2 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 22 No. 887 • July 23 - August 5, 2015 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 22 No. 887 • July 23 - August 5, 2015 3 GUEST COMMENTARY by John A. Sparks Keep Your Hands Off My Raisins: Court Invalidates Raisin Grab aura and Marvin Horne are raisin they produced to the government without to mean that when the government takes raisin marketing order.” farmers. Early one morning in 2002, a any compensation. The percentage of a private citizen’s property for a public The government unsuccessfully argued Ltruck appeared at their business, and the crops that had to be relinquished in a purpose – such as, for example, for the that the takings clause did not apply to the drivers demanded a whopping 47 percent given year was determined by the Raisin building of a road – the owner must be paid personal property, but the court roundly of their raisin crop. The truck was sent by Administrative Committee. The plan was a reasonable amount for the seized property. rejected that contention. Furthermore, the federal government, and those demand- that the government would Here, even though the the Department of Agriculture claimed ing the Hornes’ raisin crop claimed to be keep these reserve raisins property (raisins) could that if the government successfully sold operating under a “marketing order” first put off the domestic market – a U.S. citizens are still be regarded as having the seized raisins as exports, for example, in place in 1937 as part of President Franklin reduction in supply – to subjected to a bevy of been taken for a public growers such as the Hornes might receive Roosevelt’s effort to shore up agricultural help shore up prices. This use – the stabilizing of a residual payment that would amount to prices. Amazingly, this antiquated scheme system was originally part similar antiquated, agricultural prices during compensation. Again, the court said the mere lasted for more than 65 years – well past the of the New Deal aimed an economic crisis – possibility of a residual payment was not agricultural crisis of the Great Depression. at aiding farmers whose unnecessary there was virtually no equivalent to compensation. It was simply By 2002, the Hornes had endured enough agricultural products had compensation being paid too contingent and indeterminate. of these raisin grabs. They refused to turn fallen steeply in price. regulations. to raisin growers such as Other U.S. citizens are still subjected to over nearly half of their crop. The federal Unfortunately, as with the Hornes. a bevy of similar antiquated, unnecessary government assessed a fine of $480,000 for most government programs, it remained in In a fitting tribute to the 800th regulations. They should make ample use of the missing raisins and another $200,000 effect despite the passing of the immediate anniversary of the great document of the court’s holding here to challenge these in civil penalties against the Hornes. The economic emergency that spawned it. English liberties – the Magna Carta – governmental restraints and reintroduce the Hornes fought the government through In the Supreme Court’s Horne V. Roberts traced the origins of the Fifth fresh air of freedom into markets for goods the courts and finally landed in the U.S. Department of Agriculture decision last Amendment’s takings clause to that charter and services. Supreme Court. month, Chief Justice John Roberts and and concluded that “the reserve requirement The Agricultural Marketing Agreement the majority agreed with the Hornes. imposed by the Raisin Committee is John A. Sparks is the retired dean of the Act of 1937 allowed the secretary of Roberts stated that the Fifth Amendment a clear physical taking. Actual raisins Calderwood School of Arts & Letters at Grove agriculture to issue marketing orders requires that property cannot be taken by are transferred from the growers to the City College. He is a member of the state bars to stabilize market prices for certain the government for public use without the Government. Title to the raisins passes to of Michigan and Pennsylvania and is a fellow agricultural products, including raisins. original owner being properly compensated. the Raisin Committee. The Committee for educational policy for The Center for Under this order, raisin producers could Part of the Fifth Amendment, often dubbed disposes of what become its raisins as it Vision & Values at Grove City College, where be forced to relinquish a portion of what the “takings clause,” has been interpreted wishes, to promote the purposes of the this commentary originally appeared. IT’S PER SSUNDAYOU AT THE HUNGRY HOBO!

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Illinois needs Michelle Hhad a “frank discussion” with Governor Mussman to stand up to Madigan to break the Bruce Rauner, “and I gave him good, solid cycle of corruption and restore the integrity to advice.” the legislature by supporting term limits.” Word is that advice had two parts. “Call Michelle Mussman Right Now” the First, the governor needs to find a way to mailer commands, displaying her phone get himself out of this long overtime-session, number in a large font at the bottom of the no-state-budget mess. page. Second, if the governor thinks he can get The idea here is probably twofold. himself out of this mess by somehow breaking First, put so much heat on Madigan’s the speaker’s will, he’s mistaken. members that they beg him to cut a deal with But the governor isn’t Rauner. CELEBRATING 100 YEARS giving up. In fact, he’s I don’t see that OF SPECIAL EXPERIENCES doubled down. 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And despite Oedipus Rex runs at Lincoln Park (11th – particularly the principals, whose my knowledge of what was to come, Avenue and 38th Street, Rock Island) movements exude true purpose of I still found myself almost weeping through July 26, and more information is character. While this might seem a sort for Oedipus and Iocaste, as Adkins available by visiting Genesius.org. 6 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 22 No. 887 • July 23 - August 5, 2015 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com COVER STORY What Next for Blues Fest? Optimism for Next Year Ignores Long-Term Funding Challenges for the MVBS he announcement came 10 days financially. after the final notes of the 2015 While those circumstances brought TMississippi Valley Blues Festival the situation to a head this year, a day of should have filled LeClaire Park: There reckoning has been brewing for years, would be no 2015 Mississippi Valley and it was going to arrive sooner rather Blues Festival. than later. Citing financial difficulties, on July The root of the problem is simple: 15 the Mississippi Valley Blues Society a long-term trend of shrinking (MVBS) said that it had canceled the underwriting of the blues society. festival. This followed a decision in But the MVBS, until now, has been February to move the blues fest from its unwilling or unable to attack that traditional Independence Day weekend issue head-on. The Labor Day change to the Labor Day weekend, and to reduce and a failed fundraising campaign it from three days to two – changes represented short-term thinking – an designed to lessen the chance the event effort to limp along in the hopes of some would be flooded out of LeClaire Park, to monetary reprieve, with no eye toward give the blues society the opportunity to sustainability. raise more money, and to cut costs. The New MVBS President Steve Heston board was sharply divided on both the said the decision to move the festival date-change and cancellation votes. to Labor Day this year was based on There are several cruel ironies here. several factors: that the event has been The cancellation comes a year after the flooded out of LeClaire Park in three Blues Foundation honored the festival of the past six years, “and also we were with a Keeping the Blues Alive award for running a little bit short on money. ... So U.S. festivals, citing the Quad Cities event we thought that would give us a little bit as “one of the longest-running, most- more time to raise money, and also avoid prestigious blues festivals in the world.” the flooding ... .” And there was no Fourth of July The idea, he said, was that a date flooding in LeClaire Park this year, and Photo by Matt Erickson (MRE-Photography.com) John Primer at the 2013 Mississippi Valley Blues Festival. change could remove one of two major the weather was rain-free and just about variables affecting the festival’s bottom perfect. Had the festival happened at society will go under. We have great, one show every other weekend. line: “You’re always fighting the weather, its normal time – as it had for the past incredible education programs; it’s one of But that kind of radical change would and you’re always fighting the Mississippi 30 years – the MVBS would very likely the models for everywhere. And we do be difficult for many board members to R i v e r.” have shored up its financial position great events throughout the year. ... We swallow; the festival for three decades has The blues society on April 11 started significantly. “It would have been the don’t have to have a festival. That’s not been the public face of the organization. a GoFundMe.com campaign aiming to best weather we’ve had in 16 years,” said our charter. The charter is keeping the “I’m sick about it,” said Board Member raise $50,000 to put on this year’s festival, MVBS Board Member blues alive and blues Kristy Bennett of the cancellation. “It and to provide the MVBS with a financial Ric Burris. “I’m sick about it. It education.” affects the growth of the blues in the cushion for future festivals. Instead, the The MVBS’s Blues in Quad Cities. It’s going to be a big hit for According to Burris, the campaign organization now faces affects the growth the Schools program the blues music in this community, and raised $3,000 before being halted. an existential crisis. Will typically includes that’s very sad for me.” (Heston would only say that “we were the MVBS be able to put of the blues in the four to six residencies That feeling will likely linger, but quite a ways from that [$50,000] figure,” on a festival next year throughout the year, now it’s time for the organization to and that contributions will be returned – as its president and Quad Cities.” – reaching 7,500 Quad move beyond this year’s tumult, and to to donors. The campaign page has been many board members Cities schoolchildren look beyond next year, too. The long- deleted from the GoFundMe.com Web hope to? How will the Kristy Bennett annually. The society term viability of the blues festival will site.) group rebuild its board also puts on a handful depend on the MVBS reinvigorating its Burris said that fans of the festival and fundraising efforts of concerts each year, fundraising base – or finding a way for figured that “we’re just going to put it in the wake of this year’s cancellation? such as July 27’s performance at The the fest to at least break even independent on, no matter what happens. [But] we’ve And would a Mississippi Valley Blues Muddy Waters with the Golden State- of sponsorships and grants. been talking to them for a year that we’re Society without the blues fest be a shell Lone Star Revue. having a rough time.” of its former self – or could it perhaps Burris and MVBS volunteer/member Bennett, who voted to cancel the be a stronger organization more focused Steve Pedigo both said that instead of a Short-Term Thinking festival, also expressed frustration that on its education programs and smaller festival, the society could increase the The past few years certainly helped fans of blues festival didn’t step up to concerts? number of concerts it presents each bring about this year’s cancellation. fund it through the campaign. “When Burris said he’s confident next year’s year – including at larger venues such Flood-related moves from LeClaire people see that an organization they care blues fest will happen – and that he as the Col Ballroom. Burris suggested Park to downtown-Davenport streets in about is pleading for funds, they should hopes it returns to its traditional place quarterly major events – two indoors 2013 and 2014 resulted in increased fest take that seriously,” she said. “If 2,000 on the calendar. If the fest isn’t held, he and two outdoors – while Pedigo said the expenses, and a rainy Sunday sank last people gave $25, we would be having said, “that might be the end of the blues organization could basically spread out year’s attendance and revenues. Those a festival. But we’re not. ... I think they fest, but it in no way means the blues the festival over the course of a year, with pushed the MVBS closer to the edge didn’t get the seriousness of our money Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 22 No. 887 • July 23 - August 5, 2015 7 by Jeff Ignatius [email protected]

