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ithout whistleblowers – and the courts – is increasingly closing who blew the whistle inside the military status, its divulging of private donor employees within government ranks on such purveyors of sunshine with – was subjected to solitary confinement information to competing organizations, Wand big business, at all levels, unprecedented prosecutorial aggression and forced to stand at attention naked for and its excessive spending of $50 million who risk their livelihoods and sometimes that vilifies and oftentimes impoverishes hours on end, and has been denied his due between 2010 and 2012 on lavish lives – the American public (and world) the very ones whose motives for standing process for nearly three years. Manning conferences for IRS upper-management would have no knowledge about many of up were common sense and decency. leaked, among other things, video of personnel. It remains to be seen what the most outrageous, dangerous, and covert The Obama administration, via the infamous “double tap” whereby U.S. will be done, if anything, to punish the activities perpetrated upon society. This provisions of the Espionage Act, has military personnel in an Apache helicopter leadership that directed the rank-and-file to includes everything from fabricating false prosecuted more whistleblowers than fired upon and killed a dozen people in act as they did. pretenses for going to war to war crimes all other administrations combined. an Iraqi suburb, including two Reuters (including torture) against prisoners and Salon.com wrote in early 2012: “The news staffers and those who attempted innocent civilians to lethal environmental number of cases in play suggests an to attend to the dead and wounded The New Normal: Of abuses to fraudulent financial schemes that organized strategy to deprive Americans (CollateralMurder.com). Course Your Phone and have devastated millions of families’ life of knowledge of the more disreputable Perhaps it is a more engaged American savings. In the past, the exposure of these things that their government does” (http:// public that government leaders consider E-mail Are Tapped egregious acts has often (but not always) RCReader.com/y/whistleblowers1). the enemy. In this sense, whistleblowers Then, in seemingly rapid-fire fashion, brought reform, exposed criminality This response by government is a dark such as Thomas Drake, , more alarming information came to light resulting in prosecutions, and perhaps most contrast to investigating the whistleblowers’ , and Bunny Greenhouse last week, thanks to whistleblower Edward importantly saved countless lives. Sadly, allegations, and addressing corruption are enemies to the immoral leadership and Snowden. The Washington Post and The in today’s political environment, it is the when it is exposed. The growing war on bad actors within such a predominately Guardian, based on Snowden’s leaks, whistleblowers who are being penalized for whistleblowers defies the professed spirit unaccountable system. The current policy reported on the ’s telling Americans the truth. of the laws Congress has enacted to protect of criminalizing whistleblowers’ factual massive surveillance program, PRISM, that But for the threat of whistleblowers, whistleblowers who act in the public’s exposure of government misconduct is the collects and stores all Americans’ cell- ill-intended politicians and bureaucrats interest, beginning with the Whistleblowers hallmark of an abysmally corrupted and phone and Internet activity (RCReader. and their crony-capitalist private-sector Act of 1989 and most recently with the broken system – one that can only stand com/y/whistleblowers5) with the full brethren would operate in an oversight Whistleblower Protection Enhancement with the people’s silent consent. cooperation of nine major providers, vacuum – free to abuse their power and Act, passed in late 2012 (http://RCReader. In March, Manning pleaded guilty to including Microsoft, Google, Facebook, engage in criminal activity at will. The com/y/whistleblowers2). a series of offenses related to providing and Apple. But instead of investigating contributions that whistleblowers make classified information to WikiLeaks. the NSA’s unconstitutional activities, the to an open and free society cannot be These pleas, at his initial appearance, Obama administration has indicated it overstated. Which Enemy carry a maximum sentence of 20 years will investigate the sources of the leaks – How many more thousands of lives Is Being Aided? in prison. But Manning’s odyssey is not including the reporters who confirmed would have been lost if it were not for The strategy of the authoritarian regime over yet, and his sentencing trial began in what many of us already feared was the case Daniel Ellsberg’s infamous Pentagon Papers is to claim that these whistleblowers have early June. Manning, who opted out of a – in order to prosecute them for revealing that exposed the Department of Defense’s aided the enemy by divulging classified jury trial, could face life in prison for his classified information to the public. lies and manipulation that propped up the information. To date, no proof has been whistle-blowing actions that have yet to be The real dangers, however, are the secret Vietnam War (MostDangerousMan.org)? established, for instance, that Army Private adjudicated or pleaded to. The prosecution laws that purportedly authorize intelligence How much more abuse would citizens First Class Bradley Manning’s calculated has to prove he intended to aid the enemy agencies to spy on Americans. The public suffer at the hands of corrupt police release of more than 700,000 documents to and is expected to call more than 140 is not allowed to see these laws, or even departments if it were not for Frank Serpico ’s WikiLeaks has aided any witnesses over three months. Manning has know that they exist. Yet, in violation of testifying about the rampant corruption enemy of the American people or caused stated that he wanted to “spark a debate all core American principles, these secret inside the New York police department? any government or military personnel on the military and our foreign policy in laws are being enforced against us without These are, or should be, just two of the injury or harm. general,” and that Americans had the right our knowledge or remedy. Amazingly, household names in the whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg pointed out in his article to know “the true costs of war” (RCReader. the Washington Post reported that “late pantheon. “Hearing Bradley Manning for the First com/y/whistleblowers4). last year, when critics in Congress sought Financial malfeasance that led to Time” (RCReader.com/y/whistleblowers3) Manning’s historic trial, and the changes in the FISA Amendments Act, the bankruptcy of some of the largest that Manning was discriminating and did ramifications of the war crimes his the only lawmakers who knew about corporations in America – including not, as many have alleged, just do a data whistle-blowing exposed, should be PRISM were bound by oaths of office to Enron and WorldCom – was exposed by dump and recklessly put Americans in front-page news and the lead story every hold their tongues” (RCReader.com/y/ whistleblowers. Because Enron was among harm’s way. day on broadcast and radio outlets. And whistleblowers6). the first to fall, its executive officers were Ellsberg writes: “It’s important to point so the military-industrial complex must These secret laws are nothing more prosecuted and incarcerated for their have breathed a sigh of relief last week out [that] most of the material he put out than secret interpretations of broad crimes. Others, such as General Electric when hearings were conducted by the the was unclassified. The rest was classified legislation that are conveniently designated and Pfizer, have paid huge fines for fraud House Oversight & Government Reform ‘secret,’ which is relatively low level. All as classified so that the public can’t have exposed by whistleblowers. The list of committee as part of its investigation on of the Pentagon Papers were classified access. This practice represents a toxic individuals who have risked it all to do the abuses by the Internal Revenue Service. top-secret.” Ellsberg, who was labeled collusion between legislators and top-level right thing by exposing gross misconduct, Such a scandal, also initially exposed by “the most dangerous man in America” bureaucrats (government agencies and criminal activity, and unfettered abuse is whistleblowers, effectively shifted the by Henry Kissinger, was exonerated of departments) that allows administrative getting longer and longer. news cycle’s focus away from Manning any wrongdoing and points out that he law to trump the U.S. Constitution and In response, government – specifically to the hearings on the IRS’s targeting of had the advantage of the court of public common law. Congress enacts broad the federal executive branch, the military, conservative groups seeking tax-exempt opinion. On the other hand, Manning – legislation that provides the requisite Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 12 - 26, 2013 7 by Kathleen McCarthy [email protected]

authority for administrative procedure, 1.4 million government employees with which in turn often violates our rights with top-secret clearance can gain access to impunity. The great hypocrisy is that if any records and target whomever they choose one of us engaged in such procedures, we for whatever motive. From disgruntled would go to jail. partners to industrial spies to unscrupulous Make no mistake: Indiscriminately investors to sexual predators to political collecting communications of Americans opposition, the list of ways to abuse this has nothing whatsoever to do with the unconstitutional access is virtually endless. American people’s security and everything Information is power, and power corrupts. to do a larger agenda of control. The Consider that the such comprehensive justification of “national security” has eavesdropping can provide compromising become a catchall to provide cover for what information on congressmen, state would otherwise be unacceptable policies of legislators, bureaucrats, judges, law- overreach and intrusion, blatantly violating enforcement officers, attorneys, corporate the Bill of Rights, while convincing the executives and managers, regulators, clergy, public that doing so keeps us safe. The and anyone who is in a position of authority systematic erosion of privacy rights is fast and/or influence, as well as their family becoming the new normal. and friends. These circumstances stand For those Americans who buy into the to undermine a free and open society’s false choice that some relinquishment existence. of privacy is acceptable to be safer, it is important to know that the collection What Can You Do? and storage of domestic communications You can engage your children, are not necessary as part of such a grandchildren, nieces, and nephews by misguided policy choice. According to exploring their understanding of the Bill NSA insiders, on-the-shelf surveillance of Right’s First Amendment protection technology, such as Thin Thread, is fully of freedom of the press. Your discussion capable of protecting Americans’ privacy should include: (1) Why is or isn’t a while mining encrypted metadata for free press essential in an open society predetermined correlations that can such as America’s? (2) Why should or identify potential terrorist relationships shouldn’t government be prevented from that give rise to legitimate probable cause, interfering with the press? (3) Why should justifying a warrant to then decrypt those or shouldn’t ownership of a nation’s press communications for further discovery. be concentrated in a few owners? (4) Meanwhile all metadata that falls outside Why should or shouldn’t whistleblowers meaningful correlations is discarded be protected from retaliation and/or forever, thereby protecting privacy rights, prosecution, even if the information first and foremost. divulged was designated as classified? (5) This would be the responsible, Do the American people have the right constitutional, and honorable policy, to know what their government is doing, but the leadership in the intelligence including activities where corruption and/ agencies has rejected this path. Given the or criminality exist? (6) Why should or opportunity, it would seem the majority of shouldn’t government secrecy be tolerated, employees within these agencies would opt and what are potential consequences of for the higher road of protecting privacy such secrecy? rights, as defined in their oaths of office. It is important to note that most But why should lower-level employees risk government employees, whether politicians their livelihoods by exposing breaches if we or bureaucrats, are well-meaning. do not have their backs? However, turning a blind eye, participating Meanwhile, the opportunity for abuse unwittingly, or deliberately cooperating such as blackmail and coercion by the ever- out of fear does not mitigate the damage. expanding intelligence regime is becoming And it certainly fosters social decay. So more apparent with each new whistleblower when whistleblowers from the public or revelation. , an NSA private sector act, in nearly every case, contractor directly involved with the some tremendous social good occurs even surveillance programs, explained in a recent though the whistleblowers’ lives are often interview with Guardian reporter Glen destroyed. Greenwald just how easily such abuse can Because the corporate media does its occur (RCReader.com/y/whistleblowers7). best to minimize, marginalize, and ignore Depending on the range of the surveillance whistleblowers as part of its collusion with and the authorities granted, any one of the Continued On Page 20 8 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 13 - 26, 2013 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com

