02 Jan 2001

Schizophrenic Program Fractures Concert

By Zach Carstensen
The first half of December 28’s Chamber Music Quad Cities concert at the Davenport Unitarian Church followed the course of a well-scripted drama: An uneventful setup moved into a desperate middle section, followed by a triumphant conclusion.
26 Dec 2000

Year Yields a Few Breakthroughs, Plenty of Well-Crafted Music

By Jeff Ignatius
Thom Yorke is clearly the king of 2000. Looking over my list of favorite albums of 2000, I notice that the vocalist shows up three times: leading Radiohead through Kid A (obviously) but also doing duets on albums by Björk and PJ Harvey.
19 Dec 2000

Gold Waiting to Be Mined

By Jeff Ignatius
As misnomers go, Wicked Liz & The Bellyswirls is a doozy. First of all, there’s very little wicked about the vocal work of Wicked Liz, who goes by Liz Townsend when not on stage. She can growl in a most unmenacing way, but her voice generally runs from pop sweet to hearty.
05 Dec 2000

A Different Kind of Easy Listening

By Jeff Ignatius
The second album from Shane Johnson’s Blue Train, Big Legged Women, starts off with a song that exists primarily as a framework for hot-licks blues. The words and vocals serve primarily as a break from the fiery work of the guitarist who lends his name to the band.
05 Dec 2000

Soloist and Symphony Triumph in Riveting Concert

By Zach Carstensen
Anton Dvorák and Bedrich Smetana are Czechoslovakia’s most famous composers. Full of folk tendencies and a love of their homeland, they expressed the tapestry of bohemian life in their music. While Smetana helped develop Czech nationalism, Dvorák made it popular.
28 Nov 2000

Stetson-Wearin' Reggae Cowboys Rewrite History

By Jeff Ignatius

Reggae Cowboys have all the trappings of a novelty act: Canadians in cowboy hats doing the reggae thing in songs about the Wild Wild West. It sounds a bit like Dread Zeppelin crossed with the Village People, if a little more original.

28 Nov 2000

The King Only Improves with Age

By Michael Richardson
B.B. King proved that while he might be older, he’s also better. The legendary “King of the Blues” played to a packed house at the Adler Theatre on Monday night as part of his 75th birthday tour, and the crowd was appreciative to have him.
21 Nov 2000

Performances and Dixon's Return Lost in Fractured Program

By Zach Carstensen
Returning to the podium after a six-year absence, James Dixon on November 4 conducted the Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) in a concert that merged the best of European impressionistic and romantic traditions.
21 Nov 2000

Holiday Pops a Tradition Worth Keeping

By Zach Carstensen
On the evening of November 18, anyone who is even remotely festive couldn’t help but feel the holiday spirit. The weather was chilly outside, the Festival of Trees holiday parade marched through downtown Davenport, Thanksgiving was less than a week away, and the Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) was gearing up for the annual Holiday Pops concert at the Mark of the Quad Cities.
21 Nov 2000

Return of the Scary People

By Jeff Ignatius
In my college years – and that feels so very long ago right now – the CD player was loaded with the likes of Ministry, Skinny Puppy, and Skrew. It was the 15-minute heyday of industrial, and all those bands had my ears.

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