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River Cities Reader Vol. 18 No. 781 June 23 - July 6, 2011
Business Politics Arts Culture Now You Know RiverCitiesReader.com
A Sound Tax Policy

taxed? Its already been taxed once when it was earned. This is true, but its also true that all money was taxed before. When you earn money at your job, it gets taxed; when you use that money to pay your mechanic, the mechanic gets taxed again; when the mechanic buys a hamburger at the local diner, the waitress pays tax on the tip. The underlying principle should be that money gets taxed when it becomes income to another person, period. The same is true of capital gains. Many conservatives advocate for low tax rates on capital gains, but why should this be so? While low rates on capital gains are beneficial in that they grow the economy, why should money received as a result of capital gains be different from earned income? Earned income also grows the economy. The push for low taxes on capital gains is only logical in a tax system with high marginal rates on all income. Keep marginal rates low across the board, and the need for lower rates on certain types of income disappears. (4) Taxes on business should be zero. Businesses have never, and will never, pay a cent in taxes. If you question this logic, walk up to your local Walmart and throw a fistful of dollar bills at the side of the building and see what happens. Buildings dont earn money, spend money, or pay taxes. Business and corporations dont earn money, spend money, or pay taxes; only people who own them and work in them do. The concept of a tax on businesses is just a way to hide more taxes. Make the tax on business zero, and charge tax when the business distributes its income to its owners at the same low marginal rate as all other income. (5) Use the tax code to raise revenue, not control behavior. The tax code is the single biggest tool politicians have to control behavior, and dont kid yourself: All politicians love to control behavior. But in a free society, freedom has to mean something. It means the option to choose things others wouldnt chose for us, or for themselves. So when I choose to donate to this or that charity, buy a hybrid or SUV, or invest in this or that technology, of what business is it to the government? So I choose to rent rather than own a home, have children or not. Why should one be treated favorably in the tax code over another? Because a politician decided one was better than the other? What gave them the authority to make that decision for the rest of us? To a statist, what gets decided is the important thing, but to one person devoted to freedom, who decides is more important than what gets decided. Use the tax code to raise revenue; otherwise leave us alone. Jeff Windham is a Bettendorf resident.
GUEST COMMENTARY
by Jeff Windham
very four years, we citizens of Iowa must endure a bevy of presidential hopefuls presenting tax proposals. These proposals have a few things in common: (1) Theyre long, complex, and full of details; (2) Pundits attack the details; (3) Iowa voters dont read the details; and (4) They never become law as written. Perhaps this cycle will be different. Perhaps, rather than long and complex proposals, the candidates will simply articulate their fundamental beliefs of what a tax policy should be. Then if elected, these principles can be the foundation on which the tax code is written. Will this happen? Its doubtful, but in a triumph of hope over experience, let me offer the following five tax-policy principles as a guide. (1) Everyone should pay something. We all are citizens of the United States and benefit from what it has to offer. We all have a stake in its well-being and should feel part of contributing to its success. Therefore, when it comes to our primary source of revenue, the income tax, everyone should pay something. Even if it is only $25 a year charged to those below the poverty line. How heartless, you might say, to ask someone with nothing to contribute to the tax base. I would counter that there is dignity in being part of the solution far more valuable than $25. We all have a stake in the outcome; let everyone be part of the solution. (2) The tax code should not be a disincentive to earn. A robust and growing economy is an absolute necessity for the U.S. to meet our obligations and ensure our standard of living. The economy is at its best when the most people are the most productive for the longest amount of time possible. How many of us have known a co-worker, family member, or friend who, when faced with an opportunity to earn more be it through working overtime, changing jobs, taking a promotion, or forgoing retirement responded that with the additional taxes, the extra income was simply not worth it? This attitude is understandable but ultimately harmful to the individuals, the businesses with which they are associated, and society as a whole. Therefore, ensuring the tax system is not a disincentive to earn is paramount. This means that marginal tax rates must be low enough so as not to be a disincentive to earn. (3) All income should be treated the same, regardless of source. Whether money is received from earned income, capital gains, interest, dividends, inheritance, or found on the street, it should be treated (and taxed) the same. You might say: Why should inherited income be
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ILLINOIS POLITICS
by Rich Miller
Quinn a Deciding Factor in Turning Back Senate Dems Spending

The construction projects including roads, bridges, schools, and a host of other things are just too important to the economy to play games with, the governor reportedly told all four legislative leaders during a meeting last week. He also warned that construction projects would begin to shut down within a few days if a decision wasnt made quickly. Quinns attempt to tie the capital and budget issues together two years ago caused him big problems during last years campaign. Unions representing the construction industry were so upset at the governors games that they refused to endorse him until after Republican candidate Bill Brady moved way too far to the right. (Brady eventually backed a right to work plank.) The governor apparently learned his lesson. With Quinn on the other side, the Senate Democratic members who pushed for that extra spending were completely surrounded by hostile forces. Failure looked imminent. Many Senate Democrats who earlier disagreed with tying the extra spending to the construction projects had laid low for weeks. The last two caucus meetings about this topic had been exceptionally brutal. So they were naturally fearful of being subjected once again to the same wayover-the-top personal attacks that were levied at them during those end-of-session private meetings, which wound up forcing everybody down what turned out to be a dead-end street. The Senate Democrats met together via teleconference the day after the governor sat down with the four legislative leaders. Without that face-to-face pressure of physically meeting together in Senate President John Cullertons Statehouse office, the members who disagreed with the caucus course were emboldened to speak out. Democrats who quietly took abuse in previous meetings jumped in early to say enough was enough and the battle needed to end. The meeting lasted about an hour, and in the end they decided to back off. Quinns decision to go against the Senate Democrats turned out to be the deciding factor. When you have a guy whos pushed for more spending all year suddenly decide to not push for more spending, it quickly became obvious that their attempt to spend more money had become a losing cause. Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax (a daily political newsletter) and CapitolFax.com.
overnor Pat Quinn was willing to offer up only the tiniest of face-saving possibilities to the Illinois Senate Democrats last week: Drop your budget demands and well talk about them this fall but do it soon or bad things will happen. On the last day of the spring legislative session, the Senate Democrats tried to add about $430 million in extra state program spending to a bill that was supposed to only pay for construction projects. They tacked on the spending to force the House to bow to their demands. The idea was that the House would want to protect the construction projects so much that theyd be willing to accept the Senates increased budget spending. It didnt work. The House Republicans refused to go along, and Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan wouldnt agree, either, because hed made a budget pact with the Republicans months earlier. No spending would be approved without both parties first agreeing to it, and the Republicans used their veto power. Even the Senate Republicans made it crystal clear that they were firmly opposed to anything other than a clean capital bill with no additional budget spending. The Senate Republicans have long made capital spending a top priority. They even broke ranks with Madigan to side with then-Governor Rod Blagojevich over passing a capital bill a few years ago. But Senate GOP leader Christine Radogno has been the greatest advocate for keeping construction spending completely separate from the budget. Two years ago, when Quinn first agreed to that budget/capital separation and then attempted to combine the two anyway, Madigan publicly warned that Quinn would run into a buzz saw of opposition from Radogno. The governor eventually backed off. Many road builders and the construction unions were also totally opposed to any sort of deal that mixed capital projects and the budget. Their opposition empowered Radogno. Quinn, who publicly sympathized for months with the Senate Democrats desire to spend more money, couldnt even bring himself to jump on board the final Senate Democratic demand that the construction program be approved for just six months instead of 12 so that a new budget deal could be crafted in January.
Construction projects are just too important to the economy to play games with, the governor told legislative leaders.
River Cities Reader Vol. 18 No. 781 June 23 - July 6, 2011 by Lynn Campbell IowaPolitics.com
IOWA POLITICS
State Moves to Close 7 Workforce-Development Offices as Legislators Object
owa Workforce Development is shutting down 37 field offices statewide, despite top legislators from both political parties saying they oppose the plan. The plan is expected to most affect rural parts of the state. Lawmakers say it would force some unemployed Iowans to drive 80 miles to one of 16 regional workforce-development offices, rather than having a satellite office thats closer to home. It also would spur the layoff of 85 state employees and the elimination of another 40 vacant positions, according to the department. However, most of those who would be laid off are union members, and collective-bargaining agreements would allow them to use their seniority to bump workers with less experience. Maybe they should change their name to Workforce Un-Development, said state Senator Bill Dotzler (D-Waterloo), co-chair of the legislatures Economic Development Appropriations subcommittee. Everything theyve been doing has reduced services to dislocated workers. Im very disappointed. Iowa Workforce Development Communications Coordinator Katie Hommer earlier this month told IowaPolitics.com that the budget plan calls for shutting 37 offices statewide, or two fewer than the original plan of closing 39 offices. A February news release from the department described it as a reformed and enhanced delivery system that would turn 55 field offices into 16 regional integrated one-stop offices and over 500 locally enhanced access points. But state Representative Jason Schultz (RSchleswig), the other co-chair of the Economic Development Appropriations subcommittee, last week called the departments assertion wildly inaccurate. He said the 600-page omnibus budget bill approved by the Iowa House would require the state agency to maintain the same number of offices as it had two years ago. We think weve put together the funding for one more year, said Schultz said, who acknowledged a disagreement between lawmakers and the state agency on this issue. Is the money there? They say no, and we say yes, for one year. Iowa Workforce Development spokesperson Kerry Koonce confirmed last week that the agencys plan is to shut the 37 field offices. Theres nowhere near enough money, Koonce said. Were $15 million short to fund all 55 offices at full staff. Koonce said negotiations over the budget are ongoing, but the agency is moving forward
with the plan the governor supports. She said funding for the field offices is complicated, because they are not funded entirely with state money. Its the governors way of downsizing and limiting services to Iowans, Dotzler said. Its not right. At a period of high unemployment with 100,000 people out of work and gas at $3.50 to $4 a gallon, you cant expect people to drive 80 miles one way to get services. Dotzler said the spending plan by Senate Democrats calls to fund workforce development field offices at $17.3 million, or about $120,000 less than this past year. He said the House Republicans budget calls for spending $2 million less than Senate Democrats. He called the agencys assertion that its $15 million short fuzzy math, although he said the department will see a reduction in federal money and would have to close some offices eventually. This is one of the few things that Democrats and Republicans completely agree on in the legislature, Dotzler said. Heres a director who doesnt care what the legislature thinks. Im just dumbfounded that thats coming out of their mouth. Dotzler and Schultz both said last week that the closure of field offices can be delayed, at least for another year. State lawmakers say closing the workforce-development field offices would go against legislative intent. But Koonce said the agencys attorneys say theres no such thing as legislative intent in Iowa. Iowa Workforce Development is led by Theresa Wahlert, a former president and COO of the Mid-America Group a regional real-estate, investment, and development firm in West Des Moines. She also served as CEO of the Greater Des Moines Partnership the metro areas economic-development group and co-chair of the governors inaugural committee. Senate Democrats expressed concerns about Wahlert following her nomination, but she was confirmed April 12 on a 36-14 vote. Unless the new director doesnt care what the legislature dictates, they cant arbitrarily make those decisions, Dotzler said. Were the ones who are determining it. I know the director came from the world of business, but this is a legislative government, and we are elected by the people. Im pretty frustrated. This article was produced by IowaPolitics. com. For more stories on Iowa politics, visit RCReader.com/y/iapolitics.
