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Culture Crawl 752 “Abstraction is a Little More… Abstract”
Culture Crawl 752 “Abstraction is a Little More… Abstract” “Connections” is one of two exhibits up right now at Gilded Pear Gallery, by Laura Young. Laura’s early work was in landscapes but for this exhibit she is presenting abstract pieces, created using a unique, self-developed technique that incorporates collage. Meet Laura, as well as John …
Culture Crawl 751 “Driving Around ’Til The Light Gets Right”
Culture Crawl 751 “Driving Around ’Til The Light Gets Right” “Rare Earth” is one of two exhibits up right now at Gilded Pear Gallery. Unbeknownst to Gallery Director Lauren Tucci, this is not the first time landscape artists John Preston and Ellen Wagener have been paired up in an exhibition. In fact, Ellen says John …
IC Jazz Fest on Labor Day
KCCK wraps up the summer by bringing back one of our favorite weekends of 2022, as we rebroadcast the Iowa City Jazz Festival on Labor Day. You’ll hear all the main stage performances, including Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter in Superblue, John Daversa, Camille Thurman, Molly Miller, Dan Wilson, and Yogev Shetrit. PLUS, the Friday …
Culture Crawl 750 “Everything is True and Some of it Happened”
Playwright and actress Megan Gogerty is back with a hilarious new show. “Chipmunk’d” opens Sept. 9 at Riverside Theatre in Iowa City. After Megan’s character (not coincidentally named Megan Gogerty) is bitten by a chipmunk, she and her family encounter an increasingly alarming chain of disasters. Megan says the play is at its heart, a …
Culture Crawl 749 “Every Song is a Banger”
Blake Shaw is one of Iowa’s first-call bassists, as well as a singer, arranger and composer. He fell in love with the bass when his jazz band director asked him to switch from trombone. He went on to study at Kirkwood, finally receiving his Masters at the University of Iowa. Pretty good for a musician …
Culture Crawl 748 “3 Years In The Making”
We’ve been trying to present the Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra since 2020, and fingers crossed, the third time will be the charm on Aug. 18. After years of being the only, or one of very few women in college and professional jazz bands, IWJO Directors Toni LeFebvre and Kelli Swehla formed this group to provide …
Culture Crawl 747 “Good Roots Music and Good Music Roots”
For decades, the Linn County Blues Society has presented a big summer Blues concert, spotlighting the best local and national talent. Beginning this year, the celebration becomes “Bourbon & Blues,” August 20 at McGrath Amphitheatre. The party begins with Iowa legends Molly Nova & The Hawk, featuring Bryce Janey, and also features Danielle Nicole from …
Culture Crawl 746 “Instead of Disassembling The Engine”
Some years ago, Iowa City singer Betsy Hickok was looking for a guitarist to collaborate with. Some friends connected her with Central Iowa musician Ron Roberts (an acoustical researcher at ISU by day). To say the two hit it off is a bit of an understatement, since soon thereafter they were married! The two lived …