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Clean Up Your Act 1-19-21
There’s concern about the safety of drinking water in central Iowa.
Talking Pictures 1-6-21
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) and Churchill and the Movie Mogul (2019) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Denny Lynch.
KCCK’s Featured CD for January 2021
The KCCK Featured CD for January is “Cachai” from Anibal Rojas. The Chilean-born saxophonist and composer attended West High in Iowa City before studying at the University of Iowa. While in Eastern Iowa he worked in several bands including Mean Street and the Hell Horns, Funkfarm, Orquesta Alto Maiz and the Demolition Band. Now based …
Clean Up Your Act 1-27-21
Environmental groups are calling on MidAmerican Energy to shut down two Iowa coal-fired power plants.
Producers Top 10s for 2020
Bob Stewart Hollis Monroe Ron Adkins Bob DeForest Saul Lubaroff Bob Stewart: Monday-Friday 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. 1) Christopher’s Very Happy Band – While We Wait (Chris Merz) Always a fan of the work of Chris Merz, the new disc from his Very Happy Band did not disappoint. With his regular bandmates Mike Conrad, Drew …
Talking Pictures 12-30-20
Year-end special and a look into the year to come with Hollis, Phil, Monica, Scott and Ron.
Clean Up Your Act 1-8-21
A low report card grade for the Mississippi River Watershed.
Top 88 for 2020
Gregory Porter’s “All Rise” was the Number-1 album in KCCK’s Top 88 jazz releases of 2020. Nubya Garcia’s “Source” was Number-88. Here’s the list of everything else in between. 1. Gregory Porter “All Rise” (Blue Note) 2. Artemis “Artemis” (Blue Note) 3. Carl Saunders “Carl Saunders, Jazz Trumpet” (Summit) 4. Leni Stern ”4” (Leni …