Vol. 20 · No. 832 June 13 - 26, 2013 MUSIC by Jeff Ignatius [email protected] River Cities’ Reader A Little Out of Whack in the Right Way 532 W. 3rd St. The Multiple Cat, The Return of the Multiple Cat; June 14 at RIBCO Davenport IA 52801 RiverCitiesReader.com he Return of the Multiple Cat Stolley said that what often (563)324-0049 (phone) represents the first set of new attracts him to a recording is “a real (563)323-3101 (fax) Tmaterial from Pat Stolley’s band bristling sort of energetic life. ... [email protected] The Multiple Cat in a dozen years, but Things fitting together the right way, the man has hardly been slothful. or not fitting together the right way. Publishing since 1993 As a founder and a member of ... I think what I really like is odd The River Cities’ Reader is an independent bands, Stolley was intimately involved sounds. ... Things being a little out newspaper published every other Thursday, and in the -based Future of whack in the right way.” (He cited available free throughout the Quad Cities and Appletree label – active for half a as examples Gotye’s “Somebody surrounding areas. decade starting in 2002. And from That I Used to Know” and Taylor Daytrotter.com’s beginning in 2006 Swift’s “I Knew You Were Trouble.” © 2013 River Cities’ Reader to summer 2008, he was the Web “I think it’s good for people to be site’s primary recording engineer; he forced to experience things they AD DEADLINE: 5 p.m. Wednesday prior to publication estimated he’s logged roughly 800 don’t really care for,” he said. “I do Daytrotter sessions and still typically not listen to those on my own. But I records between 12 and 24 a month. hear them in my car.”) PUBLISHER That experience, he said last week, On The Return of the Multiple Todd McGreevy took a toll. “For a while there, I was Cat, he said, that fondness for so depressed about music in general oddness is clear on the lead track, EDITOR material gestating over a long period of because of having worked for Daytrotter “His Master’s Voice.” “The vocals are sort Kathleen McCarthy time – of the breathing room he gave and seeing the amazing amount of bands of jumping out almost too far,” he said. ideas. and stuff out there – how much noise “There’s something about it that’s not EDITORIAL “I think it’s a little more sophisticated,” Managing Editor: Jeff Ignatius • [email protected] there is out there. It makes you just want polite. But it’s really just sort of a pop he said. “I thought very carefully about Arts Editor, Calendar Editor: Mike Schulz • [email protected] to pick up your toys and go home. s on g .” it. Without working on anything or even “But then there’s this other thing: I That track packs its weirdness into a Contributing Writers: Amy Alkon, Rob Brezsny, Rich listening to anything, I would think about don’t really have a choice. I’m going to little more than two minutes. At the other Miller, Frederick Morden, Bruce Walters, Thom White it. ... keep writing songs and recording them, end is “The Flood,” a three-section piece “When I would have an idea, I would whether anyone is going to listen to it or clocking almost eight minutes and patient ADVERTISING think about it for a really long time before Account Executives: n ot .” in developing its moods and arcs. The I would lay it down. That song ‘[The] Roseanne Terrill • [email protected] That’s what he did starting in 2009 second part takes the song from luxuriant Flood,’ I first came up with some of that Advertising Coordinator: Nathan Klaus with what became The Return of the pop textures to cool, breathy melancholy, song in maybe like 2000. So it took 11 Multiple Cat, “picking it up and putting which segues into a measured joy: “Out years of thinking about how it would go Advertising rates, publishing schedule, demographics, it down,” he said. “I didn’t really know I among the statues, sparkling in the air together.” and more are available at was making a record.” / Everywhere the kingdom is you are There was also growth, he said, from QCAdvertising.com Eventually, he added, the songs he’d t h e re .” recording so many breaking bands written and recorded “felt like they all Nothing else on The Return of the DESIGN/PRODUCTION for Daytrotter. “For one thing, I really kind of belonged together,” and they Multiple Cat is nearly as ambitious, Art Director, Production Manager: Shawn Eldridge • learned what I liked,” he said. “I think more resembled the Multiple Cat than but the care and attention to detail [email protected] about why I liked it. When you do 30 Graphic Artist: Nathan Klaus • [email protected] his other primary songwriting outfit, the with which it’s been made are evident [sessions] in a week, and one of them Design/Production Interns: Marlboro Chorus: “This stuff was a little throughout its eight songs of artful pop – stands out, you’re ... noticing little things,” more synthesizer-based, a little proggier.” as alluring as it is subtly strange. from effects to pedal boards. Stolley played nearly all the ADMINISTRATION Bands passing through the Quad instruments on the album – a half-dozen The Multiple Cat will perform a record- Business Manager: Kathleen McCarthy Cities for a session would also give him Office Administrator, Classifieds Manager, Circulation collaborators, including Daytrotter’s release show on Friday, June 14, at RIBCO their albums. “I listen to everything that Manager: Rick Martin • [email protected] Sean Moeller, made contributions – but (1815 Second Avenue, Rock Island; anyone ever gives me,” he said. “And Distribution: William Cook, Steve Cowan Cheri , for his record-release show at RIBCO RIBCO.com). The 9 p.m. show also Greg FitzPatrick, Daniel Levsen, 99 percent of the time, I listen to it and on June 14 and other live performances, features Gloom Balloon, Brooks Strause, Jay Strickland, Doug Wilming chuck it over my shoulder. It may be he leads a four-piece band, playing what and Chrash. Cover is $5. great, the band might have blown me he called “an aggressive version of the away, the songs are really good, [but] the record” front to back. For more information on the Multiple Cat recording bored me to tears.” With the Stolley said that “I feel better about – and to listen to or buy The Return of remainder, he said, he would ask: “Why the record than almost anything I’ve the Multiple Cat – visit TheMultipleCat. do I like that? What do I like about it?” ever done.” That is partly a result of the Bandcamp.com. Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 12 - 26, 2013 9

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Movie Reviews by Mike Schulzby Mike • [email protected] Schulz • [email protected] Lawless Execution THE PURGE If you noticed montage in which THE INTERNSHIP that paragraph bloody Purge If you blended The Hunger Games, In director Shawn Levy’s The Internship, bookended with Night events are David Fincher’s Panic Room, and Shirley Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson play mentions of “1 accompanied by Jackson’s classic short story “The Lottery” middle-aged, recently unemployed percent” and “99 the lilting strains with generous helpings of ice, you’d wind salesmen seeking positions at Google percent,” you may of Debussy’s up with the scare-flick smoothie that is alongside hundreds of hungry computer wonder if we’re “Clair de Lune,” The Purge. An eventually underwhelming tyros, and if you did an “I’m feeling lucky” in the midst of a and in numerous yet bluntly effective chiller by writer/ Google search on the phrase “pleasant, metaphor here, instances, the director James DeMonaco, the movie, toothless buddy comedy,” you might be and DeMonaco’s Ethan Hawke in The Purge writer/director admittedly, does lose its way before its 90 led directly to the movie’s IMDb page. storyline does uses the dichotomy minutes are up. But considering how few With Vaughn’s motor-mouthed brio less indeed feature between disturbing modern releases in its genre find their self-conscious than usual, and Wilson’s strong Occupy-movement undertones. imagery and soothing sounds – or vice versa way at all, it’s hard to deny the primal laid-back charisma laced with notes Instead of an Us Versus Them analogy, – for maximum creepiness. By the final half pleasures of DeMonaco’s outing, even if the of doubt and regret, the leads are both though, The Purge – perversely and hour, the movie has succumbed to its genre’s film remains more thought-provoking in enjoyable and unexpectedly touching, amusingly – turns out to be a tale of Them more traditional, less inspired conceits; there concept than it proves to be on-screen. and a bunch of gifted young comedians – Versus Us; the film’s chief sociopath (Rhys are a few too many generic shootings and As The Purge’s opening title card tells us, among them Josh Brener, Dylan O’Brien, Wakefield) is a privileged, nattily attired slashings in dimly lit rooms, and far too it’s 2022, and all seems right with America: Tobit Raphael, and Tiya Sircar – offer preppie who threatens to kill the Sandins many lapses in logic. (Why do the Sandins’ Unemployment is at a mere 1 percent, and welcome support. (The Book of Mormon’s if they don’t let him execute the terrified frightened kids, well played by Adelaide Kane violent crime has been all but eradicated. Josh Gad, meanwhile, is marvelous as a “homeless swine” (Edwin Hodge) who’s and Max Burkholder, keep disappearing from We soon learn why. It seems that once per seemingly mute programming savant.) taking shelter in their home. In DeMonaco’s sight at the exact moments they should be year, law-enforcement officials take a 12- But the film’s stock, nearly cartoonish not-so-distant future, the 1 percent have glued to their parents’ sides?) But even at its hour sabbatical, and citizens are allowed situations continually dull your interest effectively become the 99 percent, and the weakest, Hawke and Lena Headey, as James’ – the antagonists played by Aasif Mandvi to break any laws they choose without fear movie asks: Would this kind of cultural wife, deliver forceful, ravaged portrayals, the and the clever Max Minghella emerge of reprisal or arrest; the night is a national, shift toward near-universal prosperity and pacing remains tight, and DeMonaco stages as depressingly one-dimensional d-bags legalized purging of wicked impulses that serenity be worth it if we collectively lose painful encounters so that you really feel the – and the dialogue isn’t fresh enough to appears to ensure 364 subsequent days of our humanity in the process? (It certainly blows; the scene in which an intruder gets make up for the movie’s fundamental (if prosperity and calm. I’d like to think that wouldn’t be if our country subsequently shot on a pool table and then lands so that Google-hued) blandness and rote “Look I’d spend those 12 hours either illegally became overrun with citizens such as the her head “thunk!”s on the tabletop made my at the generations working in harmony!” downloading or parking in tow-away Sandins’ neighbors – threateningly cheerful audience emit a collective, empathetic “Ow- uplift. The Internship is a movie about the zones with a smarmy grin on my face, but suburban zombies who seem inches away w-w-w!” While The Purge may not wholly world’s most powerful search engine, but the Americans of The Purge have other from homicidal meltdowns.) satisfy, it’s brimming with extraordinarily an engine is precisely what it’s lacking. ideas – namely the systematic murder It should go without saying that, in satisfying elements and leaves you with a of those deemed unsuitable for society terms of basic narrative, The Purge is more legitimately evocative, even haunting final For reviews of Now You See Me, After (the unemployed, the homeless) and glib intriguing than most fright flicks, and for image: It may be morning in America, but Earth, and other current releases, visit suburbanites such as Ethan Hawke’s James about two-thirds of its length, it’s also a it’s an America that’s become one horrifying, RiverCitiesReader.com. 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And Ramos are at least interesting notably balances a Nathan Johnson, Cindy Ramos, enough to warrant pompous air with Terri Nelson, and Jack Sellers continued attention, intelligence and and although this is yet another play that heart, her bright personality matching the could end at intermission and still leave nearly glowing pink satin of the skirt suit audiences satisfied, the second act – de- Charity wears at the show’s start (one of spite boasting a wholly dissimilar tone – many gorgeous ensembles given to her by proves just as appealing as the first. costume designers Suzanne DeReu and Written by Leo Sears and Jack Sharkley, Jean Melillo). Together, the actors share 100 Lunches starts the morning after the a chemistry that aids our interest in their opening night of the latest murder mystery relationship – be it romantic or not – and by playwright Charlton Reynolds (Nathan their lunch meetings. Johnson). As usual, theatre reviewer The comically adept Sellers, who is Charity Starr (Cindy Ramos) gives in the fifth grade, shows off a dry wit Charlton’s play a scathing review. This tinged with smile-inducing sarcasm and time, however, she also shows up at the amusingly over-dramatic inflections and author’s door, asking for help in writing gestures, while Nelson adds just the right a play of her own – one that will prove to amount of charm to her wise maid; it’s a the world that murder mysteries can have performance to be proud of. Don Hazen characters who actually seem human. deserves his own round of applause for Charlton agrees if they can meet over the portraying the seven waiters depicted in a course of 100 lunches in which she foots sampling of Charlton’s and Charity’s 100 the bill, and Charity ends up experiencing lunches. Each one is impressively different what it’s like to be reviewed herself after – be it through Italian, Mexican, or Indian her play is produced. (I should mention accents or pompous, gruff, or hick-ish that this gives nothing away regarding demeanor – and earned Hazen most of the play’s climax, which concerns another Thurdsay’s largest laughs. matter entirely.) Jackie Patterson is also a treat as Director Joseph R. DePauw handles the Charlton’s animated neighbor Yolanda, more comedic scenes well but neglects the and gets to showcase the costume romantic part of what’s billed as a romantic designers’ finest period ensembles, among comedy. Through their time spent them an outfit that found her wearing together over those 100 lunches, Charlton 1980s-style yellow hoop earrings, a and Charity fall in love, but during the stone-washed denim jacket, a bright green multiple scenes at various restaurants, button-up shirt over a pink polo, and there’s no evidence of that growth in their leggings. While 100 Lunches: A Gourmet relationship. Charlton’s housekeeper Glinda Comedy will not be remembered as one and his son Terry (Terri Nelson and Jack of my favorite comedies, I will very likely Sellers) talk about their budding romance, remember Richmond Hill’s charming and but it isn’t apparent in the performances funny presentation of it. of Johnson and Ramos until the second act, and the romance would have benefited 100 Lunches: A Gormet Comedy runs from a more gradual progression. at the Richmond Hill Barn Theatre (600 Still, that’s the only significant issue Robinson Drive, Geneseo) through June I had with 100 Lunches, which was 16, and more information and tickets otherwise well worth the two-hours-plus are available by calling (309)944-2244 or I invested in Thursday’s performance. visiting RHPlayers.com. Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 12 - 26, 2013 13 ART Article and Photos by Bruce Walters [email protected] Graffiti Art at the Figge