situation, and they just thought it [the money-loser on a revenue-and-expense effect on the MVBS. together. Right now there’s not very many festival] was going to happen anyway.” level into something that – in theory, at It’s also important to recognize several people on there. ... It probably kind of When the board voted to cancel the least – builds the MVBS’s coffers. fallacies about MVBS finances that some went downhill a little bit this year.” festival last week, Burris said, the best- According to its 2011 through 2013 board members have used to at least Covemaker, who is on the MVBS case scenario had the two-day Labor not-for-profit filings with the IRS, the partially explain its situation. fundraising committee, said uncertainty Day event generating a $17,000 profit. festivals those years lost a total of more First, while moves due to flooding about the date and duration of the 2015 “That just isn’t enough to risk losing than $140,000. increase costs for the MVBS, they are not festival significantly delayed efforts everything,” he said. “One bad day, one In those three years, the festival necessarily responsible for poor years. to contact and sign sponsors. He said rainy day, and that money’s gone.” averaged $92,000 in admissions and Among the three festival years cited that despite increased competition for So he voted to cancel. “I really wanted almost $192,000 in direct costs. Beyond above, only one of those years – 2013 – funds, it’s still possible to attract more the blues society to keep going,” he said. that, concessions included a festival financial backers to the festival and the “I just didn’t think that [having the averaged almost moved from organization. “They are out there,” he said. festival] was the right way. It killed me $77,000 and cost “The number-one reason LeClaire Park, “You just have to work harder to do it.” to make that choice, because I live and almost $24,000. we’re in this position is our and that was the Rebuilding the fundraising team – breathe this. ... Sometimes you’ve got to Using round best of the three and the sponsorship base – will be a lose the battle to win the war.” numbers, basically fundraising machine broke years, losing only major challenge for the all-volunteer Pedigo echoed that sentiment, calling the festival lost $24,000. organization, especially considering the the cancellation the “best decision”: “The $100,000 a year down.” – Ric Burris There’s no state of its board, which is supposed to society itself is more important than the on admissions denying the have 14 members. festival.” compared to direct costs, and half of that concrete costs associated with a festival In the weeks leading up to the vote Heston said: “With two days of good gap was made up through concessions move to downtown – Heston said they to cancel, the MVBS president (Scott weather, we could have maybe made profits. were in the neighborhood of $20,000 – Klarkowski) and its treasurer (Steve money” on a 2015 festival. “But there’s no For the remaining shortfall – an but weather is almost certainly a more- Brundies) resigned. Vice President guarantee on that. We wanted to be more average of almost $47,000 a year – the important factor because it depresses Heston replaced Klarkowski, so the fiscally responsible than that.” MVBS relied on grants, sponsorships, attendance. (Last year’s festival had MVBS, according to its Web site, now has MVBS Board Member Bob Covemaker and other contributions. the double-whammy of a move from no vice president or treasurer. voted to hold the festival in 2015, And here we get to the heart of LeClaire Park and one rainy day.) And since the vote to cancel, at least saying he believed that “anything is the problem. That “gifts, grants, Second, board members sometimes cite one additional board member – Karen possible. We can make this work.” But he contributions, and membership fees” the loss of a major sponsor as one cause McFarland, who was still listed on the acknowledged that “had we had rain, it revenue for the organization has been of financial problems. From 2005 through board as of July 21 – resigned. “The signs would have been disastrous.” in steady decline since 2008. The MVBS 2010, the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival were there that the board wants to go in a The date change and fundraising reported $113,519 in that category in had a title sponsor – IH Mississippi Valley different direction,” said McFarland, who campaign were desperation moves, yet if 2007 and $135,779 in 2008. In 2009, the Credit Union – and since then it has not. voted to hold the festival this year. “We things had gone differently, the current number was $96,629. And after that, it Yet grants and contributions dropped in had enough money for the festival.” conversation about the futures of the dropped roughly $6,000 to $10,000 a year both 2009 and 2010 (when the sponsor Bennett stressed a need for new blood MVBS and its signature festival might every year: $86,436 in 2010, $80,241 in was on-board), and they have continued – not just to fill the current vacancies and not be happening. A significantly more- 2011, $70,128 in 2012, and $64,279 in to fall each year. The loss of sponsorship open slots in the October board elections, successful fundraising campaign, a strong 2013. hurt, but the trend of dropping funding but for “new contacts, ... new energy, 2015 festival lineup, and great Labor Day “We’re not good enough at exists beyond it. ... new ideas on how to make the event weather could have forestalled the doom fundraising,” Pedigo said. “It’s kind of an successful – how to keep this festival and gloom. acquired art, and we don’t have it.” Rebuilding the Machine going next year. ... We need people who Yet the blues society faced (and will And because the MVBS has been are able to raise money.” continue to face) an inescapable fact: slowly but steadily losing its corporate/ The fundraising problem has only gotten worse since 2013, several board Burris said the MVBS needs to “put a There has been a slow and steady erosion civic funding base, it’s been depleting its lot more focus on it [fundraising] than we of the money that has made the blues assets. members said. “The number-one reason we’re in have” – and he also stressed the need for festival possible. As Heston said: “We Net assets for the organization were new people with different approaches to could kind of see the handwriting on the $100,558 in 2010 and $105,385 in 2011, this position is our fundraising machine generating money. “We just need to get a wall.” but in 2012 and 2013 they were $77,655 broke down,” Burris said. Several key functioning fundraising committee with and $70,951, respectively. fundraisers left the organization in the people on it that are ambitious enough Heston attributed much of the past 18 months, he said, and as a result to go door-to-door and talk to people A Shrinking Funding Base fundraising problem to increased contacts with sponsors weren’t made – and follow up on things and reintroduce The key to understanding the MVBS’s competition: “A lot of companies are or weren’t made immediately after the ourselves to past donors that stopped.” financial situation is to recognize that the tightening their belts. They don’t have 2014 festival. “It didn’t happen this year,” Despite the pain of the cancellation blues festival generally loses money. quite as much money to pass around for he said. “It’s hard to say how we let that decision and the resulting turmoil on Board Member Ellen Clow (who voted grants and sponsorships ... , and there’s a happen, or if it just happened without the board, however, he said he believes against cancellation) wrote in an e-mail lot more people seemingly going for that us really realizing it. To me, that’s the the MVBS will meet the challenge: “It’s that “the blues festival has been a self- same amount of money, too.” number-one thing we have to fix right going to take a little time for the feelings sustaining event.” The numbers show an organization now is the fundraising machine.” that got hurt [to heal] ... , but we still all But that’s only true if one factors with a severely diminished margin for “We have to find ways to better raise care about the blues society. ... We have a in sponsorships, grants, and other error – with blues-fest flooding and/or money,” Heston said. The MVBS must president, and we have a board. We need contributions. Those turn what’s a rain having a potentially catastrophic “get our fundraising committee back to get on it.” 8 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 22 No. 887 • July 23 - August 5, 2015 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com MUSIC by Jeff Ignatius Resistance Transforms [email protected] Potential Into Maturity Lewis Knudsen, The Way of Most Resistance; July 23 at the Redstone Room

ewis Knudsen kicks off and the music similarly his album The Way of demands patience – teasing LMost Resistance with a a climax before the actual track titled “Death & Cats,” release. featuring the slightly omi- Soulful sax and piano nous lyric “Death and cats create the lament of “Oh are taking over / You better Those Eyes,” although look over your shoulder.” Knudsen sings the hell It’s not the most musically out of it, and his lyrics arresting track on the do a sharp hairpin turn, record, but in addition to initially expository before its great title and chorus, it submitting to the reality of has a gently infectious (and something beyond words; not at all ominous) slink “And there’s no use trying in both verse and chorus. to forget about her” segues It’s a low-key charmer naturally into the sustained announcing that Knudsen’s howl of “Oh, those eyes.” artistic potential has quickly become confident While there’s good cheer aplenty on maturity. Resistance, the album’s biggest achievement is I liked much of what the singer/songwriter/ capturing a specific character of defeat – and guitarist/pianist and his band were up to on then transcending it. The feel of the title track last year’s Joy, Pain, Love, Songs – although its seems a weary acceptance of impossibility, but mishmash nature made it hard to divine how its the lyrics are more complicated: “The way of disparate threads could or would be woven into most of resistance / The truth that is not seen a coherent artistic vision. / Life that comes from dying / Snow-covered While Knudsen admitted that his 2014 album scenes / Might that comes from being crushed was a collection of unrelated songs, he said / Love that crushes hate.” That foreshadows via e-mail that he conceived The Way of Most the song’s escalating musical transition from a Resistance as an “alt-funk/neo-soul” album. That bleak valley to the briefest peak of triumph – a description is a bit of a stretch given the restraint temporary victory, but a victory nonetheless. in tempo and dynamic range – and how well Only two songs on the 10-track album feel Knudsen’s voice and his band fit within them. like missteps. “Crumble Under You” features The sax, keys, and bass on “Fire Inside some husky, hushed vocals reminiscent of Me” fit that funk/soul description, but the Leonard Cohen, yet the similarities end there. vibe on Resistance seems more rooted in the The lyrics are far too blunt and simple, and they carefully orchestrated pop of Badly Drawn don’t scan well: “There’s nothing like a woman Boy. (Remember him?) Knudsen’s palette isn’t to teach a man / To take the things he doesn’t quite so broad, but his arrangements (as on his care about and make him understand.” The previous album) make smart use of saxophone, lovely, subdued music is too static to generate violin, and vocal textures, while his heartfelt much interest. And some ill-considered vocal singing and the wit in his songwriting complete manipulation seals the deal. the package. “Your Love Lifted Me,” an adaptation of a The cleverness here is more subtle than on church hymn, doesn’t stumble so obviously, and last year’s record, with nothing rivaling the really the only thing wrong with the pleasant, cheerily presented contradictions of “I Don’t straightforwardly praising song is its placement Have Anything to Hide.” “Fire Inside Me” starts as The Way of Most Resistance’s closer. Nestled with the words “I’ve had about enough of all somewhere in the middle of the album, it would these sad songs” with the initial musical threat of function well as a palate-cleanser. But it hits being one of those sad songs. “The Law of Love” a false note as the final piece of a record that’s uses traffic signals as a metaphor for all manner otherwise a strong, idiosyncratic statement of of quandaries – that momentary paralysis when Lewis Knudsen the songwriter and musician. choosing whether to speed through a yellow light or slam on the brakes. Lewis Knudsen will perform a CD-release show For the most part, though, Resistance is an on Thursday, July 23, at the Redstone Room (129 earnest collection, with the treatments doing Main Street, Davenport; RiverMusicExperience. as much to articulate the myriad moods as the org). Admission to the 7 p.m. show is $5. words and vocals. “100 Parking Lots” neatly summarizes the tension of eager anticipation in For more information on Lewis Knudsen, visit its lyrical refrain of “I wait / But I just can’t wait,” LewisKnudsen.com. Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 22 No. 887 • July 23 - August 5, 2015 9