2011 Mississippi Valley Blues FesitVal
The 2011 Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
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his years Mississippi Valley Blues Festival co-sponsored by the River Cities Reader will be held July 1 through 3 in downtown Davenports LeClaire Park. The event features 27 acts spread
over two stages, and the music begins at 5 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. In the pages that follow, youll find interviews with five of this years performers. In addition,
the full festival schedule can be found on this issues back page or at MVBS.org/fest. Advance tickets $17 for a single day and $50 for the weekend are available
through June 30 at the Adler Theatre box office, Ticketmaster outlets, and local Hy-Vee stores. Admission at the gate is $20 per day. Children 14 and younger are admitted free with a paid adult.
by Mike Schulz mike@rcreader.com
Thank You for Smoker-ing

The Paul Smoker Notet: Sunday, July 3, 5:30 p.m., Tent Stage
t would be hard to argue that acclaimed trumpet player and bandleader Paul Smoker isnt an ideal local-musician-makes-good choice for the 2011 Mississippi Valley Blues Festival. After all, the 70-year-old was raised in Davenport, performed in numerous Quad Cities nightclubs (starting at the tender age of 14), and earned four degrees from the University of Iowa, including a doctorate in music. Granted, if you were feeling particularly quarrelsome, you could note that Smoker isnt a blues musician, as he freely admits. But while he and his bandmates the four-man ensemble the Paul Smoker Notet will be performing at this years festival in the annual slot reserved for jazz artists, its not as though the blues is a genre hes unpracticed in. At least two of the pieces that are on the show will be blues, says Smoker of his planned set list. But Im coming out and playing my own music, and mostly, itll be the kind of jazz that I play all over the world. A founding member of the University of Iowa Jazz Band, the New York resident has spent the past 20 years educating (he currently directs the jazz-studies program at Nazareth College of Rochester), recording jazz CDs (eight of them since 1996), and performing both nationally and internationally, with recent North American bookings including appearances at the Iowa City, Chicago, Vancouver, and Ottawa jazz festivals. Among his many notable reviews, the Chicago Reader described Smoker as a wonder, offering a style that boasts traditional trumpet virtues a full but malleable sound along with a powerful, swaggering swing and an insatiable need for venturesome experimentation.
Yet steeped in the blues or not, Smoker says hes honored to have been asked to return to the area for this years festival The last time I played Davenport ... wow ... its probably been at least 15 years ... maybe longer, actually ... . and believes that the Paul Smoker Notets jazz leanings wont alienate blues-fest crowds. Theyre incredible musicians, says Smoker of guitarist Steve Salerno, bassist Drew Gress, and drummer Phil Hayes, so the music is gonna be really good, and hopefully a blues audience will be able to identify with it. A Muncie, Indiana, native whose
family moved to Davenport when he was two, Smoker says that although his mother played a little piano, his father and siblings werent music-oriented, and as a young grade-schooler, he had little interest in pursuing music himself. My mother made me start taking piano lessons when I was six, says Smoker, and I kind of hated it. In the neighborhood I grew up in, boys didnt play the piano. Thats just the way it was. Smoker, though, says he had a change of heart about music when I heard Harry James on the radio when I was 10. And that was it. I decided thats what I
had to do, was play the trumpet. Within six months of his exposure to James, Smokers parents bought him his own trumpet, and he spent his first years of practice with the instrument playing along with artists he admired on records and the radio. When I was a kid, says Smoker, I listened to Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Clifford Brown, Clark Terry ... . Conte Candoli I was really into. A swing guy named Harry Edison. They were all players that were active in the 50s, when I was in high school. Smokers highschool years, beginning at age 14, were also the period during which he began learning from and playing with adult jazz performers in clubs throughout Davenport and Rock Island. Nobody ever said anything, says Smoker, with a laugh, when asked how a kid of that age was allowed to perform adults-only venues. As long as we were on a bandstand, I guess nobody thought to bother us. I mean, once in a while, police would come into the club, raiding it, looking for call girls and dope and stuff. But they never bothered me.
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Business Politics Arts Culture Now You Know RiverCitiesReader.com by Karen McFarland
God Loves It All

Otis Clay: Sunday, July 3, 9:30 p.m., Tent Stage
Is he soul? Is he blues? Is he gospel? Yes, and he has become an iconic figure in all those genres. Chicago Sun-Times
ve always been a bit openminded about the music, Otis Clay said in a recent phone interview. He recalled that when he first went professional, he performed a genre of music called jubilee that included show tunes alongside gospel. In the 60s we would be all up in the Catskills during the week, and do churches on Sunday. I had done secular even then. [But] I never left gospel. It was all mixed up in there. That genre-blending had begun even before Clay who will receive the Mississippi Valley Blues Society RiverRoad Lifetime Achievement Award before his July 3 festival performance started touring when he was 18. Born in Waxhaw, Mississippi, in 1942, Clay started singing in the church at four, but even then he was also getting a different music education. My father was an entrepreneur he always had a juke joint, and my mother was very religious. But ... for the Saturday-night fish fries, she would cook and sell sandwiches, Clay said. There he would listen to John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, and Howlin Wolf on the jukebox. He was seven years old when he experienced his first live concert: Muddy Waters in Clarksdale. Clay remembers listening to his favorite, Charles Brown, on the radio. And like so many other Delta bluesmen, he would listen to Sonny Boy Williamson on the King Biscuit Time program every day at noon. And then on Saturday nights I listened to the Grand Ole Opry. My exposure to music has always been very broad: The Hit Parade, Rosemary Clooney, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra of course. Those were Clays early influences. But his idol for both gospel and soul is Sam Cooke, who himself started his career in gospel with the Soul Stirrers and then crossed over in 1957 to become a pop sensation in the soul category. Cooke recorded until his death at 33 in 1964, and his reign as king of soul coincided with Clays formative years as a performer. Clay was involved with many different gospel groups in his younger years. In 1957 he moved to Chicagos West Side, and he first recorded with the Gospel Songbirds in 1964. Soon after, he accepted an offer to join the renowned Sensational Nightingales, with whom he toured until mid-1965. As Clays career
developed, he continued to mix soul, blues, and gospel sounds, and by the late 60s, when he crossed over from gospel to soul, he found himself part of a great soul-music surge. He signed with Chicagos One-derful label, and the singer broke into the R&B charts in 1967. The owner of One-derful was like a father to me, Clay said. He told me, Im going out of business, but youre going with [music giant] Atlantic. That was in 1968. So I went to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, famed for its soul sound. With Rick Hall as producer, Clay recorded two hit sides in Muscle Shoals. Aretha was going there, Wilson Pickett all that thing was happening at that time between Memphis and Muscle Shoals, Clay said. And I thank God I was there! Is It Over? (1971) was Clays first session with producer Willie Mitchell, who was working for Atlantic at that time but was establishing his own Hi Records, later famed for producing Al Green. Clay followed Mitchell to Memphis and Hi at the end of 1971, and Clay hit with Trying to Live My Life Without You in 1972. Willie Mitchell was hot, and Memphis was hot, Clay said. Al Green hadnt broke loose at that time, so we were all
there at Hi records. When disco and funk swept America in the mid-70s, Clays style fell out of favor with radio programmers. While many soul singers were following the disco trend, Clay remained committed to the raw, emotion-packed ideals of deep soul. In 1975, he started his own record company, Echo Records, giving him the freedom to record and produce his own gospel and soul albums. Music critic Bill Dahl notes: Otis Clay made most of his best-known records in Memphis during the early 70s, but hes still universally hailed as Chicagos deep-soul king. ... Although Clays tenure on Hi may have been his most commercially potent, he has steadily recorded and gigged ever since. He is a genuine hero in Japan, where hes recorded two sizzling live albums filled with the churning grooves, punchy horns, and searing vocals that inevitably characterize the best deep soul. Clay recalled: Our first tour of Japan was 1978. You have to understand, I wasnt even supposed to be there. [Southern-soul singer/songwriter] O.V. Wright was sick, so I went. They just record you. We had the most unique experience of anyone because the album was voted the
best soul album in Japan, tied with the Commodores, in front of Natalie Cole, the Brothers Johnson, and the OJays. Soul Man Live in Japan was the second live album in Japan. The fans there have always been great to me, right from the beginning. Clay noted that the only song he didnt record at Hi that he wanted to was Al Greens Love & Happiness. But he did that live in Japan and he had the whole Hi rhythm section behind him then. For the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, Clay will be backed by a super-group of eight or nine, most of them from the band of the late Tyrone Davis (If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time). We did the Respect Yourself album recorded in Switzerland in 2003 these are the same guys, Clay said. I use the same lineup whether Im doing secular or gospel. His singing style doesnt change with the genre, either. The only difference between gospel and blues, according to Clay, is the topic, the subject matter. One is the deity and the other one is your personal life. ... The difference is youre talking about your love life, whats going on under the heavens [with blues and
River Cities Reader Vol. 18 No. 781 June 23 - July 6, 2011 by Mike Schulz mike@rcreader.com
Conquering the Fingerboard

The Lionel Young Band: Saturday, July 2, 4 p.m., Bandshell
ith his 2008 victory in the solo/duo division, and his six-man ensembles 2011 triumph in the band category, Lionel Young stands as the first double winner in the history of Memphis International Blues Challenge (IBC). Meanwhile, the reviews that he and his Lionel Young Band have amassed would seem to back up the IBCs choices; Blues Blast Magazine wrote that the group deserve[s] a place on your must-see list, and American Blues News called Young himself an entertainers entertainer. Yet even given his awards and plaudits, this Colorado-based musician one of the genres few professional violinists understands the importance of daily practice, and not just at the blues elements you might expect. Most people play loud and proud all the time, says Young during a recent phone interview. Especially in the blues. But in any music, just like in any conversation, dynamics play a very important part. You know, when people want you to pay attention to what theyre saying, they can either yell at you, or they can say something re-e-eally quiet. If you say something really quiet, people listen a lot harder. And thats one of the things I learned from one of my teachers, he continues, was how to play quiet. His name was Josef Gingold, and he used to play so quiet it would make you hold your breath. It was unbelievable like the molecules changed in the air. I was all about playing louder and faster, and he made me realize, Whoa ... theres this whole nother area of slower and quieter. I still try to practice that every day in honor of him. I mean, every day youve got to conquer the fingerboard, and youve got to familiarize yourself with the instrument again. Every day. Young now in his 40s began the ongoing process of conquering the fingerboard at age six, when the Rochester, New York, youth began private violin lessons at the Eastman School of Music. After his family moved to Pittsburgh, Young continued his classicalmusic studies through high school, and also became fascinated with an entirely different genre. When I got really heavily into blues music, he says, I just couldnt stop. For a while, I
