Wearer of many hats (or scarves?), Megan Gogerty joins Dennis in the studio ahead of opening night for her new one-woman play, “Fair State.” This ghost story examines difficult relatives and problematic history under a lens of truth. The show opens Jan 22 and runs through Feb 1 at Riverside Theatre in Iowa City. Tickets …
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New Music Monday for January 5, 2026
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Grammy-winning vocalist, pianist, and songwriter Nicole Zuraitis shows she is a one-of-a-kind artist with the release of her first concert album, “Live at Vic’s Las Vegas,” recorded at the eponymous club, and just nominated for another Grammy Award. In the span of a two-hour show, Zuraitis delivers a masterful …
Culture Crawl 1159 “Not The Bloody Kind”
Cast members Chad Sonka (Dr. Falke), Emily Secor (Adele), and Keely Futterer (Rosalinda) from the Cedar Rapids Opera’s upcoming production of Johann Strauss’s “Die Fledermaus” are in the studio with insights into this timeless comedic operetta. Shows are Friday, Jan 16, 7:30pm and Sunday, Jan 18, 2pm at Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids. For tickets …
KCCK’s Featured Album for January 2026
The KCCK Featured Album for January is “Memories of Home” by John Scofield and Dave Holland. The two jazz masters have collaborated over the years, including work on projects by Herbie Hancock and Joe Henderson and the spirited quartet ScoLoHoFo co-led with Joe Lovano and Al Foster. The new disc is their very first duo …
25 Live – New Years Eve Special
The results are in! We asked you to vote for your favorite KCCK concerts from our 50th anniversary year and you responded! More than 400 votes came in for 40 different shows. On New Year’s Eve beginning at 1pm, we’ll play back the eight top vote-getters (in no particular order). Here’s the broadcast schedule (times …
Producers’ Top 10s for 2025
KCCK’s music producers have chosen their 10 favorite jazz and blues releases for 2025. Bob Stewart Hollis Monroe Ron Adkins Bob DeForest Amira Kellison Bob Stewart: Monday-Friday 6 a.m. – 10 a.m. 1) Wild Iris Brass Band “Way Up” (Ear Up) The sheer exuberance of the debut release from this Nashville-based New Orleans-informed brass band co-founded …
Top 88 for 2025
The Yellowjackets’ “Fasten Up” was the Number-1 album in KCCK’s Top 88 jazz releases of 2025. Conrad Herwig “Reflections: Facing South” was Number-88. Following is the list of everything else in between. Click here for a printable version of KCCK’s Top 88 for 2025 Yellowjackets “Fasten Up” (Mack Avenue) Russ Anixter Hippie Big Band “What …