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The New Paranormal: Mike Schulz
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Fairy Tales Will Obscure
the Grim Reality of Illinois
Stopgap Budget Page 2
Flashes, but No Pan:

Circas Menopause:
The Musical Page 7
Casual Complexity:
Pinegrove at
Rozz-Tox Page 8
Whats Happenin: Cory

Branan, Red Sun Rising,
QC Metalfest Page 10
#913
July 21 - August 3, 2016
River Cities Reader Vol. 23 No. 913 July 21 - August 3, 2016
ILLINOIS POLITICS
Business Politics Arts Culture Now You Know RiverCitiesReader.com

By Rich Miller
CapitolFax.com
Fairy Tales Will Obscure Grim

Reality of Stopgap Budget
ight off the bat, I should say that

I think the so-called stopgap
budget signed into law on June 30
was a good idea. People and organizations that rely on state government desperately needed a break from the all-out
legislative war between the two ideologically entrenched parties.
After more than 12 solid months of
stalemate, the two camps finally agreed
to a six-month budget for everything
except elementary- and secondaryeducation funding, which got a full years
worth of cash.
And even though social-service
providers and universities only got
about half their previous levels of funding going back the past 12 months and
forward through December, the stopgapbudget money is probably enough to
keep both systems from collapsing.
It was a reprieve of sorts just enough
money to keep most of the budget
hostages alive while the two warring
parties retreated to their corners to fight
the upcoming fall campaign.
The stopgap also prevented state government from grinding to a halt. Prisons,
for instance, couldnt pay suppliers for
everything from water to electricity to
food because they havent had any official
appropriations since June 2015.
Fiscally, however, the stopgap is
a monster.
Comptroller Leslie Munger, who pays
the states bills, told reporters last week
that come late December the state will
still be paying off invoices from June, and
itll have a total bill-payment backlog of
$10 billion.
And the respected and bipartisan
Commission on Government Forecasting & Accountability projected the stopgap deal has an $8-billion deficit.
You might recall that House Speaker
Michael Madigan jammed his own
spending plan through his chamber in
late May, but several rank-and-file Senate
Democrats subsequently revolted and
stopped that bill dead in its tracks.
Ever since then, Governor Bruce
Rauner has been busily traveling the state
taking credit for killing Madigans bill,
always claiming it was disastrously out of
balance by about $7 billion.
I Googled Rauner Democrats $7 billion and came up with 36,200 results.
He really burned that message in, and
for good reason: His political operation
claims its polling shows that a vote for
that $7-billion deficit is darned near

political death.
But isnt an almost-$8-billion deficit in
a budget he signed larger than a $7-billion deficit in a bill he claimed to stop?
Yes, it is, but dont tell that to the
governor.
We could be way, way worse off if the
super-majoritys budget bill had passed,
Rauner said, speaking of Madigans
proposal. Wed be spending at an even
higher level than we are today.
Huh?
Never mind, because it probably wont
matter when it comes to the campaign.
The Republicans are all about pinning
that $7-billion-deficit tag on the House
Democrats. And the House Democrats
are gearing up to whack Republicans for
proposing a stopgap budget plan in late
May that provided far less funding for
K-12, higher education, social services,
and health care than was eventually
approved by both chambers in late June.
Yep, you read that right. Were about to
witness a big, nasty campaign fight over
two bills that never became law. Heck,
the Republican stopgap proposal never
even got a committee hearing, let alone
a vote.
The Republicans will slam the Democrats for attempting to force a budget
through that wouldve created such a
huge deficit that the personal-incometax rate wouldve risen to more than
5.5 percent, as a Rauner administration
memo claimed last week (issued, by the
way, the same day the $8-billion-deficit
projection was released). The tax rate is
now 3.75 percent, after partially rolling
back in January of last year from a high
of 5 percent.
And the Democrats will slam the
Republicans for trying to slash every
politically popular spending program
under the sun.
Why wont the two sides blast each
other for putting us in the hole by $8
billion? Because they actually passed that
bill and Rauner signed it into law. Faulting each other for a bill that passed with
huge bipartisan majorities just wouldnt
be smart.
And so well get fairy tales.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol
Fax (a daily political newsletter) and
CapitolFax.com.
COVER STORY
By Jeff Ignatius, jeff@rcreader.com
Western Illinois University-Quad Cities Building One, completed in 2012.
Slow and Steady
How WIU-QC Has Grown Despite Tough Times in Higher Education
n 2006, Western Illinois University

approved its master plan for a Moline
riverfront campus, boasting that this new
location will host an initial enrollment of
3,000 students.
Last year with two of three planned construction phases complete Western Illinois
University-Quad Cities (WIU-QC) had 1,531
students.
On the surface, this looks pretty bad. There
was no equivocation in that enrollment statement, and the numbers arent even close.
But as the campus Fiscal Year 2015 report
puts it: Western Illinois University-Quad
Cities is the fastest-growing Illinois public
university for the last five years. Ten of Illinois 13 public universities saw decreases in
enrollment from fall 2010 to fall 2014 from
modest declines to alarming drops of more
than 10 percent (for six universities). The
head count at WIU-QC, meanwhile, jumped
11.9 percent more than double the percentage increase for the next-best-performer, the
University of Illinois at Springfield.
So the glass is probably half-full when it
comes to WIU-QC, largely because its enrollment has been an exception to the exodus
from college campuses nationwide over the
past five years.
Only three [public] universities have
grown in Illinois, said Joseph A. Rives,
WIUs vice president for Quad Cities and
planning. There is a shrinking market for
higher education. So where are the students
going? Theyre choosing here. So it is a big

deal. Is it as dramatic as it could be? Not yet,
but thats why weve continued to add and
build programs.
He emphasized that Western Illinois
focuses on personal attention low studentto-faculty ratios and small class sizes, which
he said is one reason WIU-QC has grown
while other universities shrink: Lots of colleges and universities will say, We provide a
small-college experience with large-college
opportunities. ... For the 26 years Ive
worked in higher education, its been true [at
Western]. Its an organizational value that we
strongly believe in.
Damien Bertelsen, a 2006 Rock Island
graduate who joined the Navy after high
school, enrolled at WIU-QC after his service
and is now a senior in the Liberal Arts & Sciences program. I chose to attend WIU-QC
primarily for the convenience of the location
here in the Quad Cities and because they are
well-known as an extremely military-friendly
college, he wrote. I ... did not know what to
expect when returning to higher education.
... The campus is beautiful and well-thoughtout. The greatest asset that WIU-QC has is
their amazing professors. All of the instructors I have had ... have gone above and
beyond. These educators have always made
time for me and genuinely care about their
students.
He added: My only complaint is a rather
serious matter: We need more coffee vending
machines, and we need them closer to

classrooms.
There Was Clearly a Need
WIU-QCs riverfront campus currently

has four buildings with nearly 155,000 square
feet of space on 20 acres off Molines River
Drive (north of Riverside Park in the eastern
part of the city). It was built in two phases at a
cost of nearly $60 million.
The third construction phase is on hold
with $5 million in funding announced in
2014 under then-Governor Pat Quinn but
currently frozen. That phase was estimated to
cost almost $35 million.
Rives said the four current buildings were
designed to accommodate 3,000 students.
Although WIU-QC is barely halfway to that
target, the people interviewed for this article
expressed little concern about the campus
enrollment numbers.
There are a lot of things that have
changed in higher education and the
economy since plans for the Quad Cities
campus were approved, said Mara Downing,
president of the John Deere Foundation and
director of global brand management and
corporate citizenship at Deere & Company.
Were on the right track, and I think that
were seeing the growth in demand for those
facilities down there. I think were seeing
more and more economic development
downtown.
Tara Barney, president and CEO of the
Quad Cities Chamber, echoed those sentiments, saying she is pleased with WIU-QC
so far in terms of enhancing local higher
education and as a catalyst for development
along the Moline riverfront including

the The Mills at Riverbend Commons with
apartments and a pair of restaurants just to
the west of WIU-QC.
Enrollment under the initial projection,
she said, is a symptom of the challenges
colleges and universities are facing nationwide. The academic community is having
to contract in many areas, she said. I dont
think its going to slow that campus in the
long run.
Those are important endorsements.
In 2003, Deere donated the land on which
the campus sits to Western Illinois University, and it has since donated $1 million to the
Quad Cities campus largely to support the
College of Business & Technology.
And before provincial business groups
merged into the Quad Cities Chamber, the
Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce
was a proponent of a four-year pubic university in the community, and it commissioned
a 2003 study that ultimately supported an
expanded WIU presence here. Although the
Quad Cities has long been rich in post-highschool educational opportunities with
private four-year colleges and community
colleges on both sides of the river the
missing component was a full-service public
university: an institution that could offer
beginning-to-end bachelor and graduate
degrees at a lower cost than private colleges.
This was the largest metropolitan area
in the United States without access to a fouryear [public] university, so there was clearly a
need to build this campus, Rives said.
Continued On Page 4
COVER STORY
Continued From Page 3
Slow and Steady

A key rationale for expanding WIU in
the Quad Cities is the regions relatively low
percentage of people with college degrees.
According to the U.S. Census, slightly less
than 31 percent of people 25 and older in
the Quad Cities metro region have a postsecondary degree. Nationally, more than 42
percent of people 25 and older have at least an
associates degree.
The Q2030 community initiative unveiled
last month includes among its primary goals
doubling the percentage of our workforce
with education beyond high school.
That target is related to a Quad Cities
initiative started in 2013 with the Lumina
Foundation and local colleges and universities to increase the proportion of
Americans with degrees, certificates, and
other high-quality credentials to 60 percent
by 2025.
I think any additional educational
opportunities that we can provide for

students in our area to keep them attending
higher education ... is a good thing for our
area and our community, said Bettie Truitt,
president of Black Hawk College.
The Entrepreneurial Institution
Downing and Barney both said WIU-QC

is essential to meeting those higher-education
goals, and they lauded the campus responsiveness to the local business community and
its willingness to adapt.
Earlier this week we were meeting with
Joe Rives and [WIU-QC Director of Development] Paul Plagenz, Downing said on
Friday. She said they were asking questions:
What does John Deere need to continue
to be successful in the future? What are the
needs of the employees? How can Western
play a role in helping you?
Deeres investment in WIU-QC, she said,
Growing in a Shrinking Market
Enrollment Changes at Quad Cities Colleges and Universities, 2010-2014

+12%
WIU-QC
Augustana College
-1%
St. Ambrose University
-4%
Black Hawk College
-13%
Eastern Iowa Community College
-13%
Palmer College of Chiropractic
-21%
Kaplan University Davenport
-35%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
comes from an interest both in the companys workforce and in the vitality of the
community as a whole: Clearly, we have
an obligation to ensure that our business is
successful first, and that we deliver a return to
our shareholders. But with that business success comes an obligation to give back to our
community to ensure that theyre prosperous
and that they continue to thrive.
Downing added that the larger highereducation community in the Quad Cities
has been addressing shifting education
and workforce needs, such as a need for
more engineers not only for John Deere
but in our supply base and more broadly ...
civil engineers and the construction trade.
... St. Ambrose was offering an industrialengineering program at that time, but there
wasnt a broader engineering offering. And
so its been great to see Western fill that
gap ... . She also noted that St. Ambrose
has enhanced their engineering
presence and their engineering
program, and community colleges
have made similar adjustments.
She stressed that WIU-QC is
not limiting itself to Deere when
evaluating its mix of programs: We
were not the first people on the list
that they came to. ... Joe and Paul
have done a great job of going to
other businesses and saying, What
is it that you need, and how can we
help you be successful? Not just
looking to Deere to provide that
direction for them, but really having
a thoughtful approach.
20%
Its been fairly entrepreneurial,
Barney said. The leadership there
has been willing to move from where they

started out which is really a heavy focus on
engineering ... to community need. I think
theyve been a great partner to the employer
community. ... Ive been very pleased with the
way theyve been engaged in the community,
not just at Joes level but throughout the
departments.
That flexibility can be seen in how
WIU-QC is approaching its planned Phase
III. As with all programs at Western, its
based on community need, Rives said.
Were waiting to see what ... retirements,
occupational projections, and market
demand dictate. ... We had a vision before capital funding was frozen. We had started to do
some preliminary planning of what it could
be, with the idea of focusing on STEM fields
science, technology, engineering, and math.
But we wont take a 2015 plan and apply it
whenever that money is released. Well update
our plans accordingly at that time. ...
Were adapting to what the market says
it needs. Thats how youre going to survive.
Institutions as a whole are going to have to
become much more entrepreneurial and
responsive. And thats how weve grown ...
where others have not. ...
Our primary objective now is to build
enrollment to make the compelling case
that we must continue to grow the Quad
Cities campus.
Bucking the Trends
Western Illinois University, of course, isnt

a new player in the Quad Cities. Westerns
delivered courses in the Quad Cities for over
100 years, but it was kind of a sleepy presence, Rives said.
By Jeff Ignatius, jeff@rcreader.com
Phase II of WIU-QC, opened in 2014.

