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The Bacon Brothers
<p>The Bacon Brothers. Fiercely devoted to making music, even from an early age (they cite such influences as the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Motown, Led Zeppelin, Philly soul, and James Taylor, with mentions from Michael of Pete Seeger, Jimmy Rogers, Chet Atkins, and the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, and additional kudos to Michael from Kevin for his input), the two siblings share a singular body of work that’s found them spending more than 20 years of working the road and paying their dues, resulting in nine albums – Forosoco (1997), Getting There (1999), Can’t Complain (2001), Live: The No Food Jokes Tour (2003), White Knuckles (2005), New Year’s Day (2009), Philadelphia Road (2011) 36 Cents (2014), and the eponymous, The Bacon Brothers (2018) -- spanning rock, soul, folk and Americana. Never content to be typecast, they’re fiercely devoted to the cause of making music, undeterred by fame, fortune or the pitfalls that frequently obstruct the path to success.</p><p>It’s not that either brother lacks the means to steal the spotlight. Kevin Bacon is an award-winning actor with 80 films and dozens of television and stage credits to his name, resulting in numerous Emmy and Screen Actors Guild nominations cited in his resume. Older brother Michael initially began making music in their native Philadelphia before moving to Nashville where his songwriting career blossomed by leaps and bounds. An Emmy-winning composer, he most recently scored the documentary "That Way Madness Lies" currently on the festival circuit. Other recent works include the audiobook: "You Don't Look Your Age...And Other Fairytales" and the HBO documentary "RX: Early Detection with Sandra Lee” which premiered at Sundance last year.</p><p>Still, while it’s clear that Michael and Kevin don’t view the band as simply a sideline, their commitment is clear. Indeed, the high points have been many. Kevin points to an opening slot for The Band at Carnegie Hall, surveying the Texas landscape in the midst of a lightning storm, rocking the Stone Pony on the Jersey Shore and Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa. For Michael, it’s been all about touring in Germany and Japan, and the fascination he feels performing for overseas audiences.</p><p>So while casual observers may be awed by their Hollywood credentials, critics have been quick to note that the brothers - Michael on vocals, guitar and cello and Kevin on vocals, guitar and percussion -- along with the band that’s been with them since the beginning -- Paul Guzzone (bass, backing vocals), Joe Mennonna (keyboards, accordion), Tim Quick (lead guitar, mandolin and backing vocals) and Frank Vilardi (drums) -- eschew any hint of glitz and glamour in favor of an ethic gleaned from the hard lessons come as a result of determination and drive.</p> 2019-04-19 21:30:00 -0500
8/23/198:00 p.m.Riverside Casino & Golf Resort®Riverside -
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Taylor Dayne
<p>Taylor Dayne is an American pop icon. With a career spanning three decades, Taylor’s groundbreaking debut single “Tell It To My Heart” turned her into an overnight international star in 1987. She followed the smash hit with seventeen Top 20 singles over the course of her three-decade career, including Number Ones “Love Will Lead You Back” “Prove Your Love” and “I’ll Always Love You.” Taylor has sold over 75 million albums and singles worldwide, earned three GRAMMY nominations, an American Music Award, multiple New York Music Awards, received New York Music Hall of Fame honors and ranked as the Number 18 Female Dance artist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. She is one of the very few artists in musical history to successfully crossover into almost every musical genre and chart with hit singles in Pop, Dance, R&B, Adult Contemporary and Rock.</p> 2019-04-05 21:30:00 -0500
8/24/198:00 p.m.Riverside Casino & Golf Resort®Riverside -
Jo Koy - Just Kidding World Tour
<p>Jo Koy has come a long way from his modest beginnings performing at a Las Vegas coffee house. As one of today’s premiere stand-up comedians, Koy sells-out theaters and arenas across the world with his infectious and explosive energy onstage. The comedian pulls inspiration from his family, specifically his son, with material that has universal appeal.</p><p>In November 2017, the comedian broke a record for the most tickets sold by a single artist at The Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu with 11 sold-out shows and over 23,000 tickets sold. Celebrating this accomplishment, the mayor’s office in Honolulu proclaimed November 24th as “Jo Koy Day.” Koy is also the only comedian to sell out 6 shows at The Warfield in San Francisco, he broke the attendance record at Club Regent Event Centre in Winnipeg with 4 sold-out shows, and is one of the few acts to sell-out 2 shows at The Florida Theatre in Jacksonville, FL. In July 2018, Koy was given the prestigious “Stand-Up Comedian Of The Year” award at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal.</p><p>Today, the comedian tours around the world and is currently wrapping up his <em>Break The Mold World Tour</em> just in time for his highly anticipated Netflix special, <em>Comin’ In Hot</em> to release June 2019. Koy will launch his <em>Just Kidding World Tour </em>in August 2019 with all new material not on the previous tour or upcoming special.</p><p>Koy released his first stand-up comedy album, <em>Live From Seattle</em> and reached #1 on the Billboard Charts. He can also be heard on his weekly podcast, <em>The Koy Pond with Jo Koy</em> by Starburns Audio. Listeners can dive in each week as Koy welcomes friends and fellow comedians to share their hilarious insights on life. For more info on the podcast, album and tour dates, please visit: Jokoy.com.</p><p>TruTV has also greenlit the animated comedy pilot, <em>This Functional Family</em> starring Koy. The half-hour animated project puts Koy at the center of a fractured, patched-up, multi-racial, dysfunctional family. It draws upon Koy’s real-life experiences and characters featured in his stand-up.</p><p>Later this year, fans can also catch Koy on the silver screen co-starring alongside Brandon Routh and Donna Murphy as “Vladimir Lenin” in the upcoming live-action film,<em> Anastasia</em>.</p><p>Koy has appeared on over 140 episodes of <em>Chelsea Lately</em> as a season regular roundtable guest. Other appearances include: <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Beat Bobby Flay, Spike TV’s Adam Carolla & Friends Build Stuff Live and Jimmy Kimmel Live</em>.</p> 2019-04-19 22:00:00 -0500
10/26/198:00 p.m.Riverside Casino & Golf Resort®Riverside -
Here Come The Mummies
<p><strong>The Dark Matter Tour</strong></p><p>Here Come the Mummies is an eight-piece funk-rock band of 5000 year-old Egyptian Mummies with a one-track mind. Their "Terrifying Funk from Beyond the Grave" is sure to get you into them (and possibly vice versa).</p><p>Since their discovery HCTM has been direct support for P-Funk, Al Green, Mavis Staples, KC and the Sunshine Band, and Cheap Trick; rocked Super Bowl Village; become a regular on The Bob and Tom Show; played massive festivals like Summer Camp, Common Ground, Voodoo Fest, Musikfest, Suwannee Hulaween, and Riverbend; and sold tickets by the thousands across large swaths of North America.</p><p>Maybe that’s why the ladies (and some dudes) can’t stop losing their minds over these mayhem-inducing mavens of mirth.</p><p>Some say they were cursed after deflowering a great Pharaoh’s daughter. Others claim they are reincarnated Grammy-Winning studio musicians. Regardless, HCTM’s mysterious personas, cunning song-craft, and unrelenting live show will bend your brain, and melt your face. Get ready, for Here Come The Mummies.</p> 2019-05-15 21:30:00 -050010/05/198:00 p.m.Riverside Casino & Golf Resort®Riverside -
Jay and Silent Bob Get Old
<p>The hilarious duo Jay & Silent Bob are back. Film icons Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes made history and fans all over the world with the characters Jay & Silent Bob from the movies Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks 2. Now you can see them live recording their comedy podcast Jay & Silent Bob Get Old.</p><p>Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes record their #1 ranked comedy podcast Jay & Silent Bob Get Old – live. This is a sometimes touching, always hilarious, look at what happens when two people grow up in Hollywood’s gaze and they’ll do what they do best – tell stories. This show will be recorded as the stories evolve live in front of the audience, and released for free on www.smodcast.com.</p><p>This is what fans everywhere have been waiting for - an opportunity to see their heroes on stage doing what they love, telling stories.</p> 2019-04-26 21:30:00 -0500
10/25/198:00 p.m.Riverside Casino & Golf Resort®Riverside -
Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe
<p>Vince Neil, the legendary front man of Mötley Crüe, is an international superstar whose unmistakable voice leads some of the greatest rock songs of a generation including “Wild Side,” “Shout at the Devil,” “Home Sweet Home,” “Girls, Girls, Girls,” “Dr. Feelgood,” “Kickstart My Heart,” “Same Ol’ Situation,” and many others.</p><p>Mötley Crüe’s epic 34-year run included countless multi-platinum releases, more than 22 hit singles, 100 million albums sold and dozens of global tours with sold out arenas, inclusive of some of the largest venues in the world. The band completed “The Final Tour” on New Year’s Eve 2015, closing the book that told the story of their iconic career. Despite Mötley Crüe’s departure from the rock world, however, Vince Neil shows no sign of slow down, continuing to carry on with the unending “The Legacy Continues Tour.”</p><p>In January of 2017, Vince Neil was back in the TV spotlight, as a contestant on NBC’s <em>The Celebrity Apprentice</em>, featuring new host Arnold Schwarzenegger. Currently, Neil continues to tour and perform all the classic Mötley Crüe hits with select cuts from his three solo albums. Mötley Crüe’s seemingly unfilmable group autobiography, The Dirt, will finally come out as a biopic via Netflix March 22, 2019.</p> 2019-01-21 21:30:00 -0600