n May 30, a 48-foot stretch of panels was set up on Oa row of easels for Kevin McQueen Lonergan II and Gary White to paint a graffiti-style aerosol-art mural on the ’s plaza. Interrupted daily by rain and wind over the course of the following week, the images and lettering of the mural were developed, painted out, rethought, and painted again in a roller coaster of creativity. According to Lynn Gingras- Taylor, creative-arts coordinator for the Figge, “Kevin and Gary are recognized internationally as premier artists in their genre. They have been making aerosol art for more than 30 years.” She added: “The mural they have painted at the Figge is a wonderful, colorful mix of a painterly mural style and cutting- edge graffiti fonts. ... [W]e will exhibit it at the museum and will also display it at various Figge family events.” The artists continue to participate in street-art events across the nation; the next is Paint Louis on June 21 in St. Louis.

Bruce Walters is a professor of art at Western Illinois University. 14 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 13 - 26, 2013 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com WhatWhat ’s’ sHappenin Happenin’ ’ political and personal oppression, and the What good is sitting alone in your room? “Wilkommen,” “Money,” and “What Would You Do?” – engagingly lurid nightclub scene of Nazi-era Come hear the music play! Those songs take your breath away! Theatre Berlin, the production is being directed by Guild Quad City Music Guild’s new show Reserve your seats and join the fun! Cabaret veteran Bob Williams, and boasts a cast that Is titled Cabaret! Don’t wait too long or they’ll be gone, old chum! Prospect Park Auditorium includes such significant area talents as Melissa ’Cause we all love that Ca-ba-re-e-e-e-et! Friday, June 14, through Sunday, June 23 Anderson-Clark, Bryan Tank (pictured), Tristan A stage classic written by Kander & Ebb, Tapscott, Nancy Teerlinck, Mark McGinn, Abbey It soared on the Great White Way! Okay, so I maybe could’ve done a better job ne of the most cherished entertainments Donohoe, and Joe Maubach. The movie won Oscars for Bob Fosse, of including more specific info in my ditty. But Oin musical-theatre history will be staged But why tell you about this Cabaret when I can Plus Liza and pal Joel Grey! you try making “Prospect Park Auditorium” and at Moline’s Prospect Park Auditorium June 14 sing the information to you? So without further “Melissa Anderson-Clark” scan into that rhythm. through 23, as Quad City Music Guild opens its ado, I present my tribute to this musical classic, The singing girls, the dancing boys – Cabaret performances run Thursdays through summer season with the Tony Award-winning performed to the melody of the show’s title When Music Guild starts celebrating Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., and triumph Cabaret. A fascinating, incredibly number. Ahem ... . All your cares will be abating! tickets and more information are available by calling tuneful tale of unconventional romance, (309)762-6610 or visiting QCMusicGuild.com.

College professor John Pfautz, this he was composing The Magic Flute? musical fairytale of sorcery, romance, A) Lucia Silla The Magic Flute performances begin at 8 p.m. on Theatre daring rescues, and jolly folk humor B) La Clemenza di Tito Saturdays and Sundays, admission is free (though The Magic Flute will be given an added measure of the C) Idomeneo donations are encouraged), and more information Lincoln Park enchanted as the summer evenings can be found by visiting Genesius.org. Saturday, June 15, through Sunday, June in the park fade from sunlight to 3) Which secret society was a direct influence on 23 darkness. It should go without saying The Magic Flute’s music and libretto? that the strains of Mozart’s blissful score – and the A) The Freemasons sterling voices recruited from the Opera@Augustana B) The Utopian Socialists ne of the musical highlights in Mozart’s beloved ensemble – will create a magic all their own. C) The Knights of Columbus operetta The Magic Flute comes in its first O Does your acquaintance with this timeless work scene, when the clownish character of Papageno extend beyond the brief snippets of it staged in the 4) Which famed figure of the period is sings “Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja,” a German phrase Music Oscar-winning Amadeus? Let’s find out! Try your thought to have composed a tune for The whose English translation is “The birdcatcher am I.” Souls of Mischief hands at this Magic Flute quiz courtesy of our friends Magic Flute? I’m consequently really looking forward to our area’s Rock Island Brewing Company at FunTrivia.com: A) Felix Mendelsohn upcoming production of this stage classic, because B) Johann Sebastian Bach Saturday, June 22, 8:30 p.m. given Papageno’s surroundings when he sings it, a 1) Mozart wrote The Magic Flute’s music, but who C) Martin Luther birdcatcher he might very well have to be. wrote its libretto? o you consider yourself a big fan of the hip- That’s right: The outdoor-theatre season is in A) Lorenzo da Ponte 5) Why, at the start of The Magic Flute, is the hop ensemble Souls of Mischief? Do you swing again at Rock Island’s Lincoln Park, where D B) Emanuel Schikaneder character of Prince Tamino so terrified? consider yourself such a big fan that you could Genesius Guild and Opera@Augustana will be co- C) Carl Ludwig Gleseke A) A giant serpent is chasing him recite every word in the group’s 93 ’til Infinity presenting the Mozart masterpiece The Magic Flute B) A hungry lion is chasing him album by memory? Then prove it, smart guy! June 15 through June 23. Directed by Augustana

2) Which opera did Mozart write at the same time C) An angry Turk is chasing him Prove it!

“AA-A-A-A-A-A-A-AAAAA!!!!!” What I mean is that you can prove it if you Answers: 1 – B, 2 – B, 3 – A, 4 – C, 5 – A. That last answer is another reason I’m looking forward to the show. I’m dying to learn the German-to-English translation for for translation German-to-English the learn to dying I’m show. the to forward looking I’m reason another is answer last That A. – 5 C, – 4 A, – 3 B, – 2 B, – 1 Answers: attend Souls of Mischief’s June 22 concert at Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 12 - 26, 2013 15

