18 Oct 2001

Bass Legends Hop on the Mule

By John James
• This Tuesday, the master musicians of four-string funk show up as guest players on the new Gov't Mule album, The Deep End Volume 1. The record, on the ATO label, marks the band's first studio recordings since the death last year of founding bassist Allen Woody.
09 Oct 2001

Symphony Can't Lift Audience from Mournful Start

By Administrator
When the Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) kicked off its concert season on October 6 at the Adler Theatre, the performance couldn't help but be partly covered in darkness. The shroud of pain and uncertainty and musical weeping of the first half seemed fitting given the tragedies in New York, Washington, D.
09 Oct 2001

Sub Pop Gets Kinky Cover Fever

By John James
• The Kinks are the recipient of Sub Pop Records' upcoming tribute set, entitled Give The People What They Want, on November 6. The 19-track collection features a Sup Pop super-stable of participants, including C-Average's spin on "Revenge," Mark Lanegan's take on "Nothin' in the World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'bout That Girl," The Murder City Devils' splash of "Alcohol," Mudhoney's turn on "Who Will Be the Next in Line," and Heather Duby's version of "The Way Love Used to Be.
02 Oct 2001

Will the Real Tuesday Weld Please Stand Up?

By John James
• My favorite new CD of the moment is When Cupid Meets Psyche by the enigmatically monikered (The Real) Tuesday Weld. Just picturing the actress Tuesday Weld in Thief with James Caan or Sex Kittens in College is enough to make me tingle warmly all over, but this newly released Kindercore Records CD isn't reaching back into 1960s and 1970s iconology; it takes a much deeper time trip into the 1920s and 1930s big-band swing of your grandfather's 78 RPM records with modern-day loops and electronic beats.
25 Sep 2001

QC Symphony Conductor Builds Reputation with Distinctive Choices

By Jeff Ignatius
When the Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) takes the stage for its season-opening performances next weekend, the audience will have several new experiences - one piece in tribute to the victims of the recent terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, and another that few people anywhere have heard.
25 Sep 2001

Schleicher's Third QCSO Season Looks to Be Strongest Yet

By Administrator
In the past two years, the Quad City Symphony (QCSO) under the direction of musical director and conductor Donald Schleicher has demonstrated its ability to program diverse, compelling concerts. Old reliable pieces have been buttressed by less-traditional works, resulting in concerts that are both enjoyable and enlightening.
25 Sep 2001

Trout's Skills Impress, with Feeling

By Administrator
Walter Trout's voice and guitar playing have a desperation to them, a sense of need that fuels the songs. It's easy to read a bit much into them, perhaps, because while Trout is revered in Europe, he's still searching for his deserved reputation in his native States.
25 Sep 2001

Lennon Tribute Re-Scheduled for Next Week

By John James
• This coming Monday, October 1, the TNT cable channel will broadcast the much-anticipated John Lennon tribute concert live from New York City's Radio City Music Hall. The event was originally scheduled for this past week, but the horrific events of September 11 put the honor on hold, and it has now emerged with additional artists and renamed Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words & Music, Dedicated to New York City & Its People.
18 Sep 2001

Keeping the Blues Low-Key

By Jeff Ignatius
High-energy blues often come off as a touch disingenuous; if one’s truly stuck in the blues, one’s more likely to be in a torpor than firing off lightning-quick licks. The Quad Cities’ own Whatever Blues Band seems to understand this.
18 Sep 2001

James Gets Super-Freakier

By John James
• The seminal funk record of the 1980s gets an upgraded reissue this Tuesday. Motown's recent "Deluxe Edition" program is hitting all the bells again, with their introduction of Rick James' Street Songs to a new bounce generation.

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