Movie Reviews by Mike Schulz • [email protected] Monog-Amy TRAINWRECK claims to have, (John Cena credit, if you can imagine, is 2000’s Amy sheepishly and LeBron cheerleader “classic” Bring It on – and Longtime admirers of Comedy Central’s produces a selfie James – the so most of Ant-Man just lies there like a Inside Amy Schumer could easily be troubled of her, a white latter playing squashed bug on a windshield. by director Judd Apatow’s Trainwreck, pal, and their himself – Rudd seems to have had all of his considering that by its finale, the wickedly black waiter.) have hefty snarky, ironic wit surgically removed smart, subversive, hysterical Schumer has All of this is supporting for his first crime-fighting lead, and the morphed into a pretty standard rom- a mean-spirited roles, though, film’s tepid excuses for humor are visible com heroine. (The transformation may riot, as are the and their ace in everything from the jokey product be particularly dispiriting knowing that scenes at Amy’s comic timing placement for Baskin-Robbins to the Schumer wrote the script.) As for me, I came men’s-magazine suggests they ethnic second bananas played by Michael to the party late, not having seen the star’s workplace could have Peña, T.I., and David Dastmalchian. sketch-series output until a few months (lorded over by Amy Schumer and Brie Larson in Trainwreck solid film (The latter plays a stereotypically ago, so I’m still living happily in the Amy a tyrannical, careers after accented Russian who blames the Ant- Schumer afterglow, and was grateful for unrecognizably spray-tanned Tilda their WWE and NBA retirements.) Yet Man costume’s supernatural wizardry the very funny Trainwreck at least being Swinton), and the winning, rubber-faced Schumer’s talents and spiky charm are vast on gypsies, while Peña spends much better than standard Hollywood rom-coms. Bill Hader is allowed to be goofier and more enough to outweigh most of Trainwreck’s of his screen time serving T.I. waffles. Schumer’s more die-hard fans may well improvisational than most romantic foils to failings, and, especially in its first half, Oh, Marvel.) Michael Douglas, Corey bristle, but hey – I barely know the woman. showcased comediennes. That’s why it’s so Apatow’s latest is looser and more winning Stoll, and Bobby Cannavale try to I do, however, wonder if Schumer’s vexing when Schumer gives herself maudlin than anything he’s done since Knocked Up brighten matters – with Evangeline screenplay started out as truly dangerous and subplots involving Amy’s ailing father (a – which, of course, was a rom-com starring Lilly continually darkening them again satiric before more sensitive or timid souls good, gruff Colin Quinn) and disapproving Katherine Heigl. And the circle of life as a dour ally with a really unfortunate – maybe Apatow, maybe studio executives – sister (an excellent Brie Larson), and when continues. pageboy – but Ant-Man remains a dully, convinced her to gently apply the brakes. In Amy has to inevitably learn to Be a Better aggressively formulaic franchise-starter outline, Trainwreck is every Sandra Bullock Person by admitting her faults and tossing not helped by its lackluster CGI or lack or Katherine Heigl movie I never wanted to ANT-MAN out her booze and so forth. The finale, of narrative surprises. Or, at my Friday- see, with a love-’em-and-leave-’em career gal Among the Marvel Studios oeuvre, the meanwhile is pure wish-fulfillment kitsch, morning screening, by the front-row enjoying her life of casual flings and copious only thing Ant-Man really has going for it is the sort of wildly improbable happy-ending patron who started snoring within wine consumption before falling head over that it’s funny, and it isn’t all that funny. One spectacle that made at least a dozen patrons the first 10 minutes, and proceeded to stiletto heels for a sweet, patient guy who just can only imagine, with regret, what the film’s at my screening go “Aw-w-w-w!” Even given rouse himself, then begin snoring again, might be The One. And for nearly half the original, replaced director Edgar Wright my limited exposure to her, I’d really hoped at regular intervals throughout. If he film’s length, Schumer, as both writer and might’ve done with this origin tale for the to never hear an “Aw-w-w-w ...” reaction to was intentionally trying to disrupt the performer, appears to have a blast tweaking, world’s tiniest comic-book hero (Paul Rudd), Schumer’s comedy unless it was followed by proceedings, I say well done, but DC if not actively offending, everyone who which does demonstrate a bit of agreeably “ ... that’s so-o-o-o gross.” Entertainment really should find subtler traditionally enjoys those Bullock/Heigl loony, Wright-ian comic imagination in There are other disappointments and saboteurs than that. flicks. Schumer’s conveniently named Amy its perspective-shifting action climax and dumb digressions, particularly those curses a blue streak (even in voice-over) and clever exposition montages. (Wright retains involving celebrity cameos; the clips from For reviews of Minions, The Gallows, Self/ engages in sexual encounters to make the Sex a co-screenwriting credit along with Rudd, a spoofy Sundance hit featuring Daniel less, The Overnight, and other current & the City cast blush, and she’s not shy about Joe Cornish, and comedy savant Adam Ratcliffe and Marisa Tomei are almost, releases, visit RiverCitiesReader.com. revealing her cultural ignorance, dislike McKay.) But assigned director Peyton Reed almost, as stunningly ill-conceived as Amy’s of children, or offhanded bigotry. (When is not a helmer of any discernible excitement romantic “intervention” involving Matthew Follow Mike on Twitter at Twitter.com/ asked for evidence of the black friends she or personality or style – his most impressive Broderick, Chris Evert, and Marv Albert. MikeSchulzNow. 10 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 22 No. 887 • July 23 - August 5, 2015 What’s Happenin’ meets-Godzilla guitar tone Yet the wild, largely improvisational – and the group’s debut album Iberian Passage in Afrobeat grooves to Middle Eastern folk is the instrument by which therefore unpredictable – nature of their 2014 and Director this past March. melodies to straight up rock ’n’ roll noise, Music the band brings the arena- concerts eventually got the musicians Continuing to tour internationally, sometimes all within the span of one Yonatan Gat rock experience within barred from music venues citywide, and this exhilarating rock outfit has shared song.” And the paper of record has even Rozz-Tox your immediate reach.” I’m they left the country to tour Europe and stages with the likes of Thee Oh Sees, chimed in with plaudits of its own, as the Thursday, July 23, 9 p.m. consequently thinking that Gat the United States, playing more than 1,000 Of Montreal, and Sun Ra Arkestra, and New York Times writes, “Mr. Gat’s music will be treating the Rozz-Tox shows (and releasing the acclaimed albums Yonatan Gat’s 2014 performance at SXSW is loud and aggressive – somewhere in his n July 23, Rock Island’s Rozz-Tox will crowd to some serious Jimi Hendrix action. Where Were You When It Happened? and was praised by BuzzFeed magazine as one imagination, he’s playing for the Who – Ohost an evening of thrillingly eclectic That, and maybe a chorus of “Evil Ways” Not Yet) before disbanding in 2011. of the top shows of the festival. But these but there’s always a lilt and an invention in power rock with the New York-based while kicking the crap out of Mothra. After moving to New York City, though, days, neither the group nor its frontman it. He leaves a space for you to get it.” trio led by guitarist/composer Yonatan Born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, the 32-year-old Gat began pursuing a career as a solo are strangers to praise. Given the band’s popularity, one can’t Gat. According to TheFireNote.com, Gat Gat initially made his name in 2005 as artist, and in 2014 – alongside fellow San Francisco’s TheBayBridges.com say the same for Rozz-Tox on July 23, so displays “unhinged creativity ... with a guitarist and founder of the Israeli garage- Israeli and drummer Gal Lazer and the raves that “while weaving the global arrive early for the Yonatan Gat concert tone that fits somewhere between Jimi rock ensemble Monotonix, who were Brazilian bassist Sergio Sayeg – he formed smattering of styles seamlessly together and its opening set by Haunter, with more Hendrix and Carlos Santana.” Meanwhile, once described by Spin magazine as “the the eponymous punk, psychedelic, and like the great jazz musicians of the ’60s,” information on the night available by calling NYPress.com writes, “Gat’s Jimi-Hendrix- most exciting live band in rock ’n’ roll.” world-music fusion Yonatan Gat, releasing Yonatan Gat delivers “everything from (309)200-0978 or visiting Rozz-Tox.com.