by Jeff Ignatius by Mike Schulz What ’s Happenin’ [email protected] [email protected] “Wilkommen,” “Money,” and “What Would You Do?” – bassist, guitarist, drummer, and singer/ Justin Timberlake, Faith Evans, Erykah Those songs take your breath away! songwriter actually entered the world Badu, and producers Timbaland and DJ Reserve your seats and join the fun! Music of professional music-making with the Jazzy Jeff, May 2008 was not when he also What Else Don’t wait too long or they’ll be gone, old chum! Ben Kenney New Jersey outfit Racecar in 1994, a proved that he could be a literal one-man ’Cause we all love that Ca-ba-re-e-e-e-et! The Redstone Room stint followed by his 1996 partnership band, as he did in his notable video for Is Happenin’ Friday, June 14, 9 p.m. with Chuck Treece in the rock duo the Distance & Comfort song “Eulogy.” Okay, so I maybe could’ve done a better job Supergrub. And it wasn’t when Kenney That took place several months earlier. MUSIC Saturday, June 15 – Preservation of including more specific info in my ditty. But officially joined Incubus. That happened No. May of 2008, as you probably n June 14, Davenport’s Redstone Hall Jazz Band. Concert featuring you try making “Prospect Park Auditorium” and in 2003, after the group’s 2001 smash don’t need to be told, was actually the Room will host a solo concert with dirty rags, mournful blues, and laid- “Melissa Anderson-Clark” scan into that rhythm. O “Drive” hit number one on Billboard’s U.S. month that Ben Kenney was featured alternative-rock and hip-hop artist Ben back swing, in a Hancher Auditorium Cabaret performances run Thursdays through Alternative Songs rankings, but before in his first River Cities’ Reader article, in Kenney, who also serves as bassist for presentation. City’s University Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., and Incubus scored additional chart-toppers an unmissable interview conducted by the Grammy-nominated rock ensemble of Iowa Pentacrest. 4 p.m. Free tickets and more information are available by calling with 2004’s “Megalomaniac,” 2006’s “Anna our paper’s brilliant managing editor, Incubus. His tight grooves and soulful admission. For information, call (309)762-6610 or visiting QCMusicGuild.com. Molly,” and 2008’s “Love Hurts.” Jeff Ignatius! Check out Kenney’s certain vocals will surely make it a memorable (319)335-1160 or visit http://www. Kenney’s admirers know that May career highlight by visiting RCReader. evening, but as any dyed-in-the-wool Hancher.UIowa.edu. of 2008 wasn’t the month that the man com/y/benkenney! Kenney fan will tell you, it was just over Monday, June 17 – Chicago. treated us to his first solo album. That (That might seem like a bit much, but The Magic Flute performances begin at 8 p.m. on five years ago – in May of 2008 – that the The chart-topping pop musicians would be December of 2004, when the do you know long I’ve been angling for Saturdays and Sundays, admission is free (though musician experienced what could easily in concert. i wireless Center (1201 musician released his CD 26, a debut a raise?) donations are encouraged), and more information be considered the pinnacle of his career that preceded Maduro in March 2006, Ben Kenney performs locally with an River Drive, Moline). 8 p.m. $35-65. can be found by visiting Genesius.org. to date. Distance & Comfort in January 2008, and opening set by Almost a Triangle, and For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit If you’re one of those fans, you know Burn the Tapes in October 2010. And tickets and more information are available iwirelessCenter.com. that May 2008 wasn’t when Kenney while Kenney is a frequent touring artist by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting Tuesday, June 18 – Aaron Carter. joined his first band. The 36-year-old who has done studio work for the likes of RiverMusicExperience.org. Pop and hip-hop concert with the 25-year-old singer/songwriter, the Rock Island Brewing Company, and mouth a hit single for the artists, landing at number 11 back to the underground.” AllMusic.com, featuring opening sets by Vince along while the artists perform 93 ’til Infinity in on the U.S. Rap charts. meanwhile, has called 93 ’til Infinity “one of Tomas and Angela Meyer. The Music its entirety. Sorry if that “Prove it!” came off a Since then, Souls of Mischief has gone on to hip-hop’s great lost masterpieces” and “a seminal Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Souls of Mischief little confrontational. I would’ve followed it with release a quartet of studio albums (1995’s No early classic of the West Coast underground.” So Davenport). 7:30 p.m. $15. For tickets Rock Island Brewing Company a wink-y emoticon, but I think that looks kinda Man’s Land, 1999’s Focus, 2000’s Trilogy: Conflict, go ahead: Proudly show off your 93 ’til Infinity and information, call (563)326-1333 or Saturday, June 22, 8:30 p.m. stupid in print. Climax, Resolution, and 2009’s Montezuma’s knowledge during Souls of Mischief’s RIBCO visit RiverMusicExperience.org. Released, as its title suggests, in 1993, 93 ’til Revenge), and continues to wow fans, and score set. Just don’t do it too loudly, or you might just Tuesday, June 18 – Kelly Hogan. Concert with the Georgia-based o you consider yourself a big fan of the hip- Infinity was the CD debut for Souls of Mischief, new ones, through the its busy touring schedule. be asked to do it outside. ;-) singer/songwriter, with an opening hop ensemble Souls of Mischief? Do you the Oakland, Califronia-based ensemble But two decades after its debut, 93 ’til Infinity Yeah. Like I thought. That emoticon does look D set by Milk & Egg. Englert Theatre consider yourself such a big fan that you could composed of members A-Plus, Opio, Phesto remains Souls of Mischief’s most recognizable stupid in print. (221 East Washington Street, Iowa recite every word in the group’s 93 ’til Infinity D, and Tajai. Musical collaborators since high accomplishment, and one that’s arguably even Souls of Mischief’s Rock Island concert will be City). 8 p.m. $18-22. For tickets and album by memory? Then prove it, smart guy! school, the Souls of Mischief talents hit the more respected now than it was in 1993. performed with musical guests Maxilla Blue and information, call (319)688-2653 or Prove it! ground running with this first release, which The Philadelphia Weekly, for instance, recently The Other Elements, and for more information visit Englert.org. What I mean is that you can prove it if you eventually rose to number 17 on Billboard’s Top wrote that “the foursome’s distinctive lyrical on the night, call (309)793-4060 or visit RIBCO. attend Souls of Mischief’s June 22 concert at R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 85 on mapping, infectious beats, and subtle melodies com. Billboard’s Top 200. Its title track also emerged as on their debut rerouted gun-toting wannabes Continued On Page 19 16 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 13 - 26, 2013 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com THEATRE By Thom White Sister Aloysius Beauvier Explains It All for You Doubt, at the District Theatre through June 16 he District confrontation Theatre’s between Sister TDoubt may be Aloysius and the most exception- Father Flynn is a ally performed, stunner for both strongly directed of Doubt’s leads, production I’ve yet as Perrin-Sallak’s seen in the Quad principal grows Cities. Saturday colder in her night’s flawless per- refusal to back formance left me in down, while Platt’s awe, particularly for priest holds his the production’s per- Antoinette Holman and Susan Perrin Sallak own through his fect casting, and for defensive rage. how well director James Fairchild highlights As Sister James, Cara Chumbley exudes playwright John Patrick Shanley’s humor. innocence, joy, and eagerness in her Set in 1964 in a Catholic church and school character’s teaching profession, and delivers in the Bronx, Shanley’s story concerns Sister a portrayal just as wonderful as, but worlds Aloysius Beauvier’s attempts to remove Father removed from, her noteworthy turn as Brendan Flynn from the institution, accusing the boisterous Maureen in the District him of improper conduct with an eighth- Theatre’s Rent earlier this year. Chumbley is grade boy who is also their only black student. particularly outstanding in the play’s later Employing the help of Sister James, the boy’s scenes, when she incorporates an effectively teacher, Sister Beauvier sets into motion a troubled look with furrowed brow as her plot to confirm her speculations – though it’s young nun becomes more cold in her clear that the personal conviction behind her thinking, and her induced skepticism of assumptions is proof enough for her. Father Flynn begins to destroy her innocence. Susan Perrin-Sallak is remarkably Rounding out Doubt’s cast, Antoinette formidable as Sister Aloysius. It’s apparent Holman offers a jaw-dropping performance that her principal’s skepticism has erased as Mrs. Muller, the mother of the possibly the woman’s compassion, and yet the actor abused student. Called in to discuss the makes the humor in her lines clear as well, matter with Sister Aloysius, Holman’s not by speaking as if in jest, but by being demeanor is reflective of the time period’s emphatic in her inflections when expressing racial hierarchy, offering undertones of disdain, as when she voices disgust over a cautiousness and polite respect; she never student wearing lipstick while depicting quite looks into the principal’s eyes, which the Virgin Mary. To be clear, Perrin-Sallak’s also reflects the character’s experiences Sister Aloysius is dauntingly stern, but it’s at home, being “put in her place” by her this sternness, and the severity of her prudish presumably violent husband. Holman’s opinions, that also provides the amusement in attitude changes, however, as Mrs. Muller her performance. begins defending her son – arguing that it’s Jason Platt counters Perrin-Sallak with his him and not the priest whom Sister Aloysius tender, thoughtful, and caring Father Flynn. seems to be accusing of wrongdoing – before Opening the play with a sermon, Platt’s returning to her careful politeness. It’s a preaching, and the sincerity in his delivery, remarkably nuanced depiction. comes across as totally believable. And With its simple yet effective set delineating the actor’s comedic gifts are also laudable, three separate playing areas – the principal’s particularly as he’s instructing his students office, the garden, and the church pulpit on free throws in basketball, using humorous – in the District Theatre’s intimate space, self-awareness and body language to entertain the performances are the true focus of both the (unseen) boys and Doubt’s audience. this rendition of Doubt, as they rightfully they should be. This production deserves Platt’s skills are on especially superb display to go down as one of the theatre’s greatest in the scene in which Sister Aloysius initially triumphs. confronts Flynn after he’s spoken privately with the eighth-grader. Once Sister Aloysius’ Doubt runs at the District Theatre (1611 intentions are clear, Platt switches from Second Avenue, Rock Island) through June an amicable stance to an angry one when 16, and more information and tickets are speaking to his accuser, all the while offering available by calling (309)235-1654 or visiting softer, inquisitive looks while asking Sister DistrictTheatre.com. James exactly what she saw. And the final Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 12 - 26, 2013 17 Figge Art MuseuM American PoP! selections from the Cu Art Museum Collection Through September 8, 2013

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Davenport, Iowa • 563.326.7804 www.figgeartmuseum.org 18 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 13 - 26, 2013 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com THEATRE By Thom White A Time for Change Menopause: The Musical, at the Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse through August 10 hile I have no Wdoubt that women who’ve experienced “the change” – and the men who’ve experienced it with them – will better appreciate the humor in the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse’s latest, Menopause: The Musical offers a lot of entertainment that transcends that particular life expe- Whitney Hayes, Erin Fish, Eleonore Thomas, and Megan Opalinski rience. Filled with comically altered however, who really stole my heart as lyrics of popular, mostly 1960s songs, the the awkward “Iowa Housewife,” with her familiar melodies, energetic rhythms, and endearingly quick-stepped, shuffling sort notable performances from the cast of four of waddle. Thomas earns hearty laughs had Friday’s audience on its feet at the end throughout the show, delivering a hilarious of the production. depiction of a sci-fi robot, a side-splitting With its book and lyrics by Jeanie attempt at squeezing into lingerie, and an Linders, Circa ’21’s musical is a all-too-brief channeling of Cher. celebration, so to speak, of the effects Scenic designer Bud Clark’s beautiful of menopause – hot flashes, sudden backdrop of Bloomingdales’ New York emotional highs and lows, memory loss, City department store is a row of ornate, and beyond. Linders parodies popular 1920s-style elevator doors that sometimes songs to share the experience, turning also serve as the doors to bathroom stalls, “Stayin’ Alive” into “Stayin’ Awake,” and with different set pieces – a purse rack, the “it’s in his kiss” lyrics from “The a table and chairs, bathroom mirrors – Shoop, Shoop Song” into “it’s on my hips.” placed in front of them to depict different My favorite lyrics, however, were the floors in the store. And choreographer ones found in “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” Patty Bender’s high-energy dance steps, with Linders highlighting the moodiness often reminiscent of backup singers’ of menopause. Her lyrics “in the great doo-wop moves, add even more color to room, or on the sofa, my husband sleeps the production through their infectious tonight” are accompanied by a rhythmic excitement. chorus of “she’s a witch, she’s a witch, she’s Boasting no particular plot beyond a bitch, she’s a bitch” instead of “wimoweh, its four women randomly meeting at wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh.” Bloomingdales and lamenting “the Directed by Seth Greenleaf, Menopause: change,” Menopause: The Musical The Musical transcends its seemingly could easily have fallen flat. Yet while, specific appeal thanks to a spectacular cast. thematically, an intermission-less hour- Whitney Hayes’ aptly named “Professional and-a-half of menopause jokes does feel Woman” brings down the house with her like a conceit stretched a bit thin, Circa renditions of “I’m Flashing (Reprise)” ’21’s production is so full of fun – with and “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” the most fun reserved for the final scenes Erin Fish nicely mixes a haughty air of the show – that even someone such with humor as “Soap Star,” the actress as myself, who will never experience who’s all too aware that she’s about to menopause, can be entertained. be replaced. Megan Opalinski is the quintessential “Earth Mother,” from her Menopause: The Musical runs at the Circa oft-used, meditative hand gestures and ’21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue, accompanying “ohm”s to the airy blouse, Rock Island) through August 10, and flowing, patterned skirt, and layers of more information and tickets are available beaded necklaces provided by costume by calling (309)786-7733 extension 2 or designer Sue Hill. It was Eleonore Thomas, visiting Circa21.com. Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 12 - 26, 2013 19

