Shows at the Maintenance Shop in Ames, Iowa this fall, from the M-Shop email list. Numbers in brackets are numbers of listeners, that data and similar artists are from last.fm. Descriptions in parentheses were provided in the email.

Thursday, August 24th

Tom Wehrle [22]

(Piano Pop/Radio rock)

8:00 pm - $4 and $7

Saturday, August 26th

William Elliott Whitmore [1,200] (CD RELEASE PARTY)

w/ Ghost Buffalo [423] and Why Make Clocks [21]

(Gravel Voiced Folk/Blues)

9:00 pm - $9 and $11

Similar to WEW: Z.Z. Hill; Jeff Black; Amos Milburn; Wiseman, Bob; Brinsley Schwarz; My Barbarian; Joe Simon; Toussaint McCall

To GB: Rilo Kiley; Neko Case; Cat Power

Wednesday, September 6th

Rogue Wave [29,349]

w/ Foreign Born [713]

(Lush Indie Pop Rock)

8:00 pm - $12 and $14

Similar to RW: Wolf Parade; A.C. Newman; The New Pornographers; Spoon; Sufjan Stevens; Broken Social Scene; Andrew Bird; The Shins

Similar to FB: Catherine Feeny; Gran Ronde; Inara George; Maimou; Easterhouse; Ginger Sling; Giant Drag; Gregory Page

Thursday, September 7th

Ohmega Watts [1,326] and Diverse [7,395, but apparently there's a rapper and a punk band named it]

(Psychedelic Hip-Hop Funk)

8:00 pm - $8 and $10

Similar to OW: Playdough; Lightheaded; The Procussions; Deloach; Tonéx; Phanatik; Flynn; Giant Panda

To Diverse: Al Tariq; Slug and Mr Dibbs; Benjamin Blümchen; Soul Position; Phillip Boa; Cannibus; The Delta Rhythm Boys; Gigi Dagostino And Datura

Wednesday, September 13th

Maritime [7,749]

(Post-Emo Indie Rock)

8:00 pm - $7 and $9

Similar: Tomte; Hansen Band; Olli Schulz & der Hund Marie; Kettcar; Marr; Bernd Begemann; Pale; Hund am Strand

Thursday, September 14th

Matt Costa [5,501] and the 88’s [40]

(Sunny Acoustic Rock)

8:00 pm - $12 and $15

Similar to MC: Animal Liberation Orchestra; The Illegible DJ Caps & Pandemonium Jones; The Beautiful Girls; Donavon Frankenreiter; ALO; G. Love; O.A.R.; Ordinary Peoples

Friday, September 15th

The Mountain Goats [40,467]

w/ Christine Fellows [584]

(Folk Rock/Folk Lore)

9:00 pm - $9 and $12

Similar to MG: Neutral Milk Hotel; The Decemberists; Sufjan Stevens; Okkervil River; Iron & Wine; The Magnetic Fields; John Vanderslice; The New Pornographers

To CF: Emily Bezar; Veda Hille; Aziza Mustafa Zadeh; AwRY; Aiko Shimada; Gabriela Kulka; Greg MacPherson; Webber

Saturday, September 16th

PM Dawn [7,265]

(Innovative Urban R & B with Pop Influence)

9:00 pm - $9 and $13

Similar: The Adventures; I-94; Bruce Hornsby & The Range; Eleanor McEvoy; George Michael; Janet Jackson; Mobb Deep ft 112; Ravi Jain

Tuesday, September 19th

Mates of State [36,980]

w/ Starlight Mints [10,355]

(Whimsical Organ Pop)

8:00 pm - $11 and $13

Similar to MoS: Tilly and the Wall; The Unicorns; Architecture in Helsinki; Of Montreal; The Decemberists; The Shins; Rainer Maria; Death Cab for Cutie

To SM: Of Montreal; Neutral Milk Hotel; The Unicorns; Beulah; Spoon; Earlimart; The Apples in Stereo; The Decemberists

Thursday, September 21st

Judah Johnson [213]

(Experimental Ambient Rock)

8:00 pm $6 and $8

Similar: Photon Band; Joan of Arse; Rausch; The Forms; Paper Lions; Low Skies; Weldon Irvine; Major Stars

Friday, September 22nd

An evening with…The Greencards [677] (CD RELEASE)

