Big Mo Podshow 029 – “Blues Archeology”

Another Big Mo Blues show has aired which means another Big Mo Pod Show comes with it! This week John and Noah do some digging into some older artists all the way back to the delta blues, as well as a few more contemporary works. Tune in to hear all the blues delights they’ve picked! Songs featured in the episode: 

  1. Allman Brothers Band – “Rockin Horse”
  2. Taj Mahal and Keb Mo – “Diving Duck Blues” 
  3. Freddy King – “San-Ho-Zay” 
  4. Tommy Johnson – “Big Road Blues” 
  5. Sonny Landreth – “Blacktop Run” 

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!

 

 

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Culture Crawl 971 “There Is No Ending”

Dylan Sires was a reporter for KWWL-TV in 2012 when Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook were kidnapped and murdered. Fourteen years later, the crime remains unsolved. In 2015, Dylan returned to the case and began shooting what would become the documentary “Taken Together,” now running on HBO. Along the way, Ned Muhamedagic and Kristian Day joined the project, which took nearly a decade to complete.

Getting the project picked up was a challenge, since the case has never been solved, but the team was finally able to place it on HBO, and they hope that the exposure will keep it in the public eye and eventually lead to a resolution.

Watch “Taken Together” on HBO or Max. Learn more about the case at www.iowacoldcases.org. Dylan’s website is www.dylansires.com.

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Culture Crawl 970 “Recurring Roles – The Gift That Keeps On Giving”

Christine Toy Johnson and Bruce Johnson are actors-singers-writers-filmmakers from New York who recently made a swing through Iowa to exhibit their short film “Riding Out The Storm” at the Iowa Independent Film Festival.

In a SUPER-SIZED episode, Christine and Bruce talk about the interesting paths two current projects took to fruition, a musical short film, “Riding Out the Storm,” whose setting is Hurricane Sandy in 2012, and Bruce’s album “If Not Now.”

Spoiler Alert: This interview is more than twice as long as the movie! But it’s definitely worth your time.

Watch the “Riding Out the Storm” (for free) at www.moongateartists.com and listen to “If Not Now” on any music streamer.

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Talking Pictures 9-25-2024

“The Substance” (2024, “From Russia With Lev” (MSNBC 2024) and “Why Was It Almost Impossible to Make the Blue LED?” (You Tube) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Denny Lynch.

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Clean Up Your Act 9-25-24

A northeast Iowa landfill is recycling its methane emissions into usable natural gas.

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Clean Up Your Act 9-24-24

An ISU research farm is experimenting with growing crops on land containing solar panels.

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Culture Crawl 969 “Make It Like The One In Prague”

Cecilia Rokusek is back to preview the National Czech & Slovak’s Museum and Library’s huge event on September 27. NCSML is hosting a reprise of 1992’s Presidential visit as the presidents of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic appear at the dedication of the the Czech Village Clock Tower, which will house one of just eight Orloj in the world, modeled after the original astronomical clock in Prague. The Orloj features the work of both Czech and Slovak craftsmen and salutes the Iowa immigrant experience.

The dedication is at noon Friday. Consult www.ncsml.org for parking, traffic, and security information.

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This Week In Jazz September 22 thru September 28

Hey, Jazz fans! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of saxophonist John Coltrane, composer George Gershwin, pianist Bud Powell, singer/pianists Ray Charles and Les McCann, trumpeter Fats Navarro, bassist Jimmy Woode, hornman Red Rodney and more.

We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of “Count Basie and His Orchestra at the Royal Roost 1948” (1948), Shelly Manne & His Men at the Blackhawk, Vol. 5 (1959), Coleman Hawkins’ “Supreme” (1966), Sarah Vaughan “Live In Japan” (1973), Donald Byrd’s “Harlem Blues” (1987), Ray Brown Trio “Live at Starbuck’s” (1999), Oscar Hernandez & Alma Libre’s “The Art of Latin Jazz” (2016) and many others Mondays thru Fridays at noon on Jazz Masters on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.