3 Things to do this week
Jewel
8 p.m. Thursday (1/22), Mississippi Moon Bar at Diamond Jo Casino, 301 Bell St., Dubuque, $45 to $95, (563) 690-4800, www.diamondjo.com
Can we redo that Cedar Rapids casino vote from a few years ago? In the last couple of years, Eastern Iowa’s casinos have become major players on the concert scene, with the latest addition being the Mississippi Moon Bar at Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque. This could have been us!
Jewel probably is the biggest name the Moon Bar has booked yet. If you don’t know the Alaskan singer-songwriter for her multiplatinum debut album, 1995’s “Pieces of You,” you might know her for her recent foray into country music on 2008’s “Perfectly Clear.” Plus, she can yodel.
“Guys on Ice: An Ice Fishing Musical Comedy”
Friday (1/23) to Feb. 22, Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City, $12 to $26, (319) 338-7672, www.riversidetheatre.org
Musical-theater shows usually don’t have the atmosphere of a football game, but “Guys on Ice: An Ice Fishing Musical Comedy” might be the exception. The last time Riverside Theatre staged this Wisconsin-centric musical, the crowd started showing up in Green Bay Packers jerseys and one guy even brought an air horn to blast at intermission.
“Guys on Ice” tells the story of Lloyd and Marvin, a couple of down-on-their luck ice fisherman in the Sturgeon Bay, Wisc., area. Lloyd recently got a divorce, while Marvin has the hots for a local cashier. They sing songs with titles like “When on Thin Ice” and “Ode to a Snowmobile Suit.” Don’t miss it.
Curumin
8 p.m. Monday (1/26), CSPS, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids, $13 or $16, (319) 364-1580, www.legionarts.org
CSPS books a lot of great folk and world-music performers, but it’s rare for an artist playing the venue to have crossover appeal in the trendy indie-rock scene. Curumin has gained plenty of indie-rock buzz, though, drawing the attention of Spin magazine and plenty of online blogs.
So who is Curumin? He’s an eclectic singer-songwriter from Brazil whose music melds pop, folk, reggae and hip-hop influences into a strange brew of funky dance songs. Kind of like a Brazilian Beck. Curumin sings in his native Portuguese, giving his music a worldly air. Definitely worth checking out.
3 Other Things
Catie Curtis – 8 p.m. Saturday (1/24), with Meg Hutchinson, CSPS, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids, $19 or $22, (319) 364-1580, www.legionarts.org
Kurt Elling – 7:30 p.m. Saturday (1/24), presented by Hancher Auditorium at The Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City, $15 to $45, (319) 335-1160, www.hancher.uiowa.edu
Slipknot – 7 p.m. Wednesday (1/28), Wells Fargo Arena, 730 Third St., Des Moines, $39.50 or $45, (866) 553-2457, www.iowaeventscenter.com
–Eric
