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.
06 Dec 2005

QC Symphony Concert Delights the Child in Everyone

By Abbie Dombrock
Many youngsters were present at the Quad City Symphony concert on Saturday, December 3, but they weren’t the only ones encouraged to let the music lead their imaginations to faraway places. In a night of music written by artists who, as described by conductor Donald Schleicher, are “serious composers with imaginations,” the Quad City Symphony conjured an atmosphere that allowed words and music to stimulate our minds, and create worlds where elephants wear suits and angels are summoned.
29 Nov 2005

Jazz on Steroids

By Jeff Ignatius
It's ironic that a band that can't choose a name can develop a sophisticated, comprehensive system of musical cues that allows every member to change (or merely anticipate) what's happening on stage, from tempo to key.
22 Nov 2005

Wicked Good

By Mike Schulz
Among the special features on the Wicked Liz & the Bellyswirls - Live at Circa '21 DVD - the release of which is being celebrated at Rookie's on Saturday, November 26 - is an early promotional video in which the band members describe their group's sound to an off-screen interviewer.
22 Nov 2005

Studio Effort Offers the Promise of the Live Band

By Jeff Ignatius
Like Michael Jordan's baseball career, the Grateful Dead's studio recordings were largely superfluous. The band gave the world legendary live performances, and that was more than enough. Those analogies might seem a little big for the Quad Cities' Strange Neighbors, which has been around since 1994 and is led by singer-songwriter-guitarist Dustin Cobb.

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