A decade ago in the Quad Cities, he noted,
Western was primarily ... serving working
adults juniors, seniors, and graduate students and it had about 18 different programs
that it offered, although it was not necessarily
possible to complete all the coursework for the
programs in the Quad Cities.
Now WIU-QC offers 17 four-year majors,
20 graduate and doctoral degrees, and 13
certificates, all of which can be completed
entirely at the Quad Cities campus. The
campus budget (including only state appropriations and tuition) has increased from
$7.1 million in Fiscal Year 2009 to roughly
$10 million.
The Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design silver-certified Building One of
the campus opened in January 2012 (at a cost
of more than $14 million) and houses the
universitys College of Business & Technology which includes the School of Engineering. The $42-million, three-building Phase
II opened in 2014 and is home to the colleges
of Arts & Sciences, Education & Human
Services, and Fine Arts & Communication.
The second phase, Rives said, was crucial
creating a full campus presence to the
community and to the region and diversifying program offerings.
But nearly $60 million in state construction has only modestly boosted enrollment
from 1,361 students in fall 2010 to 1,531 in fall
2015, an increase of 170.
Yet underneath the surface are clear
indications that the campus student body is
shifting toward what one might expect from
a traditional four-year university more
full-time students, more underclassmen
and undergraduates, and more students of
traditional college age.
In 2008, only 30.1 percent of WIU-QC
students were full-time; that figure was 42.7
percent in 2015.
In 2008, only 3.3 percent of WIU-QC
students were freshmen and sophomores;
that figure was 6.9 percent in 2015. The
percentage of undergraduates increased
from 49.3 percent to 66.6 percent over that
same period.
In 2008, only 26.2 percent of students
were under age 25; that figure was 37.1
percent in 2015. The percentage of students
under age 30 increased from 52.7 percent

percent to 58.1 percent over that same period.
WIU-QCs enrollment numbers also
need to be considered within national and
local trends in higher education. Since the
campus plan was approved in 2006, a lot
has happened.
There was the Great Recession, which
drove college attendance to record highs.
According to the National Center for
Educational Statistics, the number of people
enrolled in degree-granting post-secondary
education jumped from 17.8 million in
2006 to 21.0 million in 2010 an increase of
18 percent.
And then came the post-recession lull in
higher education, with attendance dropping
3 percent nationwide by 2013 to 20.4 million students. (Those statistics, published earlier this year, projected a continuing slide in
2014 and 2015, but a rebound to new record
levels of college enrollment by 2019.)
The local numbers from the state
organizations that track higher-education
enrollment mirror national trends:
Black Hawk College saw its enrollment
decrease from 6,677 students in 2010 to 5,782
in 2014 a drop of 13 percent.
Eastern Iowa Community College District had 9,365 students in 2010 and 8,143 in
2014 a drop of 13 percent.
Kaplan Universitys Davenport campus
had 753 students in 2010 and 486 in 2014 a
drop of 35 percent.
Palmer College of Chiropractic had 1,253
students in 2010 and 986 in 2014 a drop of
21 percent.
Comparatively, the Quad Cities two
private four-year schools fared well in terms
in enrollment.
St. Ambrose University had 3,663 students in 2010 and 3,508 in 2014 a drop of
4 percent.
Augustana College had 2,532 students in
2010 and 2,497 in 2014 a drop of less than
2 percent.
In that context, then, WIU-QC has done
remarkably well, even considering the
role the campus novelty likely played in
bucking trends.
Rives said 3,000 students is still the target
for WIU-QC, although he declined to put a
time frame on reaching it. Its a longer-term

goal, he said. I dont know if I can attach
a year to it based on the economic climate,
but we continue to work toward that end.
When I asked whether it was a five-, 10-, or
20-year goal, he said: I really dont know, to
be honest. We want the growth; theres no
doubt about that. We just have to work with
the market to make it happen.
He added that we have maintained
1,200 students or more as a benchmark for
sustainability.
Partnerships and Competition
Westerns success so far, Rives said, has

been bolstered by relationships the university
has built with employers. He said WIU-QC
has established 14 new partnerships with
29 regional employers from small to large
companies. He said he visits with them,
asking: What are your needs? Where do
you see the future? How can we help you
attract employees?
Those partnerships, he said, help students.
For example, he said, the curriculum of the
engineering program includes an internship, and students need to pass the Fundamentals of Engineering exam to graduate.
Those requirements of course make it more
likely graduates are ready for a job, but
students have already made a connection
with a potential employer. Every engineer
is placed, Rives said. That means they have
a job.
Partnerships also extend to other educational institutions. Black Hawk Colleges
Truitt said Westerns increased Quad Cities
presence has meant more opportunities for
students to stay in the area.
Since at least the 1980s, she said, the
college and WIU have had two-plus-two
agreements the ability for students to come
to Black Hawk College for the first two years
of a very high-quality, low-cost education and
then transfer directly into a Western Illinois
four-year program knowing that every single
one of the credits they take at Black Hawk
College will transfer to Western.
She explained that although the purpose
of Black Hawk College as a community
college is to make certain that our offerings
seamlessly transfer to multiple institutions,
Western has long been the most-popular

destination for students continuing their
educations but usually the Macomb
campus. What were seeing now is ... that
were continuing transferring our students to
Western; they simply have the ability now to
stay in the Moline area.
Truitt expressed some concern that,
despite the cooperation among institutions
of higher education in the area, continuing
declines in college enrollment mean theres
an increased competition for students
although she was hesitant to use the word
competition.
A fair thing to say ... would be that we all
need to put bodies in seats, she said. Our
benefit to the community is that we offer all
of those transfer courses that gen-ed-core
curriculum that students can get here in
multiple flexible ways and then utilize those
classes to transfer. Thats really been our role.
Other institutions such as Western, such as
Ambrose, such as Augustana, such as online
institutions ... are really offering those same
kinds of classes. ... There are multiple options
for students.
The likely-temporary stress on the highereducation system because of decreased
enrollment, she said, reinforces the need to
focus on preparing students for jobs while
anticipating what businesses will want from
their workforce without stepping on the
toes of other colleges: I think it is incumbent
upon us as leaders of institutions that we
are offering the programs with high-quality
instruction that the students are wanting and
that the community is needing in terms of
filling jobs.
Rives said WIU-QC is dedicated to that
ideal, citing as examples two hybrid masters programs in business administration and
college student personnel that were launched
in 2015. Students complete 25 percent of their
coursework on campus and the remainder
online, and Rives said 94 percent of the
programs seats were filled last fall. A third
masters hybrid program in community and
economic development will begin this fall.
Each of the universities in the Quad
Cities brings a local niche and market that we
serve, he said.
PHOTOGRAPY
Featured Image
from the Quad Cities
Photography Club
(The River Cities Reader each month will
feature an image or images from the Quad
Cities Photography Club.)
he popular Quad Cities Criterium

bike races are often captured by
local photographers. One of the
newer members of the Quad Cities
Photography Club, Ken Urban, said that
bicycling and photography are two of his
longtime interests, so he often combines
them, as in this photo taken at this years
Memorial Day event. He writes: With
all of the action and colors, the event is
a great place for photography, but with
many challenges with fast-moving subjects and often-difficult lighting conditions. With many mixed-light conditions
on the course, at times I chose to program
the camera to adjust the ISO within a
range and set a minimum shutter speed
to capture the action. He generally set
his camera at aperture priority to control
the depth of field. He

added: I attempt to
find interesting points
of view and candid
portraits of the athletes.
He has more images at
KenUrbanPhotography.com.
Ken used a Nikon
D300 with a Nikon
18-200-millimeter lens.
This image was shot at
170 millimeters, 1/250th
of a second, f/11, and
ISO 500. He then processed his raw files in
Adobe Lightroom.
The Quad Cities
Photography Club
welcomes visitors and
new members. The club
sponsors numerous
activities encompassing
many types and aspects
of photography. It holds digital and print
competitions most months. At its meetings, members discuss the images, help
each other to improve, and socialize. The
club also holds special learning workshops
and small groups that meet on specific
photography topics, and occasionally

offers interesting shooting opportunities.
The club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month September through June
at the Butterworth Center, 1105 Eighth
Street in Moline.
For more information on the club, visit

QCPhotoClub.com.
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THEATRE
By Brent Tubbs
Flashes, but No Pan
Menopause: The Musical, at the Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse through August 27
eing a 33-year-old male, I dont

know that Im the prime demographic for the Circa 21 Dinner
Playhouses Menopause: The Musical.
But then again, maybe I am. I certainly
learned a lot about the change, change,
change, as they refer to it in the opening number set to the tune of Chain of
Fools, and at the July 5 preview performance, I witnessed a very polished
performance even if I did find myself
asking a lot of questions.
Director Patty Benders musical plays
more like a musical revue, considering
theres no real storyline. In the show,
four women meet for the first time in
the underwear section of a department
store, and suddenly these four strangers become best friends singing about
how theyre all going through menopause. The characters are not even given
actual names, but are simply listed in
the program as Professional Woman,
Soap Star, Earth Mother, and Iowa
Housewife. This lack of proper names
consequently makes for very broad
caricatures instead of characters, and the
score is all popular songs youve probably heard before, but with satiric lyrics.
Its like a 90-minute improv in which the
audiences suggestion is Menopause!
The shows four actresses Whitney
Hayes, Sarah Hayes, Megan Opalinski,
and Donnalynn Waller, almost all of
whom have been on the Circa 21 stage
before delivered very clean, confident
performances. And it was apparent that
they were all comfortable with their
production, with each actress having
standout moments. Waller plays the
conservative Iowa Housewife and
displayed the most comedic range, at
one point commandeering the stage and
earning much laughter without saying
a word for five solid minutes as she
tried desperately to wiggle her way into
a scandalous negligee. It was a very Mr.
Bean scene that, in my book, couldve
lasted another 10 minutes, and Wallers
physical choices during the whole show
were fun to watch.
Donnalynn Waller, Megan Opalinski, Sarah Hayes, and Whitney Hayes

