Late Night with the Devil (2023) and Mr. Bates vs The Post Office (PBS Masterpiece 2024) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Ron Adkins. The post Talking Pictures 4-24-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Talking Pictures

New opera, “Fierce,” is coming to Hancher Auditorium and William Menefield and Andre Perry are in the studio with exciting insights ahead of the Iowa premiere of this landmark production. Friday and Saturday, April 26 & 27, 7:30pm at Hancher Auditorium. For tickets and more information visit www.hancher.uiowa.edu Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at w…

Tim Hankewich pops in the studio ahead of the upcoming Orchestra Iowa Masterworks V: Essential Earth featuring Richard Scofano. Concerts will be Saturday 4/20, 7:30pm at Paramount Theatre and Sunday 4/21, 2pm at Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. The maestro also plans to reveal the orchestra’s next season! Tickets at www.artsiowa.com or ww…

Immaculate (2024) and a preview of Ebertfest 2024 with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt. The post Talking Pictures 4-17-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Talking Pictures

Riverside Theatre presents the world premiere of “Herein Lies the Truth,” by UI Nonfiction MFA candidate Aaron Pang. It’s an autobiographical solo play that tells the story of how an accidentchanged the trajectory of Aaron Pang’s life. Part stand-up comedy and part storytelling, Herein Lies theTruth is a sincere, confused, hilarious, and imperfect …

The Awful Purdies, an all-female group that performs acoustic and bluegrass-tinged songs, performs at CSPS Hall in Cedar Rapids on April 27th. Sarah Cram Driscoll talks about the band’s history, as well as their most recent album “The Great Unraveling.” Tickets for the CSPS show at www.cspshall.org. Find the Awful Purdies online at www.awfulpurdies…

Jonesy McElroy & Deb Kennedy with TKM Productions are in the studio ahead of the Iowa premier screening of “Stages” an original miniseries about theatre written and directed by Jonesy. Episode one introduces characters in a village of passionate theatrical enthusiasts. PG-13 rating. Stick around for a talkback after the screening with McElroy and c…

Damsel (Netflix 2024), Obliterated (Netflix 2023) and a wrap-up of the 2024 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman. The post Talking Pictures 4-10-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Talking Pictures

Culture Crawl 908 “When She Picks Up The Wand, Look Out!” Clear Creek-Amana High School presents “The Wizard of Oz” April 11-13. Cast members Sydney Emmel, Lily Schloss, and Evan Streit talk about seeing the movie and other stage productions, and how their take on the classic will bring some new and different things to … Continue reading The post C…

Singer and songwriter Martha Redbone has had the opportunity to work with talents as diverse as Junie Morrison of Parliament and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s John McEuen. The Englert and Natural Talent Music present her on April 11. Martha and Natural Talent honcho Creighton Gaynor are our guests. Learn more about Martha at wwwmartharedbone.com. … …

Bob Marley: One Love (2024) and Nolly (PBS Masterpiece) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Ron Adkins. The post Talking Pictures 4-3-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Talking Pictures

Culture Crawl 906 “And The Mighty Wurlitzer, Too!” The Cedar Rapids Community Orchestra celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special concert April 7 at 3pm in the Paramount Theatre. It will be a bittersweet event, as this will also be director Ghyas Zeidieh’s final concert at the helm. Ghyas will go out with a bang, … Continue reading The post Cu…

Eric Freese & Scott Chrisman with The Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival are on air to talk everything film. The festival takes place April 5 through 7 at the Collins Road Theatres and will feature 57 films of varying genres and types. For more information visit www.crifm.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at www.kcck.org/culture or … Continue…

The Swampland Jewels release their first album on April 5 with a concert at The Black Angel in Iowa City. They’ll be at Old Neighborhood Pub in Cedar Rapids on April 20, with a raft gigs this spring and summer. Get an album preview on Bandcamp and get more details at www.theswamplandjewels.com. Subscribe to The … Continue reading The post Culture C…

Imaginary (2024) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt. The post Talking Pictures 3-27-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Talking Pictures

A church in Decorah goes solar. The post Clean Up Your Act 3-26-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

Dune: Part Two (2024) and Argylle (2024) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman. The post Talking Pictures 3-20-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Talking Pictures

Planet-heating pollution from farming is growing, according to a report from the Environmental Working Group. The post Clean Up Your Act 3-19-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

Drive-Away Dolls (2024) and Werewolf by Night (2022) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Ron Adkins. The post Talking Pictures 3-13-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Talking Pictures

Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Monica Schmidt offer their thoughts on who should win this year’s Oscars. The post Talking Pictures 3-6-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Talking Pictures

