Orchestra Iowa presents “An Evening of Symphonic Rock with Mickey Thomas,” February 24. Thomas is the former lead singer from Jefferson Starship, and his band will accompany the Orchestra on a rhythmic ride through some of the best Classic Rock, not only Starship tunes, but also Joan Jett, Foreigner, and many more. Tickets at www.orchestraiowa.org.
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Greta Matassa The Vocal Short List this week features Greta Matassa, a little known singer from Seattle. She has appeared on a previous Short List program with guitarist Mimi Fox, but this time …
Ron DeWitte, one of Iowa’s most celebrated blues and rock guitarists, passed away February 16 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 68. A Cedar Rapids native, Ron formed his first band, called The Tremelos, when he was just thirteen. He graduated from Cedar Rapids Jefferson, and would go on to join The Legends, …
The Iowa City Community Theatre presents “The Elephant Man” Feb. 23 – March 4. It’s a bit of a passion project for director Liz Tracey, who saw David Bowie in the title role on Broadway in the 80s. She says that the role of John Merrick is especially tough, as the actor uses his body, …
Matt Steele, publisher of Little Village Magazine and board member of the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA), stops by to let us know about some of the events on CulturalCorridor.org that he finds interesting. Acoustic music, a little jazz, Second City comedy and even a Bollywood dance competition. Find these and many more at www.culturalcorridor.org. …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Vocal Short List: Kenny Rankin While not strictly a jazz singer, Kenny Rankin’s music has been embraced by the jazz audience over the years. He grew up in New York City and absorbed multiple influences – …
Red Cedar Chamber Music presents “A Little Klesmer Between Friends,” featuring Christine Bellamy, principal clarinetist with Orchestra Iowa and the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band, in a program that will feature both old and new compositions in Klesmer, a traditional Jewish folk music that began in the 19th Century in Germany, and has been greatly influenced …
Tim Hankewich from Orchestra Iowa joins Dennis Green to talk about “Past is Prologue,” a concert that demonstrates some common threads between pieces composed in three different centuries, one from 1986, practically last week by Classical music standards. Also on the program is Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto #2, which features a trumpet part so challenging, for …
