Gilded Pear Gallery’s Lauren Tucci and Iowa Ceramics Center’s Ellen Kleckner are teaming up in a big way this October to present the 2024 Iowa Clay Conference in conjunction with the River 2 River National Juried Exhibition. The conference will be held October 4-6 at the Iowa Ceramics Center & Glass Studio with the exhibition …
Gerry Kreitzer is back with a breakdown of the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale’s ’24-’25 season. Their first concert will be Friday, November 8, “Veterans, We Salute You,” at the Veterans Memorial Building. December will feature two concerts of “Handel’s Messiah (Part One),” March will bring a concert featuring Craig Hella Johnsons’s modern day oratorio, “Considering …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Pat Martino on Prestige, Part One Craig gives us a listen to the guitar genius of Pat Martino. We’ll hear a number of outstanding recordings that feature Martino as a leader and as a sideman, all on classic dates from Prestige Records. …
Our daring duo of blues enthusiasts take center stage once again with another episode, covering a selection of songs from John’s August twenty third show. This installment’s tunes feature a range of vibes from the spiritual to the funky, tune in to hear them all! Songs featured in the episode: The Big Twist and The …
In yet another installment of the Big Mo Pod Show John and Noah dissect a selection of tunes from John’s August 16th show. As always their selections are varied and touch on a wide array of blues, but they also discuss one track from John’s lunch with chuck segment. Tune to to find out which …
After a little hiatus our blues duo is back again! John and Noah slide right back into discussing a smattering of cuts from John’s August ninth show. As always they discuss why each artist made it on the show and what makes them special. Songs featured in the episode: Keb’ Mo’ – “Crapped Out Again” …
“The Merry Wives of Windsor” is one of Shakespeare’s lesser-known plays, but one that features one of his best-known characters, the beer-swilling, womanizing rapscallion Falstaff. Crooked Path Theatre’s Patrick DuLaney says legend has it the play was written in just a couple weeks, after Queen Elizabeth told the playwright she wanted to see Falstaff in …
For this week we have a surprise episode on a Monday! This time John goes solo to discuss his top ten blues picks for 2023, albeit a bit belated. The show departs from its usual format, with John discussing his picks rather than playing each one, culminating in a short but sweet conversation about the …