Continued From Page 15 What Else Is Happenin’ Thursday, June 20 – The Goddamn and 27 at 10 a.m. $8.50. For tickets and and Ripley Street, Davenport). Friday Gallows. Punk-bluegrass musicians information, call (319)622-6194 or visit 6:30-9 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.Free perform with guest Lou Shields, followed OldCreamery.com. admission. For information, call (563)322- by a set with the Gypsy Lumberkings. Monday, June 17 – Circa ’21 Open 7363 or visit QCJuneteenth.com. Rock Island Brewing Company (1815 House. Annual event featuring the Saturday, June 15 – Dodgeball Second Avenue, Rock Island). 8 p.m. announcement of the theatre’s next Showdown. Ninth-annual competition $20. For tickets and information, call season, hors d’oeuvres, backstage and outdoor party, with live music (309)793-4060 or visit RIBCO.com. tours, raffles, prizes, entertainment by Trash Martini, vendors, and more. Friday, June 21 – Terri Clark. with Bootleggers Brad Hauskins and Daiquiri Factory (1809 Second Avenue, Canadian country musician in concert. Sunshine Ramsey, and more. Circa ’21 Rock Island). 11 a.m. gates, noon Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue, competition. For information, call Center (1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf). Rock Island). 9 a.m. Free admission; (309)786-1016 or visit DaiquiriFactory. 7:30 p.m. $25-35. For information, season tickets available for purchase. com. call (800)724-5825 or visit Bettendorf. For information, call (309)786-7733 Sunday, June 16 – Ride the River. IsleOfCapriCasinos.com. extension 2 or visit Circa21.com. Annual Father’s Day event hosted by Saturday, June 22 – Sonny & the Thursday, June 20, through River Action, featuring a bi-state tour Sunsets. Pop, old-time country, and folk Saturday, June 29 – Godspell. of the Quad Cities along riverfront bike with Sonny Smith and his ensemble, in Inspirational musical with music and trails. Race begins at the Freight House an Intimate at the Englert concert event. lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Clinton (421 West River Drive, Davenport). 7 a.m. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Area Showboat Theatre (311 Riverview $5-15 registration. For information and Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $15. For tickets Drive, Clinton). Thursday-Saturday 7:30 to register, call (563)322-7433 or visit and information, call (319)688-2653 or p.m., Sunday and Wednesday. 3 p.m. For RiverAction.org. visit Englert.org. tickets and information, call (563)242- Saturday, June 22, and Sunday, Saturday, June 22 – Midsummer 6760 or visit ClintonShowboat.org. June 23 – Quad City Air Show. Annual Night’s Dream Music Festival. Camping Thursday, June 20, through aerial celebration featuring daily air and multi-genre music event featuring Saturday, June 29 – Tuesdays with shows, demonstrations, information numerous Quad Cities bands performing Morrie. Drama based on Mitch Albom’s booths, vendors, and more. Davenport over a 14-hour period. Hillcrest Event autobiographical bestseller. Timber Municipal Airport (9010 North Harrison Center (16260 East 350th Street, Orion). Lake Playhouse (8215 Black Oak Road, Street, Davenport). 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 11 a.m. start; 11 a.m. camping check-out Mt. Carroll). Tuesday-Saturday 7:30 p.m., $20-25 weekend pass. For tickets and on June 23. $10-12. For information, call Sunday 2 p.m. $15-23. For tickets and information, call (563)322-7469 or visit (309)755-6550 or visit MidsummerMusic. information, call (815)244-2035 or visit QuadCityAirShow.com. EventBrite.com. TimberLakePlayhouse.org. Sunday, June 23 – Blossoms Friday, June 21, through Sunday, at Butterworth. Annual outdoor THEATRE July 7 – The School for Scandal. Richard celebration featuring an antique-car Friday, June 14, through Saturday, Brinsley Sheridan’s 18th Century satire, display, a historic Lionel train exhibit, June 22 – Bear Girl. The Prenzie Players’ directed by Theodore Swetz. Riverside live music, children’s activities, guided debuting Native American drama, Theatre Festival Stage (Lower City Park, tours of the area, and more. Butterworth written by J.C. Luxton and directed by Iowa City). Scheduled performances Center and Deere-Wiman House (1105 Cait Bodenbender. QC Theatre Workshop Tuesdays-Sundays. $18-40. For tickets Eighth Street, Moline). Noon-5 p.m. Free (1730 Wilkes Avenue, Davenport). and information, call (319)338-7672 or admission. For information, call (309)743- Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. visit RiversideTheatre.org. 2701 or visit ButterworthCenter.com. $10. For tickets and information, call Sunday, June 23 – The Great Race. (309)278-8426 or visit PrenziePlayers. EVENTS Area stop for the antique, vintage, com. For an interview with Luxton and Thursday, June 13 – An Evening and collector-car road rally on public Bodenbender, visit RCReader.com/y/ with Shawn Johnson. The Women’s highways from St. Paul, Minnesota, to beargirl. Connection hosts the Olympic gold Mobile, Alabama. LeClaire Park (River Friday, June 14, through Saturday, medalist and winner of the 2009 season Drive and Ripley Street, Davenport). July 6 – Hamlet. Outdoor production of of Dancing with the Stars, speaking 5 p.m. arrival. For information, call Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, directed on the topic “Believe in Your Dreams.” (800)989-7223 or visit GreatRace.com. by Kristin Horton. Riverside Theatre Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Tuesday, June 25, through Saturday, Festival Stage (Lower City Park, Iowa Street, Davenport). 6 p.m. $25. For tickets June 29 – Rock Island County Fair. City). Scheduled performances Tuesdays- and information, call (309)631-0167 or Annual outdoor event featuring carnival Sundays. $18-40. For tickets and visit Womens-Connection.org. rides, games, vendors, live music, 4-H information, call (319)338-7672 or visit Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June activities, and more. Rock Island County RiversideTheatre.org. 15 – Juneteenth Festival. Annual event Fairgrounds (Archer Drives and Avenue Saturday, June 15, through held in conjunction with the anniversary of the Cities, East Moline). Free admission Saturday, June 29 – Diary of a Worm, a of slavery’s abolition, featuring live before 8:30 p.m., $5 admission after 8:30 Spider, & a Fly. Family musical comedy music with headliners 10 of Soul and the p.m., $5-10 grandstand-event admission. based on the children’s-book series. Old Preservation Hall Jazz Band, historical For information, call (309)796-1620 or Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue, Iowa presentations, children’s activities, visit RockIslandFair.org. City). Saturday 1 p.m., June 18, 20, 26, and more. LeClaire Park (River Drive 20 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 13 - 26, 2013 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com COVER STORY Continued From Page 7 The War on Whistleblowers government and corporate special interests, – but not top-secret – government DOJ’s influence and attempted blacklisting. an expertise in explosives who reported most Americans have no idea the stunning documents to WikiLeaks that expose As the Government Accountability Project’s on the lack of scientific standards and contributions made by whistleblowers devastating war crimes and distasteful national-security and human-rights problems in the FBI’s crime lab, including over the past half-century. Nor can most and embarrassing diplomatic misconduct director, she now represents whistleblowers issues with the first World Trade Center and of us fathom the courage and depth of by our government. Manning was offered who face legal consequences for their Oklahoma City bombings. His disclosures honor these brave individuals possess. money for the information but refused actions, including Thomas Drake. triggered an investigation by the DOJ Many whistleblowers risk everything to any compensation, stating that his only . Ex-intelligence officer for the inspector general that resulted in a complete inform us, and we should treat them as the purpose in releasing the documents was NSA, the U.S. Air Force, the Office of Naval overhaul of the FBI’s crime lab. Whitehurst extraordinary heroes that they are. to inform the American people. More Intelligence, and the Defense Intelligence filed a federal lawsuit claiming retaliation To that end, read, discuss, and information at BradleyManning.org and Agency who contributed to the New York and won a $1.16-million settlement. He research one or more of the following PressFreedomFoundation.org. Times coverage of the NSA wiretapping know heads the FBI Oversight Project of whistleblowers, whose willingness to come Thomas Tamm. Instrumental controversy in 2005. the National Whistleblower Center. More forward at enormous cost to themselves in exposing the illegal warrant-less Samy Kamkar. Computer hacker information at Whistleblowers.org. and their families sets them apart as wiretapping of Americans during the credited with exposing the illegal mobile- Karen Hudes. Twenty-year senior the best of humanity. As Americans, if Bush administration. This former U.S. phone tracking of all users, regardless counsel for the World Bank who exposed we cannot support these exceptional Department of Justice attorney was an of GPS or location-services settings, on massive corruption at the central bank. individuals, then we are unworthy of their anonymous source in 2005 for the New York Apple iPhones and Google Android and In a 2011 Swiss study published in the sacrifice and should retreat in shame as Times article “Bush Lets U.S. Spy on Callers Microsoft Windows Phone mobile devices, PLOS ONE journal, Hudes accused the the worst of humanity. At a minimum, we Without Courts.” including their transmission of GPS and U.S. Federal Reserve Bank and the other must not allow prosecution of any kind, Thomas Drake. Twenty-year senior Wi-Fi data to their parent companies in primary central banks around the world, including of any of the journalists who executive at the National Security Agency 2010 and 2011. citing the expansive control these private also risk much to publish whistleblower- who exposed the waste, fraud, and abuse Sibel Edmonds. Former FBI translator banks wield over the planet’s myriad provided information. of the NSA’s Trailblazer program, which who was fired in 2002 for trying to expose economies, including vast systemic Daniel Ellsberg. Famous for his engaged in massive illegal wiretapping of gross incompetence, security breaches, influence over the globe’s governments, release in 1971 of the Pentagon Papers, a unsuspecting Americans. He tried to report and potential espionage. She founded large and small. More information at compilation of 7,000 top-secret documents the misconduct through official channels the National Security Whistleblowers KAHudes.net. regarding the Vietnam War that exposed to no avail, eventually contacting the Coalition to assist other whistleblowers, Johnathan Landay. Veteran national- pervasive practices of deception by press. He was maliciously charged under including providing legal aid. She operates security reporter for McClatchy News who current and previous administrations. His the Espionage Act. He was completely the BoilingFrogsPost.com Web site, reported that the Obama administration has whistle-blowing was from within the Rand exonerated, but not before he was ruined publishing news, analysis, and podcasts in targeted and killed hundreds of suspected Corporation, a major military contractor. both professionally and financially. He collaboration with fellow whistleblowers lower-level Afghan and Pakistani militants The federal government attempted to shut currently works in an Apple store at the and investigative journalists. in drone strikes. This contradicts Obama’s down over Ellsberg’s Genius Bar. Watch/listen to Drake address Mark Whitacre. Archer Daniels Midland claim that only senior-level operatives who leak but failed at the Supreme Court. the National Press Club at RCReader. scientist who covertly worked with the FBI pose an “imminent threat” to the U.S. are MostDangerousMan.org states Ellsberg’s com/y/drake1 and RCReader.com/y/drake2. to expose price-fixing. targeted. daring act of conscience led directly to William Binney. Former high-level John Kopchinski. West Point graduate Franz Gayl. Former Marine Corp officer Watergate, President Nixon’s resignation, NSA intelligence officer who was the lead and sales representative for Pfizer turned private-sector consultant for the and the end of the Vietnam War. More architect in designing technology that whose lawsuit triggered a government Marines on Iraq “needs assessments” in information at Ellsberg.net. correlated metadata to reveal specific investigation into Pfizer’s illegal marketing the field. He was adamant about replacing W. Mark Felt. Commonly referred to relationships that could potentially identify of the prescription painkiller Bextra, Humvees, which were never designed as Deep Throat, he leaked information on terrorist activities. His software, Thin resulting in a global settlement of $2.3 for use in combat zones, with the more- President Richard Nixon’s participation in Thread, specifically protected Americans’ billion – the largest health-care-fraud appropriate, superiorly protective vehicle Watergate, over which Nixon eventually privacy by discarding extraneous data settlement in history. known as the MRAPs because soldiers were resigned. not used in meaningful correlations. The Robert Rudolph, Joseph Faltaous, being killed and horribly maimed. When John Paul Vann. A colonel in the U.S. NSA rejected Binney’s software program Steven Woodward, and Jaydeen Vincente. the Department of Defense delayed the Army serving in Vietnam who reported because it wanted to retain all the metadata Four sales reps for Eli Lilly who filed request for the replacement MRAPs for 19 serious problems with American policies it collected. Binney resigned in 2001, lawsuits against the company for illegally months, Gayl went directly to the press with and tactics to his superiors, and later shared objecting to the NSA’s overreach and marketing the drug Zyprexa for uses not his concerns. His whistleblowing resulted his concerns with the media. He was forced unwillingness to protect privacy rights. approved by the FDA. Eli Lily pleaded in the immediate deployment of MRAPs to to resign his commission. Mark Klein. The AT&T communications guilty to off-label uses, including for Iraq’s combat zones, saving countless lives Gregory Minor, Richard Hubbard, technician disclosed details of the secret dementia in the elderly. The $1.4-billion and limbs. and Dale Bridenbaugh. General Electric monitoring facility built in 2003 in Room penalty included the largest criminal fine . The former CIA officer engineers known as the GE Three, who 641A of 611 Folsom Street in San Francisco, for an individual corporation in history. was charged under the Espionage Act testified in congressional hearings on the where AT&T occupies three floors and The four whistleblowers shared nearly $79 for allegedly disclosing to the media safety problems at GE’s nuclear-power was allegedly part of Bush’s warrant-less million. classified evidence of torture during plants, also disclosing dangers related to wiretapping operation. Rick S. Piltz. Employed at NASA, prisoner interrogations under the Bush nuclear power. Jesselyn Radack. Department of Justice Piltz informed on White House official administration. He is one of the few Bradley Manning. After more than attorney who revealed to Newsweek that the Philip Cooney, who – having no scientific whistleblowers sentenced to prison time 1,000 days in prison, this private first DOJ destroyed documents pertaining to background – edited a climate-change for leaking classified information relative to class in the Army is currently defending John Walker Lindh’s interrogation and his report to reflect the administration’s views war crimes. himself in court-martial trial for releasing parent’s request for a lawyer. She was forced on the subject. Babak Pasdar. Computer-security hundreds of thousands of classified from her job, then retaliated against via Frederic Whitehurst. FBI chemist with consultant who, while doing contract Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 12 - 26, 2013 21 by Kathleen McCarthy [email protected]