United States, and immediately began performing 1) Has a foundation in his name supporting in Philadelphia comedy clubs, in 1992. After disadvantaged children. Comedy competing in the 2000 Laffapalooza Comedy 2) Voiced a character in the video game based on Alex Reymundo and Michael Blackson Festival in Atlanta, Blackson scored a role in the Pixar’s Cars. The Col Ballroom comedy sequel Next Friday, which has led to an 3) Appeared in B.o.B.’s music video I’ll Be in the Sky. Friday, July 24, and Thursday, July 30 additional 26 film and television credits to date, 4) Appeared on the 30 Rock episode “Jack Meets cast in the 2002 TV movie The Movement, a piercing including 2007’s Oscar nominee The Savages and Dennis.” drama about an inner-city bus hijacking. That’s ccording to the literary genius Jean-Baptiste the forthcoming Meet the Blacks opposite Charlie 5) Performed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft one of the rare times you’ll see the word “drama” Poquelin, otherwise known by his nom de Murphy, Mike Epps, and Mike Tyson. His stand- carrier. A in any way associated with Reymundo’s career, plume Molière, “The duty of comedy is to correct up talents, meanwhile, have been showcased on 6) Is the brother-in-law of Blue Collar Comedian because over the past decade, this award-winning men by amusing them.” Those naturally averse BET’s The Mo’Nique Show and Showtime’s Shaquille Ron White. improv artist has taken the comedy world by storm. to being corrected are therefore advised to stay O’Neal All-Star Comedy Jam, and preserved on CD Perhaps best known for touring alongside Cheech far away from Davenport’s Col Ballroom over in the sketch-comedy release Modasucka, Welcome A) Alex Reymundo Marin, Paul Rodriguez, and George Lopez as one of the next week, because that’s where QC Nightlife to America. B) Michael Blackson “The Original Latin Kings of Comedy,” Reymundo Entertainment will soon be housing a pair of Considering you’ll be able to witness Reymundo’s enjoyed a solo Comedy Central special with Alex hysterical, nationally touring comedians: Alex talents locally on Friday the 24th and Blackson’s on Tickets to Alex Reymundo’s and Michael Reymundo Hick-Spanic: Live in Albuquerque, and Reymundo (pictured, right) on July 24, and Michael Thursday the 30th, there’s no point in choosing one Blackson’s Col Ballroom sets are $20 to $30 – his credits include five additional comedy specials, Blackson (pictured, left) on July 30. comedian over the other. But guess what: In this available by calling (309)721-6801 or (563)322-4431 five movies, and the receiving of a prestigious 2007 Born in Acapulco, Mexico, Reymundo moved to accompanying quiz, that’s just what I’m gonna make – and more information is available by visiting the American Latino Media Arts Award. the United States at age 22, and soon found himself you do! Which of the following can be accredited to Facebook page for QC Nightlife Entertainment.

Blackson is a native of Ghana who moved to the Reymundo, and which to Blackson? Answers 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – B, 4 – B, 5 – A, 6 – A. That means, at family reunions, Reymundo is never responsible for bringing the Tater Salad. Hey, comically speaking, I’m more than just references to 17th Century French playwrights, ya know! ya playwrights, French Century 17th to references just than more I’m speaking, comically Hey, Salad. Tater the bringing for responsible never is Reymundo reunions, family at means, That A. – 6 A, – 5 B, – 4 B, – 3 A, – 2 B, – 1 Answers River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 22 No. 887 • July 23 - August 5, 2015 11

by Mike Schulz [email protected] What Else Is What’s Happenin’ Happenin’ Afrobeat grooves to Middle Eastern folk Golden Globe- melodies to straight up rock ’n’ roll noise, nominated MUSIC Thursday, July 23 – Lewis sometimes all within the span of one Theatre 1965 film Knudsen CD Release Show. The song.” And the paper of record has even Boeing-Boeing comedy Quad Cities’ internationally touring chimed in with plaudits of its own, as the starring screen Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse singer/songwriter in concert. The New York Times writes, “Mr. Gat’s music legends Tony Wednesday, July 29, through Saturday, September Redstone Room (129 Main Street, is loud and aggressive – somewhere in his Curtis, Jerry 19 Davenport). 7 p.m. $5-7. For tickets imagination, he’s playing for the Who – Lewis, and and information, call (563)326-1333 but there’s always a lilt and an invention in Thelma Ritter. inner of two 2008 Tony Awards, or visit RiverMusicExperience.org. it. He leaves a space for you to get it.” The New including Best Revival of a Play, the Friday, July 24 – Jack Russell’s Given the band’s popularity, one can’t W York Daily Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse’s new presentation Great White. Hard-rock musicians in say the same for Rozz-Tox on July 23, so News called is the 1962 Marc Camoletti slapstick Boeing- concert, with an opening set by Bad arrive early for the Yonatan Gat concert Boeing-Boeing Boeing, which runs at the Rock Island dinner Hair. Rock Island Brewing Company and its opening set by Haunter, with more “nothing theatre July 29 through September 19. (1815 Second Avenue, Rock Island). information on the night available by calling but blue This Americanized farce by the author of 9 p.m. $15-20. For information, call (309)200-0978 or visiting Rozz-Tox.com. skies and mile-high hilarity,” and “a breath of Circa ’21’s 2007 hit Don’t Dress for Dinner is (309)793-1999 or visit RIBCO.com. fresh laughing gas.” Calling the play “a classic being helmed by Warner Crocker, whose venue Saturday, July 25 – Moose-a- Broadway cure for whatever may ail you,” the 1) Has a foundation in his name supporting credits include directing the comedies Always palooza. All-day concert featuring Journal News of Westchester wrote, “Its laughs disadvantaged children. a Bridesmaid and Things My Mother Taught 14 bands, with sets by local sneak up on you, in the way only genuine 2) Voiced a character in the video game based on Me, and both directing and writing the theatre’s musicians including Eleven Fifty laughs can.” For its part, the Star-Ledger Pixar’s Cars. 2012 bluegrass-comedy smash Southern Two, 3 Years Hollow, and Them advised that audiences “better tape their ribs to 3) Appeared in B.o.B.’s music video I’ll Be in the Sky. Crossroads. Som’Bitches. Geneseo Moose Lodge prevent fractures from laughing so furiously at 4) Appeared on the 30 Rock episode “Jack Meets Featured among Boeing-Boeing’s six-person (1025 South State Street, Geneseo). the madness galloping across the stage.” Dennis.” cast are four performers making their Circa 11:30 a.m.-1 a.m. $10-15. For tickets And what, you may be asking, is the plot of 5) Performed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft ’21 debuts: Cory Boughton, Jacqueline Keeley, and information, call (309)944-2025 Boeing-Boeing? Well, in a nutshell, it involves carrier. Theresa McGuirk, and Cara Moretto. Joining or visit the event’s Facebook page. the farcical complications that ensue when 6) Is the brother-in-law of Blue Collar Comedian this quartet are prolific area actor and District Saturday, July 25 – Metalfest a man finds his three beautiful, air-hostess Ron White. Theatre Artistic Director Tristan Tapscott, 2015. Local and regional bands lovers – the health-obsessed American Gloria, most recently seen in local productions of perform in an all-ages Biergarten the lust-ridden Italian Gabriella, and the A) Alex Reymundo A Few Good Men, Young Frankenstein, and event, with sets by Helmsplitter, domineering German Gretchen – all winding B) Michael Blackson High Fidelity, and Elizabeth Loss, a returning Crater, In the Mouth of Radness, and up in his apartment at the same time, and Circa ’21 favorite whose performance as Miss more. Bier Stube (415 15th Street, the efforts of this man, his best friend, and Tickets to Alex Reymundo’s and Michael Hannigan in Circa ’21’s 2003 Annie is truly the Moline). 2 p.m.-midnight. $5. For his cranky housekeeper to keep the women Blackson’s Col Ballroom sets are $20 to $30 – stuff of legend. information, call (309)797-3049 or romantically satisfied yet unaware of one available by calling (309)721-6801 or (563)322-4431 Listed in the 1991 Guinness Book of World visit the event’s Facebook page. another’s presences. In other words: just your – and more information is available by visiting the Records as “the most-performed French play in Saturday, July 25 – Whitey typical Thursday night. Or is that just me? Facebook page for QC Nightlife Entertainment. the world,” Boeing-Boeing initially ran for seven Morgan & the 78s. Michigan-based For more information on, and tickets to,

