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80/35 Music Festival, Des Moines, IA 7/9/22
Charli XCX, the reigning pop queen graced us with a headlining spot at this year's 80/35 Music Festival in downtown Des Moines, after a...
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Forrest Lonefight Writes
- May 29, 2022
- 2 min
Rehtek CD Release Show 5/28/22 @ Lefty's, Des Moines, IA
Good things take time. This especially rings true with Rehtek. The Meskwaki & Des Moines-based band has been in existence for ten years,...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Apr 8, 2022
- 2 min
The Final Revival Of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton
One infamous photo of someone can define all public perception of them. Sad-but-true reality. In this oral history-themed fiction novel...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
Vended, Tallah, Widow 7, Dose 12/9/21 @ Wooly's, DSM, IA
Des Moines, IA is a metal town. As long as I can remember, the excitement of a metal show is what got us metalheads through the...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Dec 6, 2021
- 3 min
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
2020 is a bastard of a year the whole world will remember forever. This new novel by Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-winning...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
I always start these reviews with a personal story. Because a good book should be relatable, right? I remember back in the 80's, in my...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Oct 31, 2021
- 2 min
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
Happy Halloween! The deer hunting season is in full swing for archers in Iowa! This horror masterpiece by prolific author Stephen Graham...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Every job I've ever had, the conversation of my Native American heritage comes up with co-workers. I tell them I'm from two distinctly...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Oct 9, 2021
- 2 min
Riffs For A Cure: 10/8 @ Lefty's, DSM: The Curse Of Hail, Druids, The Edicule, What Lies Within
"Can Do Cancer is a non-profit organization that works to improve the lives of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Sep 27, 2021
- 4 min
Knotfest 2021, September 25, Indianola Balloon Field, IA
Indianola. Home of the Indianola Indians. Actually, I have never seen any NDN Taco Stands or Powwow Grounds in Indianola. Ever. But...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Sep 20, 2021
- 2 min
Reservation Dogs EP 08: "Satvrday" Season 1 Finale
The final crescendo! The gang freestyle at the Latin Quarter moment! Avengers Assemble! Many of the characters in the all-too-short first...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Sep 13, 2021
- 2 min
Reservation Dogs EP 07: "California Dreamin'" Review
Parallel Parking. Imagine taking your Driver's License Test at your local DMV and having that rite of passage not going according to...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
Reservation Dogs EP 06: "Hunting" Review
And now the Kwe (Shared Algonquian word for "Woman" in Ojibwe and Sac & Fox) responsible for the viral memes that are capturing the...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
Reservation Dogs EP 05: "Come and Get Your Love" Review
Yes! The episode is named after the all-Native American band Redbone's hit of the same name. The names of these episodes are knocking it...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min
Reservation Dogs EP 04: "What About Your Dad"
The title of the 'Sode is a line from the movie "Smoke Signals" when Victor, the main character, declares that Geronimo was the greatest...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
Reservation Dogs EP 03: "Uncle Brownie" Review
I remember as a youth, traveling down to visit relatives in Oklahoma. I marveled at how many SONICs were down there. For those...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Aug 9, 2021
- 3 min
Reservation Dogs EP 01 & 02: "Fuckin' Rez Dogs" & "NDN Clinic" Review
Reservation Dogs, the new Native American Comedy that premiered on Hulu FX on 8/9 is one that I was waiting for. As a youth, I've always...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- Jun 11, 2021
- 2 min
The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
Funny story: I was going to finish this review that I was writing on my phone after a long hard day at the factory, when I got home I got...
Forrest Lonefight Writes
- May 8, 2021
- 2 min
Lauridsen Skate Park Grand Opening!
A brief review of the Lauridsen Skate Park Grand Opening.