would just go to libraries and research old recordings, and I got hooked. Id listen to people like Blind Willie Johnson and Louis Armstrong and Blind Willie McTell just all kinds of stuff. I loved that music. It was like a light at the end of the tunnel. I had to go toward it. Still, Young wasnt necessarily intending to play violin as a career. I actually wanted to play football, he says with a laugh. I was trying to get a scholarship to play football at Penn. But unfortunately, playing football my senior year, I got injured, so I was not offered a scholarship. But I was offered a full scholarship in music at Indiana University, he continues, so it just seemed like, Okay, well, I guess thats what I gotta do. Before long, says Young, he realized music was what he also wanted to do. The violinist eventually transferred to Carnegie Mellon University and went on to become a member of the Pittsburgh Opera-Ballet Orchestra and Colorados National Repertory Orchestra ... and also began to focus less on classical violin than blues violin. It used to be much more common in the early days, says Young of blues-violin music. Id hear it on these old recordings with people like Charlie Patton and Muddy Waters and early Count Basie. For a while, though, it was phased out of the whole scene. Regarding his own playing of the blues on violin, Young says, I try to use all the techniques that are available to classical violin playing harmonics, bouncing the bow on the string as well as playing sustained sound. A long, sustained, traditional sound. I also do a lot of whats called in Italian pizzicato, or plucking. Sometimes I hold the violin like a guitar and pick it like that. For a while, to get better at doing that, I took lessons from a flamenco guitar player, he continues. I never was really good at what he was trying to teach me, but I was able to adapt some of it to the violin playing some of the natural hand positions and be able to pick with good dexterity, good rhythm. All of the education I had, and all the teachers I had, were never really lost on me. I take them with me in almost everything I do. Through his tenure with the National
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Call It a Comeback
Eric Gales: Friday, July 1, 7 p.m., Bandshell
ou wouldnt know it from his discography, but 2010s Relentless marked a comeback for the bluesrock guitarist/singer/ songwriter Eric Gales. The Story of My Life was released in April 2008, and its follow-up came this past July a pretty standard interval in the music business. But theres a hint of his troubles on Relentless lead track, Bad Lawbreaker, on which he sings: Im a bad lawbreaker / Three strikes aint enough for me. In between those two albums, Gales served 21 months of a three-year sentence for violating the probation he received in 2006 for drug and gun charges. I was smoking weed on the road and I didnt want to risk them telling me to come home in the middle of the tour because of a dirty urine sample, he said in a recent phone interview. I just said to myself, Ill deal with it when I get home. So he turned himself in after the tour and was sent to prison. (He couldnt play a guitar for his first six months of incarceration but because of the intervention of a warden who knew who he was eventually led a
prison band.) Gales was released in March 2010, but I got arrested again within a month, he said. I got caught up on Beale Street, man. I had some cocaine and some Xanax pills on me and wound up going to jail again. ... After that I made a decision that it wasnt conducive for me to stay any longer in Memphis, Tennessee. ... I knew too many of the wrong people, and too many of the wrong people knew me. If Bad Lawbreaker isnt a big enough hint, other songs on Relentless offer a pretty clear picture of Gales problems with drugs and bad influences. On Draggin Me Down, he sings: The people on the street / They heard Im back in town / They come from everywhere / Out from the underground. And Block the Sun can be read as an unvarnished self-portrait: You sit all alone / Talk on a dead telephone / You can hide but you cant run / Cause you, you block out the sun. That kind of self-awareness led to a change
of scenery. I pretty much went blindfolded and pointed on the map, and Minnesota was where I came to, Gales said. He finished rehab in November and a few days later started a European tour. That pretty much was where my new life began, he said. Ive been able to be more focused in my life than Ive ever been. He promised that his renewed focus will be clear when he performs Friday at the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival Im coming with a vengeance and its evident in his upcoming release schedule, too. He said a new album, Transformation, is due in August, and hell follow that with a live DVD early next year. Gales said that hes now doing it like Im supposed to be doing it. ... All of this stuff has been waiting on me. Its been me thats been the holdup. Gales was a prodigy who picked up the guitar playing left-handed on an upsidedown right-handed guitar at age four. (Hes naturally right-handed and writes righthanded.) He was signed by Elektra when he was 15, releasing The Eric Gales Band in 1991 at age 16. His race and upside-down technique led to inevitable comparisons to Hendrix, but critics saw a deeper connection. Reviewing Gales debut, Entertainment Weekly wrote: Although he can play with speed and flash ... , whats more amazing is that anyone so young has mastered something artfully done by Jimi Hendrix and countless gospel stars
establishing a sense of deep-seated frustration and then unerringly breaking free with sheer musical power. Gales said his early success wasnt responsible for his drug problems; those came with the layoff following 1993s Picture of a Thousand Faces: Thats what led me into being intrigued with the street life and getting into trouble. Although Gales said he was in a dark, deep haze ... drug-wise, that wasnt evident in his recordings. While he only released one album between Picture ... and 2006s Crystal Vision, he earned good reviews even in his drug-using years. Featuring the guitarists trademark blend of traditional blues and soulful, Memphis-flavored, psychedelictinged blues rock, About.com wrote of 2008 release, The Story Of My Life offers up a wealth of red-hot guitar play that will singe the ear hair right off your head. While Jimi is obviously one of Gales heroes he has played on several Experience Hendrix tribute tours he cited as moredirect influences Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robin Trower, Eric Johnson, Doyle Bramhall, and Derek Trucks. Im not a clone, an imitation, or nothing like that, he said. Im me. ... Ive definitely got my own thing going on. And he said that hes on a mission: Its just a blessing honestly to still be here. ... I think the reason that God hasnt chosen to take me out is because hes still got something planned for me today.

Repertory Orchestra, Youngs proficiency on blues violin got him invited to perform in a blues and bluegrass trio both at the Reps summer festival and overseas at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. We actually got the chance to play at the closing ceremony of the Olympics, he says. And when I got back home, I was like, You know, Id like to try and do this [blues] all the time. This is really fun. It was a little bit of a chance, says Young of his decision to pursue a blues-music career. It was a lot of a chance. But I knew it was the way I had to go, sort of like a path youve got to take. I thought maybe Id just try it a couple years and see how it worked out. Little did I know Id make it to this level. In Denver, says Young, I started a blues band called the Last Fair Deal. And we lucked out, because with very, very little experience,
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we were able to win this Best of Denver thing by this magazine called Westword. We won best blues band, and I was like, What?! He laughs. We had just sent them, like, a six-song cassette tape. And I knew when that happened when they named us best blues band wed be able to keep busy doing what we were doing in the area. I said, Well, I guess Im gonna do this for a little longer than I thought. Twenty-two years later, Young is still playing the blues in Colorado. But after the Lionel Young Bands win at the IBC this past February, the group is also embarking on its first national and international tours, with summer and autumn stops set for, among other locations, New York, California, Canada, and France. I just imagined what my ideal band would be, says Young of the group he formed last June, and the people in my band are very, very good instrumentalists. A lot of times, people play with their friends. With these people, some of them were my friends, but really the main criteria was that they can play, and know how to play in an ensemble. And its easier to play with other people if youre really proficient on your own instrument. While on tour, the Lionel Young Band will also be promoting its debut CD On Our Way to Memphis, which as the title suggests was recorded prior to the groups IBC appearance. We really did it so we could get ready for the IBC, says Young, noting that nothing shines light on musical errors better than a playback of you playing. And it really helped us prepare. I mean, by the time we were done recording the CD, we felt very ready musically. And, says the two-time IBC winner, it seemed to work! Asked to perform at the 2008 Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, but unable to attend due
to a booking engagement in Italy, Young says, Im really grateful for the opportunity to show off this great band at the festival. We wanna touch some of that water the holy water from the Mississippi. (With a laugh, he says, That mud! We wanna take some of that Mississippi mud with us!) Yet wherever he goes, Young will doubtless bring the spirit of the blues along with him. It continues to be very influential, says Young of the blues, and its truthful, and in its basic form, its very elemental. It has all the musical components rhythm, and harmony, and a story, and a message. And its most definitely a way that people can sort of exorcise their demons, you know? Its not about being sad, but about talking about being sad, so you can get over it. The blues really takes the negative energy from something and changes it into something positive.
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A Tiger Up on That End
Nellie Tiger Travis: Saturday, July 2, 7:30 p.m., Tent Stage
hen Nellie Tiger Travis sang Wang Dang Doodle Koko Taylors signature hit she could never hit the high notes in the chorus: We gonna pitch a wang dang doodle all night long. I always did it down low, Travis said in a recent phone interview. Then came Taylors funeral in 2009. I hit the high note for the first time ever, Travis said. That day, it just came out like that. ... I do it all the time now. ... I cant explain it. I dont know if it was a spirit thing, or if I was just so full until it just came out ... . I just know I hit it now. Its fitting that Travis with Jackie Scott, Dolores Scott, and Chick Rogers will be performing as part of a Taylor tribute on Saturday night at the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival. Beyond singing at the funeral for the Queen of the Blues, Travis has a tribute ballad called Koko on her 2011 album Im Going Out Tonight, and her natural growl and rich, soulful voice make her a good interpreter. And Taylor was a second mother to the singer. More than a decade ago, Travis said, she was singing a New Years Eve show at Taylors banquet hall. My mother was videotaping me, and my mother fell dead at my feet, Travis said. Koko kind of took me on as her child after that happened. ... We were pretty close. She told me a lot about the business, a lot about different musicians ... . Unlike most blues artists who talk about being infected by the musical style at an early age Travis grew up on gospel and country in the early 1960s in Mississippi. She tried to break into top 40 in Los Angeles before moving to Chicago in 1992. It never occurred to me to do blues, she said, noting that she came to Chicago because her mother was ill and didnt plan to stay. But then she realized that it was much easier to break into the blues world [in Chicago] than it was R&B [in California]. From there, she had to learn blues songs, which she did by listening to Taylor and Big Mama Thornton. But she stressed that even though she wasnt
raised on blues music, the blues was in her blood. I was always a singer, she said. The main thing about that was just learning the lyrics. ... I grew up living the blues, because I grew up very poor. I grew up picking and chopping cotton for a living. So that was part of the blues; I just wasnt singing it. [Laughs.] So it was natural to me, because blues was derived from gospel. ... It wasnt anything I had to learn. And she stressed that blues singers need to have the blues in their souls: You can copy it, but its not the same thing as coming from your heart. She started writing her own material for 2000s I Got It Like That, and she said that she has much to say. Ive been married five years; Ive had a lot to write about my husband, she said with a laugh. Something he told her became the basis for the title track to her 2009 album Im in Love with a Man I Cant Stand. (He has his good qualities: Travis said he is excellent at packing her bags for tours.) She continues to switch between soul and blues, and shes now recording a Southern-soul album to follow up the bluesy Im Going Out Tonight. One reviewer likened her soul vocals to Gladys Knight, so Travis has earned favorable comparisons to two legends. As for her nickname, Travis originally wanted to be called Angel. She recalled: I just thought Angel fit. But everybody else seemed to think that it didnt. And I have to agree with them now, because for some reason with the growl and with my strength Tiger fits for real. ... If you know how dominating a tiger is and how aggressive a tiger is, thats who I am [on stage]. ... Tiger just rang a bell. She still thinks of herself as an angel, though, and referenced the famous lyric The angel in your arms this morning is gonna be the devil in someone elses arms tonight: Angel is who I really am in my heart. ... Im just not the devil part. Im just a tiger up on that end.