years at London’s Duchess Theatre and for 279 honky-tonk band in concert, with an Answers 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – B, 4 – B, 5 – A, 6 – A. That means, at family reunions, Reymundo is never responsible for bringing the Tater Salad. Hey, comically speaking, I’m more than just references to 17th Century French playwrights, ya know! ya playwrights, French Century 17th to references just than more I’m speaking, comically Hey, Salad. Tater the bringing for responsible never is Reymundo reunions, family at means, That A. – 6 A, – 5 B, – 4 B, – 3 A, – 2 B, – 1 Answers Boeing-Boeing, call (309)786-7733 extension 2 Broadway performances beginning in 2008, opening set by Tony Martinez. Rock or visit Circa21.com. and Camoletti’s material was turned into a Continued On Page 12 12 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 22 No. 887 • July 23 - August 5, 2015 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com Continued From Page 11 What Else Is Happenin’ Island Brewing Company (1815 Second information, call (309)793-1999 or visit Genesius Guild’s production of William pastel artist. Beréskin Fine Art Gallery Avenue, Rock Island). 9 p.m. $20. For RIBCO.com. Shakespeare’s tragedy. Lincoln Park & Studio (Bucktown Center for the information, call (309)793-1999 or visit Friday, July 31 – Jerry Garcia’s (11th Avenue and 38th Street, Rock Arts, 225 East Second Street, Suites RIBCO.com. For a 2011 interview with Birthday Bash. Tribute concert Island). Saturdays and Sundays 8 102 and 104). Wednesdays through Morgan, visit RCReader.com/y/whitey. with folk-rock, psychedelic, and jam p.m. Donations encouraged. For Saturdays 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. For Sunday, July 26 – Shania Twain. bands Old Shoe and Earth Ascending. information, visit Genesius.org. information, call (563)508-4630 or visit Concert with the best-selling female The Redstone Room (129 Main BereskinArtGallery.com. artist in county-music history, Street, Davenport). 9 p.m. $11.50- DANCE performing with guest Gavin DeGraw. 12. For tickets and information, call Saturday, July 25 – Dancing with EVENTS i wireless Center (563)326-1333 or visit the Stars Live! Touring performance Friday, July 24, and Saturday, July (1201 River Drive, RiverMusicExperience.org. hosted by All-Stars Champion Melissa 25 – Street Fest 2015. Annual street Moline). 7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 1 Rycroft, featuring pro dancers Witney party on Second Street between Brady $46-136. For tickets, – In the Flesh. Outdoor Carson, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Artem and Ripley streets, featuring live music, call (800)745- concert with the Pink Chigvintsev, Peta Murgatroyd, and arts-and-crafts vendors, children’s 3000 or visit Floyd tribute musicians. Emma Slater, and troupe dancers Alan activities, food and drinks, the fourth- iwirelessCenter. Rock Island Brewing Bersten, Brittany Cherry, Sasha Farber, annual Firefighter Water Fights, and com. Low & Peachy @ The Company (1815 Second and Jenna Johnson. Adler Theatre (136 more. Downtown Davenport. Friday Monday, July Establishment - July 26 Avenue, Rock Island). 9 East Third Street, Davenport). 8 p.m. 10 a.m.-midnight, Saturday 9 a.m.- 27 – Golden State p.m. For information, call $39.50-75. For tickets, call (800)745- midnight. Free. For information, visit Revue with Mark Hummel, Anson (309)793-1999 or visit RIBCO.com. 3000 or visit AdlerTheatre.com. DowntownDavenport.com. Funderburgh, and Little Charlie. Tuesday, August 4 – An Evening Friday, July 24 – Jr. Bix. Annual The Mississippi Valley Blues Society with G. Love & Special Sauce. Concert COMEDY street races for children, with ages five presents a blues concert with barbecue with the band’s original lineup of hip- Saturday, August 1, through and under starting and finishing on and beer catered by Rolling Smoke hop and blues musicians. The Redstone Saturday, August 22 – Regional East Third Street, and ages six through BBQ, featuring a 5 p.m. opening set Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). Stand-Up Comedy Competition. 12 starting and finishing on East by Detroit Larry & Charlie Hayes. The 9 p.m. $37.75-38. For tickets and Three preliminary rounds and August Fourth Street. Downtown Davenport. Muddy Waters (1708 State Street, information, call (563)326-1333 or visit 22 finals with some of the Midwest’s 6 p.m. $18 registration. For information Bettendorf). 6:30 p.m. $20-25. For RiverMusicExperience.org. For a 2007 finest amateur comedians. Circa ’21 and to register, visit Bix7.com. tickets and information, call (563)355- interview with Garrett Dutton (G. Love), Speakeasy (1818 Third Avenue, Rock Saturday, July 25 – Quad-City 0655 or visit TheMuddyWaters.com. visit RCReader.com/y/glove. Island). Times Bix 7. Local, Wednesday, July 29 – The Beach Wednesday, August 5 – Alanna Saturdays 8 national, and Boys. Concert with the legendary Royale. Rock, pop, funk, and soul p.m. $10. For international races musicians and Rock & Roll Hall of musician in concert, with an opening tickets and compete in the Famers. i wireless Center (1201 River set by Busted Chandeliers. The information, annual seven-mile Drive, Moline). 7 p.m. $39-69. For Redstone Room (129 Main Street, call (309)786- race. Downtown tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit Davenport). 7:30 p.m. $8.50-9 For 7733 Davenport, iwirelessCenter.com. tickets and information, call (563)326- extension beginning on Fourth Thursday, July 30, through 1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org. 2 or visit and Brady streets. Sunday, August 2 – Bix Beiderbecke Circa21.com. $45 registration. For Memorial Jazz Festival. Forty-fourth THEATRE Lee Kimball exhibit @ Beréskin Fine Art information, visit annual celebration of the legendary Thursday, July 23, through MOVIE Gallery & Studio - opens July 31 Bix7.com. jazz cornetist from Davenport, Sunday, August 2 – Steel Magnolias. Sunday, Saturday, August with concert sets at the Davenport Robert Harling’s dramatic comedy July 26 – Low & Peachy. Screenings 1 – Pints for Preservation. The zoo’s RiverCenter, Adler Theatre, and set in a Southern beauty parlor, of a new, locally filmed comedy by fifth-annual beer-, wine-, and spirits- LeClaire Park featuring the Josh Duffee directed by Kristy Cates. Clinton Area writer/director Josh Davidson. The tasting fundraising event. Niabi Zoo Orchestra, Bill Allred’s Classic Jazz Showboat Theatre (311 Riverview Establishment (220 19th Street, Rock (13010 Niabi Zoo Road, Coal Valley). Band, the Fat Babies, and more than Drive, Clinton). Thursdays through Island). 4 and 6:30 p.m. $10 at the door. 5:30 p.m. $30-35. For tickets and a dozen additional bands. $30 single- Saturdays 7:30 p.m., Sundays and For information, call (309)786-1111 or information, call (309)799-3482 or visit session tickets, $55-65 all-day pass, Wednesdays 3 p.m. $16-23. For tickets visit the film’s Facebook page. NiabiZoo.com. $145 festival pass. For information, call and information, call (563)242-6760 or Tuesday, August 4, through (563)324-7170 or visit BixSociety.org. visit ClintonShowboat.org. EXHIBITS Sunday, August 9 – Mississippi Friday, July 31 – MJ the Legend Thursday, July 30, through Sunday, Saturday, July 25, through Monday, Valley Fair. Annual outdoor fair Live. Michael Jackson impersonator August 9 – Big Fish. Broadway musical August 24 – Brett Whitacre: Maximum featuring games, rides, children’s Jalles Franca in concert. Col Ballroom based on Tim Burton’s 2003 screen Wage. Exhibit of works employing a activities, vendors, and grandstand (1012 West Fourth Street, Davenport). fantasy, directed by James Beaudry. reverse glass-painting technique by concerts with Kip Moore, Reba, the 8 p.m. $15-25. For tickets and Timber Lake Playhouse (8215 Black Oak the local artist and drummer for the Marshall Tucker Band, Styx, the Band information, call (309)721-6801 or Road, Mt. Carroll). Tuesdays through Legendary Shack Shakers. L&D15 (520 Perry, and Big & Rich. Mississippi Valley (563)322-4431. Saturdays 7:30 p.m., Sundays and West Second Street, Davenport). 10 Fairgrounds (2815 West Locust Street, Friday, July 31 – The Schwag. Wednesday 2 p.m. $17-25. For tickets a.m.-7 p.m. daily. Free. For information, Davenport). $4-10 gate admission, Outdoor concert with the Grateful and information, call (815)244-2035 or visit LAndD15.com. $45-50 Fun Card includes entrance to Dead tribute musicians. Rock Island visit TimberLakePlayhouse.org. Friday, July 31, through Saturday, grandstand concerts. For information, Brewing Company (1815 Second Saturday, August 1, through August 22 – Lee Kimball. Exhibit of call (563)326-5338 or visit MVFair.com. Avenue, Rock Island). 9 p.m. For Sunday, August 9 – Macbeth. works by the award-winning oil and Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 22 No. 887 • July 23 - August 5, 2015 13 PHOTOGRAPHY Photos by Lars Rehnberg the Photos from Camp Euforia Advice

