Big Mo Pod Show 024 – “Faith And Fire”

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: 

  1. The Big Twist and The Mellow Fellows – “The Sweet Sound of Rhythm”
  2. The Campbell Brothers – “Lovelight” 
  3. Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers – “Frankenbop” 
  4.  Jimmy Hall – “Girl’s Got Sugar” 
  5. John Lee Hooker – “Boogie Chillen” 

Listen to ‘da Friday Blues with Big Mo each week at 6pm, and catch the podcast for a behind the scenes look at the show!

Big Mo Pod Show 023 – “Bargain Bin Delights”

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 one! Songs featured in the episode: 

  1. Little Walter – “Nobody But You” 
  2. Tinsley Ellis – “Right Down The Drain” 
  3. Snooks Eaglin – “Let Me Go Home Whiskey” 
  4. RY Cooder – “Walkin’ Away Blues”  
  5. David Lindley – “Tiki Torches at Twilight” 

Listen to ‘da Friday Blues with Big Mo each week at 6pm, and catch the podcast for a behind the scenes look at the show!

Big Mo Pod Show 022 – “Wobbleato”

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: 

  1. Keb’ Mo’ – “Crapped Out Again” 
  2. The Dig 3 – “Big Water” 
  3. Shemekia Copeland – “Hit ‘Em Back” 
  4. Tony Joe White – “Panther Ridge” 
  5. Devon Allman – “See it All” 

Listen to ‘da Friday Blues with Big Mo each week at 6pm, and catch the podcast for a behind the scenes look at the show!

 

 

Culture Crawl 958 “Stupid in the Best Way”

“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 a love story.

Jason Alberty portrays the lascivious but surprisingly charming Falstaff in a comedy Patrick calls “the world’s first sitcom.” Joining Jason is a cast that is a Who’s Who of well-known players from both Iowa City and Cedar Rapids.

Aug. 23-Sept. 1 at The James Theatre. Tickets and info at thejamesic.com and crookedpaththeatre.com.

Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast player. Listen Live at 10:30am most weekdays on Iowa’s Jazz station. 88.3 FM or kcck.org/listen.

Talking Pictures 8-21-24

Alien: Romulus (2024) and a review of some Halloween movies including The Phantom Carriage (1921) and The Man Who Laughs (1928) with Ron Adkins and Phil Brown.

Clean Up Your Act

The University of Iowa CAMBUS system is adding six electric buses to its fleet.

Big Mo Pod Show 021- “John’s Belated Top Ten of 2023”

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 songs and artists that stuck out to him throughout the previous year. Tune in to find out what made it into his top ten! 

Listen to ‘da Friday Blues with Big Mo each week at 6pm, and catch the podcast for a behind the scenes look at the show!

Culture Crawl 957 “What Are You Doing Playing Trumpet?”

The Dandelion Stompers played a record number of shows in 2023, and founding member Katies Roche says the band has taken it just a bit easier in 2024. But things are ramping up for late summer and fall. They perform Aug. 23 for the Friday Night Concert Series and at Wilson’s Orchard on Sept. 8. 2025 will bring a new album, “Whirlwind Sessions Vol. 2, with songs recorded during the same mammoth session that produced 2023’s Volume 1.

Follow the band on your favorite social channel or at danelionstompers.com.

Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at kcck.org/culture or search “Culture Crawl” in your favorite podcast player. Listen Live at 10:30am most weekdays on Iowa’s Jazz station. 88.3 FM or kcck.org/listen.