Whitney Hayes, as the Professional
Woman, showcased a very strong,
beautiful voice, particularly on her song
about having a hot flash in which she
went out into the audience and had some
fun with whatever items she could find on
the tabletops. For me, this was the most
pleasing moment of the night, as Hayes
really got to cut loose vocally and you
could see that she was truly enjoying herself. A similar moment came when Sarah
Hayes, the Soap Star, took her hot-flash
song into the audience, and caused a hot
flash of her own after choosing an audience member to seduce. This breaking
of the fourth wall really pulled Wednesdays audiences attention back in after a
somewhat repetitive sequence of songs
about hot flashes (which this production
is not short on). And Opalinskis Earth
Mother speaks, hilariously, to the aging
person in all of us as she tries to read a
menu by holding it farther and farther
from her face.
Menpauses big finale brings audience
members on stage to dance and celebrate
something that could be frightening or
unpleasant with a New Attitude. And
while the show definitely seemed to
appeal to those whove gone through the

change, theres a little something in here
for everyone. The number I could relate
to most was The Great Pretender, in
which the ladies described how they now
pretend to remember things the reason
they walked into a room, for example, or
where they left their car keys things
Ive done on more than one occasion. The
examples and symptoms mentioned in
the song even made me start to ponder
on whether I myself was headed toward
menopause. But like I said, I learned a lot
at this show, and thankfully, no. I am not.
Thats not possible.
Menopause: The Musical has loads of
laughs, and a ton of songs with a lot of
punchline choruses. If you have gone or
are going through it or if youre a man
who has someone in your life who has
gone or will go through it this show provides a little takeaway for everyone.
Menopause: The Musical runs at the
Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third
Avenue, Rock Island) through August 27,
and more information and tickets are
available by calling (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visiting Circa21.com.
MUSIC
Casual Complexity

By Hannah Bates
bateshannaha@gmail.com
Pinegrove, July 27 at Rozz-Tox
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Evan Stephens Hall shows a knack for
speaking in an accessible and unpretentious way about the struggles many
people face. His lyrics read like people in
their 20s actually talk.
So satisfied I said a lot of things
tonight, Hall sings in Aphasia. So long
aphasia and the ways it kept me hiding. Its
not so much exactly all the words I used.
Its more that I was somehow down to let
them loose.
In a phone interview promoting his
bands July 27 Rozz-Tox appearance, songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Hall explained
how a couple authors helped steer him in
this direction.
I was reading a lot of George Saunders
and David Foster Wallace, who both have
very conversational tones, but theyre very
smart and they both go after the big questions, Hall said. So basically that helped
me realize that there is a way to approach ...
emotionally complex in a casual way that
still ... doesnt feel flippant.
The lyrics of every song on the album are
written in a style similar to Aphasia, hiding
shades of meaning in simple language. In
Size of the Moon, for example, he sings
about looking to his father for counsel: Ill
talk it out with my dad. Its always nice what
he says. Hell have some good advice from
something in a book he read.
The recognition a parents wisdom
comes off as genuine in this treatment, but
theres more to it: the acknowledgment
that the advice comes from a book rather
than experience and thought, implicitly
calling into question how much it should
be trusted.
Hall got his start with serious songwriting at the beginning of his college career.
Since he graduated in 2011, Pinegrove has
released a handful of EPs compiled into last
years Everything So Far. But Halls current
lyrical tone is a recent development.
I think that it was the beginning of college that I started to take myself seriously
as a songwriter, Hall said. That, of course,
has its pros and cons, because I took myself
a little too seriously, and then I had to wait
for the pendulum to swing back a little bit
and have more fun with it. I think thats
when the songs started really getting good.
Halls outfit has recently toured with Into
It. Over It. and The World Is a Beautiful
Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die, and
the emo label is often attached to Pinegrove.
But their sound doesnt quite match
up with their tourmates. It has lo-fi
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indie-rock vibes and introspective lyrics,
yet Pinegrove adds a surprising element to
the emo repertoire.
A haze of country hangs over Cardinal,
from the slight twang in Halls voice to
the banjo rolling behind the guitars to
the pedal steel in the back of the songs.
Hall said that sound helped expand
his songwriting.
Ive found myself attracted to [country]
melodies, the intervals, the inflections, he
said. At first, it took me a little bit of time
to acknowledge it to myself, but it opened a
window for me.
So Cardinal incorporates aspects of
that music, such as the classically countrysounding strumming in the intro of
Waveform and the way Hall bends his
voice in Old Friends. The singer said that
the Americana influence on Pinegrove is
also rooted in the music that the members
parents played when they were growing up.
Some of Halls earliest songwriting was
from a band he was in with his dad as a kid,
the Reptiles. He said everyone in Pinegrove
comes from a household that was musical
in some way, or at least supportive of the
childrens musical pursuits.
And those families can be heard on
Cardinal beyond their influence. Members
Zack and Mike Levine pulled their father
into the recording studio to contribute
pedal steel, while Halls father played piano
on some of the albums tracks.
Pinegrove will perform on Wednesday, July
27, at Rozz-Tox (2108 Third Avenue, Rock
Island; RozzTox.com). The 7:15 p.m. all-ages
show also includes The Soil & the Sun,
Sports, Half Waif, and Chris Dertz & the
River. Cover is $10.
For more information on Pinegrove, visit
Pinegrove.Bandcamp.com.
Hannah Bates is a recent St. Ambrose University graduate who likes music more than
she likes most other things.
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Movie Reviews
By Mike Schulz mike@rcreader.com
The New Paranormal

GHOSTBUSTERS
Haters, as we all know, gonna hate. So there

was probably no way the new Ghostbusters
was ever going to win over the trolling Internet
fanboys convinced that director Paul Feigs
female-led reboot a nuclear bomb aimed
directly at their childhood memories was the
end of civilization as weve known it. What consequently saddens me is that the movie spends
so much time sucking up to those guys. While
watching Feigs latest, its easy to forget about
the films underwhelming, dare-I-say-dreadful
trailers, as the work in full is frequently very
funny. But its also exhausting, because hardly a
minute passes in which youre not reminded of
the Ghostbusters legacy Ivan Reitmans 1984
original, sure, but also the tired controversy
surrounding its new presentation. All told, this
might be the most simultaneously apologetic and
defensive Hollywood blockbuster Ive ever seen.
Lets ignore the specifics of its supernatural
narrative, partly because they dont matter,
and partly because even if they did, I didnt
understand them. (During one three-minute,
joke-free sequence of our heroines discussing
spiritual planes and lines of intersection and
such, I was so lost and bored that I found myself
literally composing a mental shopping list.)
All you really need to know is what the haters
already knew: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen
Wiig, and Kate McKinnon play variants on the
scientists previously played by Bill Murray, Dan
Aykroyd, and the late Harold Ramis, and Leslie
Jones takes over for Ernie Hudson. The intentional 84 echoes, of course, begin right there,
because although Jones is much funnier than
Hudson, its impossible not to notice that the
one performer of color in Ghostbusters central
quartet is again the one with the least amount
of scientific know-how. (Jones Patty is at least
given a career as a transit worker, as opposed

to Hudsons Winston, who ... . Wait, what was
his job again?) But those hoping that Feig one
of the brightest comic minds in the business
might find other ways to make this big-budget
comedy his own will wait mostly in vain,
because were not only constantly reminded of
Reitmans film; were reminded of the inherent
folly in replicating it.
Ray Parker Jr.s embarrassingly catchy
theme song gets an early shout-out at the
exact moment you expect, with an inevitably
lesser, more hip-hoppy version popping on
the soundtrack halfway through. We revisit
the original Ghostbusters beloved fire station,
only to quickly depart when the new crew cant
afford the $21,000-per-month lease. (Admittedly, thats a not-bad gag.) Wiig gets slimed,
like Murray, and bangs on the windows of
a fancy restaurant, like Rick Moranis. That
turd-shaped, hot-dog-gobbling entity shows up,
as does the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. And
through it all, we watch as TV commentators
ask themselves just who these spirit-chasing
dimwits think they are, and hear criticism from
anonymous Internet posters, one of whom, as
relayed by Wiig, insists, Aint no bitches gonna
hunt no ghosts. (Among the online vitriol Ive
read regarding Feigs movie, thats actually one
of the tamer comments out there.) Even when a
TV-newscast wag dubs our team the Ghostbusters and the public follows suit, Wiigs Erin
backpedals, telling everyone no, sorry, its just a
mistake, thats not what were called. So are these
women going to take ownership of that name
and by extension this franchise or arent they?
They eventually do, but I wish they couldve
done it without the borderline-oppressive
cameos of the originals main cast excepting, naturally, Ramis and the eternally MIA
Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, and Kate McKinnon

Moranis who are clearly here to provide a
figurative stamp of approval. (As fun as it is to
see them, their collective presence feels like a
distracting F-you to the haters: Nyah nyah, we
got Murray!) And I also wish they couldve
done it without replicating its predecessors most
damaging flaw: the overbearing final half hour
in which even the most clever one-liners tend to
get lost in an effects-heavy melee. Granted, the
skyscraper demolition is even more impressive here than it is in, say, Independence Day:
Resurgence, but I dont go to a Ghostbusters
movie for that.
I do, though, go for laughs, and to a large and
largely unexpected degree, I got them. McCarthy and Wiig do their traditional McCarthy and
Wiig things, which is only a tad disappointing;
they may be performing in their comfort zones,
but those zones are generally hysterical places
to be. (McCarthys at her finest kvetching with
the Chinese-food delivery man who never gets
her order right, and Wiig is a riotously terrible
flirt in her scenes with Chris Hemsworth, whos
a total stitch as the womens moronic-beefcake
assistant.) Feig, as is his habit, peppers scenes
with hilarious performers, and there are memorable brief turns for Ed Begley Jr., Andy Garcia,
Cecily Strong, Steve Higgins, Nate Corddry,

and Zach Woods, whose haunted-mansion
tour guide opens the film on a fantastically droll
note. (And this is the room where P.T. Barnum
first decided to enslave elephants!)
Best of all, however, is McKinnon, whose
para-techie Holtzmann is easily one of the
most original comic figures of the past decade:
a quite-possibly-mad scientist smart enough
to create state-of-the-art weaponry yet silly
enough to goad a ghost by singing Come out,
come out, wherever you are in the voice of
Glinda the Good Witch. At one point, upon
seeing the hearse that will serve as the her
teams transport, Holtzmann deadpans, I can
think of seven good uses for a cadaver today.
Leaving Ghostbusters, I wanted nothing more
than to see McKinnon make use of one in
seven sequels.
For reviews of The Secret Life of Pets, Mike &
Dave Need Wedding Dates, The Infiltrator,
De Palma, Wiener-Dog, and other current
releases, visit RiverCitiesReader.com.
Follow Mike on Twitter at Twitter.com/
MikeSchulzNow.
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Whats Happenin
Music
Cory Branan
Daytrotter
Tuesday, August 2, 7:30 p.m.
n August 2, Daytrotter hosts a night with alternativecountry singer/songwriter Cory Branan, and writing
on PopMatters.com, Scott Recker stated, Like all good
country music, Cory Branan is hard, if not impossible, to
define. Perhaps Mr. Recker hasnt read many of the artists
reviews, because it seems that, over the years, Branans
signature talents have been defined awfully nicely.

