07 Feb 2006

Guest Conductor Offers a Musical Travelogue

By Abbie Dombrock
From the jungle of Puerto Rico to America’s heartland, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra transported the audience with its renditions of several very different yet similarly influenced composers on February 4. Guest conductor Harvey Felder invited the audience at the almost-packed Centennial Hall to experience the art of three fairly modern composers who wrote music based on their heritage.
31 Jan 2006

New Band Brings the History of Burnt McMelba Toast

By Jeff Ignatius
The new band Patio has never played a public show. Yet it's fair to say that a large number of people will be interested in the four-piece outfit. Patio features singer-guitarist Pat Willis, drummer-singer Erik Wilson, bassist Dan Olds, and sax player Derrick Reid.
24 Jan 2006

ICYC Live 2005 Showcases Local and Regional Acts

By Tom Swanson
On ICYC Live 2005, there's a track by the Iowa City world-music ensemble Euforquestra called "Tramba" that illustrates what's so great about live recordings: In a live setting, anything can happen, and strange things often do.
24 Jan 2006

Not (Just) the Next Yo-Yo Ma

By Mike Schulz
Cellist Wendy Law, currently in the area as part of the Quad City Arts Visiting Artist Series, has received the sort of plaudits - both in America and abroad - that most professional performers would kill for. Benjamin Zander, conductor for the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, raved that "Wendy Law is one of the best young cellists of her generation," and called her playing "riveting and profoundly artistic.
17 Jan 2006

City Opera Company Offers a Fitting Tribute to Mozart

By Abbie Dombrock
Over the weekend, the City Opera Company of the Quad Cities presented several events celebrating the musical genius (and the 250th birthday) of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The opera Cosi fan tutte and the Mozart Gala Concert integrated delicate ballet, raucous theatre, talented chamber orchestra, and a cast of soloists, who together gave us a taste of what Mozart did best: pleasing his audiences.
10 Jan 2006

Holmes, Sweet Holmes

By Mike Schulz
It's tempting to label the musical accomplishments of the Holmes Brothers as "unclassifiable," but that's not entirely accurate. Their sound is easily classifiable. As blues. And gospel. And rock.
03 Jan 2006

Newcomers Offer a Filling Blues Sampler

By Jeff Ignatius
Last year, the Mercury Brothers produced a CD, Whiskey Kisses, and won the Iowa Blues Challenge. Later this month, the quartet will compete in Memphis at the International Blues Challenge. Not bad for a band formed in February 2005.
27 Dec 2005

Extraordinary Music from the Margins of 2005

By Jeff Ignatius
Unless you're holed up in your bedroom poring over blogs and obscure magazines for the best music that isn't being hawked by the major labels, there's an excellent chance you're a bit lost in the current marketplace.
27 Dec 2005

A Musical Guide to New Year's Eve

By Mike Schulz
Curious about which local bands are playing in the area on New Year's Eve? Curious about where? And when? And whether you'll be able to toast 2006's arrival with some champagne? So were we. The following is an A through Z (or rather, B through W) listing of area venues that will ring in the new year with live music, the musicians they'll be featuring, what time their sets start, what cover charges to expect .
06 Dec 2005

Four Voices, One Sound

By Mike Schulz
Davenport's Chordbuster Barbershop Chorus - the local chapter of the national Barbershop Harmony Society - has been performing concerts and benefit shows in the area for more than a half-century now, but chapter President Leo Schubert acknowledges that his organization is still flying under the radar.

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