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

By No Author
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.
07 Jun 2005

Michelle Shocked Offers Three New Albums - on the Same Day

By Administrator
This Tuesday Michelle Shocked accomplishes a mighty feat with her very own Mighty Sound Records label - releasing three individual new CDs on the same day. Each album is a treat on its own merits, yet they tie together nicely for Shocked, who has come a long way since her picnic-bench-and-a-Walkman sessions in 1986.
31 May 2005

Rare T.Rex Film Debuts on DVD

By John James
The warming weather might be calling you outside to play, but a hefty stack of stellar DVDs is tempting you to stay inside with lost footage and behind-the-scenes secrets. A tremendous labor of love is released this Tuesday with T.
24 May 2005

Can Bozarth Build the Buzz?

By Jeff Ignatius
Lon Bozarth would seem to have a lot of talents, with his extensive background in the live-music scene of Austin, Texas. Being gentle, politic, and modest aren't among them. Neither is making small plans. In those ways, Bozarth is a stereotypical Texan - straight-talking and thinking big.
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.

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