A Mississippi native currently residing in Nashville,
the 41-year-old was initially influenced by hard rock,
fronting a Black Sabbath cover band while in his teens,
and then by country and folk, exploring the repertoire
of John Prine while in his early 20s. Yet his professional
breakthrough came in 2000, when the Memphis chapter
of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences
named Branan Newcomer of the Year, an accolade that
led to the self-release of Branans The Hell You Say debut
in 2001, with the LP re-released by Madjack Records the
following year.
By the end of 2003, Branan had made appearances on
Music
Future of Rock Fest

with Red Sun Rising
The District of Rock Island
Saturday, July 23,
7 p.m. gates
eaming up to present an evening of shredding guitar

licks, propulsive percussion, and exultant vocals, the
Rock Island Brewing Company and Daiquiri Factory will
present the Future of Rock Fest on July 23, an outdoor
The Late Show with David Letterman and

Last Call with Carson Daly, and over his
subsequent years of tour stops and recording sessions hes collaborated with the
likes of Craig Finn, Steve Selvidge, Jason
Isbell, Caitlin Rose, and Tim Easton, with
Chuck Ragan calling Branan the greatest songwriter of our generation. But in
performing his blend of country, folk, rock,
and Americana on albums including 2006s
12 Songs, 2012s Mutt, and 2014s The No-Hit
Wonder, Branan has earned some particularly descriptive praise from reviewers so
take note, Scott Recker!
Interview magazine wrote, Whether the
protagonist or antogonist in his own set of
narratives, Branan coaxes listeners firmly to
his side with his whiskey-smooth croon and
a transparency that is somehow bold and
vulnerable all at once.
Paste magazine wrote, Few songwriters sum up the contradictions of a beery
romance of bad men drinking in barrooms, of heartbreakers darkening your
door with quite as much grit, wit, and
compassion as Branan, who can turn a
phrase on a dime.
Noisey wrote, Hes a powerful songwriter, a world-class guitar player, a singer
with enough melody and grit to please the
ear and stick to the bones ... toying with
structures and characters in ways most songwriters never
consider, let alone have the guts to commit to record.
And my favorite is probably the review of The No-Hit
Wonder that said the album will make melodies stick in
your head for days and have you listening to songs over
and over just to catch the missed lines on some of the
records more fast-paced and lush verses that make him
likably sound like a backwoods beat poet on speed. The
author? PopMatters.coms Scott Recker. So perhaps he
does read Branans reviews just not his own.
For more information on Cory Branans Davenport
concert, visit Daytrotter.com.
District of Rock Island concert event boasting as its headliners the Akron, Ohio-based chart-toppers of Red Sun
Rising.
If were to trust RevelatorShow.com, though, this particular future might sound a lot like the past, considering
that the sites rave review of the bands 2015 Polyester Zeal
closes with Long hair, plaid, and ripped-up jeans are back
in style thanks to Red Sun Rising. Which means, if I grow
my hair out a tad and pull my 90s wardrobe out of mothballs, I will, for the first time in decades, be back in style. I
havent met the Red Sun Rising musicians, but Im pretty
sure I love them.
Formed, like all great musical outfits, after its two cofounders struck up a conversation at a gas station, Red Sun
Rising first joined the talents of Mike Protich and R

Williams guitarists and former high-school classm
in 2007, and by 2010 the young men were indepen
releasing their bands self-titled album debut and its
low-up Making of Kings within mere months of each
Yet after several more years of touring and building
fan base through Red Sun Risings Web site and soc
media presence, the groups professional turning po
came with the record label Razor & Tie, which signe
band in 2014 and released Polyester Zeal the followi
Not only did the album debut at number 11 on Billb
hard-rock chart, but in its mainstream-rock chart tw
Polyester Zeals singles The Otherside and Emo
less peaked at number one.
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Music
QC Metalfest
Bierstube Moline
Saturday, July 30, and Sunday, July 31
hile our July 30 weekend will

find thousands of participants in
Davenports Quad-City Times Bix 7 running on pavement, itll also find patrons
of the Bierstube Moline running on
metal roughly 24 hours of metal (along
with rock, punk, and thrash) on hand in
the venues fourth-annual QC Metalfest,
taking place July 30 and 31.
With more than two dozen local and
regional music acts scheduled to perform, the musical celebration boasts an
intimidating number of hardcore talents
a lineup that, according to festival
co-organizer Andy Daggett, is nearly
double what the Bierstube presented in
its original Metalfest debut.
I think we had about 14 or 15 bands,
says Daggett of 2013s one-day event that
featured metal outfits from the Quad
Cities along with a few Iowa City groups.
And the first two years we did it, we
were kind of doing a Battle of the Bands
thing. It wasnt bad, but the voting thing
was kind of weird; it was a lot of work to
get the tallies counted, and to get people
to stay around all night to do the voting.
So we decided to get away from that,

he continues, and just let all the bands
be together. Because thats another
reason we didnt want to continue the
Battle of the Bands, you know? That
made it a competition, but were all
friends.
As this years QC Metalfest roster
suggests, the event has consequently
amassed a lot of friends, and Daggett
says that it has actually been too easy
to get bands on board. It was like every
time I would get online and start to do
some talking about Metalfest, I had three
bands wanting to jump on, with some
agreeing to visit the Quad Cities from
hundreds of miles away.
Weve got this band from Madison coming down Dos Mals and
Im really excited for them to be here,
because its pretty much their first out-oftown gig, and one of their members is in
the band Bongzilla, which is pretty huge.
And then theyre playing here with this
band Oryx from Colorado.
I didnt plan, necessarily, on our
getting that regional, says Daggett with
a laugh. But when a band starts seeing
whos playing on the Metalfest set, and
they say that they want to play it, too,
while theyre out on tour, you just kind of
have to say, Yes!
In addition to Dos Mals and Oryx,
other visiting artists for QC Metalfest
include the doom-metal musicians of
Disrotted (pictured) out of Chicago,
prog-metal ensemble Cantharone from
Minnesota, Dubuques Telekinetic Yeti
and Dredge, punk bands Growing Cold
and Chain of Command from Cedar
Falls, Muscatines Closet Witch and
Cranial Decay, and Aseethe, Obsidian
Hammer, and In the Mouth of Radness,
all out of Iowa City.
For music reviewers nationwide, Red Sun Risings most

recent album is pretty damned number-one, too. Writing
that its musicians have created a sound that is both new
and nostaligic, the aforementioned RevelatorShow.com
added, If you are a person who gravitates to the grunge
music of Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, or Soundgarden, then this is a new, fresh-sounding band that incorporates the best of the 90s. Lauding Red Sun Rising for
providing a new alternative while retaining and paying
homage to their forefathers, sisters, and brothers in rock,
CrypticRock.com raved about the groups lush guitars
and sweeping drums headed by rich vocals.
As for Examiner.com, the site called Red Sun Rising
a fantastic surprise and an example of a modern-day
But the Quad Cities themselves are

incredibly well-represented with sets by
such outfits as Kronos Resistor, Circadian Rhythm, Six to the Chest, and more
than a half-dozen others.
That does seem like a lot! says
Daggett, laughing, while discussing the
proliferation of area metal bands. And
when Im talking to some of these guys
about what else they do, you find out that
some of them are in, like, four different
bands in the area. Youre like, How do
you ever find time for yourself?!
But its so cool to have them all, he
says, and the lengths of their sets all
kind of vary. Some of the headliners on
Saturday night are releasing full-length
albums some of them are double
albums and theyre getting about 45
minutes. But then, you know, weve got
an opening act [Kentucky Meat Shower]
thats kind of doing a noise project, and
they only wanted a 15-minute set. So for
all the bands, their time goes anywhere
from 15 minutes to a half-hour to 45 to
about an hour.
QC Metalfest will also feature its musicians playing both in the Bierstubes outdoor biergarten and within the venues
adjoining Black Hawk Room, resulting in
a two-day celebration that Daggett says
is gonna be a really, really good time.
Just dont ask him which band hes most
excited to hear.
Aw, ma-a-an, he says upon hearing
the question. Can I go with all of the
above? Yeah. All of the above.
For the full QC Metalfest lineup, visit
the Readers Live Music section on pages
17 and 18, and for more information on
the event, visit the QC Metalfest Facebook page or Bier-Stube.com.
hard-rock outfit that does more than simply regurgitate

the past or close out the sound of the countless other bands
treading water about them. The site went on to say this
about the Polyester Zeal single Amnesia: If Pearl Jam
and Cheap Trick ever fathered a child, this song would
be the result. One would hope that if we ever witnessed
Pearl Jam and Cheap Trick fathering a child, wed all
get amnesia.
Red Sun Rising performs on the Future of Rock
Fest bill alongside 3 Years Hollow, Another Lost Year,
Remember My Name, and Bigger on the Inside, and more
information is available by visiting RIBCO.com and
DaiquiriFactory.com.
What Else
Is Happenin
Josh Turner @ Rhythm City Casino Resort - July 22
MUSIC
Thursday, July 21 The Stooges

Brass Band. Concert with the New
Orleans-based jazz and hip-hop
musicians. The Redstone Room
(129 Main Street, Davenport). 7:30
p.m. $13.75-17. For tickets and
information, call (563)326-1333 or visit
RiverMusicExperience.org.
Friday, July 22 Josh Turner.
Multi-platinum-selling, chart-topping
country artist in concert. Rhythm City
Casino Resort (7077 Elmore Avenue,
Davenport). 8 p.m. $35-55. For tickets
and information, call (563)328-6000 or
visit RhythmCityCasino.com.
Saturday, July 23 Tommy James
& the Shondells. Concert with the pop
musicians of I Think Were Alone Now
and Crimson & Clover fame. Rhythm
City Casino Resort (7077 Elmore
Avenue, Davenport). 8 p.m. $30-40. For
tickets and information, call (563)3286000 or visit RhythmCityCasino.com.
Saturday, July 23 Miracle
Legion. Concert with the independent
rockers and New England natives,
with opening sets by The Ghost
Wolves and Keeps. Codfish Hollow
Barn (5013 288th Avenue, Maquoketa).
7 p.m. $25-35. For tickets, visit
CodfishHollowBarnstormers.com.
Sunday, July 24 The Ghost
Wolves. Texas-based indie rockers
Jonny and Carley Wolf in concert. RozzTox (2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island).
8 p.m. $6-12. For information, call
(309)200-0978 or visit RozzTox.com.
Wednesday, July 27 Gaelic Storm.
Celtic musicians perform in support of
their latest release, Matching Sweaters.
The Redstone Room (129 Main Street,
Davenport). 8 p.m. $27.25-32.50. For
tickets and information, call (563)3261333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.
Wednesday, July 27 Pinegrove.
Concert with the New Jersey-based
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What Else Is Happenin

rockers, featuring opening sets by The Soil
& the Sun, Sports, Half Waif, and Chris Dertz
& the River. Rozz-Tox (2108 Third Avenue,
Rock Island). 7:15 p.m. $10. For information,
call (309)200-0978 or visit RozzTox.com.
Wednesday, July 27 Dinosaur Jr.
New England-based rockers in concert,
with an opening set by Arbor Labor Union.
Codfish Hollow Barn (5013 288th Avenue,
Maquoketa). 7 p.m. $30-35. For tickets, visit
Thursday, July 28 Matthew Curry
& the Fury. Roots-rock guitarist and his
ensemble in concert, with an opening
set by the 2016 Winter Blues All-Stars.
The Redstone Room (129 Main Street,
Davenport). 7:30 p.m. $9.50-12. For tickets
and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit
RiverMusicExperience.org.
Thursday, July 28 JR JR. Concert
with indie-pop musicians Daniel Zott and
Joshua Epstein. Daytrotter (324 Brady
Street, Davenport). 8 p.m. $12-15. For tickets
and information, visit Daytrotter.com.
Friday, July 29, and Saturday, July
30 Street Fest 2016. Annual outdoor
party on downtown Davenports Second
Street between Brady and Ripley streets,
with arts and crafts vendors, childrens
activities, and concert sets with more
than a dozen local bands and musicians.
Friday 11:30 a.m. music, Saturday 10
a.m. music. Free. For information, visit
DowntownDavenport.com.
Friday, July 29 5 Seconds of Summer.
Australian pop-punk musicians in concert.
iWireless Center (1201 River Drive, Moline).
7:30 p.m. $29.75-79.95. For tickets, call
(800)745-3000 or visit iWirelessCenter.com.
Friday, July 29 The Baseball Project.
Concert with the super-group composed
of Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Scott McCaughey,
Steve Wynn, and Linda Pitmon, featuring an
opening set by The Wooldridge Brothers.
Codfish Hollow Barn (5013 288th Avenue,
Maquoketa). 7 p.m. $20-25. For tickets, visit
Monday, August 1 Richard Buckner.
Folk and Americana

