Welcome back to the show! On this week’s musical journey we discuss a smattering of blues artists, their history, and the ways their work makes us feel! Songs featured in the episode: Mud Morganfield – “She’s Getting Her Groove On” The New Mastersounds – “MRG” Tom Hambridge – “Willie Dixon’s Gone” Mike Zito & Albert …
Lynne Waggoner-Patton, Cedar Rapids native and Kirkwood alum, joins Dennis in the studio ahead of the highly anticipated “Love Happens” fundraising event with American’s Got Talent Golden Buzzer winning dance troupe, The Silhouettes. It’s Sunday, Oct 19, 2pm at Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids. Tickets and more info at artsiowa.com, creventslive.com & thesilhouettes.com. Subscribe to …
You’ve heard a lot from us over the past few months about federal funding and the budget gap KCCK now has after the elimination of CPB. We’re so grateful for the response of our community. At Jazz Under the Stars, gifts were four times our normal average! If you have made an extra donation in …
Lyn Curry is in the studio ahead of the Vocal Artists of Iowa ensemble’s fall concert: “Composers from the Classroom,” featuring original compositions by members of the ensemble. Concerts are Sat, Sept. 27, 4pm at Voxman Recital Hall in Iowa City and Sun, Sept. 28, 4pm at First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids. For more …
Josh Sazon & Wes Habley from Coralville Center for the Performing Arts in the studio ahead of “An Evening of Duke Ellington: Sentimental Mood” coming up Friday, Sept. 26, 7:30pm at CCPA. Tickets are going fast! Get yours now at coralvillearts.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite …
Cedar Rapids Opera Founder & Artistic Director, Daniel Kleinknecht, and General Director, Tad Ennen, are in the studio ahead of the kick off to the Opera’s 28th season. “Curtains Up,” Thurs, Sept 25, 7pm at Cedar Ridge Distillery, will feature selections from the season including music from The Littlest Mermaid, Dvořák’s Rusalka, Strauss’s Fledermaus, and …
Scot Hughes and Tom Milligan play Felix and Oscar in TKM Productions’ “The Odd Couple” Sept. 26-28 at the Amana Performing Arts Center. Scot and Tom have 8 Odd Couple productions between them! Even though it’s been decades since the play debuted, they say the script and characters make it a fresh watch each time. …
Trisha Spence, Director of Marketing and Communications at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, is in the studio ahead of NCSML’s BrewNost, a festive fundraising event with great beer, great food, live music, raffles and more. A few events leading up to BrewNost include the Joža Uprka Mural Dedication on Thurs, Sept 18, …
