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Culture Crawl 948 “Soul & Roll”
Dr. Z’s Experiment is a band that’s been around since the founders were Kirkwood students more than 20 years ago. Wonderful Smiths came together more recently, during the pandemic lockdown. The two bands, along with Dave Helmer, come together for a show Aug. 2 at Wildwood BBQ and Saloon. You’ll get to hear music from …
Culture Crawl 947 “Making Up”
Culture Crawl 947 “Making Up” Hard to believe, but the final week of the Municipal season is here. Steve will take the opportunity to make up some selections not played because concerts were canceled, including the James Bond and Moana medleys. Special guests are Miera Kim & Carey Bostian of Red Cedar Chamber Music, who …
Jazz Under The Stars 2024
Iowa’s Jazz Station reunites two groups of college chums, makes the invisible visible, and revisits the great jazz organ trios during KCCK’s Jazz Under The Stars, August 1, 8, 15, and 22 at Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids. All concerts begin at 6:30pm at Noelridge Park, and are broadcast live on 88.3 KCCK. Meet …
Culture Crawl 945 “Air Conditioning!”
In the past, the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band has moved concerts inside during inclement weather. This year, they’re doing it on purpose! Steve explains what an indoor venue allows the band to do that can’t easily be done outdoors. Selections include the Star Wars main title and for the first time ever, a Taylor Swift …
Culture Crawl 942 “Shepherds”
Mentorship is an extremely important part of learning to play music. Young musicians learn not just notes and rhythms from their elders, but how to treat themselves and other musicians. Slayton Thompson has been a mentor to two generations of musicians. He encouraged a young Steve Shanley nearly 30 years ago, and more recently, pianist …
Culture Crawl 941 “Trading Cigarettes for Marriage”
Culture Crawl 941 “Trading Cigarettes for Marriage” Film producer and Cedar Rapids native Kristian Day’s documentary, “The Last American Gay Bar.” Despite it’s title, the documentary series is not so much the story of a Des Moines gay bar as it is the stories of the men for whom that bar was the center of …
Culture Crawl 939 “Art in the Park”
Culture Crawl 939 “Art in the Park” Wellington Heights Neighborhood Association presents their annual block party, “Art in the Park” July 28 from 11-4 in Redmond Park. Music, crafts, a sidewalk art contest with cash prizes, climbing wall, and much more for the whole family. More details at whcria.com. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at …
Culture Crawl 940 “Accidentally Relevant”
Steve Shanley brings the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band to his elementary alma mater, Bowman Woods school, on July 10 for a concert that includes a feature with Principal Clarinet Christine Bellamy, (that Steve first heard at a concert with the Logan Vander Weil’s Marion High School Band), a salute to Linn County’s Czech Heritage, music …