Cecilia Rokusek, president and CEO of Cedar Rapids’ National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library, is in the studio with a star studded list of upcoming events at NCSM: February 19 – “Love” concert with the Slovak Srdcovka Band. March 7 – Petr Janda, Czech rock icon. April 16 – Jan Smigmator, Czech swing and …
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Culture Crawl 1027 “Wow, He Knows Me!”
UNI’s Tallcorn Jazz Festival fast approaches and today we have festival coordinator and UNI upperclassman Luke McIlhon on board to talk details. Spoiler alert: they got John Clayton. The festival is Thursday, Feb. 20 & Friday, Feb. 21. For schedules and more information visit tallcornjazzfest.com. For concert tickets visit unitix.evenue.net. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl …
This Week’s Shows February 10 thru February 16
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Sunnyside Records, Part One Craig begins a series that surveys Sunnyside Records. This wonderful jazz label was founded initially by Francois Zalacain in 1982 in order to record pianist Harold Danko. Since then, the label has grown to well over 600 top-notch titles. …
Big Mo Pod Show 050 – “Variety Is The Spice Of Life”
Welcome back folks! On this week’s episode we’re featuring another helping of tunes from Friday night’s show! Along with the usual mix of blues genres we also get a little history lesson on Zydeco from professor John! Songs featured in the episode: Stuff – “Feelin Alright” Rockin Dopsie Jr. – “Down at the Mardi Gras” …
Culture Crawl 1025 “It Is… Wild”
City Circle Theatre Company presents Andrew Lippa’s “WILD PARTY: In Concert” Feb 7-9 & 14-16 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. In the studio we have director Carrie Pozdol and actress/dancer Anna Slife who will be playing the role of Jackie. This wild show explores the contrast of darker themes with the …
Culture Crawl 1024 “You Couldn’t Trust Me Around Wood and Glue”
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art curator, Julia Jessen, is back in the studio today with the woodworking artist behind current CRMA exhibit, “Against the Grain,” John Schwartzkopf. Tune in to hear more about John’s process and for a preview of upcoming exhibitions. It’s “Against the Grain: The work of John Schwartzkopf” (open now – April …
This Week’s Shows February 3 thru February 9
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Jutta Hipp Centennial Celebration Craig plays samplings from German pianist Jutta Hipp and her 1950s American Blue Note releases, as well as great material from all of her known earlier European recordings. Born in Leipzig in 1925, Hipp was brought to the U.S. by Alfred Lyon. …
This Week’s Shows February 3 thru February 9
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Jutta Hipp Centennial Celebration Craig plays samplings from German pianist Jutta Hipp and her 1950s American Blue Note releases, as well as great material from all of her known earlier European recordings. Born in Leipzig in 1925, Hipp was brought to the U.S. by Alfred Lyon. …