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Thats really where I learned to play, he continues, and its where I learned a lot of the tunes, the standard repertoire that all jazz players play. I dont know if the guys I played with were professionals some of them were teachers in the public-school systems in Rock Island and Davenport and they really didnt know how to talk about it too much. But I was playing with guys that were older than me and knew stuff that I didnt know, and just listening to them play was an education. It was an education that the young man chose to continue at the University of Iowa, and Smoker says that his reasoning for pursuing a music-education degree was very simple: I didnt have to starve. After a laugh, he adds, Seriously! You know, Im this kid in high school, and the counselors saying, Well, what do you want to do for a career? I said, I want to be a jazz musician. She said, You cant be a jazz musician. Theres no way you can make money doing that. And the band director told me the same thing. They told me it was too hard for a white guy to make a living in jazz. And what did I know? Smoker continues. I mean, I didnt know if it was possible or not. And even some of the jazz musicians that had big names went into the studios; people like Conte Candoli and Jack Sheldon and Shelly Manne were playing in movie studios in Hollywood because they couldnt make a living as jazz musicians. So I figured if I couldnt play it all the time, at least I could talk about it, and could kind of spread the gospel of jazz to people by teaching it, which was the next best thing. As Smoker says, even during his university years, I still played [at night] all the time. Oh, yeah. I never stopped. But over an 11-year period, he also earned a bachelor of arts (in 1964), a master of arts (in 1965), a master of fine arts (in 1967), and a doctorate of music arts (in 1974), all with an emphasis on trumpet performance. He was also, along with students including acclaimed saxophone player David Sanborn, a co-founder of the schools first (official) jazz band, which actually originated off-campus because department heads wouldnt let us play jazz in the music building, says Smoker. I mean, that was the devils music. It wasnt real music. So we had to go rent a hotel conference room on Sunday afternoons to rehearse, he continues. All the guys contributed to the cost of renting the room, and we had to carry the music stands over there, and the whole thing. But we put a concert together at the end of 1965, and the place was packed, and everybody went crazy in the audience, you know? So the head of the music department went to the percussion instructor and said, Well, were not gonna be able to stop this, so we just should take it over. Smoker laughs. And thats exactly what happened. Thats how we got a jazz band. And the thing was: We didnt care who started it we just wanted to play. From the late 60s to the early 90s, Smokers professional regimen was composed of both teaching and playing. Following his first faculty position at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1968, where he taught trumpet and led brass and jazz ensembles, he went on to instruct music at the University of Iowa, the University of Northern Iowa, and Cedar Rapids Coe College, teaching at the latter school from 1976 to 1990. Yet during this period, he was also a member of the Iowa Brass Quintet, led the Paul Smoker Trio, and collaborated with the likes of jazz greats Art Pepper, Frank Rosolino, and Chuck Wayne. Eventually, Smoker found himself so in-demand as a touring musician particularly at national and international jazz festivals, and at venues on the East Coast that a change of direction, at last, seemed necessary. I was playing in New York a lot, he says. I was kind of commuting between Iowa and New York about once a month, and sometimes I got my plane ticket paid for but other times I didnt, and it just got to be kind of crazy. And while I wanted to get out of teaching full-time, my wife, Beverly, was teaching part-time at Coe and wanted to get back into teaching fulltime. So we decided we would start look-
ing for teaching gigs on the East Coast, and whoever got the first gig closest to New York City, thats where wed go. And so she got this job at Nazareth College, Smoker continues, and we moved to Rochester in 1990. Shes still there; shes a full prof. And to this very day, I teach there part-time and I play whenever I can get a gig. Describing life as a part-time instructor and freelance musician, Smoker says, Im really enjoying it. Ive got all this time to work on my horn which is what I wanted to do to begin with and, you know, I get to play my own music. And Im not forced to make a living from it, so I can really play whatever I want. The last 20 years have been pretty fruitful. Among his musical endeavors over the past two decades, Smoker has performed with such lauded ensembles as Joint Venture, the Adam Lane Quartet, and the Lou Grassi Po Band, and since 2003, he has been proud to perform with his fellow musicians in the Paul Smoker Notet. I thought this was a good chance to get these guys together, Smoker says of his bandmates. The guys in the current group are people I played with for years in other situations, but never all at the same time. I mean, were generally scattered all over the place, but once or twice a year, we get together and do some kind of project. Im very lucky in the people Ive been allowed to play with. Very, very lucky. And Im glad Im bringing the guys out from New York and Pennsylvania to do this. I mean, this band can play anything. So, you know, he adds with a laugh, we can play rhythm and blues when we want to.
by Karen McFarland
God Loves It All

soul], and in gospel youre talking about where you want to go and how youre going to get there. During our interview, Clay said he thinks God ordained bluesmen such as Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf. Show me a good bluesman, he said, and Ill show you a Gods man. God loves it all. Clay released the gospel record Walk a Mile in My Shoes in 2007, but recently he thought, Its about time for a soul album. Truth Is was released on June 21 and features originals by Clay and soul songwriter Darrell Carter, whom he met at Hi in the 70s. Clay is also the featured singer on a Bo-Keys album recently recorded in Memphis with some of the original session musicians from Hi and Stax; Clay puts his spin on the title track, Got to Get Back, which is also being released as a single. On August 4, hell perform at Chicagos Millennium Park with a program called Otis Clay: The Gospel of Soul & Jazz, in honor of Mahalia Jacksons centennial and what would have been Sam Cookes 85th year. Clay said hes thrilled to be coming back to Davenport because of his special bond with the Mississippi Valley Blues Society. Right after the great flood of 1993, Clay gave a performance to raise money for the society, and he was given the key to the city of Davenport. His set on the Tent Stage promises to end this years festival with a roof-raising blend of soul, blues, and gospel. Karen McFarland is a member of the Mississippi Valley Blues Society board of directors.
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he Circa 21 Dinner Playhouses Hairspray lacks polish from what seems to be, in the chorus roles, a fairly green cast. Yet even though that softens the strength of the production, it doesnt seem to diminish any of the fun. I had an incredibly good time watching Saturday nights performance, and while the entire show isnt quite worth the standing ovation it received, the final song, You Cant Stop the Beat, does deserve that special accolade intended for exceptional performances. This 1960s-style musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman, and a book by Mark ODonnell and Thomas Meehan is based on John Waters 1988 film of the Tom Walljasper, Kristin Gilbert, and John Payonk same name. Directed and choreographed here by Jim Hesselman, the stage version actually follows know its a man playing a woman (writthat film rather closely, unlike the ing jokes for him/her to say with that film version of the musical stage version in mind), and Payonk has a great time of the original film version. (I just love with the conception, playing up the parts saying that.) Tracy Turnblad is our heroine, a pleas- that are funny because of his masculinity antly plump teen who lands a spot on the without taking the character over the top. Designer Gregory Hiatt (whose work local TV dance program The Corny Colis impressive in show after show) does lins Show, and uses her instant celebrity acknowledge the film in his costumes to campaign for the end of segregation, Tracys getups especially. Hiatt unsinging some of the most memorable derstands that theres an iconic look to songs in recent Broadway history along the role and doesnt ignore it. He does, the way. And handling that hair-hopper role is Kristin Gilbert, who attacks it however, use creative license in his costumes for the shows final number, with the energy and amicability of Rikki Lake from the original film and, with my filling the stage with so many sparkles gratitude, improves upon the slightly up- and sequins that I think the stage lights could be turned off and wed still see the pity tone of Nikki Blonskys more recent actors clearly. Other wonderful designs take on Tracy. here include Ednas climactic gown and John Payonk also opts to avoid mimVelma Von Tussles 18th Century dress, icking the movie version of the musical. my favorite of Hiatts efforts. While John Travolta attempted to add As for Velma herself, shes portrayed sincerity to his Edna, ignoring the humor of a man playing the female role, Payonk by Heather Beck, one of three Hairspray cast members who showcase an aboveunderstands that drag is the point of it. and-beyond-polished professional talent. Edna is amusing because we know its a Beck, who was stunning as Patsy Cline man playing a woman, and the writers
in Circa 21s A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline last year and equally impressive in the theatres All Shook Up earlier this year, showcases strong stage presence and control of her character, whom shes obviously made the effort to flesh out. Marty McNamee is just as absorbing as Corny Collins, with his television-ready smile, gorgeous singing voice, and nuanced line deliveries. Jennifer Weingarten, meanwhile, stands out as Penny Pingleton, Tracys nerdy, gum-chewing friend with the mother who punishes her for anything and everything. While Weingarten was fine in All Shook Up, shes radiant here, with her somewhat slapstick-y comedy and vocal-inflection choices, and blossoms into a sexy checkerboard chick at the end, unleashing a strong, bringing-down-the-house voice full of sultry soul. Deidra Grace brings similar soul to her Motormouth Maybelle, and Kristen Jeter lends spunk to Maybelles daughter, Little Inez. Blake Garrett couldnt be more likable as Seaweed, while Heather Herkelman is good at playing up the snobbish, biased bitchiness of Amber Von Tussle. Set designer Stephanie Gerckens also impresses with her employment of a rotating set, allowing for almost-instant changes to three separate locations, and Hesselman delivers high-energy, full-of-fun choreography with which the chorus members, in general, seemed to struggle on Saturday, not properly extending their arms, and dancing with slightly sloppy movements. Because its ensemble was more polished, I still think All Shook Up is the best effort, so far, of Circas current season. Hairspray, however, is no less fun and, to me, the ideal summer show, definitely worth seeing for the thrill and spectacle of it all. For tickets and information, call (309)7867733 extension 2 or visit Circa21.com. For a review of the Clinton Showboat Theatres High Fidelity, visit RiverCitiesReader.com.
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give you the chills while youre laughing, Sarsgaard seems less hindered than freed I wont bore you by trying, but Im by being buried in latex (his portrayal reasonably sure I could devote a few reminded me F. Murray Abrahams thousand words to what I didnt like craggy-old-man turn in Amadeus), and about the (presumed) franchise-starter he emerges as a truly unsettling villain, Green Lantern, an effect-heavy superhero easily the best that this summers superadventure that might mark a new first hero flicks have yet provided. Among a for the on-screensupporting cast comic-book that includes canon: Director such ill-used Martin Campbells talents as Mark movie is dully Strong, Tim sardonic and dully Robbins, and sincere. I only Angela Bassett, need two words, Sarsgaard is the however, to pinonly one who point everything looks like hes I loved about the having a film: Peter SarsRyan Reynolds In Green Lantern legitimately gaard. good time here, First seen as passive-aggressive science and whenever he was around, I was, too. dweeb Hector Hammond, the actors Unfortunately, Sarsgaard enters later lightly frazzled intensity and pissiness than Id have liked and leaves earlier than provide subtle relief from all the highId have preferred, and theres all the rest minded blather about courage and duty, of Green Lantern to consider. I knew and from the low-wattage yuks of test piI was in trouble pretty much from the lot Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) adapting start, when I chuckled, inappropriately, to life as a spandex-clad protector of the at the somber pronouncements from universe. (Sarsgaard can make the simple the eternally wise space-council leadact of sipping a pink daiquiri without ers, with their flowing red robes and using his hands look like the zenith in shrunken-apple heads; their humorlesscleverness.) But once hes morphed into Yoda declarations were silly enough, but an insidious, psychopathic baddie with considering the movies reported $150an Elephant Man cranium the result million budget, couldnt the filmmakers of Hammonds accidental exposure to at least have synced the creatures lips to alien blood Sarsgaards already-commatch their dialogue? Yet all throughout mitted and elegant turn explodes with the film, I giggled at the bits we were feral imagination. Spitting out lines such meant to take seriously and (Sarsgaards as Hal, hi! and Dad! in ways that
kind of bad; theres the requisite maudlin sentiment and the requisite assault of fart jokes, and even on its own terms, the storyline makes no sense. (The chief evildoer is a zookeeper who insists that the waterfowl arent meant to be cooped up in a Manhattan penthouse. Could anyone of sound mind reasonably argue with this assessment?) Yet against all expectation, the movie works. Its fast-paced and agreeably goofy, and director Mark Waters stages some expert visual gags, none finer than the birds exuberant slide through the Guggenheim. And leading a thoroughly winning cast that includes Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury, David Krumholtz, and the superbly funny/creepy Clark Gregg, Carrey himself his mugging as enjoyable as his unexpectedly sharp asides is actually quite wonderful here. No one involved in the MR. making of Mr. POPPERS Poppers Penguins should feel at all PENGUINS embarrassed by Having just been their participareminded, in the tion. Its the rest startlingly subversive I of us including Love You, Phillip Moryours truly, who ris, that Jim Carrey laughed out loud can still deliver the coJim Carrey In Mr. Poppers Penguins at the penguinmedic (and dramatic) potty-training sequence who might goods when he wants to, Ill admit to want to consider being embarrassed. dreading Mr. Poppers Penguins, the family slapstick in which Carreys tightly wound For a review of The Art of Getting by, real-estate whiz learns to loosen up and visit RiverCitiesReader.com. connect with his kids and blah blah blah with the aid of some squat, tuxedo-clad Follow Mike on Twitter at Twitter.com/ houseguests. But color me shocked: The movies not bad at all. I mean, of course its MikeSchulzNow. scenes notwithstanding) remained stone-faced at the parts we were meant to find funny, and ended up just feeling bad for Reynolds, whos so overwhelmed by the incessant, mostly lackluster CGI that little of his deadpan, likable-lummox charm comes through. (When flying for the first time, even his joy appears to be computer-generated.) Reynolds doesnt possess the acting chops to make his retrograde, top-gun character interesting, but in his defense, no one facing such an onslaught of phony-looking visuals really could. Back in 1978, the advertising slogan for Superman the Movie was You will believe a man can fly. Thirtythree years later, thanks to the cinematic miracle of CGI, I no longer believe that anyone can fly.