singer/songwriter in
concert. Daytrotter (324
Brady Street, Davenport).
7 p.m. $12-15. For tickets
and information, visit
Daytrotter.com.
Wednesday, August
3 Whitney Rose.
Americana singer/
songwriter performs
in support of her new
album Heartbreaker of
the Year. Daytrotter (324
Brady Street, Davenport).
7:30 p.m. $12-17. For
tickets and information,
visit Daytrotter.com.
THEATRE
Thursday, July 21,

through Sunday, July
31 Grease. Tonynominated musicalcomedy salute to high
school in the 50s. Clinton
Area Showboat Theatre (311 Riverview
Drive, Clinton). Thursday through Saturday
7:30 p.m., Sunday and Wednesday 3 p.m.
For tickets and information, call (563)2426760 or visit ClintonShowboat.org.
Thursday, July 21, through Sunday,
July 31 Buyer & Cellar. Jonathan
Tolins one-man comedy about Barbra
Streisands basement shopping mall. Old
Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail,
Amana). Thursday and Sunday 2 p.m.,
Friday 7:30 p.m. $12-30. For tickets and
OldCreamery.com.
Friday, July 22, through Sunday,
July 24 Rock of Ages. Nolte Academy
Productions presents the Tony-nominated
musical comedy with an 80s-hair-metal
soundtrack, directed by Chad Larabee.
Englert Theatre (221 East Washington
Street, Iowa City). Friday and Saturday 8
p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $18-25. For tickets and
Jim Gaffigan @ Adler Theatre - July 24

Englert.org.
Saturday, July 23, through Sunday,
July 31 Much Ado About Nothing.
Genesius Guilds presentation of
Shakespeares romantic comedy, directed
by Mike King. Lincoln Park (11th Avenue
and 38th Street, Rock Island). Saturday and
Sunday 8 p.m. Donations encouraged. For
information, visit Genesius.org.
Thursday, July 28, through Sunday,
August 7 Titanic. Tony-winning
musical drama about the oceanic disaster,
composed by Maury Yeston and directed
by James Beaudry. Timber Lake Playhouse
(8215 Black Oak Road, Mt. Carroll). Tuesday
through Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday and
Wednesday 2 p.m. $17-25. For tickets and
TimberLakePlayhouse.org.
Saturday, July 30, and Sunday, July
31 Midsummer/Jersey. On the Edge
Productions presents Ken Ludwigs take on
Shakespeares A Midsummer
Nights Dream set on the New
Jersey shore, directed by Liz
Sager. Central Performing
Arts Center (519 East 11th
Street, DeWitt). Saturday 7:30
p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. $5-12.
For tickets and information,
call (563)249-8541 or visit
CentralPerformingArtsCenter.org.
COMEDY
Sunday, July 24 Jim

Gaffigan. Comedian performs
in his Fully Dressed stand-up
tour. Adler Theatre (136 East
Third Street, Davenport). 7 and
9:30 p.m. $44.75-55.75. For
tickets, call (800)745-3000 or
visit AdlerTheatre.com.
5 Seconds of Summer @ iWireless Center - July 29
EXHIBIT
Sunday, July 24, through Sunday,

October 30 100 Years of Hollywood:
The Laemmle Effect. Exhibit on German
immigrant Carl Laemmle, who founded
Universal Studios in 1915 and saved
hundreds of Jews from Nazi Germany.
German American Heritage Center (712
West Second Street, Davenport). Tuesday
through Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday
noon-4 p.m. Free with $3-5 admission. For
GAHC.org.
EVENTS
Saturday, July 23, through Saturday,

July 30 RAGBRAI 2016. The 44thannual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa
ending in Muscatine. For information, visit
RAGBRAI.com.
Saturday, July 30 Quad-City Times
Bix 7. Runners from around the world
compete in the annual foot race covering
seven miles, beginning at the foot of
downtown Davenports Brady Street. $50
Bix 7 registration, $20 Jr. Bix registration.
For information, visit Bix7.com.
Tuesday, August 2, through Sunday,
August 7 Mississippi Valley Fair. Annual
outdoor event with contests, games,
pageants, food and crafts vendors, and
nightly grandstand concerts with Chris
Janson, Gary Allan, 3 Doors Down, Rascal
Flatts, Alabama, and Montgomery Gentry.
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds (2815 West
Locust Street, Davenport). $5-10 daily gate
admission, $50-55 Fun Cards required
for grandstand concerts. For information
and tickets, call (563)326-5338 or visit
MVFair.com.
THEATRE
Pseudolus Erronius Hilarious

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,
at the Timber Lake Playhouse through July 23
hen actor Tommy Bullington walked

on-stage for the Timber Lake Playhouses
opening-night presentation of A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, his
arrival as narrator Pseudolus was met with a smattering of applause. He acknowledged the greeting
and smiled, and the moment the clapping ceased,
his smile faded, and Bullington took a perfect
micro-pause before saying, No, I liked it. Cue
the laugh, a bigger ovation, and the star flashing
a wide, open-mouthed grin, curtsy-bowing like
Maria Callas after performing Tosca at the Met.
That, folks, is how you make an entrance.
July 14s off-the-cuff prelude may not have
made much sense to those who unfortunately
missed Bullingtons outrageous, moving portrayal
of Edna Turnblad in the theatres 2015 Hairspray. Clearly, though, that wasnt the case for
the majority of patrons, given the conspiratorial
chuckle following Pseudolus remark A man in
womens clothes did you ever think youd see
that at Timber Lake?! (Beneath our laughter, he
delightedly exclaimed, You know my work!)
And even those who missed Hairspray will likely
be among the first to applaud the next time they
see Forums lead on-stage, because in composer/
lyricist Stephen Sondheims Roman-farce sendup, Bullington gives the kind of madly inspired
musical-comedy turn that, much like his Edna,
youre pretty sure youll never forget.
The role of Pseudolus a Roman slave wholl
be granted freedom if he ensures the marriage of
the ber-earnest Hero and sub-brainy Philia has
been played on Broadway by Zero Mostel (who
also starred in the 1966 Forum movie), Phil Silvers,
and Nathan Lane, all of whom consequently won
Tony Awards. Like those performers, Bullington
is a brash whirlwind of personality, equally

confident whether storming through the lyrically
juicy Comedy Tonight or faking a violently
exaggerated death. Yet for an actor who is, shall we
say, quite solidly built, hes incredibly light on his
feet, both figuratively and literally.
Pseudolus wisecracks, as written by book
writers Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove, are a
blend of guffaws and (intentional) groans, and
even when theyre not that great, Bullington sells
punchlines and songs with force and precision.
Hes also, however, such an effortless comic that
he frequently scores laughs just by throwing
his accent on the wrong word of a sentence,
or letting sentences trail off into the ether, or
momentarily dropping character to address others
including, sometimes, us with an unexpected
Can we just cut the crap? directness. Through
the whole of July 14ths show, Bullingtons line
readings were consistently unpredictable, and he
was just as inventive physically as he was vocally
and facially, moving with the big-man nimbleness
of a James Corden, or Charles Durning in his big
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas number. I loved
Bullington here. Were this Manhattan and not Mt.
Carroll, Pseudolus mightve netted his fourth Tony.
As for the production itself, director/choreographer Zachary L. Grays spirited outing wouldve
no doubt contended for plenty of other awards,
not least for the costumes by designer Kenan
Burchette, who bypasses white togas aside
from those worn by Hero and Philia in favor of
joyously colorful, skirted ensembles suggesting
the latest in plush, high-end pajamas. (Burchettes
courtesan designs, meanwhile, are crazy-sexy,
making it even funnier when Jenia Heads
Vibrata unleashes a wild-animal growl, Olivia
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By Mike Schulz
mike@rcreader.com
Kaufmanns Tintinabula expresses pissiness

via miniature cymbals, and Shayla Brielle G.s
Gymnasia glowers with hands off sovereignty.)
Similarly vibrant, if more purely functional, are
Riley Woods lighting effects and Tucker Topels
scenic design, the latter boasting a trio of colorcoordinated, two-story Roman edifices with
first-floor doors that allow for maximum slapstick
swinging. And while, unlike in Junes Having
Our Say and numerous other Timber Lake
productions, the Forum set doesnt rotate, Grays
cast finds ample opportunities to keep you, and
themselves, happily dizzy.
Dizziest of all may be the virgin courtesan-intraining Philia, whom Elya Faye Bottiger plays
as an addled sweetheart whose heart is as full as
her head is empty. Reviewing the season-opener
Gypsy, I wrote that Bottiger seemed to be channeling Singin in the Rains Lina Lamont for her
squawking stripper Tessie Tura. I meant it as praise
and still do, even though, having now seen Forum,
that might just be how Bottiger herself talks; Philia
is more dreamy than Tessie, but again sounds like
someone just coming off a major helium high.
Regardless, Bottigers expressively cartoonish voice
as Philia is as sensational as her singing and comic
timing (all three qualities marvelously showcased
on Sondheims Lovely duet), and shes beautifully
partnered with Chandler Smith, whos as sweetly,
dopily innocent here as he was lovably metalheaded in Timber Lakes Rock of Ages.
While conductor/keyboardist Cindy Blancs
three-person band composed of herself, Andrew
Milliken, and Korey Steil played Sondheims
score with gusto, this Forum wasnt completely
faultless. Its shenanigans involving the chorus
figure Proteans (Matthew Salvatore, Levi Skoog,
and Luke Stewart) were perhaps funnier on paper
than in practice even if it was funny, kind of, that
Salvatores eunuch giggling was much louder than
the combined soprano titters of twinned courtesans
Annalise Griswold and Caroline Kasay. Although
Grays staging was mostly topnotch, particularly
in the escalating enjoyment of Everybody Ought