work for a telecom carrier in Quantico, harassment, eventually receiving a of the International Boundary & Water federal agencies. Virginia, in 2003, authored a seven- $400,000 settlement. His autobiographical Commission. He helped expose the Interior Bunnantine Greenhouse. Former chief page affidavit that he submitted to the book Breaking the Blue Wall was Department’s massive mismanagement, civilian contracting officer for the U.S. Government Accountability Project released in 2012. More information at including fraud, of $3.5 billion in Native Army Corps of Engineers responsible for on the U.S. government’s capability for BreakingTheBlueWall.com. American trust resources that endangered reporting the illegality of no-bid contracts high-speed access to the carrier’s wireless Robert J. McCarthy. He was forced the health and safety of millions on both for reconstruction in Iraq by a Haliburton systems, exposing customers’ phone calls, from his government service even though sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, badly subsidiary. In 2011, “Bunny” reached Internet activity, and locations to blanket he received the Fern Holland Courageous damaging the area’s ecosystem. McCarthy a $970,000 settlement, six years after surveillance. Lawyer Award in 2008 as field solicitor continues to advocate on behalf of fellow blowing the whistle on what she called the Sherron Watkins. Enron senior for the U.S. Department of the Interior whistleblowers, and for reforms in certain worst case of government abuse she had employee who exposed the financial and as general counsel for the U.S. Section witnessed in her 20-year career. fraud and deception occurring inside Enron, resulting in the prosecution and incarceration of top-level executives. She was named one of Time’s 2002 People of the Year. Jeffrey Wigand. After being fired as vice president of research and development for the Brown & Williamson tobacco company, he told 60 Minutes in a report broadcast on February 4, 1996, that the company deliberately manipulated the nicotine level in cigarettes to addict smokers. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo. A former EPA senior policy analyst in South charged with helping the South African government with public-health issues, she exposed the EPA for racial and gender discrimination after being fired for reporting on the dangerous conditions workers were exposed to while mining the dangerous substance vanadium for an American company. Her case led to the No- Fear Act of 2002, making federal agencies more accountable to employee complaints. Joe Darby and Samuel Provance. Both, independent of one another, exposed the prisoner abuse in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. Gary J. Aguirre. As an employee for the SEC in 2006, Aguirre was responsible for exposing the SEC’s failure to investigate John Mack for insider trading involving Pequot Capital Management. He was fired over his complaint of special treatment for Mack but was later given a wrongful- termination settlement of $755,000. His whistle-blowing caused congressional investigations that forced the SEC to reopen the investigation, resulting in a fine of $28 million. Frank Serpico. The first to testify on police corruption inside the New York police department, he was made famous by the 1973 film Serpico, starring Al Pacino. Justin Hopson. A state trooper for the New Jersey State Police, Hopson refused to testify in support of an illegal arrest made by a fellow trooper. He also revealed a secret society within the State Police known as the Lords of Discipline. He experienced retaliation in the form of hazing and 22 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 13 - 26, 2013 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com the Advice

Goddess BY AMY ALKON Ask you actually talk to her, person-to-person, Beating Them About not comedian-to-person. Your goal should be the Head with a Shtick finding out things about her that resonate with I’ve always made people laugh with you and responding to them and seeing whether my self-deprecating humor, but I was there’s a connection there. It’s connecting with complaining about not having much luck a woman that will make her stick around – and with the ladies recently, and my buddy told for far longer than if you just try to hammer her me that my humor is a problem. He said with jokes until she loses consciousness. I come off as kind of a downer to women. Other guy friends told me not to listen to him; women love a man with a sense of The Carpal Tunnel humor. So who’s right? of Love – Overweight, Poor, and Ugly I’m a screenwriter with a job-job, so the early morning is the only time I have to Self-deprecating humor works best when a write. When my girlfriend stays over, she’ll man seems to be kidding, not confessing: “Hey, come in and start talking to me as I’m trying ladies! Look who’s barely holding it together to work. I love her and don’t want her to feel over here!” ignored, but these interruptions really pull So the question is: Exactly how much of a me out of my thoughts. self do you have to deprecate? Evolutionary – Scribe psychologist Dr. Gil Greengross sees self- deprecating humor as a social version of Writing and solitude tend to go together. Just conspicuous consumption (outlandish spending think about it: Where was Thoreau’s girlfriend? implying that a person has so much money, Bottom of the pond? he could use packets of dollar bills for fuel). Writing often looks dignified in movies, but Poking fun at yourself can suggest that you have in real life, it’s a grubby business that tends so much personal and emotional capital that to involve some sobbing into the keyboard you not only don’t need to sweat to impress a and humiliating attempts to bribe God in woman, you can laugh at what a loser you are. exchange for a working plot twist. In between, (This works especially well if you’re a loser like however, there are moments of what’s called George Clooney.) “flow,” a term by psychologist Dr. Mihaly Greengross cautions that it’s risky to shine a Csikszentmihalyi describing the blissfully spotlight on actual flaws, so if there’s a ring of productive state where you get so single- truth to “Overweight, Poor, and Ugly,” avoid mindedly immersed in some activity that time opening with “Hey, babe, how ’bout I sell my and everything else fall away. Interruptions, no plasma and take you to dinner?” But say what matter how well-meaning, are the death of flow, you lack in looks and money you make up in and not exactly fantastic for lesser states of confidence. You could show off how cool you concentration, either. are with that uncomfortable moment of hitting Free Explain this to your girlfriend so she can on a woman with “Hi, I really wanted to talk to understand that your need for solitude isn’t a you. Can we talk about the weather while I’m form of rejection and that, when you’re writing, for your thinking of something to say?” And instead of jewelry the sweetest and most supportive thing she can mocking who you are, you’re probably safer do is act like she’s not speaking to you (but poking fun at something you’ve done, like, without the door slammings and mumblings of wedding day? oops, splashing beer down the cleavage of the “Remorseless turd!” that usually come with). woman you’re hitting on: “They usually just Block out a few hours in the morning as “do We get to know our brides pretty well. slip my water dish into my cage so these sorts of not disturb” time (which she should feel free to things don’t happen.” ignore whenever she catches fire). And when That’s why Doland brides are invited to Still, although some humorous self- you aren’t blackening pages, maybe make an select from a range of beautiful jewelry to condemnation can be fun, a constant barrage effort to be extra-affectionate in addition to accessorize their wedding gown for free! of it may make a woman’s ears try to coerce expressing appreciation for her support. This her arms and legs into a suicide pact. Also, it’s should help keep her from feeling bad and easy to fall into the habit of using humor as a Visit us at Doland Jewelers acting out, and you, in turn, from rebelling for complete details. force field so you never have to open up and against any such rebellion and, say, revising get real. This tends not to go unnoticed or go your pet name for her from “Sugar Booger” to over with the ladies. So sure, disarm a woman “Writer’s Block.” with humor, but after she’s disarmed, see that Got A Problem? Ask Amy Alkon. 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 3865 Elmore Ave. | Davenport, IA 52807 | 563.326.1847 or e-mail [email protected] (AdviceGoddess.com) www.dolandjewelers.com | Look for us on Facebook. ©2013, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 12 - 26, 2013 23

