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Noon
at
the Downtown Iowa City Java House.
(broadcast
on Iowa Public Radio May 3 and 4)
John
Gorka
Critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter
John Gorka returns for an intimate
broadcast performance on The Java
House stage. Rolling Stone
called Gorka “the preeminent
male singer-songwriter
John
Gorka |
of
the New Folk Movement.”
His rich multi-faceted songs full
of depth, beauty and emotion have
gained attention from critics and
audiences across the country and
in Europe. Writing in the Margins
is the title of his tenth and latest
CD. John
Gorka website.
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Gorka will also give performance
on the evening of April 18, at CSPS
in Cedar Rapids.
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public is invited to be part of
the live
audience for this free show, which
will be
recorded for later broadcast across
the state on Iowa Public Radio’s
Java Blend performance
series. For broadcast times and
stations statewide, see iowapublicradio.org.
For broadcast times on WSUI AM910,
click here. |
5
p.m. - 7 p.m. Live
on KSUI
91.7FM
or attend
the event at
the University of Iowa Museum of
Art
Know
The Score
Robert
Schumann is the focus of
this program filled with live performance
and discussion by pianist Uriel
Tsachor, bassoonist Benjamin
Coelho and members of the
Maia Quartet. We'll
be joined by John Tibbetts,
Schumann scholar and producer of
the radio series The World of
Robert Schumann. |
Noon
at
the Downtown Iowa City Java House.
(broadcast
on Iowa Public Radio May 10 and
11)
John
Craigie
Folk artist John Craigie of San
Francisco will perform live on The
Java House stage.
John
Craigie |
For
the past four years, Craigie has
taken his unique musical style across
the western United States. He stays
true to the essence of folk music,
and the traditions of the seminal
writers of our past century. With
timeless melodies and insightful
lyrics—interspersed with witty
storytelling—his songs take
many poetic turns before bringing
you back home. His themes range
from social commentary to personal
empowerment, political satire, and
modern love. A Picnic on the
405 is his latest CD.
John Craigie website.
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public is invited to be part of
the live
audience for this free show, which
will be
recorded for later broadcast across
the state on Iowa Public Radio’s
Java Blend performance
series. For broadcast times and
stations statewide, see iowapublicradio.org.
For broadcast times on WSUI AM910,
click here. |
Noon
at
the Downtown Iowa City Java House.
(broadcast
on Iowa Public Radio May 17 and
18)
Scott
Cochran |
Scott
Cochran & Steve Ellis
Eastern Iowan Scott Cochran
will perform his unique brand of
original alt-country-rock. Joining
Scott will be local guitar legend
Steve Ellis, who has co-written
many songs featured on their new
CD CORNFED, released in January.
Influenced by the sound of the late
Gram Parsons' "cosmic American"
blend of country, rock, and soul,
Scott and Steve mix solid roots
rock with old-fashioned American
twang. For lack of a better label,
Scott calls his music Genuine Cornfed
Cosmic Iowa Roots Music. Scott
Cochran & Steve Ellis
website
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public is invited to be part of
the live
audience for this free show, which
will be
recorded for later broadcast across
the state on Iowa Public Radio’s
Java Blend performance
series. For broadcast times and
stations statewide, see iowapublicradio.org.
For broadcast times on WSUI AM910,
click here. |
5
p.m. - 7 p.m. Live
on KSUI
91.7FM
or attend
the event at
the University of Iowa Museum of
Art
Know
The Score
This
day is Holocaust Remembrance Day
and Know the Score will honor those
who suffered, those who died, and
those who live to tell the story
in a program featuring personal
remembrances and artistic expression
arising from the terrible events
we know as The Holocaust. |
Noon
at
the Downtown Iowa City Java House.
(broadcast
on Iowa Public Radio May 24 and
25)
P.J.
Olsson
Tagged a “neo-troubadour”
by Wired Magazine, singer-songwriter
P.J. Olsson brings his folksy pop
to the stage of The Java House.
Despite the fact that Olsson spent
years building his musical career
in Los Angeles, two years ago he
returned to his roots in Michigan’s
Upper
Peninsula to not only reconnect
with family, but also create the
most successful album of his career.
Olsson was one of the first artists
signed to the re-launched and
re-envisioned
CBS Records on the strength of
P.J.
Olsson |
his
latest CD, American Scream.
Since then his music has been featured
on a number of hit television shows
such as CSI, New York, NCIS,
The Unit, and The Ghost
Whisperer. P.J.
Olsson website.
![]() “A
slightly zonked-out variation of
singer-songwriter rock laced with
stoner whimsy and assorted techno,
hip-hop and folkie textures.”
—Rolling Stone
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public is invited to be part of
the live
audience for this free show, which
will be
recorded for later broadcast across
the state on Iowa Public Radio’s
Java Blend performance
series. For broadcast times and
stations statewide, see iowapublicradio.org.
