You’ve heard a lot from us over the past few months about federal funding and the budget gap KCCK now has after the elimination of CPB. We’re so grateful for the response of our community. At Jazz Under the Stars, gifts were four times our normal average! If you have made an extra donation in …
Lyn Curry is in the studio ahead of the Vocal Artists of Iowa ensemble’s fall concert: “Composers from the Classroom,” featuring original compositions by members of the ensemble. Concerts are Sat, Sept. 27, 4pm at Voxman Recital Hall in Iowa City and Sun, Sept. 28, 4pm at First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids. For more …
Josh Sazon & Wes Habley from Coralville Center for the Performing Arts in the studio ahead of “An Evening of Duke Ellington: Sentimental Mood” coming up Friday, Sept. 26, 7:30pm at CCPA. Tickets are going fast! Get yours now at coralvillearts.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite …
Cedar Rapids Opera Founder & Artistic Director, Daniel Kleinknecht, and General Director, Tad Ennen, are in the studio ahead of the kick off to the Opera’s 28th season. “Curtains Up,” Thurs, Sept 25, 7pm at Cedar Ridge Distillery, will feature selections from the season including music from The Littlest Mermaid, Dvořák’s Rusalka, Strauss’s Fledermaus, and …
Scot Hughes and Tom Milligan play Felix and Oscar in TKM Productions’ “The Odd Couple” Sept. 26-28 at the Amana Performing Arts Center. Scot and Tom have 8 Odd Couple productions between them! Even though it’s been decades since the play debuted, they say the script and characters make it a fresh watch each time. …
Trisha Spence, Director of Marketing and Communications at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, is in the studio ahead of NCSML’s BrewNost, a festive fundraising event with great beer, great food, live music, raffles and more. A few events leading up to BrewNost include the Joža Uprka Mural Dedication on Thurs, Sept 18, …
Welcome back to the show folks! This week’s episode features a selection of blues tracks from across different eras of blues, as always, and also discusses how certain blues tracks are composed. Tune in to learn how! Songs featured in the episode: The Kinsey Report – “One Step Back” Little Milton – “Who’s Cheating Who” …
Maestro Tim Hankewich returns to the studio as Orchestra Iowa kicks off their 2025-26 season with Masterworks I on Sept. 13, 7:30pm at Paramount Theatre & Sept 14, 2:00pm at Voxman Concert Hall. The program includes works by Korngold, Rachmaninov, and Barber’s Piano Concerto featuring Corey Hamm on Piano. Insights will be held at 6:45pm …
