Culture Crawl 1079 “Sleep is Over-Rated”

BYO Brass members Dan Benson & Paul Lichty are in the studio ahead of their festival and event filled summer schedule. From Bossa to funk to big band sounds, these guys have something for everyone. 

Event calendars and links to more info can be found at byobrass.com and paullichtymusic.com. 

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Big Mo Pod Show 065 – “Bluesmore”

Welcome back folks! Your hosts take you an another blues safari with a selection of artists across generations and blues styles, tune in to hear who’s featured! Songs featured in the episode: 

  1. Roomful of Blues – “What Can I Do?” 
  2. Brandon Santini – “Blues So Bad” 
  3. Beth Hart – “Can’t Let Go” 
  4. Willie Dixon – “Little Red Rooster” 
  5. Deanna Boggart – “In The Rain” 

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Culture Crawl 1078 “We Broke Their Brains”

Tim Hankewich returns ahead of Orchestra Iowa’s Pops V: “Field of Dreams in Concert” Sat, June 7, 7PM at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The orchestra will play the score live as this beloved midwestern flick plays on the Jumbotron, the first ever live orchestra film concert of its kind!

Weather is looking great, but a rain date is set for Sun, June 8, 7PM just in case. 

For tickets and more info visit orchestraiowa.org OR artsiowa.com. 

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Talking Pictures 6-4-25

“Bring Her Back” (2025) with Hollis Monroe and Phil Brown.

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Culture Crawl 1077 “Bill, Barbie, and Benny”

 

For the first week of the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band season, director Steve Shanley is working his Coe College colleague Bill Carson pretty hard. Bill’s clarinet playing is featured in a Benny Goodman medley, then Bill picks up the baton to conduct Percy Grainger’s “Spoon River,” a piece that Bill resurrected when the master copy of the score was found in the Coe archives.

June 5 at The History Center and June 8 at McGrath Amphitheater. All concerts start at 7:30, but come at 6:30 Sunday to hear the Metro Youth Wind Ensemble. More info at www.crmuniband.org or facebook.com/crmuniband.

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1076 “I Knew I Was Going to Get My Butt Kicked”

Gabriel Espinoza and former student Kiersten Conway are in the studio ahead of their upcoming concert at the Ideal. Kiersten attended Solon High School and studied under Gabriel at Central College for a year before transferring to SMV in Creston Iowa. Gabriel has continued to be a mentor to Kiersten and now the two are about to share the stage. 

It’s Gabriel Espinosa & Ashanti Latin Jazz Ft. Kiersten Conway – Sat, June 14 at The Ideal.

For tickets visit idealtheaterandbar.com.

To keep up with Gabriel visit gabrielespinosamusic.com. 

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KCCK’s Featured Album for June 2025

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The KCCK Featured Album for June is “Lady in Satin” from Kandace Springs. The singer’s latest project is a heartfelt and sonically gorgeous tribute to one of her favorite artists, Billie Holiday, and Lady Day’s last great album from 1958. Ms. Springs is backed by the Espinho Classical Orchestra of Portugal and several of Portugal’s most accomplished arrangers in re-creating and reimagining the lush sound and feel of that original recording. “Lady in Satin” is from SRP Records. Purchase

1075 “That Unloved Town”

Julia Jessen, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions at Cedar Rapids Art Museum, and Dennis Green team up for the museum’s upcoming June Art Bites: All that Jazz: Photographs by Carl Van Vechten and George T. Henry. 

Julia and Dennis will be talking about the exhibition Wednesday, June 4, 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM at CRMA. A reception will be held for this and two additional new exhibitions at the museum on Thursday, June 5, 5 PM – 6:30 PM and will feature live music from the Roots of Rhythm Trio. 

More info at crma.org. 

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