to Have a Maid, Act IIs climactic, hellzapoppin
chase, replete with swinging doors and all manner
of mistaken identities, felt encumbered by performers having to cover too much collective space, and
by the distracting lack of musical underscoring. (If
Sondheim didnt supply any, couldnt the Benny
Hill theme have worked its way in?) And try though
he obviously did, Tyler Klingbiel, on Thursday, was
far too sane as the hypochondriac slave Hysterium,
despite his amiable mugging and more-than-passing resemblance to a young Ryan Reynolds.
But if Klingbiel isnt (yet) a natural comedian
of a Tommy Bullington caliber, continued A
Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
performances might help him get there, given
that hes damn near surrounded by them. Cody
Jolly is uproarious as the old coot Erronius who
routinely stops the show with his indescribably
eccentric old-man gait and lascivious leer. Ken
Singletons thrillingly egocentric Miles Gloriosus
is like Beauty & the Beasts Gaston, albeit a Gaston
scared of heights and prone to weeping fits. Alec
Irion, with a deliriously inappropriate Bronx
accent as Roman pimp Marcus Lycus, routinely
gets laughs out of lines that have no laughs. And
as Kieran McCabes Senex hides from shrewish
wife Domina (the vivacious Halli Morgan, whose
heavily made-up eyelids look like they weigh five
pounds apiece), the actor is wonderfully, dryly
hysterical, playing a defeated codger who sees
for himself, blindly and dumbly, one last chance
at romantic bliss. Something smells divine,
McCabe says after Senexs bath, right before
shouting, and its ME!!! Actually, it might be the
show that hes smelling.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum runs at the Timber Lake Playhouse
(8215 Black Oak Road, Mt. Carroll) through
July 23, and more information and tickets are
available by calling (815)244-2035 or visiting
TimberLakePlayhouse.org.
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Ask
the
Stray It Forward
Advice
Goddess
Im a single guy who started a friends

with benefits thing two months ago with an
unhappily married female co-worker. Weve
since developed feelings for each other and
started talking about a future. Im worried
because people always say, If she cheated with
you, shell cheat on you. And because shes
unhappy with her husband, does that mean
shell eventually be unhappy with me and see it
as reason to cheat?
Hesitant
There are many people who cross ethical lines
at work, but most of them just do it by taking
home Post-its or a stapler.
Okay, sure, have a FWB thing. But with a
married co-worker? What happened too
overworked to swipe right on Tinder? And as
for why your co-worker started outsourcing her
sex life, theres an assumption that people cheat
because theyre in crappy marriages or relationships. And maybe her marriage is unhappy. But
infidelity researcher Shirley Glass found that
even people in happy, loving marriages can end
up cheating. They do this for a variety of reasons:
more sex, better sex, different sex (men especially go for variety), or sometimes just because
she isnt bad-looking and theres an empty office
with a big couch two doors down.
As for whether this woman would cheat on
you, that depends on whether shes the sort of
person who cheats. And no, that isnt as idiotic
as it sounds. Evolutionary psychologists David
Buss and Todd Shackelford found that there are
personality traits common to people susceptible
to cheating. One of the strongest predictors is
narcissism a personality trait marked by selfimportance, self-absorption, a profound sense of
entitlement, and a lack of empathy.
Another big predictor is low conscientiousness, reflected in unreliability, disorganization,
laziness, and a lack of self-control. And finally,
theres the unfortunately Norman Batesysounding high psychoticism researcher-ese
for a mix of aggressiveness, impulsivity, and an
inability to delay gratification. Sound like anybody youve met in the janitors closet recently?
Even if this woman checks out personalitywise, youll have a much clearer picture of whats
possible after she gets divorced. That is, if she gets
divorced if this thing with you doesnt turn out
to be affair-apy (a little sexual tide-me-over
until she can patch things up with her husband).
Regardless, you should take the time a year or
more to parse who she really is and whether
BY AMY ALKON
she and her husband are simply two (irreconcilably) different people or whether he just watches
a wee bit too much ESPN when he comes home.
If youre lucky, youll find these things out from
her, and not in some awkward moment at
the end of the workday when you finally get a
chance to, uh, chat with her husband through
the windshield as youre clinging to the hood of
his moving car.
Tender Bender
Im a woman, married for a year to a great

guy. The problem is that hes too gentle when
he touches or kisses me, and Im starting to get
really frustrated in bed. I know I should have
let him know what I really like a long time ago.
How can I do this now without hurting his
feelings?
Embarrassed
Its hot to have a husband whos kind of an
animal in bed except if that animal is Hello
Kitty.
Words, who needs em? Maybe you figured
hed get the hint from your body language
maybe because youre pretty sure you would
have if the tables were turned. Well, research
by social psychologist Judith A. Hall finds that
women are far better at spotting and decoding
nonverbal messages (in facial expressions and
body language). This makes evolutionary sense,
considering a mothers need to suss out whats
wrong with her six-month-old (who is unable
both to speak and to get on the Internet at 3 a.m.
to self-diagnose his diaper rash as a brain tumor).
Still, you dont have to give him a poor
performance evaluation (ouch!) or go into
sex-ed-lecturer-like detail. Instead, take the
Gene Hackman approach. Hackman reportedly
informs movie directors that the only directions
hell take are louder, softer, faster, slower. (You
might want to supplement those with harder
and rougher.)
To encourage greater openness, ask him what
his sexual fantasies are (which should lead to the
question, Well, what are yours?) and do your
best to deliver on any that dont involve illegal
acts with livestock.
You might also watch movies together with
sex scenes that are more G.I. Jane than Jane
Austen such as the 2005 movie Mr. & Mrs.
Smith. Then, when youre in bed, suggest Mr. &
Mrs. Smith-style, and he should get what you
mean. Before long, when you tell your friends
that sex with your husband is dreamy, it wont
be because you usually doze off during it.
Got A Problem? Ask Amy Alkon.
171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com (AdviceGoddess.com)
2016, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved.
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You now
have more luxuriant access to divine
luck than youve had in a long time. For
the foreseeable future, you could be able to
induce semi-miraculous twists of fate that might
normally be beyond your capacities. But heres a
caveat: The good fortune swirling in your vicinity
may be odd or irregular or hard to understand.
To harvest it, you will have to expand your ideas
about what constitutes good fortune. It may
bestow powers you didnt even realize it was
possible to have. For example, what if you
temporarily have an acute talent for gravitating
toward situations where smart love is in full play?
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A
directory published by the U.S.
Department of Labor says that my gig
as an astrologer shares a category with jugglers,
rodeo clowns, acrobats, carnival barkers, and
stunt-persons. Am I, therefore, just a charming
buffoon? An amusing goofball who provides
diversion from lifes serious matters? Im fine
with that. I may prefer to regard myself as a sly
oracle inflamed with holy madness, but the
service I provide is probably more effective if my
ego doesnt get the specific glory it yearns for. In
this way, I have certain resemblances to the
Taurus tribe during the next four weeks. Is it
okay if you achieve success without receiving all
of the credit you think you deserve?
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Over the
course of a 57-year career, Japanese
movie director Akira Kurosawa won
78 major awards for his work, including a
Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oscars.
Among the filmmakers whove named him as an
inspirational influence are heavyweights such as
Ingmar Bergman, Werner Herzog, Bernardo
Bertolucci, Robert Altman, Francis Ford
Coppola, and Martin Scorsese. But Kurosawa
wasnt too haughty to create lighter fare. At age
86, he departed from his epic dramas to create a
30-second commercial for a yogurt drink. Did
that compromise his artistic integrity? I say no.
Even a genius cant be expected to create nonstop
masterpieces. Be inspired by Kurosawa, Gemini.
In the coming weeks, give your best to even the
most modest projects.
CANCER (June 21-July 22):
Capricorns may be the hardest workers
of the zodiac, and Tauruses the most
dogged. But in the coming weeks, I suspect you
Cancerians will be the smartest workers. You will
efficiently surmise the precise nature of the tasks
at hand, and do whats necessary to accomplish
them. Therell be no false starts or reliance on iffy
data or slapdash trial-and-error experiments.
Youll have a light touch as you find innovative
shortcuts that produce better results than would
be possible via the grind-it-out approach.
LEO (July 23-August 22): My friends
12-year-old daughter Brianna got a B
on her summer-school math test. She
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By Rob Brezsny
might have earned an A if it werent for a

problem her teacher had with some of her work.
You got the right answer by making two
mistakes that happened to cancel each other
out, he wrote on her paper next to question
seven. I suspect you will soon have a similar
experience, Leo. But the difference between you
and Brianna is that Im giving you an A. All
that matters in the end is that you succeed. I dont
care if your strategy is a bit funky.
vigorous optimism thats so widespread in 2036,

and Im happy to disseminate it. Why am I
confessing this? Because I suspect you now have
an extra talent for gazing into the unknown and
exploring undiscovered possibilities. You also
have an unprecedented power to set definite
intentions about the life you want to be living in
the future. Who will you be five years from
today? Ten years? Twenty years? Be brave. Be
visionary. Be precise.
VIRGO (August 23-September 22):

Have you ever fantasized about being a
different gender or race or astrological
sign? Do you suspect it might be fun and
liberating to completely change your wardrobe
or your hairstyle or your body language? The
coming weeks will be an excellent time to
experiment with these variables, and with any
others that would enable you to play with your
identity and mutate your self-image. You have a
cosmic exemption from imitating what you have
done in the past. In this spirit, feel free to read all
the other signs horoscopes, and act on the one
you like best. Your word of power is
shape-shifter.
CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19): Heres one strategy you could

pursue, I guess: You could spank Satan
with a feather duster as you try to coax him to
promise that he will never again trick you with a
bogus temptation. But I dont think that would
work, frankly. It may have minor shock value, in
which case Satan might leave you in peace for a
short time. Heres what I suggest instead: Work at
raising your discernment so high that you can
quickly identify, in the future, which temptations
will deliver you unto evil confusion, and which
will feed and hone your most noble desires.
LIBRA (September 23-October 22):

The Golden Goose Award is given
annually to scientists whose work
may have been considered silly, odd, or obscure
when first conducted, but which ultimately
produced dramatic advances. Entomologists
Raymond Bushland and Edward Knipling were
this years winners. More than 60 years ago they
started tinkering with the sex life of the
screwworm fly in an effort to stop the pest from
killing livestock and wildlife throughout the
American South. At first their ideas were laughed
at, even ridiculed. In time they were lauded for
their pioneering breakthroughs. I suspect youll
be blessed with a vindication of your own in the
coming weeks, Libra. It may not be as monumental as Bushlands and Kniplings, but I bet itll be
deeply meaningful for you.
SCORPIO (October 23-November
21): I hope it doesnt sound too
paradoxical when I urge you to
intensify your commitment to relaxation. I will
love it, and more importantly your guardian
angel will love it, if you become a fierce devotee of
slowing down and chilling out. Get looser and
cozier and more spacious, damn it! Snuggle
more. Cut back on over-thinking and trying too
hard. Vow to become a high master of the mystic
art of I dont give a f---. Its your sacred duty to
steal more slack from the soul-anesthetizing grind.
SAGITTARIUS (November
22-December 21): I regularly travel
back through time from the year 2036
to be here with you. Its tough to be away from the
thrilling transformations that are underway
there. But its in a good cause. The bedraggled era
that you live in needs frequent doses of the
AQUARIUS (January 20-February

