Music
Ramona & the Sometimes
Ramona and the Sometimes is a Des Moines, IA based 5-piece pop-rock band led by multimedia artist Ramona Muse Lambert. The group relies on accessible hooks and pop song structures with emotionally raw, often positive and uplifting lyrical content. The songs frequently use lighthearted, occasionally humorous imagery to address more serious subject matter and darker emotions. With Muse Lambert’s roots being in visual arts, the project explores a strong visual element, with ever-evolving costume and stage design to enhance the live performance. This picture by Joelle Blanchard of Figment Art Photo.
Derry & the Dirty Dishes
Derry & the Dirty Dishes is a new Des Moines rock & roll band for kids and grownups alike. Fronted by Derek Muse Lambert, their debut album Three Day Weekend is full of fun and playful songs written by Derek and his wife Ramona Muse Lambert. The songs emerged organically over the years in their musically-centered household with their three children, who helped write some of the songs and who’s reactions to the music provided natural guidance as to what styles kids would dance to and what lyrical content got the biggest laughs and smiles. Having themselves been subjected to countless hours of popular kids' music on repeat, the Muse Lamberts also set out to create a sound that may come as a breath of fresh air to parents in similar circumstances, or even non-parents in touch with a fun and playful spirit.