11/08/198:00 p.m.Riverside Casino & Golf Resort®Riverside -
Blue October
<p>Blue October consists of multi-instrumentalist, Ryan Delahoussaye; Matt Noveskey on bass; and brothers Jeremy and Justin Furstenfeld the band's drummer and front man, respectively. The group, once known for its stormy dynamic and self-destructive tendencies, couldn't be more distinct, today, from the band it once was. "We've had the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, and we've come out the other side," says Noveskey, who describes the new record as "emotional."</p><p>The newest album, <em>I Hope You're Happy</em> was released on August 17, 2018 on Up/Down Records, in partnership with Brando Records, a record label founded by Justin Furstenfeld, who remains the label's president. The record is currently available on iTunes, Amazon and directly through the band. The album's title track has reached the top 20 on the Billboard Alternative chart. Justin states: "<em>I Hope You're Happy</em> is about wishing your enemies well...anyone who's touched my life, or I've touched your life - life's so short, and I hope you're happy."</p><p>Along with the new record, a soon-to-be-released documentary detailing the band's transformation from sordid to solid, from ravaged by the tempest of addiction to be blessed by the joys of family life. Just like any other relationship, the band's dynamic is multifaceted, and what we're privy to on camera is but a snapshot into the group's complex world.</p><p>Tickets are $35 for Pit Standing Room or $29 for General Admission Standing Room plus taxes and an online/phone ticket fee (this fee is waived when tickets are purchased at The Market gift shop inside Rhythm City Casino Resort®). Guests with mobility disabilities will be offered special seating upon arrival including their companions. <a href="https://www.rhythmcitycasino.com/hotel.html">Hotel</a> packages are available by calling <a href="tel:8448524386">844-852-4FUN</a>. Packages include a one night stay in a Deluxe King or Double Queen room, two tickets to the show and two dinners at <a href="https://www.rhythmcitycasino.com/robertsbuffet.html">Robert's Buffet</a>. There are a limited number of hotel packages available.</p><p>Doors open at 7 PM for the 8 PM show. All ages are welcome.</p> 2019-06-01 21:30:00 -0500
10/25/198:00 p.m.Rhythm City Casino ResortDavenport -
Charlie Daniels Band
<p>From his Dove Award winning gospel albums to his genre-defining Southern rock anthems and his CMA Award-winning country hits, few artists have left a more indelible mark on America's musical landscape than Charlie Daniels. An outspoken patriot, beloved mentor to young artists and still a road warrior at age 81, Charlie has parlayed his passion for music into a multi-platinum career and a platform to support the military, underprivileged children and others in need.</p><p>Raised among the longleaf pines of North Carolina, Charlie began his career playing bluegrass music with the Misty Mountain Boys. After moving to Nashville in 1967, he began making a name for himself as a songwriter, session musician and producer. Elvis Presley recorded a tune Charlie co-wrote titled "It Hurts Me," which was released on the flip side of "Kissin' Cousins." He played on such landmark albums as Bob Dylan's Nashville Skyline and tried his hand at producing on the Youngbloods' Elephant Mountain and Ride the Wind.</p><p>His own unique voice as an artist emerged as Charlie recorded his self-titled solo album in 1970 for Capitol Records. Two years later he formed the Charlie Daniels Band and the group scored its first hit with the top ten "Uneasy Rider." Since then the CDB has populated radio with such memorable hits as "Long Haired Country Boy," "The South's Gonna Do It Again," "In America," "The Legend of Wooley Swamp" and of course, his signature song, "The Devil Went Down to Georgia," which won a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group in 1979 as well as single of the year at the Country Music Association Awards.</p><p>The CDB will perform 100 concert dates this year including performances on the Grand Ole Opry. The band's latest release, "Off the Grid - Doin' It Dylan," features 10 Bob Dylan songs by the CDB, and is their first CDB studio release since 2007.</p><p>Over the course of his career, Charlie has received numerous accolades, including induction into the Grand Ole Opry and Musicians Hall of Fame. He's been presented the Pioneer Award by the Academy of Country Music and was honored as a BMI Icon in recognition of his songwriting. He's received a star on the Music City Walk of Fame.</p><p>Tickets are $30, $35, $45, $50 and $60 plus applicable taxes and fees (fees are waived when tickets are purchased at The Market gift shop inside Rhythm City Casino Resort®). Tickets in the ADA section are for patrons with mobility disabilities and up to three companions. If companion seating is not available because the ADA section is sold out, Rhythm City will offer other seats as close as possible to the accessible seat, if available, at the purchase price of the original section. <a href="https://www.rhythmcitycasino.com/hotel.html">Hotel</a> packages are available by calling <a href="tel:18448524386">844-852-4FUN</a>. Packages include a one night stay in a Deluxe King or Double Queen room, two tickets to the show and two dinners at <a href="https://www.rhythmcitycasino.com/robertsbuffet.html">Robert's Buffet</a>. There are a limited number of hotel packages available.</p><p>Doors open at 7 PM for the 8 PM show. All ages are welcome to attend.</p> 2019-06-01 21:30:00 -0500