18): After a cool, dry period, youll
soon be slipping into a hot, wet phase.
The reasonable explanations that generated so
much apathy are about to get turned inside-out.
The seemingly good excuses that provided cover
for your timidity will be exposed as impractical
lies. Are you ready for your passion to roar back
into fashion? Will you know what to do when
suppressed yearnings erupt and the chemicals of
love start rampaging through your soft, warm
animal body? I hereby warn you about the
oncoming surge of weird delight and sing
Hallelujah! for the revelatory fun it will bring.
PISCES (February 19-March 20): Im
composing your horoscope on my
iPhone after midnight on a crowded
bus thats crammed with sweaty revelers. Were
being transported back to civilization from a
rural hideaway where we spent the past 12 hours
at a raging party. I still feel ecstatic from the
recent bacchanal, but the ride is uncomfortable.
Im pinned against a window by a sleepy,
drunken dude whos not in full control of his
body. But do I allow my predicament to interfere
with my holy meditation on your destiny? I do
not just as I trust you will keep stoking the fires
of your own inspiration in the face of comparable
irritations. You have been on a hot streak, my
dear. Dont let anything tamp it down!
Homework: Which actor or actress would be the
best choice to play you in a film about your life? Go
to RealAstrology.com and click E-mail Rob.
Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsnys
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Crossword
LABOR PAINS July 21, 2016
July 7 Crossword Answers
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ACROSS
1. Scruff
5. Genus of dabbling ducks
9. Now go!
14. Bar mem.
18. Branding or curling
19. Vandalize
20. Blether
21. Caution
22. A clay mineral
23. Banks or Keebler
24. Pig _
25. Shank
26. Start of a quip by anonymous: 6 wds.
30. Place name of a kind
31. Letters
32. CPA exam
33. Strikes
35. Bird
38. Twin crystal
40. _ Park, Colorado
41. Prized instrum.
42. Gideons book
43. Fairy queen
46. Row
47. Sudor
48. La _ Vita
49. City on the Arno
50. Cup handle
51. Source of irritation
52. Belongings
53. _ Pythons Flying Circus
54. Vulgarian
55. Thin out
57. Eatery
58. Part 2 of quip: 3 wds.
62. Fleur-de- _
63. Part 3 of quip: 2 wds.
65. Charm
66. Stands out
69. Say with confidence
70. Donald Ducks twin
71. Ermine
72. Cherished
74. Cry softly
77. Like a dirty dish
78. Remain in force
79. Mallet
80. Like a prude
81. Kind of lily

82. Vertical passage
83. Appointments
84. Balance
85. Famed pioneer Daniel
86. Sadder but _
87. More willingly
88. Pry
90. A pronoun
91. Cloak of a kind
93. End of the quip: 4 wds.
99. Shuttlecock
100. Bay window
101. The cream of the crop
102. Oleaginous
104. Church area
105. Hindu queen: Var.
106. Gadget for a cook
107. Dont Tread _ _
108. _ -do-well
109. Approaches
110. Marsh plant
111. Command: Arch.
DOWN
1. Insect egg
2. Ancient Biblical country
3. Synthetic fabric
4. Conceal, in a way
5. Dress
6. Metric length
7. Seemingly: 2 wds.
8. _ butter
9. First aid item
10. Peaks
11. Swearword
12. Elevator name
13. Arm of a kind
14. Give in
15. Anklebones
16. Word on a bank note
17. Indeed!
19. Younger people
27. Easy _ it
28. Attention
29. Hold sway
33. _ noire
34. Home to billions
36. Wonderful
37. Stoolpigeon
38. Whitish fungus
39. The rudiments
41. Bound by oath
42. Mukluk
43. Like a julep
44. The Jetsons dog
45. Swampy region
47. Sprig
48. Extinguish
49. Tough nut to crack
51. ..._ _ in a beautiful pea-green boat
52. Flash
53. Stuck
54. Male goat
56. Greek classic
57. Cut at an angle
58. Worn out
59. Last letter
60. Protuberant
61. Kind of tax
64. Privileged ones
67. Whetstone
68. Roofing piece
71. Render senseless
73. Mark way, way up
74. Stiff fabric
75. French department
76. Lag b_
78. Damaged, in a way
79. Fuel
80. Dismiss: Hyph.
82. Culinarian
83. Legislative body
84. A little, in music
85. Boundary
86. Unbroken things
87. Show scorn
88. Steal
89. Scandinavian
90. Utter
92. Made a choice
94. Dies _
95. Turner the singer
96. Mister, in Munich
97. Mr. Tahari
98. Trees
99. Interdict
103. Still
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Highway Home Herbert Hoover
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City IA
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FireSale The Maytags (6:30pm)
Pedestrian Plaza, Downtown Iowa
City, Iowa City IA
Hammer & the Nailers Harley Corins,
1708 State St., Bettendorf IA
Jason Carl (5pm) Wide River Winery LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Josh Turner Rhythm City Casino Resort,
7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Lewis Knudsen (6pm) Steventons,
1399 Eagle Ridge Rd, LeClaire IA
Live@5: The Appleseed Collective
(5pm) RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd
St., Davenport IA
Local on the 8s The Maytags Iowa
City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa
City IA
Material Girl Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Mrs.T & the Whack (6pm) Hy-Vee
Market Grille - Silvis, 2001 5th St.,
Silvis IL
Soul Storm 11th Street Precinct, 1107
Mound St., Davenport IA
Strays (5pm) McGrath Amphitheater,
475 1st St. SE, Cedar Rapids IA
TriState Wind Symphony Bill Bowe
Memorial Bandshell, Middle Park,
Bettendorf IA
SATURDAY
23
Cobalt Blue 11th Street Precinct, 1107

Code 415 Generations Bar & Grill,
4100 4th Ave., Moline IL
Even Steven My Place the Pub, 4405
State St., Bettendorf IA
Funktastic Five River House, 1510
River Dr., Moline IL
Future of Rock Fest: Red Sun Rising

3 Years Hollow Another Lost
Year Remember My Name
Bigger on the Inside RIBCO, 1815
Second Ave., Rock Island IL
Joe & Vicki Price (5pm) Wide River
Winery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
Keith Rea (6:30pm) Ca dZan, 411
South Rd., Cambridge IL
Material Girl Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Miracle Legion The Ghost Wolves
Keeps Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013
288th Ave., Maquoketa IA
Music @ Main: Jason Carl (1pm)
Davenport Public Library (Main), 321
Main Street, Davenport IA
Radio Buzzkills Exit, Emergency
Mighty Brother Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Roger Carlson (2pm) Creekside
Vineyards Winery & Inn, 7505 120th
Ave., Coal Valley IL
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
Tack Fu Gabes, 330 E. Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
Tommy James & the Shondells
Rhythm City Casino Resort, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Wicked Liz & the Bellyswirls Harley
Corins, 1708 State St., Bettendorf IA
Wild Oatz Len Browns North Shore
Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
Wylde Nept The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
SUNDAY
24
Buddy Olson (3pm) Duckys Lagoon,

13515 78th Ave W., Taylor Ridge IL
WEDNESDAY 27
Whitney Rose @ Daytrotter - August 3

The Ghost Wolves Rozz-Tox, 2108
Keep Off the Grass (5pm) The
Captains Table, 4801 River Dr.,
Moline IL
Veridia Random Hero Ilia (6pm)
Ghost Bummer Slow Form of
Suicide Shit Bag (9pm) Gabes,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
MONDAY
25
Gray Wolf Band Stephens Square,

620 18th St., Moline IL
Moeller Mondays Presents: Gold

Light Major & the Monbacks
Christopher the Conquered
Daytrotter, 324 Brady St., Davenport
IA
Stone Fox In the Attic Gabes, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
TUESDAY
26
Anna Elizabeth Laube David Zollo

& the Body Electric The Mill, 120 E.
Seaway ColdFront Rarity Gabes,
Alli & I Nomadic Youth Gabes, 330

E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Bobby Ray Bunch Cru Bottle Shoppe,
221 Brady St., Davenport IA
Burlington Street Bluegrass Band
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
Chuck Murphy (6:30pm) The Faithful
Pilot Cafe & Spirits, 117 N Cody Rd,
LeClaire IA
Dinosaur Jr. Arbor Labor Union
Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 288th
Ave., Maquoketa IA
Gaelic Storm The Redstone Room,
129 Main St, Davenport IA
HiFi Rhythm City Casino Resort,
7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Pieces of Candy (5pm) Wide River
Winery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
Pinegrove The Soil & the Sun
Sports Half Waif Chris Dertz
& the River Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
THURSDAY
28
The Apollo Affair Stereowide

Gabes, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
Benefit for Dave & Janette Ryan
Busch: Supro Quatro Dave
Moore The Mill, 120 E. Burlington
St., Iowa City IA
Bill Chrastil Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside
IA
Bobby Ray Bunch (6pm) Go Fish
Marina Bar & Grill, 411 River Dr.,
Princeton IA
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The JBar - Holiday Inn & Suites, 4215
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Downtown Rockin Daddies Aledo
Central Park Bandshell, Hwy 17,
Aledo IL
Flash in a Pan Herbert Hoover
National Historic Site, off I-80 at exit
254, West Branch IA
JR JR Condor & Jaybird Empty
Houses Daytrotter, 324 Brady St.,
Davenport IA
Kewanee Community Band Jazz
on the Side (6:30pm) Kewanee
Veterans Park Gazebo, E 2nd St,
Kewanee IL
Laura Joy Duo (6:30pm) Bettendorf
Public Library, 2950 Learning
Campus Dr., Bettendorf IA
Matthew Curry & the Fury Winter
Blues AllStars The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
Soul Storm Bass Street Landing Plaza,
Moline IL
FRIDAY
29
5 Seconds of Summer i wireless

Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline IL
8 Seconds (5pm) McGrath
Amphitheater, 475 1st St. SE, Cedar
Rapids IA
BB1 Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
The Baseball Project The
Wooldridge Brothers Codfish
Hollow Barn, 5013 288th Ave.,
Maquoketa IA
Bettendorf Park Band Favorites
Concert Bill Bowe Memorial
Bandshell, Middle Park, Bettendorf
IA
The Blackstone Acoustic Trio (5pm)
Matthew Curry & the Fury @

The Redstone Room - July 28
Wide River Winery - LeClaire, 106 N.
Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Blue Water Highway Band Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Brooks Strause & the Glory Details
Liz Moen (6:30pm) Pedestrian
Plaza, Downtown Iowa City, Iowa
City IA
The Commanders Otros Outros
Summertown Liv Carrow
Gabes, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
Cosmic River House, 1510 River Dr.,
Moline IL
David G. Smith (noon) Moline Public
Library, 3210 41st St., Moline IL
Gosh! SendOff Show Earring
Mountain Swallower Harsh
Times Wulfbriar Rozz-Tox, 2108
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo K & Ts Bike
Rack Sports Bar & Grill, 3303 Brady
St., Davenport IA
Homegrown Showcase: Hong Kong
Sleepover Jenny Lynn Stacy
Speaking of Secrets RIBCO, 1815
Jim Ryan (6pm) Hy-Vee Market Grille
- Silvis, 2001 5th St., Silvis IL
Jordan Danielsen & Jef Spradley
Tycoga Vineyard & Winery, 2585

195th St., DeWitt IA
Larry Boyd (6pm) Cool Beanz
Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St., Rock
Island IL
Laura Joy (5pm) Market Alley Wines,
59 Public Sq., Monmouth IL
One More Time Polka Fest: Jim Busta
Band Walcott Coliseum, 116 E
Bryant St, Walcott IA
Playlist 11th Street Precinct, 1107
Street Fest 2016: QC Rock Academy
(11:30am) Chuck Murphy
(1:45pm) Fifth of Country (4pm)
Bad Hair (6pm) Soul Storm
(8pm) Dirt Road Rockers (10pm)
Downtown Davenport, Davenport
IA
Threshold Harley Corins, 1708 State
St., Bettendorf IA
Tournament of Drums (6:30pm)
Kingston Stadium, 15th St SW, Cedar
Rapids IA
Tucker & Douglas (6pm) Steventons,
1399 Eagle Ridge Rd, LeClaire IA
Wild Oatz (6pm) Ardon Creek
Winery, 2391 Independence Ave.,
outside Muscatine, Letts IA
SATURDAY
30
BB1 Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,

3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Code 415 Rivertown Grille & Bar, 2606
W. Locust St., Davenport IA
Cochrans Pub, 13464 Galt Rd.,
Sterling IL
Fifth of Country RIBCO, 1815 Second
The Funnies River House, 1510 River
Dr., Moline IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo
Harringtons Pub - Port Byron, 102

