22 May 2012

What's Happenin': Summer 2012

By Mike Schulz, Ben Clague, and Marguerite Day

Ronnie Baker BrooksMusic

Ronnie Baker Brooks

The Redstone Room

Friday, May 25, 8 p.m.

 

Performing with his father and brother as the Brooks Family Blues Dynasty, Chicago-based singer/guitarist Ronnie Baker Brooks will be among the headliners at this year's Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, so I guess you could consider his May 25 Redstone Room concert something of a Quad Cities warm-up.

Then again, with the All Music Guide describing Brooks as "a monster guitarist with an ample supply of technique and passion," and the Boston Herald calling his most recent CD "ferocious and unrelenting," I'm thinking the temperatures in the Davenport venue might be significantly higher than "warm."

21 May 2012

Ted Rall: Retroactive Courage

By Ted Rall

18 May 2012

Ted Rall: Don't Fire!

By Ted Rall

16 May 2012

Ted Rall: The Plan

By Ted Rall

15 May 2012

Crossword Puzzle: May 15, 2012

By Administrator

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14 May 2012

Ted Rall: Afterlife Cocktail Party

By Ted Rall

11 May 2012

Ted Rall: The Decider

By Ted Rall

09 May 2012

Ted Rall: Turnabout

By Ted Rall

08 May 2012

What's Happenin': Thursday, May 10, through Wednesday, May 23

By Mike Schulz

Mark MellitsMusic

Rhythm Unleashed: The Music of Mark Mellits

The Redstone Room

Saturday, May 19, 8 p.m.

 

The latest presentation in the Quad City Symphony's Signature Series finds four of the orchestra's members performing Rhythm Unleashed: The Music of Mark Mellits, taking place on May 19 at Davenport's Redstone Room. And if that seems like an ill-fitting venue for a symphony offering, you should know that according to the New York Press, Mellits' compositions suggest "what classical music has in common with rock and pop."

You should also know that according to the All Music Guide, "Mellits apparently draws considerable inspiration from food" ... but then again, who doesn't?

08 May 2012

Crossword Puzzle: May 8, 2012

By Administrator

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