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Culture Crawl 869 “My Wife Loves It”
Ken Duncan, John Reasoner & Denny Ketelsen are here to tell us that the Funk Daddies are getting together for their 20th anniversary concert! It’s going to be a truly Allstar celebration of rock and funk you really won’t want to miss. The Olympic Southside Theater, Oct. 28. Opening act, Funkatude, on at 7pm. Tickets …
Culture Crawl 868 “Not Playing a 20-Minute Drum Solo“
The Beaker Brothers are back for “Cream and Beyond, A Tribute to Eric Clapton & Friends” at the Englert Theatre Friday, Oct. 27 @7:30pm. Ed English and Steve Grismore join Dennis in the studio to share laughs, talk about the band and the upcoming show in today’s epsidode. Tickets are $10-$20 and can be purchased …
This Week In Jazz October 22 thru October 28
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassists Wendell Marshall and Chubby Jackson, saxmen Sonny Criss, Jimmy Heath, Warne Marsh and Igor Butman, pianist Jacque Loussier, singer Dianne Reeves, guitarist Amanda Monaco and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins” …
This Week In Jazz October 15 thru October 21
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays pianist/composer Jelly Roll Morton, Blues shouter Big Joe Williams, drummers Cozy Cole and Bill Stewart, singer Anita O’Day, guitarist Barney Kessel, Trumpeter/bandleader/composer Wynton Marsalis and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Benny Golson’s New York Scene” (1957), Phineas …
Culture Crawl 866 “Our 15 Minutes”
Bradley Barrett and Bob Stewart are in the studio to talk about the Chorale Midwest choir’s 2023-24 season, “A Journey Through Song” and as a bonus discus this past summer’s New York trip which included a performance at Carnegie Hall. The Chorale’s first concert, “A Journey Through Time” is Saturday, Oct. 15, 2:30pm at Christ …
Culture Crawl 865 “The Piece That Won Me”
Tim Hankewich is back as Orchestra Iowa gets ready to launch into their second century with a fantastic season line up. This Saturday is Shimmering Sun featuring pianist Joyce Yang. The program includes works from Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, and Jessie Montgomery. It’s Saturday, Oct. 14, *7:30pm at the Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids. *come early at …
Culture Crawl 864 “The Muppet Button”
Sylvia Sutton & Jace Coberly, actors in Jefferson High School’s Playtime Poppy production of Grimm Brothers’ Fairy Tale Repair Shoppe, join Dennis in the studio along with teacher/director/playwright, Joe Link, as opening night soon approaches! Oct. 12, 5PM; Oct. 13, 5PM & 7:30PM; Oct. 14, 11AM & 2PM General admission, get tickets at the door, …
This Week In Jazz October 8 thru October 14
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of pianist Art Tatum, drummer Art Blakey, trumpeter Harry “Sweets” Edison, vibist/bandleader Terry Gibbs, bassist Ray Brown and more. We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra’s “After You’ve Gone” (1944), Benny Golson’s New York Scene” …