S. Main St., Port Byron IL
Justin Morrissey 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
The Knockoffs RJs Pub & Grill, 310
Third St., Sherrard IL
Midwaste Party: Ray Creature RozzTox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
One More Time Polka Fest: Gary
& the Ridgeland Dutchmen
Barefoot Becky & & the Ivanhoe
Dutchmen Lyle Beaver & the
Brass Notes Walcott Coliseum, 116
E Bryant St, Walcott IA
Patio Party Astro Ralph Gabes,
Peter Mayer Group The Mill, 120 E.
QC Metalfest: Kentucky Meat
Shower (2pm) Pelham (2:20pm)
Still Standing (2:50pm) Tong
Po (3:20pm) Obsidian Sword
(3:50pm) In the Mouth of
Radness (4:20pm) Cantharone
(4:50pm) Dredge (5:30pm)
Telekinetic Yeti (6:20pm)
Aseethe (7:05pm) Dos Males
(7:50pm) Disrotted (8:35pm)
Oryx (9:20pm) Druids (10:30pm)
Bier Stube Moline, 415 15th St,
Moline IL
Rockin the Red Door Lawn Concert
w/ The Uncommons (3pm) Gildas
Club Quad Cities, 1234 E River Dr.,
Davenport IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
Stone Tattoo Harley Corins, 1708
Street Fest 2016: Yoyo y Yo (10am)
Keep Off the Grass (11:30am)
RiverCity6 (1pm) Grupo
Instinto (3pm) 3 on the Tree
(5pm) Remedy (7:30pm) The

Candymakers (10pm) Downtown
Davenport, Davenport IA
SUNDAY
31
Amberstein Stone Sugar

Shakedown Gabes, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Buddy Olson (3pm) Duckys Lagoon,
13515 78th Ave W., Taylor Ridge IL
Dixieland Jazz Service (10:30am)
Church of Peace United Church of
Christ, 1114 12th St, Rock Island IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (2pm)
Len Browns North Shore Inn, 700 N.
Shore Dr., Moline IL
Matt Curry & the Fury Fat Fish Pub,
158 N. Broad St., Galesburg IL
QC Metalfest: Kentucky Meat
Shower (2pm) Mea Culpa
(2:20pm) Obsidian Hammer
(2:55pm) Circadian Rhythm
(3:35pm) Six to the Chest
(4:20pm) Krotchripper (4:55pm)
National Hero (5:30pm)
Crater Out (6:05pm) Kronos
Resistor (6:45pm) Cranial Decay
(7:25pm) Closet Witch (7:55pm)
Growing Cold (8:30pm) Chain
of Command (9:05pm) Bier Stube
Moline, 415 15th St, Moline IL
MONDAY
Bix in Bettendorf Kickoff: Josh

Duffee Jazz Quintet Governors
Pub & Grill, 3470 Middle Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
Lindsey Stirling McGrath
Amphitheater, 475 1st St. SE, Cedar
Rapids IA
Planning for Burial A Light Among
Many Haunter Archeress We
Also Let Blood White Heron

Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Richard Buckner Keenan O'Meara
Daytrotter, 324 Brady St., Davenport
IA
TUESDAY
Blues Cafe (6:30pm) RME

Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Chris Janson Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, 2815 W. Locust St,
Davenport IA
Cory Branan Daytrotter, 324 Brady
St., Davenport IA
Jackson Concert Series: Randy
Sandke & Dick Hyman Downtown
Muscatine, , Muscatine IA
WEDNESDAY 3
5th Annual Taste of Jazz: Dave

Bennett Jim Valentine Band
(6pm) Grumpys Saloon, 2120 E
11th St, Davenport IA
Thirstys on Third, 2202 W. 3rd St.,
Davenport IA
Gary Allan Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, 2815 W. Locust St,
Davenport IA
Mark Hestness (6:30pm) The
Faithful Pilot Cafe & Spirits, 117 N
Cody Rd, LeClaire IA
Quiet Hollers Jake McKelvie Tyler
Burdwood Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Whitney Rose Daytrotter, 324 Brady
St., Davenport IA
Wild Oatz Wells Fargo Pavilion Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, 2815
W. Locust St., Davenport IA
Comedy
DJs/Karaoke/
Jams/Open Mics
THURSDAYS
Cross Creek Karaoke (July 28) Jims

Knoxville Tap, 8716 Knoxwille Rd.,
Milan IL
DJ Night w/ 90s Music Thirstys on Third,
2202 W. Third St., Davenport IA
Gemini Karaoke Blue Moose Tap House,
211 Iowa Ave., Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night Bier Stube Moline, 415
15th St., Moline IL
Karaoke w/ Double Dz Purgatorys Pub,
2104 State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Jam Night My Place the Pub, 4405
Open Mic Night Uptown Bills Coffee
House, 730 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City IA
Open Mic w/ H.C. Wallace (July 21)
Geneseo Brewing Company, 102 S.
State St., Geneseo IL
Rock the House Karaoke Bottoms Up
on 7th, 1814 Seventh St., Moline IL
Swerve Party w/ Just Let Go (July 21)
Skellington Manor Event Center, 420
18th St., Rock Island IL
Thumpin Thursdays DJ Night Rascals
Live, 1414 15th St., Moline IL
FRIDAYS
Cross Creek Karaoke Firehouse Bar & Grill,

2006 Hickory Grove Rd., Davenport IA
DJ Dolla The Smoking Dog Pub, 1800
DJ K Yung Barrel House Moline, 1321
Fifth Ave., Moline IL
Karaoke Night Circle Tap, 1345 West
Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night The Grove Tap, 108 S.
First St., Long Grove IA
Karaoke Night Miller Time Bowling,
2902 E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night Roadrunners Roadhouse,
3803 Rockingham Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night Thirstys on Third, 2202

W. Third St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night w/ Mike Matthews
Hollars Bar & Grill, 4050 27th St., Moline IL
Open Mic Coffeehouse (July 29) First
Lutheran Church of Rock Island, 1600
Open Mic Night Bowlmor Lounge, 2952
Brady St., Davenport IA
Soulshake Gabes, 2330 E. Washington
St., Iowa City IA
SATURDAYS
Cross Creek Karaoke Jims Knoxville

Tap, 8716 Knoxville Rd., Milan IL
Community Drum Circle (July 30, 11am)
RME Community Stage, 129 Main St.,
Davenport IA
DJ Dolla The Smoking Dog Pub, 1800
Karaoke Night The Grove Tap, 108 S.
First St., Long Grove IA
Karaoke Night Miller Time Bowling,
2902 E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night Roadrunners Roadhouse,
3803 Rockingham Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night w/ Jim Harker Hollars
Bar & Grill, 4050 27th St., Moline IL
Midwaste Party: Body Mechanics (July 30)
Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Open Mic Night Downtown Central
Perk, 226 W. Third St., Davenport IA
Twisted Mics Music & Entertainment Barrel
House Moline, 1321 Fifth Ave., Moline IL
SUNDAYS
Karaoke Night 11th Street Precinct, 1107

Open Mic Night (5pm) Lynns BBQ &
Saloon, 1151 E. Iowa St., Eldridge IA
19
MONDAYS
Musicians Jam w/ C.J. Lomas (Aug. 1,

6pm) Theos Java Club, 213 17th St.,
Rock Island IL
Open Mic w/ J. Knight The Mill, 120 E.
TUESDAYS
AcousticMusicClub(4:30pm) River Music

Experience, 129 N. Main St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night My Place the Pub, 4405
Open Mic Night Broken Saddle, 1417
Fifth Ave., Moline IL
Open Mic Night Cool Beanz Coffeehouse,
1325 330th St., Rock Island IL
Tuesday Blues Jam w/ Mark Avey &
Detroit Larry Davison Cabanas,
2120 Fourth Ave., Rock Island IL
Underground Open Mic w/ Kate Kane
Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa
City IA
WEDNESDAYS
Acoustic Jam Night w/ Steve McFate

McManus Pub, 1401 Seventh Ave., Moline IL
Jam Session & Mug Night Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night 11th Street Precinct, 1107
Karaoke Night Circle Tap, 1345 West
Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Open Jam w/ Earth Ascending Bent
River Brewing Company, 512 24th St.
Rock Island IL
Open Mic Night Boozies Bar & Grille, 114
1/2 W. Third St., Davenport IA
SUMMER AT THE FIGGE ART MUSEUM
Sponsored by
Currently on view:
The Wonderful World of Oz Picturing the Prairie

David Plowden: An American Master Corn Zone
Davenport, Iowa 563.326.7804
www.figgeartmuseum.org
THURSDAY
21
The Blacklist (8:30pm) Theos Java

Club, 213 17th St., Rock Island IL
The Only Comedy Show in Town
(8:30pm) Boozies Bar & Grille,
FRIDAY
22
ComedySportz (7pm) The

Establishment, 220 19th St., Rock
Island IL
Studio Series: 309 (9:30pm) The
Island IL
SATURDAY
23
Blacklist Against Humanity: We

Have More Balls Comedy Show
(9pm) Village Theatre, 2113 E.
11th St., Davenport IA
The Blacklists Pub Crawl Comedy
Tour (8pm) Rudys Cantina, 2214
E. 11th St., Davenport IA
Island IL
David Dyer (7:30pm) Penguins
Comedy Club, 208 Second Ave. SE,
Cedar Rapids IA
Show Us Your Pokeballs (8pm)
Circa 21 Speakeasy, 1818 Third
Studio Series: Survivor (9:30pm)
The Establishment, 220 19th St.,
Rock Island IL
SUNDAY
24
The Circumstantial Comedy Show

(10pm) Brew, 1104 Jersey Ridge
Rd., Davenport IA
Jim Gaffigan (7 & 9:30pm) Adler

Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport
IA
MONDAY
25
Honeycombs of Comedy (9pm)

Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St.,
Iowa City IA
WEDNESDAY 27
The Backroom Comedy Open Mic

Night (7:30pm) The Backroom
Comedy Theater, 1510 N. Harrison
St., Davenport IA
Comedy Open Mic (7:30pm)
Penguins Comedy Club, 208
Second Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids IA
THURSDAY
28
The Blacklist (8:30pm) Theos Java

Club, 213 17th St., Rock Island IL
The Only Comedy Show in Town
(8:30pm) Boozies Bar & Grille,
FRIDAY
29

Island IL
Patrick Garrity (7:30pm) Penguins
Cedar Rapids IA
Speakeasys Laugh Hard (8pm)
Circa 21 Speakeasy, 1818 Third
St u d io S e rie s: $m ac kdow n
(9:30pm) The Establishment, 220
SATURDAY
30
SUNDAY
31
MONDAY
The Blacklists Pub Crawl Comedy

Tour (8pm) Hickey Brothers
Cigar Store & Hooka Lounge, Rock
Island IL
Island IL
Patrick Garrity (7:30pm) Penguins
Cedar Rapids IA
Studio Series: Establishment
Stands Up (9:30pm) The
Island IL
The Circumstantial Comedy Show

(10pm) Brew, 1104 Jersey Ridge
Rd., Davenport IA
Honeycombs of Comedy (9pm)

Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St.,
Iowa City IA
WEDNESDAY 3
The Backroom Comedy Open Mic

Night (7:30pm) The Backroom
Comedy Theater, 1510 N. Harrison
St., Davenport IA
Comedy Open Mic (7:30pm)
Penguins Comedy Club, 208
Second Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids IA
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