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February 2009

Friday February 27, 2009

4th & 20 Go&Do Live Session

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 12:49PM CST on February 27, 2009

4th and 20 is just out to have a good time and will cover just about anything to make sure its audience also enjoys itself.

At the Go&Do Live Sessions, 4th & 20 covered “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Call Me the Breeze,” “Gel,” “I Wanna Be Sedated” and “Johnny B Good.”

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X+X Go&Do Live Session

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 11:57AM CST on February 27, 2009

Marty “M.J. Heat” Jones’ noise act X+X is a tamer version of noise than most, preferring to perform songs that have a melody and directions.

At the Go&Do Live Sessions X+X performed “Radio Groove,” “Military,” “Cowboy Swallow” and “Sneak-a-Peak.” For a full story on X+X that was published in the Go&Do section of the Quad-City Times, click here.

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Thursday February 26, 2009

Rule No. 1 Go&Do Live Session

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 11:10AM CST on February 26, 2009

Much like Park Lane, Rule No. 1 also has been together for three years, released a CD in 2007 and is working on a second album.

Rule No. 1 performed the originals “Dumpster,” “Rim,” “Happy” and “POPA,” along with one cover, “Unsung,” at the Go&Do Live Sessions.

Check out the band’s entry on the Quad-City Times database by clicking here.

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Wednesday February 25, 2009

Park Lane Go&Do Live Session

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 5:54PM CST on February 25, 2009

Park Lane has been together for three years and released a self-titled CD in 2006.

The band has written enough material for a sophomore album and is planning to begin recording it in the spring.

When Park Lane performs at area bars, the band plays a mix of hard rock covers and originals, but at the Go&Do Live Sessions, the band played all originals, including “Black & Gold,” “Companion,” “Life, Love, Faith,” “I Am Calling,” “Feel Like Before,” “Broken,” “Always There” and “Close to You.”

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Monday February 23, 2009

‘Mamma Mia’ at the Oscars

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 4:58PM CST on February 23, 2009

I love watching the Oscars, and I have to agree with host Hugh Jackman’s statement that the musical is back. But did he have to illustrate his point by referencing “Mamma Mia!”?
Yes, Meryl Streep was in it. Yes, she was nominated for best supporting actress, but it certainly wasn’t for her performance in the movie version of the popular musical.

I watched the movie last week, and while I usually love any production that involves singing and dancing, I thought the only thing worse than “Mamma Mia” was having ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” stuck in my head the next day.

I also thought the Oscars montage of musicals that have gained fame throughout the years was a little much.

There was so much going on that you hardly noticed the younger stars (who could pull off the skimpy costumes) from “Mamma Mia” and “High School Musical” when they joined Beyonce and Jackman onstage.

There’s quite a discussion about the Oscars going on at the Quadsville Council. You can chime in on the discussion thread under by clicking here.

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Saturday February 14, 2009

Uh Huh Go&Do Live Session

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 9:24PM CST on February 14, 2009

Due to a personal tragedy only two of Uh Huh’s members were able to make the Go&Do Live Sessions performance.

But the Uh Huh managed to entertain the crowd despite being down a few members with “Pink Horses,” “Labor of Love,” “Immigrant Song” and “Cinnamon Girl.”

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Brent Feuerbach Go&Do Live Session

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 9:20PM CST on February 14, 2009

The January Go&Do Live Sessions were marked by piano players as Brent Feuerbach was the second one to take Mojo’s stage.

Feuerbach performed covers “Let it Be,” “Lady in Red,” “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” and “Your Song.”

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Jaiguru Go&Do Live Session

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 9:18PM CST on February 14, 2009

Rock band Jaiguru is working on mastering their latest album, “Requiescat,” which they hope to put out sometime this summer.

At the Go&Do Live Sessions they performed songs off the upcoming album and a few other new tracks including “Stupid,” “Cynical Tongue,” “Be Cool,” “Believe” and “Murder.”

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Your Dream, My Nightmare Go&Do Live Sessions

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 9:14PM CST on February 14, 2009

The teenage members of Your Dream, My Nightmare bravely took the stage for the first time at the Go&Do Live Sessions. While it may have been the first performance for the band, it’s members have already performed throughout the Quad-Cities in other teen bands.

Your Dream, My Nightmare performed originals “Can You See,” “Poltergeist,” “Tonight We Bless the Fall,” “Halloween,” “Self Combust” and one cover, “This War is Ours.”

