24 Jul 2001

St. Louis Headbangers Headline Cornstock at Halftime

By Jeff Ignatius

The St. Louis sextet Eli-Stone wields all the weapons that any militant industrial metal band needs: a propulsive guitar attack and rhythm section, unexpected tempo changes, hair-raising screams, spooky samples, ample aggression, and mechanical precision to spare.

24 Jul 2001

Blackthorn CD to Spotlight Local Talent and Help Charities

By Jeff Ignatius

Over the next few months, four weekends of music will be distilled into one compact document of the Quad Cities music scene in summer 2001.

This past weekend, the Blackthorn Pub & Eatery in Moline began a four-Sunday series of concerts featuring more than 20 Quad Cities bands and solo acts.

24 Jul 2001

Butthole Surfers Create a New Revolution

By John James

• The long-awaited return of the Butthole Surfers is set with the August 28 release date of the band's Weird Revolution set on the Surfdog/Hollywood label. The group's signature sound of deep-shag acid audio scratch 'n' sniff has been scaring audiences since 1984, and this outing features founding members Gibby Haynes on bullhorn, guitarist Paul Leary, and drummer King Coffey.

17 Jul 2001

Claypool's Frogs Take on Animals

By Administrator

• This Tuesday brings the long-awaited release of Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade and its new Live Frogs: Set Two. The CD is hot on the tails of the April release of Live Frogs: Set One, and this one dives straight into the heart of the sun.

10 Jul 2001

Surprisingly Edgy Outfits Fill Out Summerfest

By Jeff Ignatius

Among the summer festivals in the Quad Cities, none is more diverse
than Summerfest, scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, July 12 through 14, in The District of Rock Island's Great River Plaza.

The event features carnival rides, live music, food, and on Saturday, an antique market that's new this year.

10 Jul 2001

Local Metalfest Set for Late July

By Jeff Ignatius

Cornstock at Halftime

There's no motivator quite like a 14-year-old boy at loose ends.

Robert Horton's son is that age. "He was bored, and he wanted to go to the Pig Pen [for the Pigstock music festival last month], but nobody would drive him.

10 Jul 2001

Tori Takes On Eminem

By John James

• Details of the upcoming Tori Amos album are out, and as a connoisseur of covers, I'm psyched: The entire album is a covers affair. Strange Little Girls is due September 18 and reveals a bit of the pixie dust beneath her scarlet cap.

04 Jul 2001

Bluesfest Lands on Solid Ground

By Jeff Ignatius

For far too long, the 2001 edition of the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Bluesfest was a topnotch lineup in search of a venue.

It was late last week that festival organizers finalized details on where more than 30 performers would play this weekend.

04 Jul 2001

After Four Decades, The Holmes Brothers Get Their Due

By Jeff Ignatius

It's a grand understatement when Wendell Holmes says of himself and his sibling Sherman, "We have a great rapport and a great bond that a lot of brothers don't have."

The two brothers have been performing as a team for 45 years, which is pretty amazing when you consider that Sherman is a mere 61 and Wendell a spry 57.

04 Jul 2001

Saffire Still Shines in a Man's Blues World

By Administrator

Gaye Adegbalola doesn't want it getting out that if it hadn't been for the departure of her high-school music teacher, "I probably would have gone into classical music."

But fortunately for us, Adegbalola withdrew from music when her mentor left, taking science classes instead of playing her flute.

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