The moon's turned pink again with a "perfect storm" of projects revolving around Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon from 1973, led by a new interpretation of the album and culminating in Roger Waters' fall tour of the United States, performing the album in its entirety. Following up on its recent Back Against the Wall tribute, earlier this month Purple Pyramid Records released Return to the Dark Side of the Moon, boasting Adrian Belew, Colin Moulding of XTC, Tommy Shaw of Styx, John Wetton of Asia, Gary Green of Gentle Giant, Robby Krieger of The Doors, and actor Malcolm McDowell.

Jazz pianist, composer, arranger, educator, and East Moline native Bill Bell will be the third jazz artist to bring a group to the River Music Experience's Redstone Room when he performs and conducts a workshop on Sunday, June 18.

The Quad Cities' first summer festival - Gumbo Ya Ya: Mardi Gras in the District - has a moniker that's pretty self-explanatory.

 

When the original pipe organ at St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church in Davenport was removed in 1969 and replaced with an electronic organ, the shift was meant to be temporary.

But the temporary has a way of taking hold, and the “interim” instrument lasted until 2003.

Now, as the culmination of a sanctuary renovation and a component of the church’s strategic-planning process, the congregation has a new pipe organ. The organ has been used in services since Palm Sunday and will be featured in a concert by Michael Burkhardt on Sunday, June 4.