John Heim bid his KCCK family goodbye on May 15 with a show that that was everything we’ve come to expect from a Big Mo Blues Show, full of shoutouts, personal reflections, and great music. We’re grateful to John for more than 25 years of service to KCCK and to his listeners from all over …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Jazz Corner of the World Saturdays at 12:00 noon Miles Davis & the In a Silent Way Era Craig’s celebration of Miles Davis’s centennial month continues with an exploration of Miles’s music from his pre-Bitches Brew Columbia recordings. These tracks from 1968 and 1969 feature Dave …
SPT Theatre presents, “Old Enough to Know Better,” coming to CSPS Hall Friday 5/15-Saturday 5/16 at 8pm. Janelle Lauer and Caroline Price are in the studio with insights into the hilarity that is the SPT writer’s room. Tickets at cspshall.org. More information at spttheatre.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” …
Help us take jazz radio into the next decade! KCCK-FM, Iowa’s Jazz Station in Cedar Rapids, Iowa has a rare opening for an Operations Director. The successful candidate will have a strong background in broadcast audio applications and platforms, (particularly the ENCO system), broadcast operations, and FCC regs. If you believe broadcast radio is still …
With the Czech Village 48th Annual Houby Days festival fast approaching, Czech Village Association members, Adam Sines and Jeff Simoneau, join Dennis in the studio to chat about the lineup. From mushroom contests to all the kolache you can eat, there’s something for everyone, not to mention an impressive array of live music to enjoy. …
We’re kicking off the summer of 2026 by re-living one of our favorite memories from 2025 with a Memorial Day broadcast of the 2025 Iowa City Jazz Festival. Join us for a day-long concert featuring all the mainstage shows, as we get tuned up for this year’s Festival, only a few weeks away! Here is …
Orchestra Iowa nears the end of their season with Masterworks VI, and it’s a big one. Tim Hankewich describes the opportunity to direct such a masterpiece as “once in a lifetime.” Get your tickets now to see Orchestra Iowa bring Mahler’s Symphony no. 6 to life at Paramount Theatre (Sat, May 16, 7:30pm) and Voxman …
