On this episode John and Noah do a little catch up with a collection of songs from last week’s show, covering a broad timeline in blues with oldies and new releases. One song in particular brought to mind important lessons we can all learn from diving into our nation’s history. To learn what that lesson …
For this week’s double feature episode John and Noah take a look at a few more songs, this time from this Friday’s show, delving into each respective track and their artists. Our co-hosts take a particular interest in how the blues taps into our emotions, expressing them in a heartfelt way that’s unique from other …
Robin and Darrin Crow with Playtime Poppy Children’s Theatre are in today ahead of the 2024 Playtime Poppy’s Summer Theatre Adventure. The camp (auditions now closed) will be June 24-28 and will conclude with a performance, free and open to the public, June 28, 7pm at the Veterans Memorial Building. For more information visit www.playtimepoppy.org …
Dreamwell Theatre’s Carrie Pozdol & Erin Lauer join us ahead of upcoming production, “Artemisia,” a play by Lauren Gunderson about 17th century female painter, Artemisia Gentileschi. The show opens Thursday, June 27, 7:30pm at The James Theater and runs through June 30 (Sunday show at 2pm). For tickets and more info visit www.dreamwell.com. Subscribe to …
The Cedar Rapids Municipal Band returns this week for its 73rd season. The band actually got an early start in 2024 with a featured performance in front of several hundred Iowa school band directors a couple weeks ago in a performance that brought this tough crowd to its feet. For Week 1, director Steve Shanley …
Jazz Corner of the World with host Craig Kessler Mondays at 6:00pm Master Flautist Jeremy Steig Craig takes a loving listen back to the 50-plus years of artistry from the overlooked and underappreciated Jeremy Steig. We’ll travel through Steig’s career, beginning with a 1963 recording he made for Columbia Records. We’ll also hear gems from …
Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of drummers Al Harewood, Specs Powell, Peter Erskine and Cassius Goens, bandleader Jimmie Lunceford, guitarists Grant Green, Tal Farlow, Royce Campbell and Paul Bollenback, saxophonists Tina Brooks, pianist Monty Alexander and more! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Charlie …
The regular meeting of the Kirkwood Board of Trustees will take place June 13, 2024. Time, place, and meeting agenda can be found at this link.
