by Jonathan Turner | Sep 15, 2021 | Articles
It takes an army of volunteers and sponsors to make the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival possible, and perhaps no more important than this year. Following the pandemic-plagued 2020, when the fest was canceled along with so many events, the all-volunteer Mississippi...
by Jonathan Turner | Sep 7, 2021 | Articles
The Covid pandemic has tested everyone’s patience. But even pre-pandemic, award-winning composer, pianist, and music professor William Campbell was at his wit’s end. Fortunately, he found some peace, wisdom and channeled his boundless creativity into a new album, “All...
by Jonathan Turner | Aug 31, 2021 | Articles
Downtown LeClaire has long been a popular Quad-Cities destination for its quirky, locally-owned shops, the Buffalo Bill Museum and Riverboat Twilight cruises, scenic riverfront, and its excellent variety of food and drink establishments. For several years, it’s...
by Jonathan Turner | Aug 17, 2021 | Articles
Andrew Lopez recently attended Lollapalooza in Chicago, and as part of Alternating Currents in downtown Davenport, he’s celebrating his family business Aug. 20-21 on a smaller scale, in what could be called “Lopiez-a-palooza.” Starting 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday (free...
by Jonathan Turner | Jul 22, 2021 | Articles
When bassist Dan Martin moved with his wife in 2007 to a quiet Queens neighborhood in New York City, he knew next to nothing about legendary jazz cornetist Bix Beiderbecke. Martin – now 52, with a 12-year-old son — moved within eight blocks of the Sunnyside...