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Irish you right now, Cancerian. Dream up an epic SAGITTARIUS (November poet Richard Brinsley Sheridan task or project that will fuel your imagination for 22-December 21): Sagittarius didn’t confine his lyrical wit to well- a long time. comedian Steven Wright says he crafted poems on the printed page. He used it took a class in speed waiting. “Now I can wait to say things that would advance his practical LEO (July 23-August 22): In 1926, an hour in only ten minutes,” he brags. I think ambitions. For example, when he first met the surrealist artist Max Ernst painted The you will have the same knack in the coming woman who would eventually become his wife, Blessed Virgin Chastising the Infant days, Sagittarius. Your patience is likely to be he said to her, “Why don’t you come into my Jesus in Front of Three Witnesses. It shows Mary much more effective than usual. Results will garden? I would like my roses to see you.” That’s vigorously spanking her son as he lies on her come faster and they’ll be more intense. The the kind of persuasive power I hope you will lap. Nowadays, the image doesn’t seem nearly only catch is that you will really have to be calm summon in the coming days, Aries. According as scandalous as it did when it first appeared. and composed and willing to wait a long time. to my analysis of the omens, you should have Even some Christians I know find it amusing, It won’t work if you’re secretly antsy and only it in abundance. So what’s the best use of this welcoming the portrayal of Jesus as a genuine pretending to be imperturbable. mojo? Is there anything you would really like human being with lessons to learn. What would to sell? What new resources do you want to be your equivalent of creating a cheeky image CAPRICORN (December bring into your sphere? Who do you want to like this, Leo? How could you achieve cathartic 22-January 19): Let the boundaries convince? release by being irreverent toward something or blur a bit, Capricorn. Don’t stick too someone you respect? I recommend it. (See the rigidly to the strict definitions. Play around TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In The image: TinyURL.com/SpankingJesus.) with some good old-fashioned fuzzy logic. Book of the Damned, Charles Fort The straight facts and the precise details are revealed one of the secrets of power. VIRGO (August 23-September important to keep in mind, but you shouldn’t He said that if you want power over something, 22): It’s prime time to promote cling to them so ferociously that they stifle your you should be more real than it. What does cross-cultural liaisons and inter- imagination. You need to give yourself enough that mean? How do you become real in the first species relationships, Virgo. I encourage you slack to try open-ended experiments. You’ll be place, and how do you get even more real? Here’s to experiment with hybrids and facilitate the smart to allow some wobble in your theories and what I think: Purge your hypocrisies and tell as union of diverse interests. You will be working in a tremble in your voice. Magic will happen if few lies as possible. Find out what your deepest alignment with cosmic trends if you strengthen there’s plenty of wiggle room. self is like – not just what your ego is like – and the connections between influences that belong be your deepest self with vigorous rigor. Make together, and even between influences that don’t AQUARIUS (January 20-February sure that the face you show the world is an know they belong together. So see what you can 18): “One should be light like a accurate representation of what’s going on in do to facilitate conversations between Us and bird, and not like a feather,” said French poet your inner world. If you do all that good stuff, Them. Negotiate peace treaties between Yes and Paul Valery. How do you interpret that thought, you will eventually be as real and as powerful as No. Look for legitimate ways to compare apples Aquarius? In the book The Science of Self- you need to be. and oranges. Control, here’s how Howard Rachlin expands on Valery’s idea: “We need to be spontaneous, GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Long LIBRA (September 23-October but only in the context of some framework that after the artist Amedeo Clemente 22): Gonzo columnist Mark Morford allows us to attain higher levels of spontaneity; Modigliani died, his paintings sold wrote a list of liberated behaviors he wants to a feather is a slave to the wind, while a bird uses for millions of dollars. But while alive, he never cultivate. Because you’re in the emancipatory the wind.” Take heed, Aquarius! Your creative got rich from doing what he loved to do. He phase of your yearly cycle, I invite you to try flights will go further and last longer if you have expressed frustration about the gap between his some of his strategies. (1) Have a gentler grip. a solid foundation to take off from. ambitions and his rewards. “I do at least three Let go of tight-assed attitudes. (2) Make deeper paintings a day in my head,” he said. “What’s penetration. Don’t be satisfied with surfaces. (3) PISCES (February 19-March 20): Let’s the use of spoiling canvas when nobody will Raise the vibration. Isn’t it a waste of precious life call today Sigh-Day. Tomorrow, too, and buy anything?” I hope you don’t arrive at a energy to mope around in a sour and shriveled the next day, and the two days after that. comparable conclusion, Gemini. It’s crucial that frame of mind? (4) Appreciate appreciation. During these five Sigh-Days, you should feel free you not keep your good ideas bottled up in your Treat gratitude as an emotion of the same caliber to let out big, deep sighs at a higher rate than imagination. You need to translate them into as joy. (5) Cultivate ecstatic silliness. Develop a usual. Allow yourself to be filled up with poignant practical actions, even if there’s no immediate or blissful ability to take everything less seriously. thoughts about life’s paradoxical mysteries. Give obvious benefit in doing so. Expressing yourself (6) Drink the awe. Allow astonishment to seep yourself permission to be overwhelmed with concretely has rarely been more important than in. (More: TinyURL.com/morfordjoy.) emotions that are midway between lamentation it is right now. and reverent amazement. For even better results, SCORPIO (October 23-November indulge in some free-form moaning during CANCER (June 21-July 22): In 21): From an astrological perspective, your five Sigh-Days. That’ll help you release 1967, dissidents dreamed up a novel now would be a good time to go on your full backlog of tension and give you more way to protest America’s horrific a meditation retreat for a few days or make a appreciation for the crazy beauty of your fate. (P.S. Vietnam War. They marched to the Pentagon, pilgrimage to your ancestral homeland. You Try not to whine, though.) the military’s headquarters, and performed an would generate just the right shifts in your brain exorcism to purge the place of its evil. With chemistry by doing something such as that. Homework: Send news of your favorite mystery – the power of songs and chants, they invoked Other recommended adventures: reviewing the an enigma that is both maddening and delightful magic spells designed to levitate the 6.5-million- story of your entire life from your first memory – to FreeWillAstrology.com. square-foot building into the air. 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Rally on the River: Spike (5pm) - Isaac Simon Says Uncle -Martini’s on the Rock, Just Chords -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. 2013/06/13THURSDAY (Thu) 13 James (7pm) - Quiet Riot (9:30pm) 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Davenport, IA -Centennial Park, Beiderbecke Dr. & Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ Justin Morrissey & Friends -The Rusty Busted Chandeliers (6:30pm) -Bet- Marquette Davenport, IA -Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA tendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Rocktapuss Hosts the Rock Jam -Rascals Moline, IL Karaoke King -Chuck’s Tap, 1731 W. 6th Campus Bettendorf, IA Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL Tallgrass -Weather Dance Fountain Stage, St. Davenport, IA Chuck Murphy -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Soulshake -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. outside the Sheraton Hotel, 210 S. Kooby’s Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquar- Rock Island, IL Iowa City, IA Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA ters Bar & Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal Dani Lynn Howe -Bass Street Landing Wymyns Prysyn - Solid Attitude - Good The Manny Lopez Big Band (6pm) -The Valley, IL Plaza, Moline, IL Habits -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave. Lee Blackmon (2pm) -Creekside Vine- Dave Fields -The Muddy Waters, 1708 Iowa City, IA Rock Island, IL yards Winery & Inn, 7505 120th Ave. State St. Bettendorf, IA You’re Too Kind - Charlie Siren -Iowa City The Multiple Cat - Gloom Baloon - Coal Valley, IL Jam Sessions with John O’Meara & Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Brooks Strause -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Lewis Knudsen (6:30pm) -Peachwave Friends -The Muddy Waters, 1708 Rock Island, IL Frozen Yogurt, 3431 Devils Glen Rd. State St. Bettendorf, IA 2013/06/14 (Fri) Bettendorf, IA Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and FRIDAY 14 2013/06/15 (Sat) Live Music Lunch -Mama Compton’s, 1725 Lounge, 4506 27th St Moline, IL ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St. SATURDAY 15 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Karaoke Night -Pepperjack’s, 1225 E. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, Lynn Allen -Purgatory’s Pub, 2104 State Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, Aaron Carter @ The Redstone Room – June 18 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA St Bettendorf, IA Karaoke Night -Purgatory’s Pub, 2104 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA DJ Night -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Live Lunch w/ Tony Hoeppner (noon) B. John Burns -Uptown Bill’s Coffee Mad Monks - The Maw - The Oculus - State St Bettendorf, IA Anna Volgenzang - Speaking of Secrets Moline, IL - David G. Smith (7:30pm) -RME House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA Eustasy -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W - Subatlantic -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Doug Brundies & the Big Acoustic Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Barlowe & James (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ, St. Iowa City, IA Locust Davenport, IA Rock Island, IL Show -Barrel House 211, 211 E. 2nd Davenport, IA 2020 1st Street Milan, IL Preservation Hall Jazz Band -University Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty, 811 East 2nd Ben Kenney - Almost a Triangle -The Red- St. Davenport, IA Luv Handles (5:30pm) - Fran & the Coun- Caught in the Act -Generations Bar & Grill, of Iowa Pentacrest, University of Iowa St. Davenport, IA stone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA Electric Thunder - ACG3 - Giant Child - try Gentlemen (8pm) -The Rusty Nail, 4100 4th Ave. Moline, IL Iowa City, IA Kevin “B.F.” Burt -Herbert Hoover Na- Big Joe’s DJ & Karaoke Show -V.F.W. Post Drumai - Strictly Vinyl -Gabe’s, 330 E. 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Chuck Murphy (6pm) -Woodbine Bend Pressed And - It Is Rain in My Face - tional Historic Site, off I-80 at exit 254 9128, 2814 State Street Bettendorf, IA Washington St. Iowa City, IA Minnie Murphy -Riverside Casino and Golf Course, 3500 E Center Rd. Stock- Cuticle -The Mill, 120 E Burlington West Branch, IA Brian Fest: Alan Huckleberry - The Uni- Eric Pettit Trio - Sean Costanza -The Mill, Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riv- ton, IL Iowa City, IA Lewis Knudsen (11am) -Mama Comp- phonics - Dave Zollo - The Sullivan 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA erside, IA Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Rally on the River: Animalia (noon) - Hap ton’s, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Gang - Tallgrass -Iowa City Yacht Club, Friday Live @5: Natty Nation (5pm) Narrow Hearts - Of Glaciers - Kings Lounge, 4506 27th St Moline, IL Hazard & Corporate Rock (2pm) Live Lunch w/ Keith Soko (noon) -RME 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA -RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St. Dav- - Heavyweight -RME (River Music Ex- Dave Churchill Band (6pm) -Cool Beanz - Wikd Likir (4:30pm) - Cal Stage Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. CASI New Horizons Band -Bill Bowe enport, IA perience), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St. Rock Band (6:30pm) - Nigel Dupree Band Davenport, IA Memorial Bandshell, Middle Park James Armstrong -The Muddy Waters, Open Mic Coffeehouse -First Lutheran Island, IL (8:30pm) - Jackyl (10:30pm) -Centen- Open Mic Night -Uptown Bill’s Coffee Bettendorf, IA 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Church - Rock Island, 1600 20th St. David G. Smith -Rustic Ridge Golf Course nial Park, Beiderbecke Dr. & Marquette House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA Caught in the Act -11th Street Precinct, Jerra Williams (11am) -Mama Compton’s, Rock Island, IL Grille & Pub, 1151 East Iowa St. El- Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Karl -Kilkenny’s, 300 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Rally on the River: Pash-N-Brew Band dridge, IA Restless Heart (8pm) - Minnie Murphy W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA RIVERCharley Hayes CITIES (6pm) -Skinny READER Legs BBQ, Juneteenth: Preservation Hall Jazz Band (4:30pm) - Dirt Road Rockers Evergreen Grass Band - Collin Braley (9:30pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Open Mic Night w/ Rob Dahms -Rustic crop2020 1st ad Street to4.55 Milan, IL X 5.4 (6:30pm) -LeClaire Park, River Dr & (6:30pm) - RM 212 (9pm) - Black Jack & Friends -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Ridge Golf Course Grille & Pub, 1151 Chuck Murphy -Belly Up, 304 10th Ave. Ripley St Davenport, IA Billy (11pm) -Centennial Park, Beider- Linn St Iowa City, IA Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) East Iowa St. Eldridge, IA Orion, IL Just Chords -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. becke Dr. & Marquette Davenport, IA Funktastic Five -Rascals Live, 1418 15th -Phoenix, 111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA Open Mic w/ Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub, Cosmic -River House, 1510 River Dr. Davenport, IA Rob Dahms -Rustic Ridge Golf Course St. Moline, IL Saturday Jazz Brunch w/ the Brett Wahl- 1465 19th St. East Moline, IL Moline, IL Kaivama - The Polka Chicks -CSPS/Legion Grille & Pub, 1151 East Iowa St. El- Jeff & Marcia Duo -Studio Pub, 1465 19th berg Trio -Mama Compton’s, 1725 2nd Preservation Hall Jazz Band -Brucemore, Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickman’s, 1510 N. Arts, 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids, IA dridge, IA St. East Moline, IL Ave Rock Island, IL 2160 Linden Dr SE Cedar Rapids, IA Harrison St. Davenport, IA Karaoke King -Chuck’s Tap, 1731 W. 6th Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub, Juneteenth: 10 of Soul -LeClaire Park, St. Davenport, IA 1465 19th St. East Moline, IL River Dr & Ripley St Davenport, IA Continued On Page 26

