Music--Performance Reviews

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#	Title	Date	Summary
1	Jesse McCartney: Still an heart-throb Northern Iowan 114:17, p.4	10/23/2017	UNI Campus Activities Board (CAB) brings Jessie McCartney to UNI. Critic Shelby Welsch reviews the concert; photo.
2	Welcoming home Men's Glee Northern Iowan 114:2, p.5	08/28/2017	Event critic, Shelby Welsch, reviews the Varsity Men's Glee Club Welcome Home concert. According to Welsch, the concert was fun and "anything but boring". The concert featured old UNI ballads, fun a cappella songs, and a game of "Would You Rather - UNI Edition"; photo.
3	First impressions Northern Iowan 111:27, p.7	12/11/2014	Student Nick Carolan shares his opinion on the Octopus' late night local venues and gives it a one and a half out of five.
4	Blue Island Tribe performs electrifying rock-reggae music Northern Iowan 106:10, p.4	10/02/2009	Band, formed in 2001, is made up of local neighbors and musicians striving to make it big. Concert reviewed.
5	Rain gives audience the true Beatles experience Northern Iowan 106:10, p.4	10/02/2009	Rain: The Beatles Experience, a tribute concert reviewed.
6	Audiences followed the yellow brick road Northern Iowan 105:53, p.8	04/28/2009	The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony's performed the music track of The Wizard of Oz while the film played in the background; photo.
7	Great big sound from Newfoundland Northern Iowan 105:41, p.5	03/06/2009	Great Big Sea concert reviewed; photo.
8	Panther Portraits Northern Iowan 105:19, p.6	11/04/2008	Scenes from the concert by Jewell and the University Honors students hayride at Heritage Farms; photo.
9	Former fiddler breaks out on her own Northern Iowan 103:45, p.9	03/23/2007	Review of Elana James first CD; photo.
10	Ben Connelly has wide appeal Northern Iowan 103:11, p.12	10/03/2006	Review of the work of Ben Connelly; photo.
11	Parallex to play at the Reverb tomorrow night Northern Iowan 102:45, p.11	03/24/2006	Band members talk about their music.
12	Iowa bands rock The Reverb Northern Iowan 102:33, p.8	01/31/2006	Review of shows by Breaking Even and Parallex at the Reverb; photo.
13	A must-see live band leaves reviewer amazed Northern Iowan 102:27, p.8	12/06/2005	Review of performance by Dropping Daylight.
14	Dierks Bentley makes way to Waterloo for concert performance Northern Iowan 102:21, p.12	11/08/2005	Review of concert featuring Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley; photo.
15	UNI Jazz Band One put on dazzling show Northern Iowan 102:18, p.13	10/28/2005	Review of performance by Jazz Band; photo.
16	UNI opera impresses all Northern Iowan 100:41, p.11	03/02/2004	Review of Aaron Copeland's "The Tender Land", performed by the School of Music.
17	Pomeroy returns to Cedar Falls Northern Iowan 100:12, p.15	10/10/2003	Band played at The Reverb last Friday; photo.
18	Robinson still smokin' after 40 years Northern Iowan 100:4, p.13	09/12/2003	Smokey Robinson's show was accompanied by performers from the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra; photo.
19	'Ten Grand' cashes in at the Reverb Northern Iowan 99:42, p.9	03/07/2003	Review of Midwest indie-rock band, "Ten Grand"; photo.
20	Life's lessons learned from classic rock Northern Iowan 99:37, p.5	02/18/2003	Relates experience at "Styx" concert, and talks about their lyrics.
21	'Hoobastank' wows crowd Northern Iowan 99:15, p.1	10/22/2002	Review of the performances of "Hoobastank," "Greenwheel," and "Blindside," in the West Gym; photo.
22	'Never No' says yes to future Northern Iowan 99:13, p.11	10/15/2002	'Never No,' a rock band that played at the Reverb last Friday, plays a varied style of rock music; photo.
23	Nickelback rocks Moline, reviewer Northern Iowan 98:61, p.1	07/24/2002	A review of the concert by Nickelback; photo.
24	UNI student welcomes us to his 'Big Deal' Northern Iowan 98:39, p.16	02/26/2002	Reviews Pete Feltman's self-titled CD; photo.
