Music scene · Nevada
A central Iowa farming city east of Ames, where country cover acts play local bars and school bands and church choirs lead community music.
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A central Iowa farming city east of Ames, where country cover acts play local bars and school bands and church choirs lead community music.
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Nevada is a small farming city in central Iowa, east of Ames, with a historic downtown and agricultural surroundings. Music here includes school marching bands, church choirs, country cover acts at local bars, and county fair talent shows. Ames and Des Moines provide the nearest larger markets.
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