24 May 2005

Singer and Pornographer: The Double Life of Neko Case

By Jeff Ignatius
Neko Case has an enviable career. She is a siren whose seductive voice might be the single most alluring instrument in music today - clear, robust, sexy, self-possessed, and expressive, with an endearing hint of nasally imperfection.
24 May 2005

Damnation and Drinking

By Farrah Welsh
Bringing American music back to its roots, The Old Scratch Revival Singers tackle heady themes of damnation, salvation, and ... drinking in their songs. A Christian spirituality permeates the band's music, distinguishing it from many of its more heathen rock-and-roll brethren.
24 May 2005

DJs Put a New Spin on Motown Classics

By John James
• The vaults of Motown Records have been opened up for a select group of modern-day DJs and producers, and the fruits of these new interpretations are released this week. Simply entitled Motown Remixed, the 15-track CD is a master list of classic singles and a who's who of mixology.
17 May 2005

Fledgling Band Lands Choice Gig

By Farrah Welsh
In the music business, booking gigs and getting media exposure usually aren't easy things to come by, but for one local band, everything seems to be falling into place. Left of Center is a metal band that was formed in January 2005, and it has already landed an opening slot with Drowning Pool at QC Live this weekend.
17 May 2005

Hornucopia Offers Five Bands Their QC Debuts

By Mike Schulz
Attendees of the annual Hornucopia festival will have their choice of great merchandise as well as Greek, Thai, and American food. But as its name suggests, they're really there for the horns, and as usual, The District of Rock Island won't disappoint.
17 May 2005

Negativland Targets Recording Industry with No Business

By John James
• The multimedia kings of culture jamming, Negativland, are back this Tuesday with a righteous continuation of the group's copyright-freedom manifesto, this time aiming directly at the hand that feeds: the recording industry.
10 May 2005

Room to Grow

By Jeff Ignatius
For the record, Amie Sassano is not the luckiest person in the world. She didn't get a multi-million-dollar record deal when a label executive heard her humming on the street. But the fledgling singer and songwriter from the Quad Cities area has certainly had quite a few things break her way.
10 May 2005

Influential Gang of Four Album Back on Store Shelves

By John James
After years of out-of-print status, a five-star CD re-issue of one of the most beloved and influential albums of the punk/new-wave days is hitting store shelves Tuesday. Perhaps you've seen the Gang of Four's debut, Entertainment!, on scores of critical lists of desert-island discs, but never got turned on.
03 May 2005

The Mercury Brothers Win Preliminary Iowa Blues Challenge Round

By Steve Pedigo
B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Pinetop Perkins, and Koko Taylor are all legendary musicians - talented, hard-working geniuses, and invaluable ambassadors of the blues. But the mission statement of the Mississippi Valley Blues Society includes the line "keeping the blues alive," and that's a chore best left to folks who didn't qualify for AARP more than two decades ago.
03 May 2005

Styx Turns in a New "Songbook"

By Administrator
• Styx returns next week with a new CD of cover tunes and a remake of one of the band's own classics. Entitled Big Bang Theory, the New Door Records release is subtitled "The Great Rock Songbook" and takes a stab at a host of 1960s and 1970s hits, from The Who's "I Can See For Miles" to Jethro Tull's "Locomotive Breath.

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