25	Saving Face saves the day with their vocals Northern Iowan 98:35, p.16	02/12/2002	Reviews the performance and music of the punk rock band Saving Face that recently performed at the Reverb.
26	Earthling set to conquer the world, gets start at the Stein Northern Iowan 97:54, p.15	04/24/2001	Review of a concert performed by the group Earthling; photo.
27	Eminem, Elton John save Grammy's from disaster Northern Iowan 97:41, p.14	02/27/2001	Review of the 2001 Grammy Awards; photo.
28	Sonic Youth's 'NYC Ghosts and Flowers' awesome on CD, even better in person Northern Iowan 96:57, p.6	06/16/2000	Review of the musical group "Sonic Youth" and their CD 'NYC Ghosts and Flowers'; photo.
29	Hill comes alive with sound of music Northern Iowan 96:39, p.12	02/22/2000	Review of Ill Convoy and De-Solution
30	Savage Aural Hotbed sets Steb's on fire--almost Northern Iowan 96:9, p.14	09/28/1999	Review of performance by group "Savage Aural Hotbed" at Steb's last Saturday; photo.
31	The cutting edge of "Sister Machine Gun" Northern Iowan 95:56, p.6	06/11/1999	Review of group "Sister Machine Gun", who will be playing at Steb's Saturday.
32	Crush! Demolish! Destroy! "N.I.L.8" obliterates Steb's Northern Iowan 95:41, p.14	03/02/1999	Performance review of "N.I.L.8".
33	"My Scarlet Life" delivers sonic soul Northern Iowan 95:39, p.17	02/23/1999	Review of the music of "My Scarlet Life", who will be performing at Steb's Friday night; photo.
34	Local band "Smakdab" revitalizes hard rock Northern Iowan 95:25, p.10	11/24/1998	Review of local band "Smakdab" with artists DJ Floppy A, Eric Eisenman, Ryan Emmerson, Nick Meyers, and Gabe Wilkinson; photo.
35	Attic act attracts attention; "Porcelain Frogs" to play at Steb's Northern Iowan 95:23, p.8	11/17/1998	Review of group "Porcelain Frogs"; photo.
36	"Six by Seven" puts "mope rock" in whole new perspective Northern Iowan 95:19, p.10	11/03/1998	Review of mope rock group "Six by Seven" from England.
37	UNI Jazz Band One plays "Games" like pros Northern Iowan 95:17, p.17	10/27/1998	Review of "Games" performed by Jazz Band I.
38	"The Drovers": Rock of Irish folksters creates camaraderie Northern Iowan 95:13, p.11	10/13/1998	Review of musical group "The Drovers"; photo.
39	"Peal" not so appealing; trio's effort "Eldorado" falls flat Northern Iowan 95:11, p.12	10/06/1998	Review of group "Peal".
40	Everyone feels at home with "House of Large Sizes" Northern Iowan 95:9, p.12	09/29/1998	Review of group "House of Large Sizes"; photo.
41	"Tricky" brings creepy, noir feel to "Angels with Dirty Faces; British trip-hop guru knows how to set the mood Northern Iowan 95:7, p.15	09/22/1998	Review of British musical group "Tricky".
42	Eddie King makes Steb's a "House of Blues" Northern Iowan 95:5, p.13	09/15/1998	Review of blues performer Eddie King; photo.
43	Music review: shedding light on "dimglimmering" Northern Iowan 95:2, p.14	09/01/1998	Review of musical group "dimglimmering".
44	Mango Jam set to satisfy Cedar Falls crowd Northern Iowan 94:55, p.13	05/01/1998	"Mango Jam" will perform at Steb's May 6; photo.
45	Acoustic artist relaxes with 'cafenation crowd' Northern Iowan 94:43, p.7	03/10/1998	Review of local musician Travis Smith.
46	"Porcelain Frogs" sings songs about journey of life Northern Iowan 94:38, p.13	02/20/1998	"'Porcelain Frogs' combines classical, blues and rock music to achieve their own unique style"; photo.