Radon kills about the same amount of people in Iowa as traffic accidents each year. Iowa Radon Hotline 800-383-5992. The post Clean Up 3/4/24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

Nyad (2023) and Lift (2024) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Scott Chrisman. The post Talking Pictures 2-28-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Talking Pictures

Although Melba Liston was a woman in a male-dominated profession, she excelled anyway. Some consider her an unsung hero and she is very highly regarded in and outside of the jazz community as a trailblazer, as a musician and as a woman. Melba Liston selected the trombone as her instrument because she thought it was … Continue reading The post Sound…

Early 1939. The lights go down at New York’s Cafe Society. The waiters hush the drinking audience, a single small spotlight shines on her face. And Billy Holiday begins to sing. “Southern trees, bears strange fruit blood on the leaves, blood at the root.” The song ends, and the spotlight goes out. Billy leaves the … Continue reading The post Soundt…

A new book – Zero Carbon Industry – calls for decarbonizing industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The post Clean Up Your Act 2-26-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

It’s 1925, and Louis Armstrong hits the music scene with a splash. With trumpet in hand and a wonderfully unique voice, he took on popular songs and stretched the boundaries of their rhythms and melodies so profoundly that American music hasn’t been the same since. Indeed, Louis Armstrong was America’s first “pop star,” whose appeal … Continue read…

September 1944, and saxophone legend Lester Young arrives at Fort McClellan, Alabama, for basic training. Young is a jazz star, and he expects to be placed in a military band, like white musicians Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw. Instead, he’s assigned to a combat unit. Here marks the beginning of the end for the “President … Continue reading The post …

Lena Horne left school at 16 to help support her family. She became a dancer at Harlem’s Cotton Club was soon a sought-after performer – a role she would maintain throughout her life. A long run at the Savoy-Plaza boosted Horne’s career even further. She was featured in Life magazine, and listed as the highest-paid … Continue reading The post Sound…

El Conde (2023) and Twin Peaks (1990 and1991) with Hollis Monroe, Phil Brown and Rod Adkins. The post Talking Pictures 2-21-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Talking Pictures

It’s 1967, and singer and actress Nichelle Nichols attends a fund-raiser for the NAACP. A man approaches and says, “Ms. Nichols, I’m your greatest fan.” That fan was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. During their chat, Nichols confides her plans to leave her current TV gig for a career on Broadway. King was mortified. “You … Continue reading The post Sou…

It’s Prohibition-era Harlem, and Gladys Bentley is at the piano at Harry Hansberry’s Clam House, one of the biggest gay speakeasies in New York. Dressed in her signature tuxedo and top hat, she sings bawdy lyrics to popular songs. Her voice is deep and growling, and she flirts with the women in the audience. Even … Continue reading The post Soundtr…

Eartha Kitt was never afraid to use her distinctive voice. Born on a South Carolina cotton plantation, Eartha Mae Keith grew to record the standards, “Let’s Do It,” and “C’est Si Bon.” She was fluent in French, spoke four other languages, and sang in 11. She recorded, sang in nightclubs, and appeared in films, television, … Continue reading The pos…

It’s 1906 in Harlem. The first sparks of a cultural explosion have just ignited. Artists, writers, musicians, and composers are flocking to this city-in-a-city. One of them is Carl Van Vechten. Who could have predicted that the Harlem Renaissance’s greatest advocate and chronicler would be a young white man from Cedar Rapids, Iowa? Carl Van … Conti…

One of swing music’s greatest propagandists, John Henry Hammond II was responsible, at least partially, for discovering a remarkable list of musicians through the years, including Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Charlie Christian, George Benson, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen. Although these artists would certainly have made it on t…

Removing nitrates from Iowa drinking water supplies is costly. The post Clean Up Your Act 1-8-24 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

Cedar Rapids Schools are testing electric buses. The post Clean Up Your Act 10-30-23 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

The 2023 Iowa Climate Statement calls for the state to increase its solar energy generation. The post Clean Up Your Act 10-25-23 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

MidAmerican Energy reaches a goal of 100% electricity from renewable sources for its Iowa customers. The post Clean Up Your Act 10-24-23 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

Alliant Energy continues to increase its production of electricity from the wind. The post Clean Up Your Act 9-19-23 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

Black Hawk County will turn greenhouse gases from its landfill into transit fuel. The post Clean Up Your Act 9-8-23 appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.Kirjoittanut KCCK's Clean Up Your Act

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Join KCC The River with Pastor Joel Splawn this week we continue to look into "What are Pastors and Teachers?" Pastors and Preachers should make their living off of preaching. And Pastors and the flock must be willing to rebuke in gentleness and be rebuked. Our Tradition Series. Scriptures for this message are in ESV - English Standard Version Gala…