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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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Greg Artz – Classic Piano Covers @ Alluvial
Wednesday, Jul 23rd, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Classic rock/country
Greg Artz and his piano will take you through classic rock, r&b and outlaw country, with storytelling and heartfelt accounts of how songs came to be! Free show, all ages

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Meadowbrook Circle @ Alluvial
Thursday, Jul 24th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Folk/Americana
Thurs 7/24 $5 at the door - all ages! Sean Michael Sullivan is now accompanied by Iowa music scene veterans Sean Thomas Sullivan (Vocals/Mandolin/Mandola) and Joe Muller (Vocals/Bass) to form a dynamic trio. Together, they create an alternative folk, Americana sound, featuring a catalog of original songs enriched by soaring instrumental melodies and powerful three-part vocal harmonies.

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Tarot Social @ Alluvial
Saturday, Jul 26th, 2025
2:00 pm
Genre: Divination
Bring your deck and meet some friends! Free 2-4pm.

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Brains & Brews: Trivia @ Alluvial
Wednesday, Jul 30th, 2025
7:00 pm
FREE admission -- Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

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Lojo Russo @ Alluvial
Thursday, Jul 31st, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Folk/Roots
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"With a raw, vibrant energy Russo’s music flows from sweet folk to roots rock without missing a beat." Thurs 7/31 7pm - $5 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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Moonshroom @ Alluvial
Thursday, Aug 7th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Bluegrass/Americana
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The ever-euphoric Moonshroom is back supporting their new album! A LUNAR FIESTA OF COSMIC TWANG BY LILY B MOONFLOWER & JAKE KEEGAN Thurs 8/7 7pm - All ages - $10/$13

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The Get Down @ Alluvial
Friday, Aug 8th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Soul/Funk
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The Get Down delivers a mixture of funk, jazz, and classic soul in a way that has been delighting audiences around central Iowa. With veteran musicians and Iowa Music Hall of Fame members in the lineup, their harmony-rich soulful sound is something you won’t want to miss! Fri 8/8 7pm - $7/$10 all ages

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Brains & Brews: Trivia @ Alluvial
Wednesday, Aug 13th, 2025
7:00 pm
FREE admission -- Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

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Fezzik w/ Almer @ Alluvial
Thursday, Aug 14th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Fantasy Rock / Grunge
Fezzik is a fantasy-inspired hard rock band from Ames. Blending elements and influences from classic rock, psychedelic blues, indie, and experimental post-rock. Almer is an acoustic grunge duo from Ames. Unapologetic 90's kids, Almer plays a collection of original music and covers from bands like Alice in Chains and Filter. $5 at the door, all ages!

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Jason Dea West & The Siskiyou Crest @ Alluvial
Saturday, Aug 16th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Folk/Country/Western
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We are excited to present renowned troubadour Jason Dea West and his phenomenal new band The Siskiyou Crest! Sat 8/16 7pm - $10/$15 - all ages

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Arkansauce w/ Between Howls @ 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. Between Howls, a blazing folk duo from Duluth, MN will open the night! Fri 8/22 7pm - $20 adv/$25 DoS - All Ages

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An Evening With Arkansauce @ 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! They will be digging deep into the their bag of tricks for this evening of music! Sat 8/23 7pm - $20 adv/$25 DoS - All Ages

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Brains & Brews: Trivia @ Alluvial
Wednesday, Aug 27th, 2025
7:00 pm
FREE admission -- Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

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Matt Woods Band @ Alluvial
Saturday, Aug 30th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Blues
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Free show! Matt Woods Band is an eclectic blues trio with a deep bag of original and interpreted songs. Sat 8/30 - 7pm - free - all ages!

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Indigo Monks @ Alluvial
Friday, Sep 5th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Jazz
$10 at the door, all ages! Ames' premier jazz combo that performs classic standards, originals, & non-standard classics. The Indigo Monks are a twelve member group of current and former Iowa State University faculty, staff, and students. We have been playing jazz arrangements spanning Duke Ellington to Taylor Swift in the Ames area for the past eleven years.

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Brains & Brews: Trivia @ Alluvial
Wednesday, Sep 10th, 2025
7:00 pm
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Buffalo Galaxy @ Alluvial
Thursday, Sep 18th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Bluegrass/Jam
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Deep Space, Light Speed, Bluegrass! Buffalo Galaxy (Minneapolis, MN) is where heavy hitting psychedelia meets old timin’ bluegrass. Thurs 9/18 7pm all ages $7/$10

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Bronwyn Keith-Hynes @ Alluvial
Wednesday, Sep 24th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Bluegrass
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Bronwyn Keith-Hynes and her incredible band burned down the house last winter - they're back for a full evening of music this September! Wed 9/24 7pm - $20 adv/$25 DoS - all ages

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

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Brains & Brews: Trivia @ Alluvial
Wednesday, Oct 8th, 2025
7:00 pm
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Brains & Brews: Trivia @ Alluvial
Wednesday, Oct 22nd, 2025
7:00 pm
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PREVIOUS EVENTS ↘
Mama Said String Band w/ Deeds & Co @ Alluvial
Friday, Jul 18th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Bluegrass/folk
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Kentucky's own Mama Said String Band blew us away last year with their deep, joyful mix of American music! Deeds & Co will open the night, featuring Dan DeGeest and Wayne Chittick. Fri 7/18 7pm - $10/$13 all ages!

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Brains & Brews: Trivia @ Alluvial
Wednesday, Jul 16th, 2025
7:00 pm
FREE admission -- Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

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Ed ‘N Family ‘N Friends Birthday Jamboree & KHOI Fundraiser @ Alluvial
Saturday, Jul 12th, 2025
5:00 pm
Genre: Rock/Blues/Country
Ed Osenbaugh's 70th birthday extravaganza will be a musical review of tunes Ed Osenbaugh has played with musicians around Ames and the Pacific Northwest for over 50 years, open to everyone. It is also raising funds for the non-profit progressive radio station KHOI. This movable feast of artists will include birthday cake, a food truck and Alluvial's fine beverages for a good 'ole hippie be-in.

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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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Make America England Again – The Masterplan & Strong Like Bear @ Alluvial
Friday, Jul 4th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: British Rock
The Masterplan is Iowa's premier (and probably only) Oasis tribute band! SLB will be playing a set of British rock to open. $5 at the door, all ages!

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

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Tarot Social @ Alluvial
Saturday, Jun 28th, 2025
2:00 pm
Genre: Divination
Bring your deck and meet some friends! Free 2-4pm.

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Silversonic @ Alluvial
Friday, Jun 27th, 2025
7:00 pm
Genre: Roots/Rock
Come see this supergroup of beloved Iowa players making their Alluvial debut! Members of The Sundogs, NOLA, Johnny Reeferseed, Matt Woods Band. Fri 6/27 7pm - $5 - all ages

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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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