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while, released his debut album Penitentiary Blues in 1969 and has gone on, over the span of a four-decades-plus career, to write and perform nearly 300 original songs. As a composer, Coe is probably best known for a pair of numberone 70s hits, the Tanya Tucker tune Would You Lay with Me (in a Field of Stone), and Johnny Paychecks infectious anthem Take This Job & Shove It. Yet Coe himself has also been a widely admired singer and guitarist, with such singles as You Never Even Called Me by My Name, The Ride, and Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile landing among the top 10 on Billboards country charts. So yeah, Das EFX and David Allan Coe would appear completely dissimilar. Drayz and Skoob are from the East Coast (New Jersey and New York, respectively), while Coe was born in Akron, Ohio. Drayz and Skoob are both 40, and Coe turns 72 this September. The former were influences on such hip-hop artists as Kris Kross and Lords of the Underground; the latter has toured with the likes of Willie Nelson and Neil Young. Besides summertime bookings at the Rock Island Brewing Company, then, what exactly do these musicians have in common? Thats easy. They, uh ... . Well, they ... . You see, the thing of it is ... . Um ... . Have I told you lately that I hate Jeff? Das EFX performs with guests Deuce Ellis and Maxilla Blue, David Allan Coe appears with opener Fifth of Country, and more information on these and other concerts is available by calling (309)793-4060 or visiting RIBCO.com.
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1) Tecmessa 2) Athena 3) Odysseus 4) Eurysaces 5) Teucer 6) Agamemnon 7) Cascade
A) Goddess of wisdom and war B) Military strategist who designed the Trojan horse C) Greek general in the Trojan War D) Ajaxs concubine E) Ajaxs half-brother F) Ajaxs child G) Ajaxs rival the mask-wearing figures on stage. Lets see how you fare in matching the names above with these bare-bones descriptions. One name and description, however, will not be found in Sophocles text. Admission to Ajax is free, though donations are encouraged, and more information is available by visiting Genesius.org. Answers: 1 D, 2 A, 3 B, 4 F, 5 E, 6 C, 7 G. With that last one, you didnt really think Id write a piece on Ajax without making a dopey detergent joke, did you?
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ith the hip-hop artists of Das EFX playing the Rock Island Brewing Company on June 25, and outlaw-country musician David Allan Coe playing RIBCO on July 1, my editor, Jeff, thought it would be fun if I wrote a combined Whats Happenin piece on both concerts. After all, beyond the venue theyre appearing in, these disparate performers must have something in common, right? Admittedly, you might not think so right off the bat. Composed of Andre Drayz Weston and Willie Skoob Hines, Das EFX originated when the men met at Virginia State University in 1988, and the duo made a critical and commercial splash with its very first CD, 1992s Dead Serious. A platinumseller that boasted two singles that reached number-one on the Hot Rap Tracks chart They Want EFX and Mic Checka Dead Serious quickly became a pop-culture phenomenon (you have the album to thank/blame for the 90s hip-hop fad of ending words with the suffix iggedy), and led to the subsequent Das EFX releases Straight Up Sewaside, Hold It Down, and Generation EFX, international tours with DJ Rondevu, and a devoted cult following. Country legend David Allan Coe, mean-
n Saturdays and Sundays from July 2 through 10, Sophocles Greek tragedy Ajax will be staged by Genesius Guild in Rock Islands Lincoln Park, and the accompanying image is the 1820 Henri Serrur painting Death of Ajax. For audiences who may consequently be squeamish about attending the production, please note that this isnt the same costume thatll be worn by the actor playing Ajax in Genesius Guilds show. Hell also be wearing a mask. (Okay, and maybe a little more.)
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Written, its presumed, circa 450-430 B.C.E., Ajax explores the fate of the titular warrior and takes place after the events of Homers Iliad but before the end of the Trojan War. A tale of pride, hubris, vengeance, and ultimate compassion for ones enemies and performed in one act, to boot Ajax is this summers annual Genesius Guild presentation in the traditional masks of the period, a terrific stage treat for those who havent attended one before. Yet while, as in all classic Greek tragedies, Ajaxs plot is lucid enough to follow without the need for advance prep, it never hurts to know exactly whos who among 50,000 music fans, and was even named one of the Top 10 Festivals in the Nation by Downbeat magazine. Attendees are invited to sample tasty delights at the festivals Culinary Row, kids can enjoy the games and craft-making activities of the Fun Zone, noted area educators will deliver presentations on jazz and its history, and Saturdays events will culminate in a spectacular fireworks display over the University of Iowas Hubbard Park. But the Iowa City Jazz Festivals biggest draw is, of course, the music, and boy oh boy will there be music, with local, national, and international groups performing on no fewer than four separate stages. On the fests main stage, youll be treated to the superb jazz stylings
Iowa City Jazz Festival
Downtown Iowa City Friday, July 1, through Sunday, July 3

ourth of July weekend is right around the corner, and I know what youre thinking: Wouldnt it be great if, somewhere in the state of Iowa, there was a three-day outdoor festival that you and your family could attend, one that featured educational workshops, childrens activities, vendors, and high-energy concert performances by more than two dozen musical acts? Well, guess what: There is! Its the 2011 Iowa City Jazz Festival, taking place July 1 through 3 on downtown Clinton Street and Iowa Avenue! Celebrating its 21st year, this nationally recognized event sees an average annual audience of more than
of, among others, Randy Weston, Elsie Parker & the Poor People of Paris, Kneebody (pictured), Carmen Bradford with the Iowa Jazz All-Stars, and the Josh Roseman Unit. The local stage will feature performances by Funk Stop, Bermuda Report, Koplant No, the Pat Smith Group, and the Fez. And young artists steal the spotlight with concert sets on the festivals youth stage and college stage, with jazz outfits including Chloroform, Lick It Ticket, Thelonious Assault, the Silver Swing Band, and Groove Theory. A full schedule and more information are available by visiting SummerOfTheArts.org, so make your getaway plans and have a fantastic time at the Iowa City Jazz Festival it is, after all, the only three-day music festival in the state that weekend, and . Whats that? Theres another three-day music festival in the state that weekend? And its right here in Davenport? Aw, man, this is embarrassing ... . Why didnt you tell me that 300 words ago?!
today? Doctor, I had this dream. It was me and Mrs. Jones, and we were feeling good and everything. But when I got ready to take her home, she said, Baby, its cold outside. So instead we had our first dance, and we started to sway, and we were almost getting too close for comfort, and before I knew it, I was kissing a fool! Mmm-hmm ... . Call me irresponsible, but it was crazy love L-O-V-E love, like in Hollywood and I was like, Let it snow! I mean, Ive never been in love before. How about you? Well, uh ... . So I was saying, You are my destiny, and she was asking, How deep is your love?, and I kept thinking we were gonna get caught in the act two strangers in the night sharing one dumb ol heart. And finally, she looked at me and said, Close your eyes. Its time. I have a holiday gift for you a special delivery.
Uh-huh ... . So I close my eyes, remembering our moondance and thinking, Let there be love! And when I open my eyes ... shes turned into Michael Bubl. Huh . I got out of there just in time. I swear, when I fall in love next time, I wont dance. Right. What do you suppose it means, doctor? Well, since you just referenced 30 Michael Bubl albums and songs in under a minute, I have a hunch youre thinking about the Grammywinning superstars upcoming concert at the i wireless Center. Its on June 24, and youre probably having dreams about Bubl because youre writing a piece about the event. So, how do you feel? Lost. Our time is up. Hold on. Youre still doing it, Mike. Cry me a river. For tickets to Michael Bubls June 24 concert, call (800)7453000 or visit iwirelessCenter.com.
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Friday, June 24 Popa Chubby. Acclaimed rock and blues musician in concert. The Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). 9 p.m. $10. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RedstoneRoom.com. For a 2006 Reader interview with Popa Chubby, visit RCReader. com/y/popa. Tuesday, June 28 U.S. Army Soldier Show. A night of music and dance showcasing different genres and world cultures. Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street, Davenport). 7 p.m. Free admission. For information, visit AdlerTheatre.com. Thursday, June 30 Keith Urban. Multiplatinum-selling country star in his Get Closer world tour, with opener Jake Owen. i wireless Center (1201 River Drive, Moline). 7:30 p.m. $25-55. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCenter.com. Friday, July 1 North Mississippi Allstars Duo. Concert with two-time Grammy nominees and performing brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson. The Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). 9 p.m. $20. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RedstoneRoom.com. Friday, July 1, through Sunday, July 3 27th Annual Mississippi Valley Blues Festival. Outdoor music festival featuring local and national blues artists performing on two stages, workshops, vendors, and more. LeClaire Park (River Drive, Davenport). Friday 5 p.m. gates, Saturday and Sunday 2 p.m. gates. $17-20 per day, $50 advance weekend pass. For information, call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBS.org. Saturday, July 2, and Sunday, July 3 80/35 Music Festival. Fourth-annual outdoor festival
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The Taming of the Shrew, at Lincoln Park through June 26
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f, at any point, you find your mind wandering during director Jeff Coussens Genesius Guild presentation of The Taming of the Shrew and trust me, that wont happen often snapping back to attention is easy: Just check out the reactions of the men watching the show from stage right. Youll have no trouble spotting them, because one of the guys is drunk off his ass, and the others wearing a dress. Heaven knows the competition is stiff, but have any of Shakespeares comedic inspirations paid off quite as handsomely as the Bards structuring of Shrew as a play within a play? Certainly, with the on-stage action performed as an epic goof on drunkard Christopher Sly whos made to believe that hes actually a nobleman, and that the male page beside him is actually his wife the author mustve known how funny this conceit would be. Yet theres no way Shakespeare couldve known how smartly it would play for audiences hundreds of years after its debut, who might otherwise find themselves hopelessly entangled in the knotty sexual politics. (The subject of female subjugation isnt exactly the laugh riot it may have been in the 16th Century.) Many modern takes on Taming of the Shrew excise the character of Sly completely, and the show still works; in 2007, Coussens himself directed a Sly-less version at Augustana College. As Genesius Guilds offering
proves, though, this was keenly aware of confused yet contented how drunks tend to sots presence can yield get REAL loud on magnificent benefits words that YOU dont at least if that sot necessarily expect is played by James J. THEM to emphasize. Loula. And once Loula Admittedly, I was was seated with Slys initially leery about madam wife (the the framing devices endearing, subtly hiinclusion here. At larious Bryce Taylor), Saturdays perforthe entirety of this mance, those playing Shrew came roaring the openers huntsmen to life ... though it was and servants didnt mostly our audience appear fully engaged that was doing the in the dialogue, or very roaring. vocally confident, and Coussens continuthe lets pull a fast ally delivered astute one on Sly setup was pacing and well-expresented with a rather ecuted choreography, David Cabassa and Angela Rathman heavy hand; Id say the and made generous production took about use of the upper and 10 minutes to find its footing. But as soon as lower levels on Lincoln Parks set; his composiLoulas stumbling, slurring boozehound was tions were particularly elegant whenever more allowed to command the stage, find it Shrew than a dozen actors were seen simultaneously. most definitely did. With Sly not so much three But as usual, Coussens was especially generous as five or six sheets to the wind, the actor came toward his performers. A number of actors through with sensationally loopy readings that cast in Shrews less overtly showy roles Jeb were absolutely right for the character; Loula Makulas Tranio, Greg Donleys Biondello,
Michael Millers Curtis, Mischa Hookers Pedant were allowed to emerge as robust, vital comedians. And there were inspiring second bananas galore: Neil Fribergs Lucentio, with his romantically intoxicated grin; Bob Hanskes Gremio, providing peerless randy-old-man laughs; Andy Curtiss Hortensio, making hysterical asides while slurping spaghetti; James Alts Grumio, achingly aggrieved by the ridiculousness surrounding him. Earl Strupps Baptista, meanwhile, brought down Saturdays house with a flawless slow take to the crowd in response to the absurd suggestion that his daughter Katherina was fair and virtuous and while Shrews few women are given far less to do than the men, Michele Stine lent sensibility, poise, and a game spirit to her Bianca. Portraying the titular shrew, game didnt begin to describe Angela Rathmans spirit here; did the ever-wondrous costumer Ellen Dixon, by any chance, stitch firecrackers onto the actress bodice? Traversing her characters arc from shrieking hellion to desperate victim to subservient (or is she?) bride, Rathmans Katherina is wildly entertaining (on Saturday, her apoplectic Act II fit received a deserved ovation), and as the vainglorious stud who tames
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featuring nearly 50 national acts, budding regional performers, and local Iowa favorites on three stages. Western Gateway Park (between 12th and 16th streets Des Moines). $35-40 per day, $60 for two days, $150 VIP pass. For tickets, call (515)2442771 or visit 80-35.com. Saturday, July 2 William Elliott Whitmore. Acclaimed folk musician in concert. Rock Island Brewing Company (1815 Second Avenue, Rock Island). 8 p.m. $12-15. For information, call (309)793-4060 or visit RIBCO.com. For a 2009 interview with William Elliott Whitmore, visit RCReader.com/y/whitmore. Saturday, July 2 Bronze Radio Return. Americana and indie-rock musicians in concert. The Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). 9 p.m. $10. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RedstoneRoom.com. University (518 West Locust Street, Davenport). $30-225, depending on the course load. For information and to register, call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenter.org.
