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QCA Today: March 12, 2010
This feature collects articles published online by the following Quad Cities-area media outlets: Quad-City Times, Rock Island Argus/Moline Dispatch, River Cities' Reader, and WQAD. If you'd like your...
Comics' Timing: Comedians Alex Reymundo and Nick Madson on Hard Work, Big Breaks, and Dumb Luck
Two veterans of Comedy Central will perform in the Quad Cities this month, neither of whom, in separate interviews, had any trouble recalling his beginnings in professional stand-up. Bombing on stage,...
The Face of Arizona Wine: Tool’s Maynard James Keenan Talks “Blood Into Wine,” Screening February 19-26 at the Capitol
Maynard James Keenan -- the frontman for prog-metal gods Tool, the co-leader of A Perfect Circle, and the founder of Puscifer -- isn't the type of person you'd expect to see as the subject of a thorough...
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Balloting is now open for the first part of the Best of the Quad Cities survey. Click here to begin voting online. The survey includes 63 questions, and all we ask is that you provide reasonable...
Iowa Politics Roundup: Tax-Credit-Reform Legislation Unveiled
Democratic lawmakers on Thursday unveiled a long-awaited tax-credit-reform package that they said would reduce Iowa's tax-credit liability by $115 million a year; Republicans and business leaders were...
Prospects for Illinois Gambling Expansion Look Relatively Strong
The Statehouse is buzzing yet again with talk of a new gaming expansion plan. This time, the players say, they have their acts together. Really. I'm always pretty skeptical of these big legislative...
Iowa Politics Roundup: Legislature Moves Into Shutdown Mode
With hundreds of bills dying this week in the Iowa legislature's self-imposed second "funnel deadline," lawmakers will now move into shutdown mode with the goal of adjourning in three weeks after an...
My Plan for a Freedom President: How I Would Put the Constitution Back in the Oval Office
Since my 2008 campaign for the presidency I have often been asked, "How would a constitutionalist president go about dismantling the welfare-warfare state and restoring a constitutional republic?" This...
Brady Keeps Blundering
Jerry Clarke is not easily ruffled. Not only has he seen it all in his years running campaigns in Illinois, but he's served several tours of duty in Iraq as a combat helicopter pilot. But I thought...
Mike Schulz with Dave & Darren on 104.9
Going to the cineplex or IMAX this weekend? Every Friday morning at 9 a.m. you can listen to Mike Schulz dish on recent movie releases & talk smack about Hollywood celebs on the Quad City Rocker...
All About Steve. And Alec.: Notes on the 2010 Academy Awards Telecast
All told, I thought this year's Academy Awards telecast was awfully satisfying, and I'm not saying that because I predicted 18 out of 24 categories correctly. Yup. 18 out of 24. Tying my personal...
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: “Alice in Wonderland” and “Brooklyn’s Finest”
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Beginning with 2001's Planet of the Apes remake, Tim Burton has cast domestic partner Helena Bonham Carter in all six of his most recent feature films, and he's never made better...
Where to Find the 2010 Oscar Nominees: Updated for March 5 - 11
Ajami - Not in local release. Nominated for Best Foreign-Language Film. Avatar - Great Escape Theatre, Showcase Cinemas 53. Nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (James Cameron), Best Cinematography,...
NYPD Boo-o-o-o-o!: "Cop Out" and "The Crazies"
COP OUT I bow to no one in my adoration for Chasing Amy, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks, and Clerks II. Still, I think it's safe to say that even those of us who frequently love the movies...
A Charmed Path: Regan, March 11 at the Redstone Room
On the song "Superstar," Regan sings that "I'll pay the price for fame / I'll even change my name" and "I've worked really hard and I've paid my dues." Regan performs using her middle name, so that's...
Farming the Middle Ground: Head for the Hills, March 19 at RIBCO
The self-titled album by Head for the Hills opens with "One Foot in the Grave," and its instrumentation and twangy harmonies are classic bluegrass. The next track is "Solar Bowling Shoes," and the title...
A Lot with a Little: Laura Veirs, March 1 at Huckleberry’s
The leanness of singer/songwriter Laura Veirs' new album, July Flame, was born of considerations both practical and artistic. On the logistical side, her band "fell apart" since she moved to Portland,...
Photos from the Rascal Flatts/Darius Rucker Concert, February 20 at the i wireless Center
Images by photographer Chris Jones from Saturday's Rascal Flatts/Darius Rucker concert at the i wireless Center. Click on any photo for a larger version. Rascal Flatts:
Odd Band Out: Mondo Drag, February 20 at the River Music Experience
When Mondo Drag drummer/singer Johnnie Cluney says that "we're kind of bringing in more of a pop element" to the band's new songs, take that with a giant rock of salt. The Quad Cities-based band released...
Post-Grads: "Tired American Dream," at the Harrison Hilltop Theatre through March 6
Every good writer needs an editor. Composer/accompanist Derek Childs certainly needs one for his rock musical Tired American Dream, which debuted at the Harrison Hilltop Theatre last week. The opening-night...
Promises, Promises: "Wrong for Each Other," at Richmond Hill Barn Theatre through February 21
The opening scene of Norm Foster's Wrong for Each Other at Geneseo's Richmond Hill Barn Theatre had me worried that I was in for a fluffy, surface-level relationship comedy in which a divorced man and...
Right for Each Other: Married Actors Chris White and Jessica Nicol White Star in Richmond Hill’s New Romantic Comedy
On February 11, Geneseo's Richmond Hill Barn Theatre opens its 43rd season with Wrong for Each Other, playwright Norm Foster's two-character comedy about a reunion between a long-estranged divorced couple....
House of Booze: "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," at the Harrison Hilltop Theatre through February 14
[Editor's note: On February 3, Harrison Hilltop producers Tristan Tapscott and Chris Walljasper announced the cancellation of the remaining performances for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.] As...
Perennials: "The Secret Garden," at Augustana College through February 7
Supposedly a family-friendly audience favorite, The Secret Garden, currently being performed at Augustana College, is an emotional but often downright dreary musical based on the classic children's novel...
“New to Me”: Corrine Smith, through April at MidCoast Gallery West
The tree jumps out. And the buildings. And the still life. In the new show of 26 works by mixed-media artist Corrine Smith, these mundane objects are nearly shocking. Smith, who teaches design at...
Featured Image from the Quad City Photography Club
(Editor's note: The River Cities' Reader each month will publish images from the Quad City Photography Club. Click on the image for a larger version.) Photographer: Burt Gearhart of Le Claire, Iowa....
Reverential Reflections: Emily Christenson’s “Rivers & Rain, Pieces of Denali,” through December at Bucktown
One of the biggest success stories to come out of Bucktown Center for the Arts is Emily Christenson and her nature-inspired works. Some early visitors to doeGallery were impressed with her art and took...
Frank Lloyd Wright at the Figge: A Conversation
The Figge Art Museum will soon open its Frank Lloyd Wright gallery, a collection of eight pieces showing the architect/designer's "Prairie" and "Usonian" styles, documenting his shift toward ever-simpler...
Memory, Identity: Peter Xiao and Les Bell, through November 25 at Quad City Arts
The centerpiece of the current two-person exhibit at Quad City Arts is a collection of four paintings recalling Peter Xiao's childhood in China. From an artistic perspective, Xiao is rendering people...
Ask the Advice Goddess: March 11, 2010
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Free Will Astrology: March 10, 2010
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