Howdy folks! This week we have a special edition of the big mo pod show, eschewing our typical why’d you play that in favor of a brand new interview! We brought local blues legend Merrill Miller in for a second time to get a more in depth look at his story and the thoughts that …
Musicians Paul Lichty from the Paul Lichty Jazz Orchestra & Chris Jensen from Wave Cage are in the studio ahead of a one of a kind big band experience featuring live visual art from Vintage Liquid Projections. The show is Sun, Aug 3, 7:30pm at The James Theater. Tickets at thejamesic.com. More info at www.paullichtymusic.com. …
KCCK’s Jazz Under the Stars Brings Back The Stars Legendary Iowa Jazz, Blues, and Funk Bands Reunite for KCCK 50th Anniversary Iowa’s Jazz Station reunites some of Eastern Iowa’s best-known musicians to celebrate KCCK’s 50th anniversary at Jazz Under the Stars. Music fans who remember names like Daugherty, Davis & McPartland, Blues Instigators, Mean Street …
Crooked Path Theatre’s Patrick DuLaney returns to the studio ahead of the theatre’s highly anticipated involvement in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The cast of Rob Bell’s play, “We’ll Get Back to You,” directed by Kirstin Hanggi, will perform twice at the festival on Aug 2 – 9am & 11:40am at The Sanctuary, Paradise in Augustines. …
Steve Shanley is in the studio as the CR Muni Band enters their penultimate 8th week. Wed, Jul 23 at Noelridge Park & Sun, Jul 27 at Ellis Park. Music begins at 7:30pm and on Sunday, Moo Moo’s Ice Cream truck will be providing free ice cream for the kids. For more info visit crmuniband.org. …
Jazz Corner of the World (Encore) Mondays at 6:00pm Guitarist Gabor Szabo Craig takes the first of several listens to the underrated Hungarian guitarist Gabor Szabo’s work between 1958 thru 1982. We’ll hear Szabo in the company of Ron Carter, Charles Lloyd, Chico Hamilton, Gary McFarland, Richard Davis, and many others. …
Hey Folks! This week’s show features the usual mix of old and new blues artists, with topics of discussion that range from how music can heal, and the musical science that goes behind creating a funky track! Songs featured in the episode: Monster Mike Welch – “Living Till I Die” Little Ed and the Blues …
Congress has approved the Rescission package that eliminates funding for public media. This means a near-immediate loss of around $150,000 dollars to KCCK, with other costs to come as services provided to us by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) are wound down. This represents around 20% of our budget. While this is not the …