SPORTS
Monday, July 4, through Sunday, July 10 2011 John Deere Classic. Annual golf tournament, featuring four rounds of professional PGA competitors. TCP at Deere Run (3100 Heather Knoll, Silvis). Monday 10 a.m., Tuesday and Wednesday 6:45 a.m., Thursday-Sunday 7 a.m. $18-38 per day. For tickets and information, call (800)336-4655 or (309)762-4653, or visit JohnDeereClassic.com.
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Friday, June 24, through Saturday, July 9 The Two Gentlemen of Verona. William Shakespeares classic comedy, performed in repertory with Ah, Wilderness! Riverside Theatre Festival Stage Lower City Park (corner of Dubuque Street and Park Road, Iowa City). $17-39. For tickets and show schedule, call (319)338-7672 or visit RiversideTheatre.org. Thursday, June 30, through Sunday, July 10 Sweet Charity. Famed Bob Fosse musical with a book by Neil Simon. Timber Lake Playhouse (8215 Black Oak Road, Mt. Carroll). Tuesdays-Saturdays 7:30 p.m.; Sundays 2 p.m.; July 3 at 6:30 p.m. $1523. For tickets and information, call (815)244-2035 or visit TimberLakePlayhouse.org. Tuesday, July 5, through Saturday, July 30 If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. Family-musical adaptation of Laura Joffe Numeroffs childrens book. Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Second Avenue, Rock Island). $8.50. For tickets and show schedule, call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21.com.
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Thursday, June 23, through Saturday, June 25 David R. Collins Writers Conference. Annual summer workshops and presentations hosted by the Midwest Writing Center, with courses taught by Julie McDonald, Sally John, Stephen Frech, Connie Wilson, Jon Ripslinger, Barbara Lounsberry, Steve Semken, Robert Brown, and Sharene Martin-Brown. St. Ambrose
Saturday, June 25 Dodgeball Showdown. Annual outdoor competition, with a concert performance by Trash Martini. The Daiquiri factory (1809 Second Avenue, Rock Island). 11 a.m. For information, call (309)283-1809 or visit DaiquiriFactory.com. Sunday, June 26 Jewish Feast-ival. Second-annual event featuring food, live entertainment, display tables, an arts bazaar, family activities, games, cultural exploration, and more. Tri-City Jewish Center (2715 30th Street, Rock Island). 11 a.m.-7 p.m. $2, ages 12 and under free. For information, call 9309)788-3426 or visit TriCityJewishCenter.org. Sunday, June 26 Blossoms at Butterworth. Annual event featuring home and garden tours, live music, games of the 1800s, childrens activities, a Victorian tea party, exhibits, magic shows, the documentary When Farmers Were Heroes: The Era of National Corn Husking Contests, and more. Butterworth Center and Deere-Wiman House (817 11th Avenue, Moline). Noon-5 p.m. Free admission. For information, call (309)743-2701 or visit ButterworthCenter.com. Sunday, July 3 Red, White, & Boom! Annual Fourth of July celebration on both sides of the Mississippi River, featuring activities, vendors, and a climactic fireworks display. Centennial Park and Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, Schwiebert Riverfront Park and the District of Rock Island in Rock Island. 4-10:30 p.m. Free admission. For information, call (563)322-1706 or (309)788-6311, or visit DowntownDavenport. com or RIDistrict.com.
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her, David Cabassa is more assured than Ive yet seen him. His Petruchio could stand to reveal more levels hes basically the same blithely conceited gasbag at the end that he is at the beginning but Cabassas bluster and fast readings are still quite appealing. Just about everything regarding Genesius Guilds season-opener is, and nothing more than the mead-guzzling cast member whos watching the action along with you. Wholly immersed in the goings-on, acknowledging the actors occasional nods to him, and routinely cackling (with good reason) at the on-stage silliness, Loulas Christopher Sly here is that rare peripheral figure whos joyously outsize yet, incredibly, doesnt steal focus. In Taming of the Shrew, you give it to him gladly. For information, visit Genesius.org. For a review of the Timber Lake Playhouses Flight of the Lawnchair Man, visit RiverCitiesReader.com.

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My fiancs been treating me badly for a while. When Im at his place, I spend most of my time watching him play video games and drink beer until hes ready for sex or he passes out. He calls me insecure and says get over it if I bring up anything controversial, like when I noticed the box of condoms wed just bought was suddenly short one. (Theres other evidence suggesting hes cheating.) Hes also developed the nasty habit of peeing into two-liter bottles and leaving them around until theyre full. He isnt good for me in many ways, but I love him and dont want to devastate him by ending our engagement. While I need that feeling of having someone whose feet I can find with mine under the blankets, Im a seize-the-day kind of person, and whether or not hes cheating, hes still passing out on his couch, and Im lonely. Sad Fiance The water conservation-minded have that saying, If its yellow, let it mellow, but they mean in the toilet bowl, not in the living room. (Whens the last time you walked into Crate & Barrel and saw two-liter bottles of urine on the Ainsworth Cognac Bookcase next to an antique typewriter and a bowl of seashells?) Your fianc is acting like you dont exist in his life except on nights when he manages to stay conscious long enough to put down one joystick and order you to hop on the other. Oh, and by the way, that condom isnt missing. Its on vacation. Youd know that if you werent so pathetically insecure. If this is how he acts before marriage, imagine what youll be saying after the honeymoon phase ends: You never blatantly ignore me, treat me like an idiot, and just use me for sex like you used to. Still, you arent without standards. You say you need a partner whose feet you can find with yours under the blankets, which rules out any degrading and dismissive jerks who also happen to be double amputees. As for being a seize-the-day kind of person, you dont mention which day you plan on seizing, but apparently, its one far into the future. You claim to love this guy, but maybe what you really love is not admitting
youre engaged to a lost cause. You worry that youd devastate him by ending your engagement (assuming you could get his attention before he passed out playing Grand Theft Your Dignity). Just wondering: While youre busy caring about his feelings, whos caring about yours? Going limp in the face of confrontation sets you up to have a cheating fianc whos decorating the house with a week of his urine. If you refused to put up with a lack of respect, youd either get treated with respect or get out of any relationship where disrespect is the main theme. You might end up alone maybe for a while but thats got to be less lonely than being engaged to a man who not only refuses to go the extra mile for you but wont even go those extra 12 steps to the bathroom.
BY AMY ALKON
Urine for Surprises!

On both of my dinner dates with this guy, hes excused himself to the bathroom and taken forever. Longer than any girl I know. Like, 10 minutes. Although I barely know him, he doesnt seem vain or like someone whod be doing drugs. Were going out again, and I hate to be rude and pry, but Im really starting to wonder. Mystified
It could be something intestinal. Protozoan sock hop? Parasite pride rally? He couldve been calling his wife or his bookie or enjoying a mid-date masturbation break. Or maybe he just needed a good cry. Saying nothing to him sets you up as an easy mark if hes a scammer, and as a pushover if hes just a garden-variety jerk. Saying something is less uncomfortable if you use humor. Next time he returns from a sabbatical in a stall, maybe ask That time of the month again? and see if he offers some sort of explanation or just asks to borrow a tampon. If you keep dating him, put him on double secret probation and be prepared for the other shoe to drop (perhaps in a Larry Craig wide stance). A guy who takes a 10-minute bathroom break neednt lay out all the icky details, but one who isnt socially incompetent, devoid of empathy, or too troubled to care will volunteer some hint that he wasnt snorting lines of powder off the toilet seat. (I picked up something in Guatemala, and it wasnt one of those brightly colored bags.)