47	Music can change mood, "dimglimmering" changes everything Northern Iowan 94:33, p.7	02/03/1998	Music group "dimglimmering" will perform at Cup of Joe February 5; photo.
48	Carolyn's Mother attempts to entertain at Steb's Northern Iowan 94:24, p.11	11/21/1997	Review of performance of Carolyn's Mother.
49	Motley Crue vs. the earth Northern Iowan 94:13, p.9	10/14/1997	Review of perfomance of Motley Crue; photo.
50	Popa Chubby jams at Steb's Northern Iowan 94:8, p.14	09/26/1997	Review of Popa Chubby performance at Steb's; photo.
51	Folk musician Peter Keane delights UNI Northern Iowan 94:6, p.17	09/19/1997	Peter Keane performs in KUNI Studio One program; photo.
52	Drovers come to Stebs to perform tunes Northern Iowan 94:1, p.20	08/29/1997	Review of performance of the Drovers.
53	What's hot at Music(b)land Northern Iowan 93:42, p.5	03/07/1997	Comments on Grammy awards and current music trends.
54	"My Scarlet Life": 'trippy, hypnotic' Northern Iowan 93:14, p.9	10/18/1996	"My Scarlet Life" will perform tomorrow at Steb's; photo.
55	The Blenders shake up UNI Northern Iowan 93:13, p.12	10/15/1996	The Blenders performed at Lang Hall Friday; photo.
56	Blues to light up stage at Steb's Northern Iowan 93:8, p.9	09/27/1996	"Bo Ramsey and the Backsliders" will perform tonight at Steb's; photo.
57	Gleek: out of basement Northern Iowan 93:7, p.14	09/24/1996	Band Gleek played at Steb's and Cup of Joe last weekend; photo.
58	Celtic sound to hit Steb's Northern Iowan 93:3, p.15	09/10/1996	The Drovers will perform at Steb's September 11, 1996; photo.
59	"House of Large Sizes" makes global music scene Northern Iowan 93:1, p.13	08/30/1996	Cedar Falls group "House of Large Sizes" is preparing to play in Ireland next month; photo.
60	Native American to rock Steb's Northern Iowan 93:1, p.20	08/30/1996	Bill Miller will perform at Steb's Wednesday; photo.
61	UNI's Band Blast '96 disappointing Northern Iowan 92:55, p.9	05/03/1996	Believes concert was violent and vulgar.
62	Offbeat: using music to fight war against AIDS Northern Iowan 92:49, p.6	04/12/1996	Review of benefit album.
63	Des Moines natives Joker's Poem: if you get a chance, give a listen; no joke--these guys know how to put on a great show Northern Iowan 92:47, p.6	04/05/1996	Profile of band: photo.
64	Larry Myer rocks the O.P. Northern Iowan 92:35, p.13	02/13/1996	Plays at The Other Place.
65	Steb's Amusement to feature Suede Chain Northern Iowan 92:31, p.6	01/30/1996	Preview of appearance; photo.
66	Palmieri's salsa band spices up cold winter's night Northern Iowan 92:30, p.9	01/26/1996	Review of Eddie Palmieri Octet performance in Artists Series.
67	Progress, man Northern Iowan 92:30, p.8	01/26/1996	Review of Stuart Davis performance; photo.
68	Los Straitjackets to get crazy at Stebs Amusement Northern Iowan 92:21, p.10	11/07/1995	Will play Wednesday.
69	Solvent; local band to perform in Rainfest '95 Thursday Northern Iowan 92:21, p.10	11/07/1995	Band members describe their music.
70	Halloween pops concert spotlights frightful fun Northern Iowan 92:20, p.9	11/03/1995	Review of Halloween concert.
71	Jazz Bands I and II heat up night with promotional concert; hot jazz on cold night Northern Iowan 92:17, p.8	10/24/1995	Jazz Bands I and II perform at Stebs to promote recent CD release; photo.