For broadcast times on WSUI AM910,
click here. |
Noon
at
the Downtown Iowa City Java House.
(broadcast
on Iowa Public Radio May 10 and
11)
The
Starlings have captured
the ears of fans both in the Northwest
and beyond with their unique blend
of American country and folk music.
Based out of Seattle, they’ve
been called one of the
Northwest’s top ten bands.
Led by the magnetic harmonies
and songwriting of native Iowan
Joy
Mills
and Tom Parker,
the lyrics and vocals are all at
once wistful and fierce, haunting
and soothing.
The
Starlings |
Marveling the While is
the title of their new CD. Starlings
website.
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public is invited to be part of
the live
audience for this free show, which
will be
recorded for later broadcast across
the state on Iowa Public Radio’s
Java Blend performance
series. For broadcast times and
stations statewide, see iowapublicradio.org.
For broadcast times on WSUI AM910,
click here. |
Noon
at
the Downtown Iowa City Java House.
(broadcast
on Iowa Public Radio June 7 and
8)
Paleo
is the band name taken by songwriter
David Strackany
for his wiry, folk tangents. You
may remember hearing about his project
called
“The Song Diary,” during
which he wrote and
Paleo |
recorded
a song every day for 365 days, while
touring the US
in 2006 and 2007. Currently, residing
in Brooklyn, New York, Strackany
labels his music psych folk. Paleo
website.
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public is invited to be part of
the live
audience for this free show, which
will be
recorded for later broadcast across
the state on Iowa Public Radio’s
Java Blend performance
series. For broadcast times and
stations statewide, see iowapublicradio.org.
For broadcast times on WSUI AM910,
click here. |
Noon
at
the Downtown Iowa City Java House.
(broadcast
on Iowa Public Radio June 14 and
15)
Nikki
Lunden |
Nikki
Lunden emerges from her
annual winter hibernation with a
new album titled Depends on the
Weather and a trio to tour it. The
Nikki Lunden Trio is an eye-catching
group from Iowa City with loads
of high energy. With Nikki's trademark
lyrical angst and elastic vocal
stylings reflecting on life, love,
and self realization - this powerful
rock trio will put a beat in your
step. More info at myspace.com/nikkilunden
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public is invited to be part of
the live
audience for this free show, which
will be
recorded for later broadcast across
the state on Iowa Public Radio’s
Java Blend performance
series. For broadcast times and
stations statewide, see iowapublicradio.org.
For broadcast times on WSUI AM910,
click here. |
5
p.m. - 7 p.m. Live
on KSUI
91.7FM
or attend
the event at
the University of Iowa Museum of
Art
Know
The Score
Last
summer, the University of Iowa's
resident string quartet, the Maia
Quartet, went to China
to perform in an international festival
and to teach promising young Chinese
students. Some of those students
are now studying in the United States
and they'll be our guests--along
with the Maia Quartet—on this
program, which will be a mix of
exciting performances and cross-cultural
conversation. |
5
p.m. - 10 p.m. Live
on KSUI
91.7FM
or attend
the event on the Pentacrest at the
University of Iowa in downtown Iowa
City.
Know
The Score
Once
again, Know the Score broadcasts
live from the Toyota-Scion
Iowa City Jazz Festival
on opening night! Live performance
kicks off at 5 p.m. on the University
of Iowa Pentacrest and Iowa Public
Radio will be there to bring it
to you in a simulcast with KCCK,
Cedar Rapids and KIOS in Omaha. |
5
p.m. - 7 p.m. Live
on KSUI
91.7FM
or attend
the event at
the Carl
and Mary Koehler History Center
in Cedar Rapids.
Know
The Score
Know
the Score returns to the Carl
and Mary Koehler History Center
in Cedar Rapids for an introduction
of sorts to the museum's reconditioned
grand piano that had a long life
at the historic Danceland Ballroom.
Cedar Rapids legend Eddie Picard
and his Jazz Trio will perform live
and we'll talk to musicians who
played in the ballroom as well as
people who remember dancing there
between 1920 and 1960. More surprises
await—this should be fun! |
7
p.m. - 9 p.m. Live
on KSUI
91.7FM
or attend
the event at
the Des Moines Art Center
Know
The Score
Join
us at the Des Moines Art Center
where we'll hear about the final
exhibition of the DMAC's anniversary
year—the first one-person
museum exhibition in the United
States for the Chinese artist Yan
Pei-Ming, who divides his time among
studios in Shanghai as well as Paris
and Dijon, France. Yan is considered
one of the foremost Chinese artists
working today, creating large, vibrant,
expressionistic paintings and watercolors.
His subject matter often includes
self-portraits and portraits of
family members or political figures,
such as Mao and American presidents.
This and much, much more... join
us at the Des Moines Art Center
or listen live on Iowa Public Radio
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