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Kerry Tucker of local band Einstein’s Sister talks about the group’s star-studded new single mastered at Abbey Road and featuring collaborations with musicians who have worked with Paul McCartney, Sheryl Crow, Genesis, Jellyfish and more! He also talks about his work on MTV, doing international music festivals, and more, in advance of Einstein’s Sister’s new single dropping this coming Saturday for Record Store Day, available locally at CoOp Records in Moline!

Denny and Brett Hitchcock, the owners and proprietors of Circa ’21 and The Speakeasy in downtown Rock Island, talk about reopening their theaters and their upcoming slate of shows; how covid devastated their businesses, and how it remains a shadow over them, and how covid has demolished the arts and performing scene locally and nationwide.

Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms, a frequent guest of the show, talks about how covid has impacted Rock Island, about the downtown being designated as a historic area and how that might influence development, how marijuana legalization has or hasn’t impacted the city, the chance of hot national spots like Trader Joes, Starbucks, White Castle or Cheesecake Factory coming to the city, and, much much more. It’s an interesting and candid conversation with the mayor, and one you shouldn’t miss.

Andrew King blazed an interesting and creative path across the Quad-Cities arts scene during his time here. Now he’s moved to Providence, R.I., and he takes some time out to reminisce on his time in the Quads, and the path ahead for a talented comedian.

Shawn Loter from the Mississippi Valley Fair appeared at a news conference at the fairgrounds carried live on Facebook and the QuadCities.com Facebook. We have the press conference in its entirety here. Initially, we had been hearing the fair was going online and would be a virtual event, but we were surprised to discover that despite what we had heard about the grandstand acts being canceled (which turned out to be true), the fair will continue to go on, albeit in a downsized fashion. For the entire press conference and commentary, check out this episode of QCUncut.

Creature Feature, a fun new show featuring cheesy monster and horror movies, sponsored in part by QuadCities.com, will debut July 4 and run every Saturday at 11 p.m. on digital channel 6.3! Its host, Dr. San Guinary, rises from the crypt to talk about the show, his favorite films and the charity and community outreach events he and his monstrous crew are planning to haunt and help the Quad-Cities!

Churches and places of worship are scheduled to be reopened at various spots across the country this weekend, but should they? There’s been a lingering debate over whether they should open their doors or remain closed for the safety of their congregation and instead rely on online services and the like. Jay Wolin, the Settled Minister at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities, talks about this issue and offers his perspective on it and other matters of faith and service in the time of COVID-19.

Every great scientist starts somewhere, and Eva Kershaw has begun a string of brilliance at a young age. The soon-to-be-fifth grader at Andalusia Grade School swept to nine awards in her recent school scholastic awards ceremony, including Future Scientist and Ingenious Inventor, and she recently participated in a Zoom science conference with Mayim Bialik. Eva talks about her awards, her interest in science, and more, on the latest QCUncut.

Sean Leary, Tristan Tapscott and Jonathan Turner each have over two decades of experience covering and being a part of the local arts scene in various capacities. Together, they talk about the local arts scene during the time of COVID-19, how it’s adapting, and what the future holds.

Jeff O’Neil, creator of the Midwest Monster Fest, talks to us about all the frights and delights coming up with the new festival, going into its second year this fall, and moving to The Rust Belt in East Moline!