Summer of the Arts is back with a fundraiser featuring The Beaker Brothers Band coming up March 6 at First Avenue Club in Iowa City. Doors open 6:30pm with the show going 7:30-10:30pm. SOTA Development Director, Eric Johnson, and Beaker Brothers band member, Ed English, are in the studio with the details (and some big …
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Culture Crawl 1172 “You’re Directing Bert, Too”
Riverside Theatre presents “Primary Trust” by Eboni Booth coming up Feb 27-Mar 15. In the studio with the details are cast member Randy Jackson-Alvarenga (Kenneth) and director Saffron Henke. For tickets and more info visit riversidetheatre.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast player. Listen Live at …
Culture Crawl 1171 “Do it as a Damn Polka”
Dreamer and The Hoping Machine is a new group formed from the rhythm section that accompanies the Family Folk Machine choir. The members also direct and contribute to much of the group’s original music. In fact, part of the reason for the group’s formation was that they wanted some of the original Family Folk Machine …
Culture Crawl 1170 “Jimmy, Come Down Here!”
Miera Kim and Carey Bostian celebrate a decade at the helm of Red Cedar Chamber Music with “Return to Roots,” a concert that takes Red Cedar back to the days when it was a duo. Miera and Carey will be traveling all around the area for a variety of rural outreach shows, culminating in the …
Culture Crawl 1169 “Write Down Those Gems”
Culture Crawl 1169 “Write Down Those Gems” The Kirkwood Vocal Jazz Festival not only welcomes more than a dozen groups to campus Feb. 19 & 20, but also will feature the farewell tour of the legendary New York Voices, who will also hold a clinic with each group. Daytime shows are free, and the New …
Culture Crawl 1168 “Vinyl from the 80s”
UNI celebrates 75 years of jazz at the university with an exciting lineup for the annual Tallcorn Jazz Festival. Festival committee member Eric Torneten has the details. It’s Thursday 2/19 & Friday 2/20 at the University of Northern Iowa. The Thursday night concert features UNI Jazz Bands One & Two with drummer Matt Wilson at …
Culture Crawl 1167 “I Am The Light”
Musician, author, and vocal empowerment guide, Mary Jane Knight, is in the studio ahead of the release of her new book of poetry, “The Light Between the Lines.” A book presentation and mini concert will be held at Prairie Lights Books in Iowa City on Sun, Feb 15 at 3pm and a longer, intimate concert …
Culture Crawl 1166 “The Crawfish Plays All The Instruments”
Nate Basinger with Swampland Jewels is in the studio ahead of the band’s upcoming Carnival 2026 tour. The schedule for this Mardi Gras/Carnival celebratory tour is as follows: 2/13/26: RIBCO, Rock Island IL 2/14/26: Club 76 The Lodge, North Liberty IA 2/17/26: Wildwood Saloon, Iowa City IA 2/22/26: Old Neighborhood Pub, Cedar Rapids IA For …