November 26, 2014 by justin
in The Sound
Since the group’s inception in 2007, Celtic Thunder’s calling card has been a live show with an eclectic, wide-ranging sound and sweeping theatrical look. This is largely possible thanks to the age ranges of the band’s component members: Celtic Thunder’s producers have always allowed talent and personality to trump age,
Read More →Spotlight Founders Brewing Company Just a few miles east of Lake Michigan, owners Mike Stevens and Dave Engbers brew handcrafted beer for the outlaws of radical Grand Rapids, Michigan. According to the website, The Founders Family has a particular goal for their unique beers: “complex, in-your-face ales with huge aromatics,
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November 26, 2014 by justin
in Joe's Neighborhood
Honestly, I started out blaming you. Who wouldn’t? We were lost. Deep in the vineyards outside of St. Emilion, France. And vineyards are like cornfields — one row of grape vines is indistinguishable from the next row of grape vines. Row after row after row. And those ancient sections of
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November 26, 2014 by justin
in Sound Circuit
It has been a rough month for downtown music venues. First House of Bricks played host to its last shows this past weekend, and now December marks the end of regularly scheduled music at El Bait Shop. For the vast majority of people who attended shows at the Shop, that
Read More →Amount: $1,763.20 To: Per Mar Security Services For: Physical security officer Amount: $885 To: Plumb Supply Company For: Plumbing and piping supplies Amount: $36.20 To: Pom Incorporated For: Six keys Amount: $983 To: Pros Incorporated For: Monthly vibration analysis program equipment inspection Amount: $5,203.46 To: Quality
Read More →For anyone with the slightest inkling of technological know-how, one word sends a shiver down the spine: “enhance.” In the fictitious worlds of television shows and movies, no image or security footage is so far gone that it can’t be enhanced to near crystal-clear clarity. Sure, there are image restoration
Read More →Two of a kind? Dina Lohan, mother of Lindsay Lohan, was arrested on Sept. 12, 2013, for DWI. Officials pulled Lohan’s white BMW over for going 77 in a 55 mph zone where she blew more than double the legal limit. Lohan, 50, was sentenced in June to 100 hours
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November 26, 2014 by justin
in On The Tube
Cinema Insomnia (Roku’s Zom-Bee TV) “Your host” Mr. Lobo has presented late-night horror-cheese showcase Cinema Insomnia for 13 years through a smattering of regional cable outlets and, probably, subliminal mind control. Last year, Zom-Bee TV (available through streaming service Roku) picked up Cinema Insomnia, exposing the campy creature-feature to a
Read More →Iowa (7-4) vs. Nebraska (8-3) When: Friday, Nov. 28, Where: Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City Kickoff: 11 a.m. CDT Legendary former Alabama Crimson Tide football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant once said a moral victory was like “kissing your sister.” If that holds true, by now, the Iowa Hawkeye football team might
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Des Moines: 37 years of change
It was just a place my car broke down on my way to Colorado. All the city had been to me was a name, the place where the paper I used to deliver came from. Close by my Quad-Cities home, but not as close as Iowa City. Bigger, more distant.
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