72	Symphony kicks off 66th season Northern Iowan 92:15, p.10	10/17/1995	Review of season premier of WCFSO.
73	Lee Luvisi: "a pianist's pianist" Northern Iowan 92:11, p.12	10/03/1995	Review of performance.
74	R. E. M. rocks St. Louis Northern Iowan 92:10, p.9	09/29/1995	Review of performance.
75	Concert kicked out something for everyone Northern Iowan 92:9, p.10	09/26/1995	Review of performance by Whiteheart; photo.
76	Drovers speed to Steb's for power performance Northern Iowan 92:8, p.8	09/22/1995	Band will play this week; photo.
77	The Big Heavies Northern Iowan 92:6, p.10	09/15/1995	Profile of local band; photo.
78	"Patchwork of music" delivers diverse musical styles to Stebs Northern Iowan 92:5, p.12	09/12/1995	Suede Chain will perform; photo.
79	Union welcomes Levine Northern Iowan 92:5, p.15	09/12/1995	Musician Matthew Levine will perform.
80	Feeding his ego again: Stuart Davis Northern Iowan 92:4, p.9	09/08/1995	Review of Stuart Davis performance and recordings; photo.
81	Hindu Rodeo; band ropes in crowd of hideous proportions Northern Iowan 92:2, p.10	08/29/1995	Review of Hindu Rodeo at Stebs; photo.
82	Blues revival; young Scarlet Runner readies for recording Northern Iowan 91:59, p.11	05/05/1995	Family band in Gilbertville; photo.
83	Bombpop "harder, less political version of R.E.M" Northern Iowan 91:51, p.10	04/07/1995	A review of the band "Bombpop" from Cedar Rapids; photo.
84	Sweet Honey charms, inspires Northern Edition 3:8, p.11	03/08/1995	Review of Sweet Honey in the Rock.
85	My Scarlet Life wraps audience in blanket of woven dreams; although the "Delilahs" lead listeners into convulsions Northern Iowan 91:44, p.13	03/07/1995	Band plays at Steb's.
86	Sweet Honey blends culture, life experience with song Northern Iowan 91:44, p.14	03/07/1995	Gospel singers Sweet Honey in the Rock perform.
87	Great Midwest bands jam for small, but receptive "crowd" Northern Iowan 91:43, p.10	03/03/1995	Recent show at Steb's; photo.
88	Ruby frolics, rocks, on stage; with original rural Midwestern sound¿ Northern Iowan 91:39, p.8	02/17/1995	Group plays at Steb's; photo.
89	What is this guy doing in Iowa anyway? Northern Edition 3:4, p.20	02/08/1995	Review of performance by Larry Myer; photo.
90	Polara vocals nothing short of excellent Northern Iowan 91:34, p.11	01/31/1995	A review of the band Polara from Chicago; photo.
91	The Drovers mesmerize, move audience with luring rhythms Northern Iowan 91:34, p.10	01/31/1995	Description of recent performance at Steb's.
92	Cowlick moooves away form funk with new sound Northern Iowan 91:32, p.6	01/24/1995	Description of style of local band.
93	Peach too talentless to duplicate Alice in Chains; with heavy guitars, lack of vocal skill, copied grunge sound... Northern Iowan 91:31, p.14	01/20/1995	A review of the band Peach and their album "Dead Soldiers Coat."
94	A definite trip Northern Edition 2:30, p.6	12/07/1994	Recounts recent gig of Fist Puppet at Steb's.
95	Nine Inch Nails: one hellish adventure in sight, sound Northern Iowan 91:23, p.11	11/11/1994	Review of recent concert.
96	Jazz Band 1 concert continues the tradition of excellence Northern Edition 2:26, p.17	11/02/1994	Review of recent concert.
97	Quartet presents works from Mozart, Beethoven, Kirchner for Artists Series Northern Iowan 91:20, p.8	11/01/1994	Preview of performance of Orion String Quartet; photo.
98	Homecoming concert thrills Northern Edition 2:21, p.7	09/28/1994	Review of School of Music Homecoming concert.
99	The Band will reminisce and rock Waterloo Northern Iowan 91:10, p.8	09/27/1994	The Band will play at Electric Park Ballroom.
100	Holiday Ranch is king! Northern Edition 2:19, p.15	09/14/1994	Holiday Ranch will play at Steb's.