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HAPPENING TODAY ↘
Andy Juhl & The Bluestem Players w/ Dan DeGeest @ Alluvial
Thursday, May 1st, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Indie/Folk
GET READY FOR: 🤘Psychedelic sounds 🤘Some prog rock goodness 🤘A healthy dose of jamming Andy Juhl and the Bluestem Players are returning to Alluvial Brewing Company in Ames, IA! If you like cool music and music that's a little different, you won't want to miss this show! Thurs 5/1 7pm $5

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UPCOMING EVENTS↘
Brains & Brews: Trivia @ Alluvial
Wednesday, May 7th, 2025
7:00 pm
FREE admission -- Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

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Severio Mancieri / Fred Love @ Alluvial
Thursday, May 8th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Folk/Blues/Cowpunk
2 great songwriters for $5! Hailed as a guitar virtuoso with a resonant voice, Severio Mancieri is a Duluth-based artist you won't want to miss. Fred Love mixes country, blues and roots influences with a DIY/punk delivery to create a ruggedly original cowpunk approach.

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Gráinne Hunt w/ Jules Stewart @ Alluvial
Friday, May 16th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Folk/Irish
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One of our favorite discoveries last year, Gráinne Hunt is back in the states and making a stop at Alluvial, accompanied by Jules Stewart on percussion and vocals! Gráinne's tour is supported by Culture Ireland. Fri 5/16 7pm - $10/$13 all ages!

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Brains & Brews: Trivia @ Alluvial
Wednesday, May 21st, 2025
7:00 pm
FREE admission -- Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

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Mango Soul / Mike Walsh Band @ Alluvial
Thursday, May 22nd, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Soul/Rock
This double header was so great last time we had to do it again! Groove, soul, classic rock and country with Mango Soul and The Mike Walsh Band - $5 at the door, all ages!

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Swamp Rats @ Alluvial
Saturday, May 24th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Folk
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Swamp Rats takes intricate clawhammer banjo and blends it with a driving punk rhythm fronted by gritty & soothing harmonizing vocals. Some have said the music sounds like a type of haunted that makes them happy. Folk with an edge is what most people say about Florida's "Phantom" folk band Swamp Rats. Sat 5/24 7pm - $5 at the door - All ages!

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The Deslondes / Pert Near Sandstone @ Alluvial
Thursday, May 29th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Folk/Bluegrass/NOLA
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We can't wait to welcome New Orleans' The Deslondes and our good friends Pert Near Sandstone for this eclectic summer kickoff! Thurs May 29 7pm - $20 adv/$25 day of show - all ages

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Writer’s Round w/ Wally Neal, Casey Joe Collins, Spencer Braly and Chris Patterson @ Alluvial
Thursday, Jun 5th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Folk/Roots
The round that has become a yearly tradition! Chris Patterson, Casey Joe Collins, Spencer Braly & Wally Neal trading tunes and tales of their craft. $5 at the door - all ages.

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No Time For Fame @ Alluvial
Saturday, Jun 7th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Rock
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With their feet soundly rooted in classic American rock, the Minnesota-based band No Time For Fame dishes out guitar-driven tunes with smart, contemporary lyrics laced with playful riffs and rhythmic interludes. Sat 6/7 7pm - $7/$10 all ages!

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Sicard Hollow @ Alluvial
Wednesday, Jun 11th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Bluegrass
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Nashville’s psychedelic punk-grass rockers, Sicard Hollow grew up sick of any existing institution telling them who and what to be. Now, as they navigate adulthood, they’re equally tired of the music institutions telling them what their music should sound like— so they dunked it in patchouli and a skate-and-destroy ethos that brings an enduring sound into the modern age. Wed 6/11 7pm - $15 adv/$18 DoS - All ages

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Matt Terronez Quartet @ Alluvial
Friday, Jun 13th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Jazz/R&B
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Come enjoy some soulful jazz/R&B on a beautiful summer night on the prairie. $10 at the door!

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Tom Pevear @ Alluvial
Thursday, Jun 19th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Country Blues
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$5 at the door! With a deep love and knowledge of old blues, ragtime, country, and gospel music, Tulsa, OK based guitarist and singer, Tom Pevear arranges songs, some popular, some long lost, in a way that pays homage to the originals and fits his unique fingerstyle guitar approach.

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Winterland @ Alluvial
Saturday, Jun 21st, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Jam/Americana
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Winterland is back for another blissful night at Alluvial! Sat 6/21 7pm - $12/$15 all ages Specializing in the Grateful Dead’s catalog and sound from 1969 through the late 1970s, Winterland pulls you back in time to a place where the Dead’s rhythm and blues, folk and country roots were still deeply embedded in their music even as they explored the wild and experimental outer reaches of psychedelic rock.

