Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Local Shortlist: Lynne and Peter Hart This week spotlights husband-and-wife reed duo Lynne and Peter Hart. Both Lynne and Peter are well known in the Eastern Iowa jazz circuit and both currently teach at Luther College …
The Mark Letteri Trio was in Cedar Rapids for a show at Dick’s Tap & Shake Room April 5. Mark and Jason “JT” Thomas, who moonlight in another group you may have heard of, Snarky Puppy, stopped by KCCK to chat with Ron Adkins. Never miss an artist interview or surprise. Subscribe to the …
April is Holocaust Remembrance Month, and in Cedar Rapids, the David and Joan Thaler Holocaust Remembrance fund brings a Holocaust speaker to the area each year. This year, Michael Bornstein and his daughter Debbie Holenstat will give several presentations April 16-18. Bornstein survived the Auschwitz death camp while just a four year-old child. He and …
Riverside Theatre presents “Ears of a Beatle” April 13-29. Patrick Du Laney plays a veteran FBI agent tasked with figuring out a way to get outspoken ex-Beatle John Lennon out of the country before Richard Nixon runs for re-election. Helping, or perhaps hindering him is a new recruit, who has more in common with their …
The KCCK Featured CD for April is “After the Fall” by Keith Jarrett and his Standards Trio with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette. This previously unreleased live set from 1998 documents the first concert Keith played after a two year hiatus from the stage as he battled what was then called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. It …
Short List with host Bob Naujoks Monday – Friday at 8:35 AM and Saturday at 7 AM Local Shortlist: Craig Erickson Guitar legend Craig Erickson’s reputation extends far beyond his home in Cedar Rapids. He has cultivated an international following through his extensive touring, his work with such talents as Glenn Hughes of …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place April 12, 2018. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
Last time, we talked to Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival director Scott Chrisman, about this year’s Fest. Today, one of the film makers is with us. Michael Helgens is the writer and director of “Morris,” a short film that is based on a devastating event from his own life. Learn more about the film at …
