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Big Mo Pod Show 052 – “Jolly Collaboration”

Welcome back to the Pod show! This week’s episode features a track list of songs that’re mostly collaborations between multiple artists, and your hosts analyze each artist in a double feature discussion. Check out the episode to learn about them all! Songs featured in the episode:  Heavy Drunk, Watermelon Slim – “New Wine”  Sue Foley, …

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KCCK’s Featured Album for March 2025

2025 Corridor Jazz Album Cover

The KCCK Featured Album for March is KCCK’s Corridor Jazz Project Volume 18, featuring the outstanding students from a record twenty-one Eastern Iowa high school jazz bands. Each band is paired up with a professional guest artist who mentors the students during rehearsals and professional recording sessions. The experience culminates with concerts featuring the bands …

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This Week’s Shows February 24 thru March 2

Jazz Corner of the World  (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Listening to “Lucky” Craig spins fabulous material from legendary saxophonist Eli “Lucky” Thompson’s lengthy career that spanned the early 1940s well into the 1970s. We’ll hear superb work from Thompson, on both soprano sax and tenor sax.             Wednesday Night Special …

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Big Mo Pod Show 051 – “Slow And Swampy”

Welcome back to the pod show! On this week’s episode we’re getting back into the swing of things with an episode that covers some swamp blues as well as a few tracks with a slower pace, offering a unique atmosphere unlike any other. Tune in to hear it for yourself! Songs featured in the episode:  …

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Culture Crawl 1031 “Nice to Wear a Dress Again”

Culture Crawl 1031 “Nice to Wear a Dress Again” As the midwest hunkers down for these late winter cold spells, Crooked Path Theatre invites everyone to a summer getaway of sorts in an immersive Jane Austen experience. Patrick Du Laney and Katy Hahn (playing Elizabeth Bennet)are in the studio to give us the details on …

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Culture Crawl 1030 “Epic Cinematic Sweep”

Tim Hankewich has returned from hibernation ahead of Orchestra Iowa’s one-night-only Pops IV performance, “Video Games Live.” With guests choirs from Kirkwood Community College and Mount Mercy, you can expect to immerse yourself in nostalgia with a range of themes from classic to contemporary video games. It’s Saturday, February 22, 7:30pm at Paramount Theatre. Tickets …

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Culture Crawl 1029 “My Mom’s Favorite Part”

Kirkwood Community College’s own Jed Peterson, professor of history, returns to the studio ahead of upcoming touring show, “Black Women Walking,” Written by Dr. Karen F. Williams, adapted and directed by Kevvin L. Taylor. This multimedia production explores and celebrates the strength, resilience, and power of women and offers an experience you won’t want to …

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This Week’s Shows February 17 thru February 23

Jazz Corner of the World  (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Mose Allison, Part Two Craig continues his four-part chronological series of presentations of this unparalleled, legendary singer, pianist, and composer. In this week’s show, we’ll get into his famous Atlantic Records releases.             Wednesday Night Special Wednesdays at 6:00pm Betsy Hickok …

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