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Snogulated Pig - Code Orange Kids - ton’s, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Harrison St. Davenport, IA Adventures - Haddon?eld -Rozz-Tox, 2013/06/17 (Mon) 17 Lojo Russo (6:30pm) -Bettendorf Public Dan Dimonte & the Bad Assettes -Iowa 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL MONDAY Library, 2950 Learning Campus Bet- City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa Terry Evans -The Muddy Waters, 1708 ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters, 1708 tendorf, IA City, IA State St. Bettendorf, IA State St. Bettendorf, IA Open Mic Night -Uptown Bill’s Coffee E11eventh Hour -Stalker’s Pub, 330 Ferry The Funnies -River House, 1510 River Chicago -i wireless Center, 1201 River House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA Rd Miles, IA Dr. Moline, IL Dr Moline, IL Open Mic Night w/ Karl -Kilkenny’s, 300 Frank Bang & the Secret Stash -RIBCO, Trash Martini -Daiquiri Factory, 1809 2nd Mac Demarco - Brooks Strause & the W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL Ave. Rock Island, IL Gory Details -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washing- Open Mic Night w/ Rob Dahms -Rustic Friday Live @5: Who Cares? Band Wes Weeber’s BrokeAss Sellouts -RIBCO, ton St. Iowa City, IA Ridge Golf Course Grille & Pub, 1151 (5pm) -RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St. 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed Awaken- East Iowa St. Eldridge, IA Davenport, IA ings, 221 Brady St. Davenport, IA Open Mic w/ Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub, Holly’s Buddies (5:30pm) - Curtis 2013/06/16 (Sun) Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted 1465 19th St. East Moline, IL Hawkins Band (8pm) -The Rusty Nail, SUNDAY 16 by Silly C & Slack Man -Paddlewheel Rocktapuss Hosts the Rock Jam -Rascals 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Buddy Olson (3pm) -Ducky’s Lagoon, Sports Bar & Grill, 221 15th St Bet- Terri Clark @ Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center – June 21 Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL Jazz Dinner at the River City Radio Hour 13515 78th Ave Andalusia, IL tendorf, IA Open Mic w/ Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub, Mark Jungers -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington Rusty Maples - Chasing Shade -Iowa City (5:30pm) -Moline Commercial Club, Christopher Benner & Friends Praise Open Mic w/ J. Knight -The Mill, 120 E 1465 19th St. East Moline, IL St. Iowa City, IA Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA 513b 16th St Moline, IL Band (10am) -Faith Lutheran Church Burlington Iowa City, IA Open Mic w/ Jordan Danielsen -11th Open Mic Night -Boozie’s Bar & Grill, 114 Scott Cawelti -Herbert Hoover National Jeremiah Harbron (6pm) -Cool Beanz - Moline, 1611 41st St. Moline, IL Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Dav- 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Historic Site, off I-80 at exit 254 West Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St. Rock Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers Sports 2013/06/18 (Tue) enport, IA Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub, Branch, IA Island, IL Bar, 2228 E. 11th St. Davenport, IA TUESDAY 18 Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ -Mc- 1465 19th St. East Moline, IL Soulshake -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Jerra Williams (11am) -Mama Compton’s, Hard Feelings - Puddle Jumper - SFW Aaron Carter - Vince Tomas - Angela Manus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty, 811 East 2nd Iowa City, IA 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa Meyer -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St. Davenport, IA Tangent -Bass Street Landing Plaza, Jim Ryan -Bud’s Skyline Inn, 2621 69th City, IA St Davenport, IA 2013/06/19 (Wed) The Chris & Wes Show -Mound Street Moline, IL Ave. Moline, IL Jason Carl Unplugged -The Muddy ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, WEDNESDAY 19 Landing, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA The Goddamn Gallows - Lou Shields Karaoke King -Chuck’s Tap, 1731 W. 6th Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Bob Burns (11am) -Mama Compton’s, The Other Elements - AWTHNTKTS (8pm) - Gypsy Lumberjacks (11pm) St. Davenport, IA Jim Ryan (3pm) -Bud’s Skyline Inn, 2621 ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters, 1708 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL - Fooch - Shakes -The Mill, 120 E -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL Karaoke Night -The Mill, 120 E Burlington 69th Ave. Moline, IL State St. Bettendorf, IA Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King Burlington Iowa City, IA Todd Clouser - Ragaman -Rozz-Tox, 2108 Iowa City, IA Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -O’Melia’s Sup- (9:30pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Keep off the Grass -River House, 1510 Locust Davenport, IA per Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd. Rock Locust Davenport, IA 2013/06/20 (Thu) River Dr. Moline, IL Lojo Russo (2pm) -Wide River Winery Island, IL Jam Session w/ Ben Soltau -Iowa City THURSDAY 20 2013/06/21 (Fri) 00 Kevin Presbrey -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. - Clinton, 1776 East Deer Creek Rd. Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Cursive - Digital Leather -The Mill, 120 E FRIDAY 21 Davenport, IA Clinton, IA Locust Davenport, IA Jason Carl & Friends -Creekside Bar and Burlington Iowa City, IA ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St. Lemon Wheel -Riverside Casino and Golf Night People (2pm) -Riverside Casino Kelly Hogan - Milk & Egg -Englert Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Jam Sessions with John O’Meara & Davenport, IA Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Theatre, 221 East Washington St. Karaoke Night -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Friends -The Muddy Waters, 1708 ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, Phyllis & the Sharks -Martini’s on the Riverside, IA State St. Bettendorf, IA Songwriters Night -Studio Pub, 1465 19th Iowa City, IA Rock Island, IL 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Rock, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Open Jam w/ the Harris Collection Karaoke Night w/ Fat Dawgs Produc- Karaoke Night -Pepperjack’s, 1225 E. Battle Red -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Powell -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille St. East Moline, IL Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Soul Karaoke -Top Shelf Lounge, 1327 -Brady Street Pub, 217 Brady St. Dav- tions -QC Family Entertainment, 4401 Moline, IL & Pub, 1151 East Iowa St. Eldridge, IA enport, IA 44th Ave. Moline, IL Karaoke Night -Purgatory’s Pub, 2104 Big Joe’s DJ & Karaoke Show -V.F.W. Post Red Meat - Crystal City - The PBJs 13th Ave East Moline, IL State St Bettendorf, IA Sunday Funday Karaoke (3pm) -Frick’s Open Mic Night -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, Keller Karaoke -Martini’s on the Rock, 9128, 2814 State Street Bettendorf, IA - Strictly Vinyl -Gabe’s, 330 E. Wash- 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W ington St. Iowa City, IA Tap, 1402 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Locust Davenport, IA Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 12 - 26, 2013 27 Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to [email protected] • Deadline 5 p.m. Thursday before publication Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 Crossroads -The Kickstand Pub & Grub, Sunday Funday Karaoke (3pm) -Frick’s Open Mic w/ Jordan Danielsen -11th 1st Street Milan, IL 1706 13th St. Viola, IL Tap, 1402 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Dav- Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub, Dan Dimonte & the Bad Assettes -Weath- Sunday Jazz Brunch (10:30am & enport, IA 1465 19th St. East Moline, IL er Dance Fountain Stage, outside the 12:30pm) -Bix Bistro, 200 E. 3rd St. Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ -Mc- Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Sheraton Hotel, 210 S. Dubuque St. Davenport, IA Manus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL Jumer’s Casino and Hotel, I-280 & Hwy Iowa City, IA Top Notchmen (1:30pm) -Walcott Coli- 92 Rock Island, IL Gray Wolf Band -River House, 1510 River seum, 116 E Bryant St Walcott, IA 2013/06/26 (Wed) Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ Dr. Moline, IL WEDNESDAY 26 -Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Jeff & Marcia Duo -Studio Pub, 1465 19th 2013/06/24 (Mon) 24 Bob Burns (11am) -Mama Compton’s, Moline, IL St. East Moline, IL MONDAY 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Studebaker John & the Hawks -The Mud- Jim Buenning -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters, 1708 Finnders & Youngberg - Burlington dy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL State St. Bettendorf, IA Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill, 120 Terri Clark -Quad-Cities Waterfront Johnny Goldmine & the Nuggets -Rustic Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed Awaken- E Burlington Iowa City, IA Convention Center, 1777 Isle Parkway Ridge Golf Course Grille & Pub, 1151 ings, 221 Brady St. Davenport, IA Jam Session w/ Ben Soltau -Iowa City Bettendorf, IA East Iowa St. Eldridge, IA Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA The Fez -Weather Dance Fountain Stage, Karaoke King -Chuck’s Tap, 1731 W. 6th by Silly C & Slack Man -Paddlewheel Jason Carl & Friends -Creekside Bar and outside the Sheraton Hotel, 210 S. St. Davenport, IA Sports Bar & Grill, 221 15th St Bet- Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA Kenny Paulsen Quartet (5pm) - Flash tendorf, IA Karaoke Night -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Tony Hamilton Orchestra -CASI (Center Point (9pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W The Goddamn Gallows @ RIBCO – June 20 Open Mic w/ J. Knight -The Mill, 120 E Rock Island, IL for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Locust Davenport, IA Burlington Iowa City, IA Phineas J’s -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State 2013/06/23 (Sun) Karaoke Night w/ Fat Dawgs Produc- Road Davenport, IA Kevin Presbrey -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. The Mowgli’s - Chasing Shade -Gabe’s, St. Bettendorf, IA tions -QC Family Entertainment, 4401 Tri-County Community Band -Bill Bowe Davenport, IA SUNDAY 23 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) Buddy Olson (3pm) -Ducky’s Lagoon, 44th Ave. Moline, IL Memorial Bandshell, Middle Park Bet- Kooby’s Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquar- -Phoenix, 111 West 2nd St. Daven- 13515 78th Ave Andalusia, IL Keller Karaoke -Martini’s on the Rock, tendorf, IA ters Bar & Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal 2013/06/25 (Tue) port, IA Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers Sports 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Tronicity -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E Valley, IL TUESDAY 25 Saturday Jazz Brunch w/ the Brett Wahl- Bar, 2228 E. 11th St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night -Boozie’s Bar & Grill, 114 11th St Davenport, IA Lemon Wheel -Riverside Casino and Golf ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, berg Trio -Mama Compton’s, 1725 2nd Doc Anderson’s “Back in the (Sun)Day” 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Ave Rock Island, IL Party (6pm) -The Muddy Waters, 1708 Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub, 302013/06/22 (Sat) Live Lunch w/ Shawna Smith (noon) - ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters, 1708 Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at State St. Bettendorf, IA 1465 19th St. East Moline, IL SATURDAY 22 River Prairie Minstrels (6pm) -RME State St. Bettendorf, IA Jumer’s Casino and Hotel, I-280 & Hwy Jim Ryan -Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty, 811 East 2nd ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Dan Knight -Coralville Center for the Per- 92 Rock Island, IL 7th Street and the Rock River Moline, IL St. Davenport, IA 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Davenport, IA forming Arts, 1301 5th St. Coralville, IA Sonny & the Sunsets -Englert Theatre, Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Sturgill Simpson - Them Som’Bitches Abe - B-Tho - Jo Jo Montana - TayBeez Live Music Lunch -Mama Compton’s, 1725 Dent May - Dead Gaze -The Mill, 120 E 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA Locust Davenport, IA -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Fasheez - Drug Muzic - DJ Pat - Cimi 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Burlington Iowa City, IA Souls of Mischief - Maxilla Blue - The River City Six (2pm) -Riverside Casino The Chris & Wes Show -Mound Street Hendrix -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington Meet the Press -Martini’s on the Rock, Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -O’Melia’s Sup- Other Elements -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Landing, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA St. Iowa City, IA 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL per Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd. Rock Rock Island, IL Riverside, IA The Old 57’s -Rock Island County Fair- Bob the Bluesman & Friends -Uptown Midsummer Night’s Dream Music Festi- Island, IL Terry & the Loan Sharks -Firehouse Silk/Slag - Alex Body -Gabe’s, 330 E. grounds, Archer Drive & Avenue of the Bill’s Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque val -Hillcrest Event Center, 16260 East Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Bar & Grill, 2006 Hickory Grove Rd. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Cities East Moline, IL St. Iowa City, IA 350th St. Orion, IL Locust Davenport, IA Davenport, IA Songwriters Night -Studio Pub, 1465 19th Torres - Lady Lamb the Beekeeper - The Caught in the Act -Hollar’s Bar and Grill, Mike Blomme (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ, Open Jam w/ the Harris Collection Tim Stop -Barrel House 211, 211 E. 2nd St. St. East Moline, IL Dead God’s Concussion - Bitch Kraft - 4050 27th St Moline, IL 2020 1st Street Milan, IL -Brady Street Pub, 217 Brady St. Davenport, IA Soul Karaoke -Top Shelf Lounge, 1327 The Men from ... Beyond -Gabe’s, 330 Chuck Murphy -Cadillac Sports Bar, 802 E My God the Heat - AsBigAsAMouse Davenport, IA Tronicity -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 13th Ave East Moline, IL E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Peru St. Princeton, IL -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL Open Mic Night -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 11th St Davenport, IA Steve Elliot’s Acoustic Guitar Series Vocal Expressionz (6pm) - Karaoke Cosmic -Mound Street Landing, 1029 North of 40 -Mulligan’s Valley Pub, 310 W 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL (1pm) -Lavender Crest Winery, 5401 King (9:30pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 Mound St. Davenport, IA 1st Ave Coal Valley, IL Open Mic w/ Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub, W Locust Davenport, IA US Highway 6 Colona, IL 1465 19th St. East Moline, IL 28 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 20 No. 832 • June 13 - 26, 2013 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com

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