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Golden orb spiders of Madagascar spin robust webs. Their silk is stronger than steel yet able to bend and expand when struck by insects. Heres an equally amazing facet of their work: Each morning they eat what remains of yesterdays web and spend an hour or so weaving a fresh one. Im thinking that your task in the coming weeks has some similarities to the orb spiders, Aries: creating rugged but flexible structures to gather what you need, and being ready to continually shed what has outlived its usefulness so as to build what your changing circumstances require. (Thanks to the California Academy of Sciences for the info on orb spiders.) TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The year is almost half over, Taurus. Shall we sum up the first part of 2011 and speculate about the adventures that may lie ahead of you in the next six months? The way I see it, youve been going through a boisterous process of purification since last January. Some of it has rattled your souls bones, while some of it has freed you from your mind-forged manacles. In a few short months, you have overseen more climaxes and shed more emotional baggage than you had in the past three years combined. Now youre all clean and clear and fresh, and ready for a less exhausting, more cheerful kind of fun. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Advertisements are often designed to make you feel inadequate about the life youre actually living so you will be motivated to improve your lot by buying what theyre selling. In this short horoscope, I dont have room to express how much soul sickness this wreaks upon us all. Recently HBO unleashed an especially nefarious attack. Promoting its new streaming service, it informed us that The story you could be watching is better than the one youre in. Fortunately, Gemini, you wont be tempted to swallow that vicious propaganda anytime in the coming weeks. Your personal story will be profoundly more interesting and meaningful than the narratives that HBO or any other entertainment source might offer. CANCER (June 21-July 22): A company that manufactures processed food made a promotional offer: If you purchased ten of its products, it would give you 500 frequent flyer miles. An American man named David Philips took maximum advantage. He bought 12,150 pudding cups for $3,000, earning himself more than a million frequent flyer miles enough to fly to Europe and back 31 times. This is the kind of legal trick youre now in a good position to pull off, Cancerian. So brainstorm freely, please: How could you play the system, outwit the matrix, rage against the machine, or subvert the Man? No need to break any laws; the best gambit will be an ethical one. LEO (July 23-August 22): While watching fast-talking politicians talk on TV, my Polish grand-uncle would sometimes mutter, Zlotem pisal, a gownem zapieczetowal. I only learned what those words meant when I turned 18 and he decided I was old enough to know the translation: written in gold and sealed with crap. One of your interesting assignments in the coming weeks, Leo, will be to identify anything that fits that description in your own life. Once youve done that, you can get started on the next task, which should be rather fun: Expose the discrepancy, and clean up the mess. VIRGO (August 23-September 22): Years ago I did a book tour that brought me to Eugene, Oregon, where my sister and her husband and their daughter live. They came to my reading at a bookstore. My Virgo niece Jasper was seven years old at the time. I was surprised and delighted when she heckled me several times during my talk, always with funny and good-natured comments that added to the conviviality of the moment and entertained everyone in attendance. Who said Virgos are well-behaved to a fault? Your assignment this week is to be inspired by my niece: With wit and compassion, disrupt the orderly flow of any events that could use some smart agitation. LIBRA (September 23-October 22): Life is like playing a violin in public and learning the instrument as one goes on, wrote author Samuel Butler. Aint that the truth! You may be practicing as diligently as you can, gradually trying to master your complex instrument, but in the meantime your lack of expertise is plainly visible to anyone whos paying close attention. Luckily, not too many people pay really close attention, which gives you a significant amount of slack. Now and then, too, you have growth spurts phases when your skills suddenly leap to a higher octave. The coming weeks should be one of these times for you, Libra. SCORPIO (October 23-November 21): In August and September, millions of seabirds known as Sooty Shearwaters leave their homes in New Zealand and travel thousands of miles to the Gulf of the Farallones, just off the coast of San Francisco. Why do they do it? The feeding is first-class; the tasty fish and squid they like are available in abundance. I suggest you consider a Sooty Shearwater-type quest in the coming weeks, Scorpio. The very best samples of the goodies you crave are located at a distance, either in a literal or metaphorical sense. SAGITTARIUS (November 22December 21): I really thought Id understand sex better by now. After all these years of doing it and studying it and thinking about it and talking about it, I still cant regard myself as a master of the subject. The
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kundalinis uncanny behavior continues to surprise me, perplex me, and thrill me with evernew revelations. Just when I imagine Ive figured out how it all works, Im delivered to some fresh mystery. How about you, Sagittarius? Judging by the current astrological omens, Im guessing youre due for a round of novel revelations about the nature of eros. As long as you keep an open mind, open heart, and open libido, it should all be pretty interesting. CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19): A few years ago, Eve Ensler took her famous play The Vagina Monologues to Pakistan. She and a group of local Muslim actresses wowed a crowd in Islamabad with discourses on vibrators, menstruation, and triple orgasms. I invite and encourage you to try something equally brave in the coming weeks, Capricorn. Give your spiel to a new audience; take your shtick to a wild frontier; show who you really are to important people who dont know the truth yet. AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18): When my macho feminist memoir The Televisionary Oracle was published in 2000, I suffered from comical delusions about its chances for mainstream acceptance. For example, I tried to get a review in The New York Times. As I know now, that had as much likelihood of happening as me traveling to the moon in a rainbow canoe carried by magical flying mermaids. But in lieu of that kind of recognition, others arrived. One of my favorites: My book went along for the ride with a group of goddess-worshipers on a spiritual tour to the ancient matriarchal city of Catal Huyuk in Turkey. They read my writing aloud to each other, amused and entertained. I suspect you will soon have a similar experience, Aquarius: having to settle for a soulful acknowledgment thats different from what your ego thought it wanted. Take it from me: Thats actually better. PISCES (February 19-March 20): My favorite plant food for my African violets is a natural fertilizer called Big Bloom. One of its key ingredients the stuff that makes it so effective is bat guano. Id like to suggest that youre about due to embark on the Big Blooming phase of your own cycle, Pisces. And its more likely to reach its deserved pinnacle of fertility if youre willing to summon just a hint of bat-sh** craziness from the depths of your subconscious mind. But remember: just a dollop, not a giant heap. To check out my expanded audio forecast of your destiny for the second half of 2011, go to http://bit. ly/LookForward.
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Buddy Olson -Applebees Neighborhood Grill - Davenport, 3005 W. Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA DJ Jeff -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge, 4506 27th St Moline, IL
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Gong Show Karaoke w/ Rock N the House Karaoke -Uptown Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA Jam Session w/ Hal Reed & Friends -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Karaoke Night -The Gallery Lounge, 3727 Esplanade Ave. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill, 313 N Salina St McCausland, IA Live Lunch w/ Dave Maxwell (noon) -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA Lynne Hart Jazz Quartet -Cabanas, 2120 4th Ave. Rock Island, IL Matt Truman Ego Trip - Matthew Grimm -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Open Mic Night w/ Kung Fu Tofu -Stickmans, 1510 N. Harrison St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate -Salute, 1814 7th St Moline, IL The Iowa Goatsinger -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA Troy Harris, Pianist (6pm) -Red Crow Grille, 2504 53rd St. Bettendorf, IA
Back Track Band with Hollywood Dave -Headquarters Bar & Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal Valley, IL Bettendorf Park Band Summer Concert -Bill Bowe Memorial Bandshell, Middle Park Bettendorf, IA Blues Plate Special Lunch w/ Ren Estrand (noon) -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA Boothill Ridge -Fireworks Coffeehouse, 2139 16th St. Moline, IL Cosmic -River House, 1510 River Dr. Moline, IL Crossroads -Cleveland Park, 207 Washington St. Cleveland, IL David Killinger & Friends -Gs Riverfront Cafe, 102 S Main St Port Byron, IL Digital Meltdown: Smash Moody - Emily EmJay Jawoisz - MC Ion - Trellcon -River Music Experience, 129 Main St Davenport, IA Friday Live at 5: Who Cares? (5pm) -RME (River Music Experience) Courtyard, Davenport, IA FunkDafyed -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Hair Metal Jacket - Tear Down the Tower -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL High Cotton Blues Band -Salute, 1814 7th St Moline, IL John Resch and Detroit Blues -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Karaoke Night (members only) -Moose Lodge - Davenport, 2333 Rockingham Rd Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA
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Karaoke Night -Paddlewheel Sports Bar & Grill, 221 15th St Bettendorf, IA Karaoke Night -Stickmans, 1510 N. Harrison St. Davenport, IA Lee Blackmon (6:30pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL Standard Deviation (6pm) -Rhythm City Casino, 101 W. River Dr. Davenport, IA T.U.G.G. - The Fowler Brothers, Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IA The Candymakers -Edje Nightclub at Jumers Casino and Hotel, I-280 & Hwy 92 Rock Island, IL The Karry Outz -Martinis on the Rock, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL The Mike Blumme Trio (6pm) -Toucans Cantina / Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL The Pimps - A Hidden Agenda - The Hong Kong Sleepover -Uptown Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA The Slough Buoys (6pm) -Rock the River, 207 Washington St. Cleveland, IL
Lynn Allen -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
Michael Buble -i wireless Center, 1201 River Dr Moline, IL Night People -Cabanas, 2120 4th Ave. Rock Island, IL Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate -Salute, 1814 7th St Moline, IL
Popa Chubby -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA Retro Ron -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA
Bluegrass Night -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL Buddy Olson -Applebees - Moline, 3805 41st Ave. Moline, IL Caught in the Act -GBs Sports Bar, 655 Main St. New Liberty, IA Community Drum Circle (10:30am) -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA Cosmic -Mound Street Landing, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA Crossroads -Purgatorys Pub, 2104 State St Bettendorf, IA Das EFX - Deuce Ellis - Maxilla Blue -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL David Killinger & Friends -Gs Riverfront Cafe, 102 S Main St Port Byron, IL DJ Scott -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge, 4506 27th St Moline, IL Edwards River Band -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA FunkDafyed -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Gray Wolf Band -River House, 1510 River Dr. Moline, IL John Pena Band -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Karaoke Night -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Moes Pizza, 1312 Camanche Ave Clinton, IA Karaoke Night -Paddlewheel Sports Bar & Grill, 221 15th St Bettendorf, IA
Rule #1 -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL Sleepin on the Couch -Purgatorys Pub, 2104 State St Bettendorf, IA Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL
Russ Reyman Trio (5pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA 2011/06/25 (Sat)
Saturday
25
Back Track Band with Hollywood Dave (6pm) -Toucans Cantina / Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL
Matt Barber -Fireworks Coffeehouse, 2139 16th St. Moline, IL Meet the Press -The Long Shot, 3312 W. Rock Falls Rd. Rock Falls, IL Mos Scocious - Mary Mo and Her Sweet Notes -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA
Lee Blackmon (6pm) -Rhythm City Casino, 101 W. River Dr. Davenport, IA Lynn Allen -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
Night People -Pebble Creek Golf G ourse, 3851 Forest Grove Dr LeClaire, IA Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate -Salute, 1814 7th St Moline, IL Revelry by the River: 1st Impression (6pm) - 17 Candle (10pm) -Missippi Brew, River Dr Muscatine, IA Rock Camp USA Session #1 Concert (noon) -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA Serious Business w/ Ron LaPuma & John Pena -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Sleepin on the Couch -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL Smooth Groove -Martinis on the Rock, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL Sugar Nipples - The Hooks -Uptown Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA The Candymakers -Edje Nightclub at Jumers Casino and Hotel, I-280 & Hwy 92 Rock Island, IL Trash Martini -Daiquiri Factory, 1809 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL Troy Harris, pianist (6pm) -Phoenix, 111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA Who Cares?, Carbon Cliff Eagles Club, 911 Mansur Ave., Carbon Cliff, IL Zither Ensemble (10am) -German American Heritage Center, 712 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA 2011/06/26 (Sun)