GoddessBY AMY ALKON Ask them as disposable as objects. In a study by Mourning Breath psychologist Pablo Brinol, participants who I was engaged to a woman 20 years ago. wrote down troubling thoughts and then We were in college and in our mid-20s. I ripped them up were found to have “mentally realized that I wasn’t ready to get married discarded them” and actually experienced and called off the engagement. I loved her relief. Following their lead, put this behind you and wanted to stay with her, but she broke psychologically by doing it physically: Write off the relationship. I’ve had relationships down what happened. Burn the paper in a dish. since then, but I still regret not marrying her. Maybe do a little ceremony. And then scatter She’s married now, and I shouldn’t even be the ashes as you would those from Fluffy’s urn. thinking about her so many years later, but And finally, have a little compassion for I can’t seem to shake the loss of her. How do yourself. Okay, so it’s best not to follow up “Will I get her – and, moreover, the regret – out of you marry me?” with “Uh … take-back!” But my head? you were young and probably immature, and – Stuck you realized that you’d gotten yourself in over your head. And to your credit, you had the guts The reality is that you’re the envy of a to admit that you weren’t ready, unlike all the Karl Denson's Tiny Universe number of people – like those who ran up people who come to the realization that they $80,000 in legal fees battling for joint custody aren’t but go through with the wedding anyway. of their suede sectionals and are now working (“Who’ll join me in a toast to ‘miserably ever as manservants for their divorce lawyers while after’?”) living in tents in their backyards. You’ve got a bad case of the “coulda shouldas,” which, in psychology, is called Jerk du Soleil “counter-factual thinking,” as in thinking A good male friend (going back 20 years) “counter” to the actual “facts” of what is a great guy – fiercely ethical and very happened. It’s basically a mental re-do of kind – and is irate about the jerks I’ve been the past – imagining what could have been. out with recently. He has two guy friends he There’s healthy counter-factual thinking – thinks I’d like. Is it safe to assume that they’ll using how things turned out as a reminder to be cool/respectful because this is coming act differently in the future. Also healthy is through our mutual friend? (I figure it can’t recognizing that things could have turned out be worse than truly blind dating online.) worse, like with all the divorce-y fun above, – Jerk Magnet plus having to borrow your kids like library books on alternate weekends. A friend who cares about you wouldn’t The unhealthy kind of counter-factual knowingly put you together with jerks – which thinking is what you’re doing – setting aside would be like recommending a prospective the now to obsess over how great things surely tenant to his landlord with “He just wants a would have been “if only … .” Never mind how quiet, safe place … ” and neglecting to mention pointless this is, considering that the closest “ … where he can pursue his hobby of balcony Jeff Austin Band thing you own to a working time machine is chicken farming.” probably a battery-operated cuckoo clock your And the good news is that a good guy is hotos by Lars Rehnberg (Flickr.com/larsanders) from the Camp Euforia festival, grandma gave you. And never mind how this held July 16 through 18 in Lone Tree, Iowa. For more photos from the event, likely to have friends “of a feather.” Studies by woman is forever 24 in your head – preserved psychologist J. Philippe Rushton suggest that Pvisit RCReader.com/y/camp. like a bug in amber at the peak of her hot- we have a genetically driven preference for itude – and never does things those pesky real both mates and friends who are similar to us women do, like nagging you to fix that broken – especially in age, ethnicity, and educational thingie until your head is about to explode all level, but also in opinions and attitudes. So if over the kitchen wallpaper. this guy likes and respects women, there’s a You can get out of Regretsville. You just good chance his friends do, too. But a “good need to have a funeral for your relationship. chance” is not the same thing as an “ironclad And yes, I know this sounds like a ridiculously guarantee.” In other words, go in with your eyes hokey stunt, but more and more, researchers wide open, because it’s still largely a gamble; it’s are finding that the physical is tied to the just less likely that your friend will be all “Found psychological – like that physical acts of the perfect guy for you. We all call him ‘B’ – “closure” lead to psychological closure and that because it’s easier than saying ‘Beelzebub.’” treating thoughts as physical objects makes Got A Problem? Ask Amy Alkon. 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or e-mail [email protected] (AdviceGoddess.com) ©2015, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. 14 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 22 No. 887 • July 23 - August 5, 2015 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): The LEO (July 23-August 22): A “Be here now!” The world would be more like a Latin motto “Carpe diem” shouldn’t researcher at the University of sanctuary and less like a battleground if people be translated as “Seize the day!”, says Amsterdam developed software to focused more on the present moment rather author Nicholson Baker. It’s not a battle cry read the emotions on faces. He used it to analyze than on memories of the past and fantasies of the exhorting you to “freaking grab the day in your the expression of the woman in Leonardo da future. But in accordance with the astrological fist like a burger at a fairground and take a big Vinci’s famous painting the Mona Lisa. The omens, you are hereby granted a temporary chomping bite out of it.” The proper translation, results suggest that she is 83-percent happy, exemption from the “Be here how!” approach. according to Baker, is “Pluck the day.” In other 9-percent disgusted, 6-percent fearful, and You have a poetic license to dream and scheme words, “you should gently pull on the day’s 2-percent angry. Whether or not this assessment profusely about what you want your life to stem, as if it were a wildflower, holding it with is accurate, I appreciate its implication that be like in the future. Your word of power is all the practiced care of your thumb and the we humans are rarely filled with a single pure tomorrow. side of your finger, which knows how to not emotion. We often feel a variety of states crush easily crushed things – so that the day’s simultaneously. In this spirit, I have calculated CAPRICORN (December stem undergoes increasing tension and draws your likely mix for the coming days: 16-percent 22-January 19): A philanthropist to a tightness, and then snaps softly away at its relieved, 18-percent innocent, 12-percent offered $100,000 to the Girls Scouts weakest point, and the flower is released in your confused, 22-percent liberated, 23-percent chapter of western Washington. But there were hand.” Keep that in mind, Aries. I understand ambitious, and 9-percent impatient. strings attached. The donor specified that the you are often tempted to seize rather than money couldn’t be used to support transgender pluck, but these days plucking is the preferable VIRGO (August 23-September 22): girls. The Girl Scouts rejected the gift, declaring approach. “What makes you heroic?” asked their intention to empower every girl “regardless philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. of her gender identity, socioeconomic status, TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When Here’s how he answered himself: “simultaneously race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.” Do you I talk about “The Greatest Story going out to meet your highest suffering and your have that much spunk, Capricorn? Would you Never Told,” I’m not referring to the highest hope.” This is an excellent way to sum up turn down aid that would infringe on your documentary film about singer Lana the test that would inspire you most in the coming integrity? You may be tested soon. Here’s what I Del Rey or the debut album of the rap artist weeks, Virgo. Are you up for the challenge? If so, suspect: If you are faithful to your deepest values, Saigon or any other cultural artifact. I am, grapple with your deepest pain. Make a fierce even if that has a cost, you will ultimately attract instead, referring to a part of your past that effort to both heal it and be motivated by it. At the an equal blessing that doesn’t require you to sell you have never owned and understood … a same time, identify your brightest hope and take a out. (P.S. The Girls Scouts subsequently launched phase from the old days that you have partially decisive step toward fulfilling it. an IndieGoGo campaign that raised more than suppressed … an intense set of memories you $300,000.) have not fully integrated. I say it’s time for you LIBRA (September 23-October to deal with this shadow. You’re finally ready to 22): Actress and musician Carrie AQUARIUS (January 20-February acknowledge it and treasure it as a crucial thread Brownstein was born with five planets in Libra. 18): Consider the possibility in the drama of your hero’s journey. Those who aren’t conversant with astrology’s of opening your mind, at least briefly, to mysteries may conclude that she is a connoisseur provocative influences you have closed yourself GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The of elegance and harmony. Even professional off from. You may need to re-familiarize yourself ancient Greek philosopher Thales is stargazers who know how tricky it is to make with potential resources you have been resisting credited as being one of the earliest generalizations might speculate that she is skilled or ignoring, even if they are problematic. I’m mathematicians and scientists. He was a deep at cultivating balance, attuned to the needs of not saying you should blithely welcome them thinker whose thirst for knowledge was hard others, excited by beauty, and adaptive to life’s in. There still may be good reasons to keep your to quench. Funny story: Once he went out at ceaseless change. So what are we to make of distance. But I think it would be wise and healthy night for a walk. Gazing intently up at the sky, he the fact that Brownstein has said, “I really don’t for you to update your relationship with them. contemplated the mysteries of the stars. Oops! know what to do when my life is not chaotic”? He didn’t watch where he was going, and fell Here’s what I suspect: In her ongoing exertions PISCES (February 19-March 20): More down into a well. He was okay, but embarrassed. to thrive on chaos, she is learning how to be than 10,000 species of mushrooms grow Let’s make him your anti-role model, Gemini. a connoisseur of elegance and harmony as in North America. About 125 of those, I would love to encourage you to unleash your she masters the intricacies of being balanced, or 1.25 percent, are tasty and safe to eat. All the lust to be informed, educated, and inspired – but sensitive to others, thrilled by beauty, and others are unappetizing or poisonous, or else only if you watch where you’re going. adaptive to change. This is important for you to their edibility is in question. By my reckoning, hear about right now. a similar statistical breakdown should apply to CANCER (June 21-July 22): Charles the influences that are floating your way. I advise Darwin is best known for his book SCORPIO (October 23-November you to focus intently on those very few that you The Origin of Species, which contains 21): You’re entering a volatile phase of know for a fact are pleasurable and vitalizing. his seminal ideas about evolutionary biology. But your cycle. In the coming weeks, you Make yourself unavailable for the rest. while he was still alive, his best-seller was The could become a beguiling monster who leaves Formation of Vegetable Mould through the Action a confusing mess in your wake. On the other Homework: Write a fairy tale or parable that of Worms, with Observations on Their Habits. hand, you could activate the full potential of captures what your life has been like so far in The painstaking result of over 40 years’ worth of your animal intelligence as you make everything 2015. Share with me at FreeWillAstrology.com. research, it is a tribute to the noble earthworm you touch more interesting and soulful. I am, of and that creature’s crucial role in the health of course, rooting for the latter outcome. Here’s a Go to RealAstrology.com soil and plants. It provides a different angle on secret about how to ensure it: Be as ambitious to to check out Rob Brezsny's one of Darwin’s central concerns: how small, gain power over your own darkness as you are to EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES incremental transformations that take place over gain power over what happens on your turf. & DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPES extended periods of time can have monumental The audio horoscopes effects. This also happens to be one of your key SAGITTARIUS (November are also available by phone at themes in the coming months. 22-December 21): I’m a big fan of the attitude summed up by the command 1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 22 No. 887 • July 23 - August 5, 2015 15

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Burlington St. Iowa City, IA Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festi- tival: Hot Jazz Alliance (3pm) fee Jazz Quartet (9am) -Bix Bistro, City, IA 2015/07/31 (Fri) 00 H.C. Wallace (5pm) -Wide River Winery - val: Lakeshore Syncopators (noon) -Putnam Museum & Science Center, 200 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Midweek Music (noon) -District of FRIDAY 31 LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd. LeClaire, IA - Bill Allred’s Classic Jazz Band 1717 W 12th St Davenport, IA The Rough & Tumble (6pm) -Ca’ d’Zan, Rock Island Great River Plaza Stage, 2015 Flamingo Fandango Party: The Heartache Tonight -Riverside Casino (1pm) - Josh Duffee’s Graystone Bix Porch Party: Don Estes & the Prai- 411 South Rd. Cambridge, IL 2nd Ave., between 17th & 19th Sts. Fry Daddies (6pm) -Quad City Bo- and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Monarchs (2pm) - Miss Jubilee rie Ramblers (11am) -Davenport Rock Island, IL tanical Center, 2525 4th Ave. Rock Riverside, IA Humdingers (3pm) - Hot Jazz Alli- Public Library (Main), 321 Main Street 2015/07/27 (Mon) The Beach Boys -i wireless Center, 1201 Island, IL Jerry Garcia’s Birthday Bash featur- ance (4pm) - Bix Youth Jazz Band Davenport, IA MONDAY 27 River Dr Moline, IL Al & Aleta Murphy - Joe & Coleen Pe- ing Old Shoe & Earth Ascending (6pm) - Thrift Set Orchestra (7pm) Little Vito & the Torpedoes -Riverside Detroit Larry & Charlie Hayes (5pm) Violet & the Undercurrents -Uptown terson (6:30pm) -Ron-de-Voo Park, -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St - St. Louis Stompers (8pm) - The Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway - Golden State Revue w/ Mark Bill’s Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque downtown 3rd Street West Liberty, IA Davenport, IA Fat Babies (9pm) - Dave Bennett 22 Riverside, IA Hummel, Anson Funderburgh, & St. Iowa City, IA Bettendorf Park Band: Favorites Con- Karl Beatty -Barrel House 211, 211 E. 2nd Quartet (10pm) -Adler Theatre, 136 Lojo Russo (6:30pm) -Bettendorf Public Little Charlie (6:30pm) -The Muddy cert -Bill Bowe Memorial Bandshell, St. Davenport, IA E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Library, 2950 Learning Campus Dr. Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA 2015/07/30 (Thu) Middle Park Bettendorf, IA Lost Country Dancers -Walcott Coli- Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Fes- 00 Bettendorf, IA Moeller Mondays Presents: San Fer- 30 Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Fes- seum, 116 E Bryant St Walcott, IA tival: Bix Youth Jazz Band (noon) THURSDAY Sam Pace & the Gilded Grit - Oedipus min - Crooks -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd 4th Annual Taste of Jazz: Hot Jazz Alli- tival: Bix Youth Band (6pm) - Tony Mark Avey Band -The Muddy Waters, - The Fat Babies (1pm) - Dave Tex -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Ave. Rock Island, IL ance (6pm) -Grumpy’s Saloon, 2120 Hamilton Orchestra (7pm) - Basin 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Bennett Quartet (2pm) - Thrift Iowa City, IA The Words We Use - Alive/Alone - E 11th St Davenport, IA Street Boys (8pm) - Jim Valentine Men on Horseback -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Set Orchestra (3pm) - St. Louis The Candymakers -Bass Street Landing Northern Line - Sludge Burner Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Fes- Quintet (9pm) - River City 6 (10pm) Ave. Rock Island, IL Stompers (4pm) -Miss Jubilee Plaza, Moline, IL - Archimedes Death Ray - In the tival: Bix Youth Jazz Band (6pm) -LeClaire Park, 400 Biederbeck Dr. MJ the Legend Live -Col Ballroom, 1012 Humdingers (6pm) - Lakeshore The Jumbies - Dan Dimonte & the Bad Mouth of Radness (6pm) -Gabe’s, - Cab Calloway Orchestra (7:30pm) Davenport, IA W. 4th St. Davenport, IA Assettes -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA -Davenport RiverCenter, 136 E. 3rd St Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festi- North of 40 -The Office Bar & Grill, 305 Linn St Iowa City, IA Davenport, IA val: Hot Jazz Alliance (noon) - Bill 3rd St. Sherrard, IL Continued On Page 18 Allred’s Classic Jazz Band (1pm) 2015/08/10 (Mon)

