28 Jun 2005

Sunday, July 3, Bandshell

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The Soul Searchers - 2 p.m. The Des Moines Register calls them "the band that's obviously meant to play the blues." Since the early '90s, the Soul Searchers have done just that for fans across Iowa.
28 Jun 2005

Sunday, July 3, Tent

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Daniel Burnside - 2 p.m. Opening on the tent stage at 2 p.m. on Sunday will be Blue Grass, Iowa's own Daniel Burnside. Originally from Como, Mississippi, Daniel is the son of legendary bluesman R.
28 Jun 2005

Go-Go's Bassist Prepares Solo Debut

By Administrator
• With the fever of television's Hit Me Baby One More Time thrusting stars of the 1980s back into the spotlight, Go-Go's bassist Kathy Valentine is preparing to drop her solo debut in September. She's also taking on lead-vocal and guitar duties for the album, Light Years, which will bear the imprint of her own All for One Records label.
21 Jun 2005

New Record Captures Wicked Liz at Its Best

By Jeff Ignatius
Some bands are not cut out for the recording studio. They're great live, but when they get in that soundproofed room by themselves, they can't translate the energy. Often, the performances on studio CDs are too dry, and they reveal deficiencies in the songs that an audience isn't going to notice at midnight with a few drinks in them.
21 Jun 2005

Fountains of Wayne Unleash Rarities Collection

By John James
• This Tuesday brings a cool collection of rarities from Fountains of Wayne, filling two CDs with B sides from out-of-print singles, cover tracks, and hard-to-find songs from various compilations. Entitled Out-of-State Plates, the Virgin Records set features two new songs, the first "official" release of the band's 1999 take on Britney Spears' hit " .
14 Jun 2005

Can't Wait For The Blues Fest?

By Administrator
With the Blues Festival just two weeks away, it's crunch time for the Mississippi Valley Blues Society (MVBS). There are travel, lodging, security, and logistical concerns to address, contracts to finalize, and volunteer lists to compile.
14 Jun 2005

Festival Showcases 60 Bands

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Mark Brenny of Brenny's Motorcycle Clinic has been building the annual Sturgis on the River festival into the Quad Cities' best showcase for local bands. And this year he's topped himself. For last year's event, Brenny booked roughly 40 bands on three stages.
14 Jun 2005

Anka Swings with Rock Classics

By John James
The smooth stylings of 1960s teen idol Paul Anka are back with Rock Swings, a new album of cover songs aimed at younger ears. Recently reaching number one on the German pop-album charts, this domestic issue on Verve Records features some hard-to-imagine interpretations, with his take on Billy Idol's "Eyes Without a Face" and Van Halen's "Jump.
07 Jun 2005

Spicing It Up at Gumbo Ya-Ya

By Mike Schulz
At Gumbo Ya Ya, the food might be hot, but the music is always hotter. (Quite a feat for an event serving Cajun sausage and spicy boiled shrimp.) That truism will certainly apply to this weekend's annual Mardi Gras in the District festival, at which nine bands will deliver crowd-pleasing performances of Cajun, zydeco, blues, funk, rock, soul, hip-hop, R&B, and reggae music.
07 Jun 2005

New Band Living Out Its Dream

By Farrah Welsh
Dreams certainly do come true for new country music trio Sugarland, which will play on Saturday, June 11, at Quad City Live. The band's debut album, Twice the Speed of Life, recently went gold and has had two top-15 singles.

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