SUNday
26
ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (10:30am) -Brady Street Chop House, Radisson QC Plaza Hotel Davenport, IA
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Karaoke Night -Sharkys Bar & Grill, 2902 E. Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Live Lunch w/ Steve Couch (noon) -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate -Salute, 1814 7th St Moline, IL Open Mic w/ Jordan Danielsen -Bier Stube Davenport, 2228 E 11th St Davenport, IA Blues Plate Special Lunch with Tony Hoeppner (noon) -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA

Buddy Olson (3pm) -Duckys Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave Andalusia, IL Dave Ellis w/ Funday Sunday Live Music on the Patio (6pm) -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -OMelias Supper Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd. Rock Island, IL Karaoke Night -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA Music on the Levee: Dixie Cats LeClaire Park, River Dr & Ripley St Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate -Salute, 1814 7th St Moline, IL Ty Herndon (5pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA 2011/06/27 (Mon)
David Allan Coe - Fifth of Country RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
David Killinger & Friends -Gs Riverfront Cafe, 102 S Main St Port Byron, IL
River City 6 (5pm) -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA
Firesale -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA
monday
27
Save Us Hollywood - Kings - Phinehas - From Gardens to Graveyards - Words Like Daggers -River Music Experience, 129 Main St Davenport, IA Senior Star at Elmore Place Presents River City 6 (5pm) -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA Starlight Revue Concert: Five Bridges Jazz Band -Lincoln Park, 11th Ave & 38th St Rock Island, IL
firesale @ mojos july 2

Open Mic Night w/ Luis Ochoa -Uptown Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate -Salute, 1814 7th St Moline, IL Southern Thunder Karaoke -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL Karaoke Night -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill, 313 N Salina St McCausland, IA Keith Urban - Jake Owen -i wireless Center, 1201 River Dr Moline, IL Linsey Alexander -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Lynne Hart Jazz Quartet -Cabanas, 2120 4th Ave. Rock Island, IL Open Mic Night w/ Kung Fu Tofu -Stickmans, 1510 N. Harrison St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate -Salute, 1814 7th St Moline, IL
Acoustic Showcase -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -Phoenix, 111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA Live Lunch w/ Randy Arcenas (noon) -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate -Salute, 1814 7th St Moline, IL 2011/06/28 (Tue)
U.S. Army Soldier Show -Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
2011/06/29 (Wed)
wednesday
29
Buddy Olson (6pm) -Duckys Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave Andalusia, IL
tuesday
28
Jason Carl -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust 2011/06/30 (Thu) Davenport, IA Jeff Miller (6pm) -Gs Riverfront Cafe, ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA 102 S Main St Port Byron, IL Karaoke Night -Applebees Neighbor- Afterglow -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA hood Grill - Davenport, 3005 W. Karaoke Night -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Karaoke Night -Sharkys Bar & Grill, 2902 E. Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Alan Sweet and Siri Mason -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Karl, Mike, & Doug -Boozies Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA
thursday
30
ABC Karaoke Contest Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -OMelias Supper Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd. Rock Island, IL Greg Sullivan - The Tangents - Ellis Kell -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA
Buddy Olson -Applebees Neighborhood Grill - Davenport, 3005 W. Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Davenport Hot Club - Emily EmJay Jawoisz -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Gong Show Karaoke w/ Rock N the House Karaoke -Uptown Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA Karaoke Night -The Gallery Lounge, 3727 Esplanade Ave. Davenport, IA
Roster McCabe -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
The Knockoffs -Bass Street Landing Plaza, Moline, IL Troy Harris, Pianist (6pm) -Red Crow Grille, 2504 53rd St. Bettendorf, IA 2011/07/01 (Fri)
FRIDAY
Bettendorf Park Band Summer Concert -Bill Bowe Memorial Bandshell, Middle Park Bettendorf, IA
Funktastic Five -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL Intimate at the Englert: Haley Bonar & Holcombe Waller -Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA Iowa City Jazz Festival College Stage: Chloroform (5:30 & 7:30pm) -Clinton Street, Downtown Iowa City, IA Iowa City Jazz Festival Local Stage: Funk Stop (5:30 & 7:30pm) -Clinton Street, Downtown Iowa City, IA Iowa City Jazz Festival Main Stage: United Jazz Ensemble (4:30pm) - DePaul College Jazz Band (6pm) - Carmen Bradford w/ Iowa Jazz All Stars (8pm) -Old Capitol Town Center, 201 S. Clinton St. Iowa City, IA Iowa City Jazz Festival Youth Stage: Silver Swing Band (5:30 & 7:30pm) -Iowa Avenue, Downtown Iowa City, IA Karaoke Night (members only) -Moose Lodge - Davenport, 2333 Rockingham Rd Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Paddlewheel Sports Bar & Grill, 221 15th St Bettendorf, IA Karaoke Night -Stickmans, 1510 N. Harrison St. Davenport, IA Lee Greenwood & Louise Mandrell -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf, IA
Mississippi Valley Blues Festival Bandshell: Linsey Alexander (5pm) - Eric Gales (7pm) - Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers (9pm) - Smokin Joe Kubek with Bnois King (11pm) -LeClaire Park, River Dr & Ripley St Davenport, IA Mississippi Valley Blues Festival Tent: Jimmy Burns (5pm) - Paul Rishell & Annie Raines (6:30pm) - RJ Mischo with Earl Cate with Them (8:30pm) - The Way of Blues Revue from Mississippi (10:30pm) -LeClaire Park, River Dr & Ripley St Davenport, IA Night People -Cabanas, 2120 4th Ave. Rock Island, IL North Mississippi Allstars Duo -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA
Nuclear Plowboys -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
Old Abram Brown - We Are Trees - The Static Jacks -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate -Salute, 1814 7th St Moline, IL Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Project Pickle Farm Reunion Show Uptown Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA
Russ Reyman Trio (5pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
Sin City -River House, 1510 River Dr. Moline, IL Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL The Mike Blumme Trio (6pm) -Toucans Cantina / Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL Uniphonics - Lick It Ticket -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA

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2011/07/02 (Sat)
Saturday
Audio Ambush -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Bronze Radio Return -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA
Crossroads, Village of Matherville, Matherville, IA David Killinger & Friends -Gs Riverfront Cafe, 102 S Main St Port Byron, IL Dennis McMurrin & the Demolition Band -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Future Leaders of the World - Eleven Fifty Two - 1380 -Uptown Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA Iowa Cit y Jazz Festival College Stage: Thelonious Assault (1:30 & 3:30pm) - Groove Theory (5:30 & 7:30pm) -Clinton Street, Downtown Iowa City, IA Iowa City Jazz Festival Local Stage: Bermuda Report (1:30 & 3:30pm) - Koplant No (5:30 & 7:30pm) -Clinton Street, Downtown Iowa City, IA Iowa City Jazz Festival Main Stage: North Corridor All Stars (2pm) - Elsie Parker and the Poor People of Paris (4pm) - Kneebody (6pm) - Josh Roseman Unit (8pm) -Old Capitol Town Center, 201 S. Clinton St. Iowa City, IA Iowa City Jazz Festival Youth Stage: Iowa City High School Combos (1:30 & 3:30pm) - The Oatts Boys (5:30 & 7:30pm) -Iowa Avenue, Downtown Iowa City, IA Justin Morrissey, 11th Street Precinct, 2108 E. 11th St., Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Generations Bar & Grill, 4100 4th Ave. Moline, IL
Karaoke Night -Moes Pizza, 1312 Camanche Ave Clinton, IA Karaoke Night -Paddlewheel Sports Bar & Grill, 221 15th St Bettendorf, IA Mississippi Valley Blues Festival Bandshell: Chocolate Thunder (2pm) - Lionel Young Band (4pm) - Ryan McGarvey (6pm) - Mississippi Heat (8pm) - Joe Louis Walker (10pm) -LeClaire Park, River Dr & Ripley St Davenport, IA Mississippi Valley Blues Festival Tent: Kevin Burt (2pm) - Johnny Nicholas (3:30pm) - Peaches Staten (5:30pm) - Koko Taylor Tribute w/ Nellie Tiger Travis, Chick Rogers, Jackie Scott, & Delores Scott -LeClaire Park, River Dr & Ripley St Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate -Salute, 1814 7th St Moline, IL
Notet (5:30pm) - Rich DelGrosso & Jonn Richardson (7:30pm) - Otis Clay (9:30pm) -LeClaire Park, River Dr & Ripley St Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate -Salute, 1814 7th St Moline, IL Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Sin City Orchestra -Toucans Cantina / Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL 2011/07/04 (Mon)
Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate -Salute, 1814 7th St Moline, IL Open Mic w/ Jordan Danielsen -Bier Stube Davenport, 2228 E 11th St Davenport, IA Starlight Revue Concert: Ellis Kell Band -Lincoln Park, 11th Ave & 38th St Rock Island, IL 2011/07/06 (Wed)
monday
wednesday
Jessica lea mayfield @ gabes july 3

2011/07/03 (Sun)
Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W River Prairie Minstrels (6pm) -Mojos Locust Davenport, IA
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA Rob Dahms & Detroit Larry Davidson (6pm) -Toucans Cantina / Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL Smooth Groove -Martinis on the Rock, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL TBOPRRIOF CD Release Show - The Agrestix - As You Were - EFB -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA Troy Harris, pianist (6pm) -Phoenix, 111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA Who Cares?, Route 61 Bar & Grill, 4320 N. Brady St., Davenport, IA
SUNday
William Elliott Whitmore -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Zither Ensemble (10am) -German American Heritage Center, 712 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Bow N Arrow Barfight -Embe Eatery & Lounge, 233 S. Main St. Galena, IL Buddy Olson (3pm) -Duckys Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave Andalusia, IL Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -OMelias Supper Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd. Rock Island, IL Iowa City Jazz Festival College Stage: Lick It Ticket (1:30 & 3:30pm) Gabe Medd Band (5:30 & 7:30pm) -Clinton Street, Downtown Iowa City, IA Iowa City Jazz Festival Local Stage: Pat Smith Group (1:30 & 3:30pm) - The Fez (5:30 & 7:30pm) -Clinton Street, Downtown Iowa City, IA Iowa City Jazz Festival Main Stage: Kevin Hart and the Vibe Tribe with David Hoffman (2pm) - John Ellis and Double-Wide (4pm) - Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet (6pm) - Randy Weston (8pm) -Iowa Avenue, Downtown Iowa City, IA
Iowa City Jazz Festival Youth Stage: Des Moines Hoover Combo (1:30 & 3:30pm) - CR Washington Combo (5:30 & 7:30pm) -Clinton Street, Downtown Iowa City, IA Jessica Lea Mayfield - Ferraby Lionheart - The Poison Control Center. -Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Karaoke Night -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA Lynn Allen -Uptown Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA Manny Lopez Trio (10:30am) -Brady Street Chop House, Radisson QC Plaza Hotel Davenport, IA Mississippi Valley Blues Festival Bandshell: The Candymakers (2pm) - Studebaker John & the Hawks (4pm) - Chris Beard (6pm) - Sherman Robertson (8pm) - Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s (10pm) -LeClaire Park, River Dr & Ripley St Davenport, IA Mississippi Valley Blues Festival Tent: 2:00 p.m. The Candymakers IBC Winner Winter Blues Kids (2pm) Harper (3:30pm) - The Paul Smoker
90s210: Covering the Nineties -Uptown Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA Acoustic Showcase -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Bettendorf Park Band 4th of July Concert -Bill Bowe Memorial Bandshell, Middle Park Bettendorf, IA Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -Phoenix, 111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA Marnie Stern - Safe Words -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate -Salute, 1814 7th St Moline, IL 2011/07/05 (Tue)
Black Stone Cherry - Three Years Hollow - The Blushing Gun -Uptown Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA Bobby Cool -The Clubhouse, 2501 53rd Ave. Bettendorf, IA Brooks Strause - Dustin Smith - Derek Lambert - TPrairie Fires -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Buddy Olson (6pm) -Duckys Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave Andalusia, IL Jeff Miller (6pm) -Gs Riverfront Cafe, 102 S Main St Port Byron, IL Karaoke Night -Applebees Neighborhood Grill - Davenport, 3005 W. Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA
tuesday
Karaoke Night -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
ABC Karaoke Contest Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -OMelias Supper Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd. Rock Island, IL Karaoke Night -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Sharkys Bar & Grill, 2902 E. Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Listener - Buffalo Automatic - Lion in Rome -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Live Lunch with Mo (noon) -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA
Karaoke Night -Sharkys Bar & Grill, 2902 E. Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Live Lunch with Brent Feuerbach (noon) -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Alan Sweet and Siri Mason -Mojos (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Karl, Mike, & Doug -Boozies Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate -Salute, 1814 7th St Moline, IL Southern Thunder Karaoke -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL The Jam -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA
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