio) sit down in the pink room to catch up, pet Juno, and review s... more

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The podcast currently has 161 episodes available.

Pretty Fort Weekly episodes:

November 22, 2020 61. Vaudeville Mews (with Adam Callanan!)
Adam has journeyed from the parking lot to the Pink Room for an hour of mourning the loss of Vaudeville Mews, an iconic Des Moines venue. We swap our favorite memories and wax poetic about the creaky stairs, sticky floors, and unforgettable nights on 4th and Court.

This episode was recorded in late October – thanks for bearing with us on the slow turnaround!
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52min
October 04, 2020 60. Christopher the Conquered
We're goin' back-to-back this week, baby! It's time to talk about "I Am Christopher," the follow-up to 2016's stellar "I'm Giving Up on Rock & Roll" from Des Moines (turned Denver) singer/songwriter/piano journeyman himself, Christopher the Conquered. Rad!

Thumbnail photography by Lucas Jensen (Instagram: @lucasleeland).
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44min
October 02, 2020 59. Gloom Balloon
Yo! It's a new look for the PF boys! We're talking about the long-anticipated LP3 from Des Moines indie rocker Gloom Balloon titled "So Bergman Uses Bach to Get His Point Across, I Feel Like I Have Chosen Rock but at What a Cost." Absolutely rad, man!

Thumbnail photography by Lucas Jensen (Instagram: @lucasleeland).
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59min
September 18, 2020 58. Hendy
Hey! PR & Chase are catchin' up on the tunes they've been listening to plus the new single, "Emerald," from Des Moines metro singer/songwriter Hendy. Super dope, man!
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31min
September 03, 2020 57. Ethridge Netz
The boys are back in town! Were they ever outta town? No! But now they're back and talkin' the new EP "In Isolation Sessions" from Rockwell City, IA country singer/songwriter Ethridge Netz! Rad!
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51min
August 09, 2020 56. Lightning Round (HWH, Gloom Balloon, Christopher the Conquered, and EleanorGrace)
The boys are tired but there's a whole lotta new music to talk about! We discuss the new demo tape EP hybrid "Soak the Master Sessions, Volume 1" from the familiar road trip rock crew, Holy White Hounds. Then we take a peek at two new music videos from Des Moines indie stars Gloom Balloon and Christopher the Conquered, plus peep the deets on their upcoming albums. Finally, we cover "Timeless," a new single from Des Moines pop singer/songwriter EleanorGrace. Wow, that's a lot of music, man!
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49min
July 10, 2020 55. RIP 80/35 2020
The boys are bummed out this week.
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1h
June 22, 2020 54. Redcoat
PR & Chase are talkin' the debut EP, "Cold Open," from Ames emo outfit, Redcoat. Radical!
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54min
June 12, 2020 53. Twins
#BlackLivesMatter

Today we're talking about the long awaited LP, "Dream On" from Iowa power-pop-band-turned-dusty-rustic-crooners Twins. Keep on spinning!
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47min
May 28, 2020 52. The Host Country
THE BOYS ARE BACK! And today we're talking about the new LP from Des Moines roots rock outfit The Host Country.
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1h 10min

FAQs about Pretty Fort Weekly:

How many episodes does Pretty Fort Weekly have?

The podcast currently has 161 episodes available.