KCCK Culture Crawl with Dennis Green

New opera, “Fierce,” is coming to Hancher Auditorium and William Menefield and Andre Perry are in the studio with exciting insights ahead of the Iowa premiere of this landmark production.  Friday and Saturday, April 26 & 27, 7:30pm at Hancher Auditorium. For tickets and more information visit www.hancher.uiowa.edu  Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at www.kcck.org/culture … Continue reading The post Culture Crawl 913 “Dust Off My Theatre Chops” appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Tim Hankewich pops in the studio ahead of the upcoming Orchestra Iowa Masterworks V: Essential Earth featuring Richard Scofano. Concerts will be Saturday 4/20, 7:30pm at Paramount Theatre and Sunday 4/21, 2pm at Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. The maestro also plans to reveal the orchestra’s next season! Tickets at www.artsiowa.com or www.orchestraiowa.org Subscribe … Continue reading The post Culture Crawl 912 “Choreographing Primordial Ooze” appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Riverside Theatre presents the world premiere of “Herein Lies the Truth,” by UI Nonfiction MFA candidate Aaron Pang. It’s an autobiographical solo play that tells the story of how an accidentchanged the trajectory of Aaron Pang’s life. Part stand-up comedy and part storytelling, Herein Lies theTruth is a sincere, confused, hilarious, and imperfect story about … Continue reading The post Culture Crawl 911 – “Aaron Can Explain Stuff” appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

The Awful Purdies, an all-female group that performs acoustic and bluegrass-tinged songs, performs at CSPS Hall in Cedar Rapids on April 27th. Sarah Cram Driscoll talks about the band’s history, as well as their most recent album “The Great Unraveling.” Tickets for the CSPS show at www.cspshall.org. Find the Awful Purdies online at www.awfulpurdies.com/ and … Continue reading The post Culture Crawl 910 “Purdie-fied” appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Jonesy McElroy & Deb Kennedy with TKM Productions are in the studio ahead of the Iowa premier screening of “Stages” an original miniseries about theatre written and directed by Jonesy. Episode one introduces characters in a village of passionate theatrical enthusiasts. PG-13 rating. Stick around for a talkback after the screening with McElroy and cast … Continue reading The post Culture Crawl 909 “Ooh, I Hope I Get to Portray You Someday” appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Culture Crawl 908 “When She Picks Up The Wand, Look Out!” Clear Creek-Amana High School presents “The Wizard of Oz” April 11-13. Cast members Sydney Emmel, Lily Schloss, and Evan Streit talk about seeing the movie and other stage productions, and how their take on the classic will bring some new and different things to … Continue reading The post Culture Crawl 908 “When She Picks Up The Wand, Look Out!” appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Singer and songwriter Martha Redbone has had the opportunity to work with talents as diverse as Junie Morrison of Parliament and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s John McEuen. The Englert and Natural Talent Music present her on April 11. Martha and Natural Talent honcho Creighton Gaynor are our guests. Learn more about Martha at wwwmartharedbone.com. … Continue reading The post Culture Crawl 907 “That’s Why they Call It FOLK Music” appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Culture Crawl 906 “And The Mighty Wurlitzer, Too!” The Cedar Rapids Community Orchestra celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special concert April 7 at 3pm in the Paramount Theatre. It will be a bittersweet event, as this will also be director Ghyas Zeidieh’s final concert at the helm. Ghyas will go out with a bang, … Continue reading The post Culture Crawl 906 “And The Mighty Wurlitzer, Too!” appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

Eric Freese & Scott Chrisman with The Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival are on air to talk everything film. The festival takes place April 5 through 7 at the Collins Road Theatres and will feature 57 films of varying genres and types.  For more information visit www.crifm.org. Subscribe to The Culture Crawl at www.kcck.org/culture or … Continue reading The post Culture Crawl 905 “Just Send a Resume to Warner Bros” appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.

The Swampland Jewels release their first album on April 5 with a concert at The Black Angel in Iowa City. They’ll be at Old Neighborhood Pub in Cedar Rapids on April 20, with a raft gigs this spring and summer.  Get an album preview on Bandcamp and get more details at www.theswamplandjewels.com.  Subscribe to The … Continue reading The post Culture Crawl 904 “Afro-Caribbean Accordion Music” appeared first on Jazz 88.3 KCCK.