Welcome back to another show! Your hosts return for another discussion of blues artists and their works, analyzing each with manic delight! Songs featured in the episode: The Black Keys- “Neon Moon” Kent Burnside – “Hill Country Blood” Duke Robillard – “Blue Coat Man” Mark May Band – “BBQ and Blues” Koko Taylor – “Find …
The KCCK Featured Album for September is “Reflections–Facing South” from Conrad Herwig. One of the most adventurous voices in Latin jazz, the trombonist is featured in a drummer-less trio with bassist Luques Curtis and the legendary pianist Eddie Palmieri, a true icon of the genre. Recorded during the Covid summer of 2020, the disc serves …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place September 18, 2025. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Welcome back to another installment of the pod show! This week we take a look at an eclectic mixture of blues tracks and artists, as well as discuss how John decides to structure his shows. Tune in to learn more! Songs featured in the episode: Reverend Shawn Amos – Bootleg Marcus King Band – “Ain’t …
KCCK wraps up the summer by reliving one of our favorite weekends of summer 2025, as we re-broadcast the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Listen all day Monday for every main stage and sidestage performance, plus our exclusive backstage conversations with all the headliners. Here’s the schedule (times are approximate): 06:00 AM Alyssa Allgood Quartet07:00 AM …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm A Kenny Drew Birthday Celebration Craig celebrates the birthday anniversary of Kenny Drew, born August 28, 1928. We’ll hear a variety of choice jazz gems dating back to 1950 works and continuing throughout his lengthy career, with recordings from Blue Note, Storyville, Riverside, Steeplechase, Soul Note, …
Playwright Mary Swander & actor Rip Russsell are in the studio to talk about Mary’s new play, “Coop, a Story of an Amish C.O.” Local shows before the duo sets sails for Ireland are Sept 7, 6pm at 1107 Rochester Ave., Iowa City, IA & Sept 13, 7pm at Celebration Hall, Hillcrest Academy. For more …
Leslie Wright returns to the KCCK studio with a lineup of upcoming Fall offerings at the peaceful Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center. Aug 28, 7pm-8pm: Mindfulness—Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Information Session (Zoom) Sept 5-6: Pathways of Peace: Food as Relationship Autumn Table Retreat (in person) Sept 12-14: An Unplugged Weekend Retreat (in person) Sept 16, 5:30pm-8pm: …