Moeller Mondays Presents -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL The Tailfins -Moline Township Activity Center, 620 18th St. Moline, IL

2015/08/11 (Tue)

Chris Avey Live -My Place the Pub, 4405 State St. Bettendorf, IA Eric Taylor & Nathan Bell -The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St. Iowa City, IA Jessica Lee Wilkes -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL

18 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 22 No. 887 • July 23 - August 5, 2015 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com Live Music Live Music Live Music Str 8 Shooters -Jimmie O’s Saloon, 2735 Zeitgeist Concert and Reception: The Chris Avey Experience Acoustic Show Duo de Colores (6:30pm) -Ron-de-Voo Hunter Station -Bier Stube Moline, 415 Continued From Page 17 Telegraph Rd. Davenport, IA Locust Street Boys (2pm) -German -Rascals Live, 1414 15th St. Moline, IL Park, downtown 3rd Street West 15th St Moline, IL Syncopators (7pm) - Hot Jazz Al- The Bumping Uglies - Samuel Locke American Heritage Center, 712 W. Frankie Joe Wilderman (noon) -District Liberty, IA Jordan Danielsen (3pm) -Creekside liance (8pm) - Bill Allred’s Classic Ward - Everybody Nose - Little 2nd St. Davenport, IA of Rock Island Great River Plaza Friday Live @ Five: Fickle Filly & the Vineyards Winery & Inn, 7505 120th Jazz Band (9pm) - Josh Duffee & Ruckus -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington Stage, 2nd Ave., between 17th & Haymakers (5pm) -RME Courtyard, Ave. Coal Valley, IL His Graystone Monarchs (10pm)- St. Iowa City, IA 2015/08/03 (Mon) 19th Sts. Rock Island, IL 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA LKB Trio -Ubriaco’s Trattoria, 1029 Davenport RiverCenter, 136 E. 3rd St The Lonelyhearts - Subatlantic - Dag- MONDAY 3 Reba -Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Just Let Go -Bier Stube Moline, 415 15th Mound St. Davenport, IA Davenport, IA mar -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Matthew Frantz - Thomas Awad 2815 W. Locust St Davenport, IA St Moline, IL Rock Camp USA 10-Year Anniversary Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festi- Island, IL -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa Vein Rays -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington Kerry & Rich Acoustic Duo -Riverside Bash (11am) -Schwiebert Riverfront val: Josh Duffee Orchestra (6pm) The RiverCity 6 -Petersen Pavilion, City, IA St. Iowa City, IA Grille, 1733 State St. Bettendorf, IA Park, between 17th & 20th Streets - Jim Buennig & Friends (7pm) LeClaire Park, 400 Biederbeck Dr. Mrs. Skannotto (6:30pm) -Rascals Live, Rock Island, IL - Locust Street Boys (8pm) - Hot Davenport, IA 2015/08/04 (Tue) 2015/08/06 (Thu) 00 1414 15th St. Moline, IL Ronin - Just Let Go -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Club of Davenport (9 & 10pm) TUESDAY 4 THURSDAY 6 Shinedown -Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL -LeClaire Park, 400 Biederbeck Dr. 2015/08/02 (Sun) An Evening with G. Love & Special Cody Road -Bass Street Landing Plaza, St. Davenport, IA Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar -The Davenport, IA SUNDAY 2 Sauce -The Redstone Room, 129 Moline, IL Strange Americans - Natural Oil Phoenix Restaurant & Martini Bar, Blues Rock-it -The Muddy Waters, 1708 Buddy Olson (3pm) -Ducky’s Lagoon, Main St Davenport, IA Dave Ellis & Guests -Grumpy’s Saloon, -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St 111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA State St. Bettendorf, IA 13515 78th Ave W. Taylor Ridge, IL Barrel House String Band - Not from 2120 E 11th St Davenport, IA Iowa City, IA The Band Perry -Mississippi Valley Concert for Nepal: Pieta Brown - Jef- Codfish Hollow Barnstormer: Nathan- Here - Rainbow Bruce (9pm) - Lee Flatland Harmony Experience -Iowa Styx -Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Fairgrounds, 2815 W. Locust St fery Byrd - Lincoln Ginsberg - Tony iel Rateliff & the Night Sweats Gallagher & the Hallelujah (10pm) City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa 2815 W. Locust St Davenport, IA Davenport, IA Nickle -CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd - Madisen Ward & the Mama Bear -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA The Jason Carl Band -11th Street Pre- The Tailfins (6pm) -Jumer’s Casino & St SE Cedar Rapids, IA (6pm) -Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 City, IA Fort Defiance -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washing- cinct, 1107 Mound St. Davenport, IA Hotel, 777 Jumer Dr. Rock Island, IL Earth Ascending - Patio -Bier Stube Mo- 288th Ave. Maquoketa, IA Chris Avey Live -My Place the Pub, 4405 ton St. Iowa City, IA The Stone Flowers -Ubriaco’s Trattoria, line Biergarten, 415 15th St. Moline, IL Donnie “Hottub” Gustason & Friends State St. Bettendorf, IA Kacy & Clayton - Track a Tiger -Rozz- 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA 2015/08/09 (Sun) Gray Wolf Band -River House, 1510 River (5pm) -The Muddy Waters, 1708 Holly Miranda - Marnie Herald -The Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Wicked Liz & the Bellyswirls -River SUNDAY 9 Dr. Moline, IL State St. Bettendorf, IA Mill, 120 E. Burlington St. Iowa Kerry & Rich Acoustic Duo -Har- House, 1510 River Dr. Moline, IL Big & Rich -Mississippi Valley Fair- Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo -Main Event, Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (2pm) -Len City, IA rington’s Pub, 2321 Cumberland Zach Harris -The Muddy Waters, 1708 grounds, 2815 W. Locust St Dav- 3819 State St. Bettendorf, IA Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700 N. Hot Club of Davenport -Rozz-Tox, 2108 Square Dr. Bettendorf, IA State St. Bettendorf, IA enport, IA Hoyt Axton Tribute w/ J. Knight & Shore Dr. Moline, IL 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Pert Near Sandstone - Reverend Pey- Buddy Olson (3pm) -Ducky’s Lagoon, Friends -Uptown Bill’s Coffee House, Hot Jazz Alliance (6pm) -Knoxville Tap, Kip Moore - Olivia Lane -Mississippi ton’s Big Damn Band -The Redstone 302015/08/08 (Sat) 13515 78th Ave W. Taylor Ridge, IL 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA 8716 Knoxville Rd Milan, IL Valley Fairgrounds, 2815 W. Locust Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA SATURDAY 8 CASI New Horizons Band -Petersen Pa- In the Flesh -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Keep Off the Grass (5pm) -The Captain’s St Davenport, IA The Marshall Tucker Band -Mississippi Cosmic -11th Street Precinct, 1107 vilion, LeClaire Park, 400 Biederbeck Island, IL Table, 4801 River Dr. Moline, IL Live Lunch w/ Steve Couch (noon) Valley Fairgrounds, 2815 W. Locust St Mound St. Davenport, IA Dr. Davenport, IA Leo’s Birthday Bash: Patio - Earth As- Palberta -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. - Blues Cafe (6:30pm) -RME Com- Davenport, IA Fickle Filly & the Haymakers -The Detroit Larry & Charlie Hayes (5pm) cending - The Tripp Brothers -Bier Iowa City, IA munity Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Dav- Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bet- -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Stube Moline, 415 15th St Moline, IL Steve McFate Acoustic – McManus enport, IA 2015/08/07 (Fri) 00 tendorf, IA Bettendorf, IA Paper Moon Shiners - Dustin Busch Pub, 1401 Seventh Ave., Moline, IL. QC Kix Orchestra -Freight House, 421 FRIDAY 7 Frankie Joe & Kinfolk (6pm) -Mama Steve Earle & the Dukes - The Mas- -The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St. Iowa Sunday Jazz Brunch w/ the Josh Duf- W. River Dr. Davenport, IA Andy Pothier - Good Night Gold Dust Compton’s, 1725 2nd Ave Rock tersons -Englert Theatre, 221 East City, IA fee Jazz Quartet (9am) -Bix Bistro, The Tailfins (3pm) -Friendship Manor, - Warehouse Eyes -Rozz-Tox, 2108 Island, IL Washington St. Iowa City, IA Rock Camp USA Concert: Session 3 200 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA 1209 21st Ave. Rock Island, IL 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Funktastic Five -River House, 1510 Steve McFate Acoustic -Mr. Ed’s Liquor (noon) -The Redstone Room, 129 The RiverCity 6 (8:30 & 10:30am) -First Bandera Boys -Walcott Coliseum, 116 River Dr. Moline, IL Store and Tap, 127 4th St. W. Milan, IL Main St Davenport, IA Presbyterian Church of Davenport, 2015/08/05 (Wed) E Bryant St Walcott, IA Hannah Drollinger & Jon Hansen - Sunday Jazz Brunch w/ the Josh Duf- Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar -The 1702 Iowa St. Davenport, IA WEDNESDAY 5 Dandelion Stompers (6:30pm) -Pe- Barrel House String Band -Uptown fee Jazz Quartet (9am) -Bix Bistro, Phoenix Restaurant & Martini Bar, 111 Travis Hosette (2pm) -Creekside Vine- Alanna Royale - Busted Chandeliers destrian Plaza, Downtown Iowa City Bill’s Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque 200 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA West 2nd St. Davenport, IA yards Winery & Inn, 7505 120th Ave. -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Iowa City, IA St. Iowa City, IA Coal Valley, IL Davenport, IA 2015/08/10 (Mon)

