29 Jun 2004

Musselwhite Creates a Sanctuary with New Record

By Jeff Ignatius
For Charlie Musselwhite, the blues aren't 12 bars and three chords. "It's the feeling," he said. "You can find the music of lament anywhere." The irony of that statement is that harmonica wizard Musselwhite was at the forefront of the white-blues movement of the 1960s, and - as the All Music Guide notes - he was "especially faithful to the style.
29 Jun 2004

Origins of a Blues Fest

By Todd McGreevy
Editor's note: In 1995, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, Todd McGreevy traced the history of the event and the organization that plans and runs it. On the occasion of the 20th festival, the Reader is reprinting this condensed version.
29 Jun 2004

The River Cities' Reader's Unofficial Guide to the 2004 Mississippi Valley Blues Festival

By Administrator
For the 20th edition of the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, we've chosen to highlight a wide variety of performers as well as provide some historical perspective on the festival. Our coverage includes two acts who pretty much stick to the blues - Rod Piazza and W.
29 Jun 2004

20 Years of Blues-Fest Performers

By No Author
A major milestone is a good occasion to step back and see what's been accomplished. Now in its 20th year, the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival has hosted more than 400 performers on its stages. Here's the complete list, not including this year's lineup.
22 Jun 2004

Anyone Can Help Troops Call Home

By Joe Collins
• Any American can now help troops in contingency operations phone home. The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is authorized to sell pre-paid calling cards for deployed troops to any person or group. Now, anyone (even those with no military affiliation) can help deployed troops call home from one of the AAFES call centers in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF).
22 Jun 2004

Grand Excursion Steams into the Quad Cities

By Jeff Ignatius
A glance at the events slated for Grand Excursion 2004 can be more than a little overwhelming. The event's centerpiece is a six-boat flotilla that convenes in the Quad Cities on Saturday, June 26, and travels up the Mississippi, arriving at Minnesota-St.
22 Jun 2004

Viva Art Vegas!

By Todd McGreevy
What's the best sightseeing to do in Vegas in 100-degree-plus weather? Stay mostly inside and check out the great art scene. Last Thursday I took the inaugural nonstop flight to Las Vegas from the Quad Cities airport.
22 Jun 2004

Grand Excursion Book Not a Souvenir, but a Good Read

By Jeff Ignatius
Edited by Curtis C. Roseman and Elizabeth M. Roseman 252 pages 2004, University of Iowa Press The new book Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River should not be considered a lightweight souvenir for people wanting to remember the upcoming Grand Excursion celebration.
15 Jun 2004

Trinity at Terrace Park to Build Cath Lab

By Joe Collins
• Trinity Regional Health System has confirmed it will proceed with plans to build a new cardiac-catheterization lab at its Trinity at Terrace Park hospital. The State of Iowa approved Trinity's certificate-of-need filing at a hearing in Des Moines.
15 Jun 2004

What's the River Vision Rush?

By Administrator
In its effort to capitalize on available state money, the City of Davenport is working quickly to finalize its first phase of the joint Rock Island/Davenport River Vision implementation. But chasing that money - the city plans to ask for $15 million from Iowa's Vision Iowa and Community Attractions & Tourism (CAT) programs - means the city council probably won't be giving itself or the public much time to study the plan's details, including its financing or a riverfront casino hotel that became part of the discussion only at the tail end of the process.

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