26 Apr 2005

Winners of the 2005 River Cities' Reader Short-Fiction Contest

By Administrator
Thanks to the dozens of area writers who continue to flood us with their really short stories. We received roughly 120 pieces in this year's contest, and here present a dozen of the very best. Before we begin, though, an apology: To anybody who was confused about the contest rules, we screwed up.
26 Apr 2005

Aerosmith's Perry Makes New CD Interactive

By Administrator
Joe Perry of Aerosmith wants to put you in the studio driving seat this Tuesday with his new self-titled solo album. The Columbia Records CD comes exclusively in the new DualDisc format, packed with goodies on the DVD side, and features the new Umixit technology - enabling the listener to drop the disc into a computer and fiddle with new loops, blend effects, and mute instruments on two songs.
19 Apr 2005

The World's Most Unfortunately Appropriate Band Name

By Administrator
This Saturday's show featuring the local metal band From the Wreckage offers one of the most unfortunately ironic - and appropriate - uses of a band name. On September 3, 2004, the band was driving home from a gig in Kankakee when its vehicle was rear-ended by a truck and pushed into a lane of oncoming traffic.
12 Apr 2005

"Northern Soul" Gets Recognition in New Record

By Administrator
• Without a doubt, the hottest record auctions on eBay fall into two categories: homegrown psychedelic LPs and Northern Soul 45s. If you're not familiar with the passion of Northern Soul and the collecting of these seven-inch singles at jaw-dropping prices, don't feel left out; not many of us Yanks passed through this legendary dance scene in the north of England in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
05 Apr 2005

Concert Celebrates the "Mother of the Symphony"

By Administrator
Horacio Gutierrez demonstrated his talent on the piano, creating beautiful music with each touch of his hands to the instrument. But he wasn’t the only pianist lauded by the audience at the Quad City Symphony Orchestra concert on Saturday.
05 Apr 2005

Winners of the Spring 2005 River Cities' Reader Photo Contest

By Administrator
In designing our third photo contest, we decided to suggest - but not require - a spring theme. While it wasn't a criterion in our judging, several of the winners did indeed follow our advice - most clearly seen in Linda Ortiz's second-place-winning photograph in the "people" category, showing a young girl in field rich with green and accented by violet and a small dab of yellow.
05 Apr 2005

Governer's Gambling Proposal Might Be DOA

By Administrator
Governor Rod Blagojevich's proposal last week to more than double the number of gaming slots at riverboat casinos in Illinois will require an enormous amount of leadership to become a reality. Here's the rundown of the pitfalls: • Almost all gaming bills eventually become giant legislative Christmas trees, and then usually perish because of their gross obesity.
29 Mar 2005

Patton Gets Cartoony with Fantômas

By Administrator
• Fantômas, the enigmatic band helmed by Mike Patton of Faith No More, is taking a new direction this Tuesday with the release of Suspended Animation on Ipecac Records. While the collective has previously noodled in science-fiction fancies, the new CD is described as a lavishly designed project that dallies in all the sound effects and manic energy of cartoon music.
22 Mar 2005

Treasurer's Poll Finds Illinois Governor Vulnerable

By Administrator
She'd give him a real run for his money. Illinois Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka has a new poll that shows her trailing Governor Rod Blagojevich by just three points in a head-to-head matchup. Using just about any test, the numbers are real.
22 Mar 2005

Feminist Music from the '70s Gets Its Due

By Administrator
• Rounder Records has just re-issued a lost gem from 1972, Mountain Moving Day, by the Chicago & New Haven Women's Liberation Rock Bands. Now re-mastered under the title Papa Don't Lay That **** on Me, the CD features six previously unreleased tracks and two bonus songs by modern rockers Le Tigre.

Pages

Subscribe & Listen to Reader Podcasts

On Stands Now

 

Tagged Content

    

Two Ways to Subscribe

1. Subscribe to free weekly e-mail content updates.

You'll get both the current official narrative challenge and What's Happenin' in the Quad Cities.
(Did you know we publish a new Real Astrology and RCR Crossword every week?) 

Subscribe!

* indicates required

2. Get 12 monthly issues mailed first class for $48

Get 12 issues mailed monthly for $48 per year.

Get the printed Reader edition mailed to you (or anyone you want) first-class for 12 months for $48.
$24 goes to postage and handling, $24 goes to keeping the doors open!

Click this link to Subscribe now.