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The Crowfoot Rakes @ Alluvial
Saturday, Jul 5th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Irish
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The Crowfoot Rakes are an energetic yet incredibly versatile band, with each member being a multi-instrumentalist- guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, to lesser heard instruments such as accordion, bodhran, cittern, Irish bouzouki, and the Uilleann pipes, or Irish bellow bagpipes. The band has an eclectic palette of musical influences ranging from traditional Irish folk music, to folk punk, to well known artists like Mark Knopfler and Tom Waits.

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Red’s Birthday Bash w/ Stranger Than Fiction + Redzband @ Alluvial
Saturday, Jul 19th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Classic Rock/Blues
Join STF and Redzband to celebrate our favorite guitar player’s birthday! $5 at the door, all ages.

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Surf Zombies @ Alluvial
Friday, Aug 1st, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Surf/Garage
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This music is pure joy and groovy weirdo vibes! We can't wait to have Surf Zombies back at Alluvial. Fri 8/1 7pm - $7/$10 - all ages

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Arkansauce – Night 1 @ Alluvial
Friday, Aug 22nd, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Jamgrass
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Arkansauce is back for 2 euphoric summer nights on the prairie! Fri 8/22 7pm - $20 adv/$25 DoS - All Ages

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Arkansauce – Night 2 @ Alluvial
Saturday, Aug 23rd, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Jamgrass
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Arkansauce is back for 2 euphoric summer nights on the prairie! Fri 8/22 7pm - $20 adv/$25 DoS - All Ages

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PREVIOUS EVENTS ↘
Never Come Down w/ The Mourning Belles @ Alluvial
Sunday, Apr 27th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Bluegrass/Folk
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The Mourning Belles are blooming again and are opening this show! We are so excited for a transcendent Sunday show with Never Come Down! Don't miss this one. Sun 4/27 7pm - $12/$15 all ages Formed in 2017, Never Come Down was born from the vibrant if not occasionally overlooked music scene of Portland, Oregon. Much like the city that inspired them, they’re a smart, charming, off-beat amalgam of varied backgrounds and tastes.

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June Star w/ Spencer Braly @ Alluvial
Saturday, Apr 26th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Americana
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June Star was formed by prolific songwriter Andrew Grimm in 1998 who has produced no less than sixteen albums in the past 22 years. 'June Star'; a real must for all fans of the alt.country and Americana sound that we have all known from bands like 'Son Volt' or 'Drive-By Truckers'. Sat 4/26 7pm - $7/$10 all ages!

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Brains & Brews: Trivia @ Alluvial
Wednesday, Apr 23rd, 2025
7:00 pm
FREE admission -- Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

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Tarot Meet-Up @ Alluvial
Saturday, Apr 19th, 2025
2:00 pm
Genre: Mytho/Poetic
Very chill, bring your deck, make new friends, a fun chance to connect with other folks interested in divination.

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Friday, Apr 18th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Bluegrass / Folk-Rock
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Two of our favorites, Pretend Friend and Haymakers are joining forces for this Bluegrass/Folk/Jam double header! Fri 4/18 7pm - $10/$15 all ages

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Cedar County Cobras @ Alluvial
Saturday, Apr 12th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Blues/roots
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Cedar County Cobras play American roots and blues music from the last century. The music takes on an “old time” blues feel that would most likely be found in a juke-joint down a gravel road in rural Iowa. They have shared the stage and festival lineups with acts such as Marty Stuart, Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Joe & Vicki Price, Bob Dorr, Split Lip Rayfield, Legendary Shack Shakers, Fruition, Old Salt Union, Sam Bush, and The Travelin’ McCourys. Sat 4/12 7pm - All Ages - $7adv/$10 DoS

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Mary Jane’s Closet w/ Bleujack @ Alluvial
Thursday, Apr 10th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Folk
$5 at the door, Bleujack opens the night! Here comes “Mary Jane‘s Closet"! A quirky Ames string band full of decades of original tunes and Tom‘s mom‘s favorite classics from the 30s and 40s. banjo, guitar, mandolin and occasional tuba. Have some fun with Tom, Wayne, John and Mary Jane!

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Brains & Brews: Trivia @ Alluvial
Wednesday, Apr 9th, 2025
7:00 pm
FREE admission -- Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

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Dickie / Joel Sires Trio @ Alluvial
Saturday, Apr 5th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Folk/Indie
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Two of our favorite Iowa groups - powerful songwriting and subtle, bewitching musicianship all around! Sat 4/5 7pm - $9/$12 all ages

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