Moeller Mondays Presents -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL The Tailfins -Moline Township Activity Center, 620 18th St. Moline, IL

2015/08/11 (Tue)

Chris Avey Live -My Place the Pub, 4405 State St. Bettendorf, IA Eric Taylor & Nathan Bell -The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St. Iowa City, IA Jessica Lee Wilkes -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 22 No. 887 • July 23 - August 5, 2015 19 DJs/Karaoke/ Comedy Jams/Open Mics Karaoke Night – Miller Time Bowling, 2902 THURSDAY 23 The Blacklist: Shots ‘n’ Giggles (11pm) – The Studio Series: Establishment Stands Up THURSDAYSTHURSDAYS E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport, IA. TUESDAYSTUESDAYS THURSDAY 23 Backroom Comedy Theater, 1510 N. Har- (9:30pm) – The Establishment, 220 Karaoke Night – Roadrunners Roadhouse, Bix Beiderbomb: Comedy Invitational rison St., Davenport, IA. 19th St., Rock Island, IL. Acoustic Jam Night w/ Steve McFate – Mr. Cobra Kai Karaoke – The Backroom 3803 Rockingham Rd., Davenport, IA. (8pm) – Boozie’s Bar & Grill, 114 ½ W. 3rd The Blacklist: Shots ‘n’ Giggles (8pm) – Ed’s Liquor Store & Tap, 127 Fourth St. Comedy Theater, 1510 N. Harrison St., Karaoke Night – Thirsty’s on Third, 2202 W. St., Davenport, IA. SUNDAY 26 The Backroom Comedy Theater, 1510 Davenport, IA. Third St., Davenport, IA. W., Milan, IL. Todd Barry & Daniel Frana (9pm) – The Mill, SUNDAY 26 N. Harrison St., Davenport, IA. Comedy Open Mic – The Mill, 120 E. Burling- DJ Night w/ 2-Tone – Shenanigan’s Irish Open Mic Night (July 10, 5pm) – River Acoustic Music Club (4:30pm) – River 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City, IA. Pub, 303 W. Third St., Davenport, IA. Valley District Library, 214 S. Main St., Music Experience, 129 N. Main Street, ton St., Iowa City, IA. SATURDAY 1 The Circumstantial Comedy Show (9pm) SATURDAY 1 DJ Night w/ 90s Music – Thirsty’s on Third, Port Byron, IL. Davenport, IA. FRIDAY 24 00 2202 W. Third St., Davenport, IA. Open Mic w/ Frankie Joe Willderman Karaoke & Debauchery – The Muddy FRIDAY 24 – BREW, 1104 Jersey Ridge Rd., Dav- ComedySportz (7pm) – The Establish- enport, IA. Karaoke Night – Bier Stube Moline, 415 (6pm) – Mama Compton’s, 1725 Second Waters, 1708 State St., Bettendorf, IA. Alex Reymundo (8pm) – The Col Ballroom, ment, 220 19th St., Rock Island, IL. 15th Street, Moline, IL. Ave. Arts Alley, Rock Island, IL. Open Mic Night (6:30pm) – Cool Beanz 1012 W. 4th St., Davenport, IA. Regional Stand-up Comedy Competi- MONDAY 27 Karaoke Night – My Place the Pub, 4405 Coffeehouse, 1325 330th St., Rock Chad Thornesbery (8pm) – Penguin’s MONDAY 27 tion: Round 1 (8pm) – Circa ‘21 State St., Bettendorf, IA. SATURDAYSSATURDAYS Island, IL. Comedy Club, 208 Second Ave. SE, Cedar Speakeasy, 1818 Third Avenue, Rock Open Jam w/ the Avey Brothers – The Open Mic w/ Corey Wallace – 11th The Catacombs of Comedy Showcase Island, IL. Rapids, IA. (10pm) – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn Muddy Waters, 1708 State St., Bet- Community Drum Circle (July 25, Street Precinct, 1107 Mound St., Dav- Studio Series: Wisenheimer (9:30pm) ComedySportz (7pm) – The Establishment, St., Iowa City, IA. tendorf, IA. 10:30am) – RME Community Stage, enport, IA. 220 19th St., Rock Island, IL. – The Establishment, 220 19th St., The TuckerAfterTen Happy Fun Time 131 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA. Underground Open Mic w/ Kate Kane Rock Island, IL. Studio Series: Tubbs & Kelly Presents ... TUESDAY 28 Music Explosion! – The Dark Horse DJ Dolla – The Smoking Dog Pub, 1800 – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., (9:30pm) – The Establishment, 220 19th TUESDAY 28 Second Ave., Rock Island, IL. Iowa City, IA. 30SUNDAY 2 Hall, 1510 N. Harrison St., Davenport, IA. St., Rock Island, IL. Comedy Open Mic (8:30pm) – The Muddy DJ Night w/ 2-Tone – Shenanigan’s Irish SUNDAY 2 Thumpin’ Thursdays DJs - Rascals Live, The Blacklist: 100 Laughs (8pm) – The Back- Waters, 1708 State St., Bettendorf, IA. 1414 15th Street, Moline, IL. Pub, 303 W. Third St., Davenport, IA. WEDNESDAYS room Comedy Theater, 1510 N. Harrison The Circumstantial Comedy Show Karaoke Night – The Grove Tap, 108 S. 1st WEDNESDAYS (9pm) – BREW, 1104 Jersey Ridge Rd., Twisted Mics Music & Entertainment St., Davenport, IA. WEDNESDAY 29 – Broken Saddle, 1417 5th Ave., Mo- St., Long Grove, IA. Acoustic Night w/ Steve McFate – McMa- WEDNESDAY 29 Davenport, IA. nus Pub, 1401 Seventh Ave., Moline, IL. line, IL. Karaoke Night – Miller Time Bowling, 2902 SATURDAY 25 Comedy Open Mic (7:30pm) – Penguin’s Karaoke & Debauchery – The Muddy MONDAY 3 E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport, IA. SATURDAY 25 Comedy Club, 208 Second Ave. SE, Cedar FRIDAYS Karaoke Night – Roadrunners Roadhouse, Waters, 1708 State St., Bettendorf, IA. An Evening of Jazz & Comedy (mostly Rapids, IA. MONDAY 3 The Catacombs of Comedy Showcase FRIDAYS 3803 Rockingham Rd., Davenport, IA. Karaoke Night – 11th Street Precinct, 1107 comedy) w/ Chris Schlichting & Friends Comedy Open Mic Night (7:30pm) – The Cross Creek Karaoke – Firehouse Bar & Karaoke Night – Thirsty’s on Third, 2202 W. Mound St., Davenport, IA. (8pm) – District Theatre, 1724 4th Ave., Backroom Comedy Theater, 1510 N. Har- (10pm) – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Grill, 2006 Hickory Grove Rd., Dav- Third St., Davenport, IA. Karaoke Night – Circle Tap, 1345 West Rock Island, IL. rison St., Davenport, IA. Linn St., Iowa City, IA. enport, IA. Open Mic Night – Downtown Central Perk, Locust Street, Davenport, IA. Chad Thornesbery (8pm) – Penguin’s DJ Dolla – The Smoking Dog Pub, 1800 226 W. 3rd St., Davenport, IA. Karaoke Night – My Place the Pub, 4405 Comedy Club, 208 Second Ave. SE, Cedar THURSDAY 30 TUESDAY 4 4 Second Ave., Rock Island, IL. Twisted Mics Music & Entertainment – State St., Bettendorf, IA. Rapids, IA. THURSDAY 30 TUESDAY DJ K Yung – Barrel House Moline, 1321 Barrel House Moline, 1321 Fifth Ave., Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave., ComedySportz (7pm) – The Establishment, Bix Beiderbomb: Comedy Invitational Comedy Open Mic (8:30pm) – The Fifth Ave., Moline, IL. Moline, IL. Rock Island, IL. 220 19th St., Rock Island, IL. (8pm) – Boozie’s Bar & Grill, 114 ½ W. 3rd Muddy Waters, 1708 State St., Bet- DJ Night w/ 2-Tone – Shenanigan’s Irish Karaoke Night – Sharky’s Billiards, 2902 E. Stand Up Face off: All-Star Edition (8pm) – St., Davenport, IA. tendorf, IA. Pub, 303 W. Third St., Davenport, IA. SUNDAYSSUNDAYS Kimberly Rd., Davenport, IA. Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 Third Avenue, Michael Blackson (8pm) – The Col Ballroom, Karaoke Night (July 24) – Bier Stube Karaoke Night – Thirsty’s on Third, 2202 W. Rock Island, IL. 1012 W. 4th St., Davenport, IA. 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