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Lojo Russo Go&Do Live Session

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 9:10PM CST on February 14, 2009

Quad-City folk favorite Lojo Russo performed several songs off her latest record “Little White Box.”

Russo’s set included “Attached,” “13,” “The Secret,” “Cry When You Leave,” “Full Moon Morning,” “Lucky Day,” “Smoke” and “Jasmine Wind.”

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Troy Harris Go&Do Live Sessions

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 9:07PM CST on February 14, 2009

Troy Harris plays piano dinner music around the Quad-Cities and can perform hundreds of songs at the drop of a hat. At the Go&Do Live Sessions he performed “Piano Man,” “Autumn Leaves,” a wedding medley, a jazz medley and a “Phantom of the Opera” medley.

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JIm Ryan Go&Do Live Sessions

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 9:06PM CST on February 14, 2009

Jim Ryan usually plays solo, but performed with his wife for the first time at the Go&Do Live Sessions. Bringing her in on the songs was appropriate since most of them were inspired by her in the first place.

At the Go&Do Live Sessions Jim Ryan performed a mix of originals and covers including “Wild World,” “Fire and Rain,” “Pencil Thin Mustache,” “Mrs. Robinson,” “Lay Down Sally,” “Hot Tamale,” “Comfort,” “Kind of Love,” “Oceans” and “Steven’s Song.”

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Six to the Chest Go&Do Live Session

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 9:04PM CST on February 14, 2009

Six to the Chest plays southern rock and they play it loud. The band just finished recording a record and are trying to get signed.

At the Go&Do Live Sessions, Six to the Chest performed “Breathe,” “Evil Eye,” “Cannibal” and “History.”

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Dan Peart Go&Do Live Session

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 8:42PM CST on February 14, 2009

Dan Peart has been playing acoustic blues for more than 30 years and finally recorded a solo album “Truth Be Told” last year.

At the Go&Do Live Sessions Peart performed the originals from that album “Hallelujah!,” “Mississippi Mud,” “Money Comes and Money Goes,” “Everything About You,” “A Little Love.”

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Thursday February 12, 2009

The Quads

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 12:53PM CST on February 12, 2009

Show to see

The Little Ones, whose recent stints included a Tuesday night performance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” will make a stop Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the Redstone Room, 129 Main St.

The indie pop band that incorporates tambourines and hand claps into its music, released “Morning Tide,” its first full-length album, last year.

Doors will open at 7 p.m., with the show at 8. Cover is $7.

For teens

High school students can see the spring fashions in prom dresses and tuxedos from five area shops at the second Q-C Prom Fashion Expo.

The event will be 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at Davenport Central High School, 1120 Main St. Admission is $5.

For more information, call Merriam Rink at (563) 210-1257.

For the family

Students in grades 1-6 will construct a building made of blocks, string, rock and aluminum foil at the Block Kids Building Contest.

Pre-registration is recommended and can be made by calling (563) 344-4106. The event will be 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Bettendorf Family Museum, 2900 Learning Campus Drive.

He said what?

Jeff McGrath, who plays guitar, organ, runs samples and provides the vocals for Thank You, said the band’s only goal is to keep writing more music.

“It’s pretty incredible when you think about it. A song doesn’t exist and then a song, with the help of a few people, all of a sudden, does exist.”

Click here to read the Quad-City Times story on Thank You.

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Tuesday February 10, 2009

What are your Valentine’s Day plans?

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 3:47PM CST on February 10, 2009

I’m working on a story right now about how busy restaurants predict they’ll be on Valentine’s Day since it falls on a Saturday this year.

My fiance has Friday night off, but not Saturday. However, I still doubt we’re going to do anything special. Our birthdays are in December and January, and when you combine that with the holidays, I think we’ve both probably spent more than enough over the past three months.

We’ll probably cook a meal at home and maybe head to the pet store to get a name tag for our new dog. Beyond that I don’t think we’ll do anything special in terms of going out.

What are you all doing? Have you had reservations for weeks or are you completely avoiding restaurants altogether? And is anyone else celebrating on Friday to avoid the Valentine’s Day rush?

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Friday February 6, 2009

Rootless Experience Go&Do Live Session

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 1:57PM CST on February 6, 2009

Rootless Experience plays a combination of jazz, blues and reggae. At the Go&Do Live Sessions they performed “Working,” “Who Knows,” “Red House” and “St. Thomas.”

