Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Just how likely is it that Sam Summers can succeed long term as a concert promoter? A 2006 Des Moines Register article posed that ...

For 84 years, West Des Moines' Val Air Ballroom welcomed anyone from “bobby soxers” to metalheads looking for a night on the town. Frank Sinatra, Snoop Dogg and former presidents are among the dozens ...

A popular music venue in West Des Moines has been sold.Local music promoter Sam Summers bought the Val Air Ballroom for $1.9 million. Summers also owns Wooly's in the East Village, First Fleet ...

How do you get people to show up for live music? Sam Summers knows. It started with the very first concert he put on as a Johnston High School senior in 2002. He paired some more established Des ...

The Hinterland Music Festival made its debut last year in St. Charles, IA, and was by all accounts a smashing success. Festival organizer Sam Summers is hoping for another successful festival in 2016, ...

Just how likely is it that Sam Summers can succeed long term as a concert promoter? A 2006 Des Moines Register article posed that question about an “up-and-coming” concert promoter who appeared to ...