9/27/198:00 p.m.Rhythm City Casino ResortDavenport -
"Amazigh Women’s Arts: Visual Expressions of Berber Identity" by Cynthia Becker
<p>Amazigh people (Berbers) are indigenous to North Africa. In Berber culture, women play a central role in creating the aesthetic and symbolic forms that make Amazigh identity unique, and they achieve considerable status and respect. Motherhood is highly esteemed by the Berbers, and women incorporate symbols and colors that relate to fertility into their textiles, clothing, tattoos, and hairstyles, as expressions of female agency. In this lecture, Cynthia Becker, Associate Professor in the History of Art and Architecture Department at Boston University, considers the artistic legacy of the Berbers within North African history by examining the creative output of Amazigh women. Despite societal influences that have changed daily life in Berber communities, women continue to produce and use art inspired by ancestral forms—especially during rural weddings—demonstrating the crucial role women play in preserving Amazigh heritage.</p><p>Professor Cynthia Becker is a scholar of African arts specializing in the arts of the Imazighen (Berbers) in northwestern Africa, specifically Morocco, Algeria, and Niger. Her research has been supported by a Fulbright grant and several grants from the American Institute of Maghreb Studies. Professor Becker has served as a consultant for numerous museum exhibitions and published articles. Her book <em>Amazigh Arts in Morocco: Women Shaping Berber Identity</em> was published by the University of Texas Press in July of 2006. Her forthcoming book, <em>Blackness in Post-Slavery Morocco: A History of Gnawa Visual and Performing Arts</em> considers the history of the trans-Saharan slave trade and its implications on material culture in northern Africa. It will be published in 2020. Other projects include the visual culture and history of the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans (her hometown).</p>
9/26/197:30 p.m.UI Art Building WestIowa City -
"Rectilinear Solidity / Interconnected Voids" by Carey Nagel
<p>BNIM conceived the new University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art building as a rectilinear solid interrupted by interconnected voids. These light-filled, linked spaces create a home for the display, conservation, and storage of the collection, while guiding patrons physically and visually through the museum. These are exterior exhibition spaces, educational areas, and horizontal and vertical pathways, all connected by a three-story light well that comprises the core of the museum and permeates the entirety of the experience.</p><p>Recalling the timeless academic and cultural brick masonry buildings of Alvar Aalto, Louis Khan, and Eero and Eliel Saarinen, the exterior brick cladding of the museum compliments the masonry characteristics of neighboring structures and conveys the timelessness and stability of the collection housed within. Through an alternating composition of brick texture that refers to the internal organization of the building, the façade will be transformed by the daily and seasonal changes in sunlight, creating oscillating levels of reflection and shadow. The dark, warm brick contrasts with the predominantly red brick of the surrounding buildings, clearly emphasizing the significance of the museum among them. This meaningful dichotomy is further emphasized with the white, light-filled interiors and warm wood detailing.</p><p>Carey Nagle AIA LEED AP BD+C is a principal in BNIM’s Des Moines office. Carey has emerged as a young leader in the realm of high-performance design excellence and professional leadership. He is a holistic practitioner with a broad range of notable project experience, including museums and cultural facilities, as well as higher education projects, office buildings, adaptive reuse, and modernist preservation.</p><p>Carey is currently leading the design of the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art. His projects have been recognized with multiple national awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA), including the 2016 AIA Honor Award for the renovation of the American Enterprise Group National Headquarters and the 2012 COTE Top Ten Green Building Award for the Iowa Utilities Board and Office of Consumer Advocate.</p><p>Carey received his Bachelors of Architecture from Iowa State University. He currently serves on the Iowa State University Department of Architecture’s Architectural Advisory Committee and the City of Des Moines’ Urban Design Review Board. In 2016, Carey received the AIA National Young Architect Award.</p>11/05/197:30 p.m.UI Art Building WestIowa City