(High Energy Acoustic/Bluegrass)

8:00 pm - $12 and $15

Similar: Lathun; Caitlin Cary & Thad Cockrell; The Casting Couch; Tracy Grammer; The Del Fuegos; Matthew Ryan; Del McCoury; BR5-49

Saturday, September 23rd

Hockey Night [2,165]

(Erratic Indie Rock)

8:00 pm - $6 and $8

Similar: Malachi Constant; Wild Man Fischer; King Elementary; 明和電機; Finian McKean; Neil Hamburger; Telepathic Butterflies; Radiant

Sunday, September 24th

Teitur [6,194] and Tobias Fröberg [402]

(Swinging Acoustic Songwriter)

8:00 pm - $10 and $15

Similar to Teitur: Damien Rice; Howie Day; Dave Barnes; John Mayer; Jamie Cullum; David Ryan Harris; Matt Wertz; The Perishers

To TF: Mike Scott; Juniper; Fattaru & Seron; Moke; Last Amanda; Hjalle och Heavy; Rose Polenzani; No Azz Cru

Thursday, September 28th

Lucero [7,161]

w/ Rocky Votolato [10,982] and William Elliott Whitmore [1,200]

(Gritty Southern Rock w/ Soulful Alternative Country)

8:00 pm - $12 and $14

Similar to L: Cory Branan; Against Me!; Rumbleseat; Drive-By Truckers; Drag The River; Jawbreaker; Whiskeytown; Lifetime

To RV: Waxwing; Owen; The Get Up Kids; Jason Morphew; The New Amsterdams; Saves the Day; Minus the Bear; The Appleseed Cast

To WEW: See top.

Friday, September 29th

Jeff Hanson [2,272]

(Gentle Acoustic Singer/Songwriter)

9:00 pm - $6 and $8

Similar: DJ Dizzy; Gerty; Jett Rink; Greg Weeks; Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey; Steve Reid; Schooner; Sully

Thursday, October 5th

Okkervil River [24,521]

w/ Elvis Perkins [393]

(Concise Melodic Indie Rock)

8:00 pm - $8 and $10

Similar to OR: Shearwater; Wolf Parade; Sufjan Stevens; The Decemberists; Neutral Milk Hotel; M. Ward; Clap Your Hands Say Yeah; Architecture in Helsinki

Friday, October 6th

Limbeck [6,229]

(Road-Worn Alternative Country Rock)

9:00 pm - $7 and $9

Similar: Steel Train; The Format; Days Away; Motion City Soundtrack; Say Anything; Gatsby's American Dream; The Honorary Title; The New Amsterdams

Saturday, October 7th

InPulse [35]

(Unique Pop A Cappella)

9:00 pm - $8 and $12

Tuesday, October 10th

Kaki King [5,494]

(Guitar Goddess)

8:00 pm - $12 and $15

Similar: Sanne Salomonsen; Casey Crescenzo; Pash; joggers; Johnny Frigo; Preston Reed; The Bitter Life Typecast; Don Ross

Wednesday, October 25th

Stephen Kellogg [617, another 795 with "and/& the Sixers"] and Tyler Hilton [10,036]

(Acoustic Rock w/ a Shot of Country)

8:00 pm - $7 and $10

Similar to SK: Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers; Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers; Todd Martin; Big Tymers feat. Baby & Mannie; The Alternate Routes; Blu Sanders; Ari Hest; Violaine

To TH: Bethany Joy Lenz; Gavin DeGraw; Tyler Hilton & Bethany Joy Lenz; Reese Witherspoon; Ryan Cabrera; Michael Tolcher; Tyler Hilton and Bethany Joy Lenz; Jesse McCartney

Tuesday, October 31st

Anathallo [4,231]

(Post-Emo Experimental Pop)

8:00 pm - $7 and $9

Similar: Cool Hand Luke; kid brother collective; Value Pac; Aireline; twothirtyeight; Briertone; Anguish Unsaid; Foxhole

Saturday, November 11th

Oh My God [541]

(Secular Indie Rock)

9:00 pm - $7 and $9

Similar: Let My People Come; Lingua Franca; This Cathartic Nail; Gavin Castleton; The Charade; Grüvis Malt; Absinthe Blind; Cio

Tickets for shows go on sale August 7th. There should be a General Sherman [36] show at some point, as well as The Envy Corps [306].