Check out their entry on the Quad-City Times Go&Do band database here.

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Thursday February 5, 2009

Boothill Ridge Go&Do Live Session

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 12:21PM CST on February 5, 2009

Boothill Ridge has only been together for about four months, but in that time they’ve manage to write enough original material to record a CD, which is coming out later this month and reguarly play around the Quad-Cities.

At the Go&Do Live Sessions Boothill Ridge performed “Happy One,” “Don’t Worry,” “Help Me Make It...” “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” “Five Miles to Fame” and “Life in a Northern Town.”

Check out their entry on the Go&Do band database here.

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Wednesday February 4, 2009

Cheap date?

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 5:58PM CST on February 4, 2009

No, I’m not talking about women who can’t hold their liquor. I’m looking for the places you all go to have a good time without spending a lot of cash.

I already write a feature called $10 or less that features restaurants where you can eat a meal for under $10 a person. But where do you all go for entertainment to enjoy a night out for less than $10? And as long as I mentioned liquor, what is the best drink special you’ve found in the Quad-Cities?

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The Quads

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 2:42PM CST on February 4, 2009

Show to see

Brooklyn-based KaiserCartel will perform in a Daytrotter Presents show at 5 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 5 at RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave., Rock Island. The all-ages show also features Omaha, Neb., band Thunder Power.

The show begins at 5 p.m. and admission is $5.

For those who are 21 years and older with an extra $4 to spend, Peoria, Ill., band Mindset Evolution takes the stage at 10 p.m. tonight.

For the family

Children in kindergarten through third grade can write and illustrate stories at the Reading Rainbow writing workshop, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Rock Island Public Library, 401 19th St.

The children will learn about the concepts of character, plot, setting and brainstorming.

Pre-registration is required and can be made by calling (309) 732-7323.

For teens

The Davenport Public Library's Teen Volunteer Council gives area teens the opportunity to get involved in their community. The council helps provide programming and materials for teens.

The next meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the Davenport Public Library-Fairmount Street, 3000 N. Fairmount. The event is free.

He said what?

Benjamin Taylor, the only son of music megastars James Taylor and Carly Simon, had been billed simply as Ben Taylor for his first four albums, but he went to the long version of his name for the fifth, “The Legend of Kung Folk, Part One (The Killing Bite).”

“I feel like I’m growing up quick and I might as well use all the syllables I’ve been given,” Taylor, 32, said.

To read a story on Taylor published in the Quad-City Times, click here.

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Moral Belief Go&Do Live Session

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 11:24AM CST on February 4, 2009

Moral Belief likes to have fun with their song titles. One they named “Stephanie’s Song” the night of the Go&Do Live Sessions because I couldn’t come up with a suggestion for them. They have another song called “Santapocolypse,” which is about a theory that the apocalypse will come just before Christmas on 2012.

The other songs Moral Belief performed were “Lolly Pop Soap Bars,” “Continental Breakfast,” “Roundhouse Kick to the Face” and “Dogs Can Grow Beards All Over.”

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Tuesday February 3, 2009

February Go&Do Live Sessions

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 2:48PM CST on February 3, 2009

It’s that time again. The second Tuesday of the month is next week, so we’ll be having another in the series of Go&Do Live Sessions. Here’s the lineup for Tuesday, Feb. 10:

-- 5:40-6:20 — Park Lane

-- 6:20-7 — Rule No. 1

-- 7-7:40 — X+X

-- 7:40-8:20 — 4th and 20

As always, admission to the Go&Do Live Sessions is free at Mojo’s Cafe inside the River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport.

For more information about the event in general, contact me at (563) 333-2639 or sdepasquale@qctimes.com.

Also, be sure to check out the videos from last month’s Live Sessions that we are posting daily at qctimes.tv and here on my blog.

The purpose of the Live Sessions is to allow Quad-City region bands to play a set of songs that are videotaped and then included on the bands database of the Go&Do Web site. Participating bands receive a disc of their performance that they can use to help with bookings.

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Rusted Hook Go&Do Live Session

Posted by: Stephanie De Pasquale at 11:55AM CST on February 3, 2009

Sterling, Ill. band Rusted Hook has been playing in the Quad-City area since 2006, and with its current line up since last summer.

They cover Disturbed, Candlebox, Alice in Chains, Seether and Poison.

At the Go&Do Live Sessions they performed “What I Like About You,” “Mr. Brownstone,” “Save Me” and “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’.”

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