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Fruit Bats brings dynamic rock tour to Iowa City’s Englert

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By Bill Forman
| The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA) Verified
Eric D. Johnson, who records and performs under the name Fruit Bats, will play Wednesday, Oct. 21, at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City. Kelsey Gallagher Eric D. Johnson, who records and performs under the name Fruit Bats, has always seen musical genres as highly porous, and his work shows it. Over the course of 11 albums, he’s mixed and matched his musical obsessions in unpredictable ways that he insists are not intentional.
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Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram savors genre-mixing blues born of African-American turmoil

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By Bill Forman, John Sinkevics Verified
| Local Spins Verified
Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram: Singing about the ‘Hard Road’ and now making his way to Grand Rapids. (Photo/Jen Rosenstein) SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO Support our coverage of West Michigan's music scene On the surface, Clarksdale, Miss., may look like other towns down in the Delta. But for Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, who Buddy Guy has called “the next explosion of the blues,” his hometown is much more than that.
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Interview: Alice Cooper

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By Derek Gilliam, Suncoast Searchlight, Bill Forman
| The Bradenton Times Verified
Alice Cooper has more than earned his reputation as the “Godfather of Shock Rock.” From his half-century of onstage decapitations to last year’s unexpected reunion album with his original band, Cooper has stood the test of time. Along the way, he’s also inspired a dark parade of outrageous acts that include Kiss, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Slipknot and Gwar. Cooper’s own ghoulish tendencies are built on a hallowed tradition of macabre rock spectacle.
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