enjoy a set from YAMAGUCHI RADIO while you read:
Yamaguchi Radio is a Rozz-Tox production of deejay sets that happen live in both our Rock Island & Guangzhou locations.
we're very happy to announce that we now own our building. thank you to everyone that supported us along this near 14 year journey, and especially this last fundraiser, which was instrumental in keeping us here. ya'll really are a wonderful community-- we're still here because of you. full stop.
here's to many more years! look out for a big ol terrace party in the spring to celebrate.
here's to many more years! look out for a big ol terrace party in the spring to celebrate.
IPR Article:
ROZZ-TOX: A CULTURAL OASIS ON IOWA'S EDGE
published 04 december 2024
ROZZ-TOX: A CULTURAL OASIS ON IOWA'S EDGE
published 04 december 2024
HOURS
wednesday 5pm-12am
thursday 5pm-12am
friday 5pm-12am
saturday 10am-12am
sunday 10am-3pm
CLOSED MONDAY+TUESDAY
wednesday 5pm-12am
thursday 5pm-12am
friday 5pm-12am
saturday 10am-12am
sunday 10am-3pm
CLOSED MONDAY+TUESDAY
PROGRAMME
friday 24 january
THREE GREBES W/ FLOATING CAVE + BOB BUCKO JR.
THREE GREBES W/ FLOATING CAVE + BOB BUCKO JR.
THREE GREBES W/ FLOATING CAVE
threegrebes.bandcamp.com
floatingcave.bandcamp.com
BOB BUCKO JR.
bobbuckojr.bandcamp.com
$10 cash at the door
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
threegrebes.bandcamp.com
floatingcave.bandcamp.com
BOB BUCKO JR.
bobbuckojr.bandcamp.com
$10 cash at the door
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
saturday 25 january
LADY IGRAINE + WORST IMPRESSIONS (LIVE RECORDING)
LADY IGRAINE + WORST IMPRESSIONS (LIVE RECORDING)
LADY IGRAINE
ladyigraine.bandcamp.com
The Queen of Perseverance and unrelenting pillar of strength we look to as we navigate soundscapes of ambient psychedelia and punk soul rebellion. Forged in the mystic middlewest realm of Quad Cities, Lady Igraine is waging a Fuzz War, rife with pulsating six-string swords and thunderous rhythms.
WORST IMPRESSIONS
instagram.com/worstimpressionsband
Bluesy grunge punks from Iowa City
$10 advance - ON SALE NOW
$15 at the door (cash only)
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
ladyigraine.bandcamp.com
The Queen of Perseverance and unrelenting pillar of strength we look to as we navigate soundscapes of ambient psychedelia and punk soul rebellion. Forged in the mystic middlewest realm of Quad Cities, Lady Igraine is waging a Fuzz War, rife with pulsating six-string swords and thunderous rhythms.
WORST IMPRESSIONS
instagram.com/worstimpressionsband
Bluesy grunge punks from Iowa City
$10 advance - ON SALE NOW
$15 at the door (cash only)
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
wednesday 29 january
PHILOSPHY PUB
PHILOSPHY PUB
PHILOSPHY OF DISAGREEMENT:
HOW TO WIN A CULTURE WAR WITHOUT FIGHTING
w/ JARL CARLANDER
come get in a room with a bunch friends and strangers and do philosphy.
free & open
8pm-930pm
HOW TO WIN A CULTURE WAR WITHOUT FIGHTING
w/ JARL CARLANDER
come get in a room with a bunch friends and strangers and do philosphy.
free & open
8pm-930pm
friday 31 january
IOWA CITY VIDEO ZINE: s2 ep3 PUBLIC PREMIERE
IOWA CITY VIDEO ZINE: s2 ep3 PUBLIC PREMIERE
join us for the public premiere of Iowa City Video Zine's latest episode + DJ sets from Samuel P. and DJ Bonesandberries (Corbin Booth).
Iowa city video zine is a video program offering a bi-monthly collaborative episode, equipment/studio access, community & more.
Each episode features the work of local video artists via open submissions. The submissions are then stitched together in an experimental episode fashion & publicly premiered. This will be the first time I.C.V.Z will be publicly premiered outside of Iowa City, expanding into the Q.C by featuring work about and from the Quad Cities.
free & open - donations welcomed
all ages
7-8pm social
8-9pm screening
9-1130pm djs
Iowa city video zine is a video program offering a bi-monthly collaborative episode, equipment/studio access, community & more.
Each episode features the work of local video artists via open submissions. The submissions are then stitched together in an experimental episode fashion & publicly premiered. This will be the first time I.C.V.Z will be publicly premiered outside of Iowa City, expanding into the Q.C by featuring work about and from the Quad Cities.
free & open - donations welcomed
all ages
7-8pm social
8-9pm screening
9-1130pm djs
thursday 13 february
SPECTRA READING SERIES: LOCAL LOVERS OPEN MIC
SPECTRA READING SERIES: LOCAL LOVERS OPEN MIC
free & open
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
By local, we mean anyone in or around the greater Quad City area on Feb. 13 who has an original poem, song, story, soliloquy, bit, rant, performance art piece, etc. they are willing/burning to share with the one(s) they love and a loving audience at the enigmatic Rozz-Tox.
By lovers, we mean humans with any relationship to the idea/experience/emotion/harness that might be defined as “love,” even if that relationship is more love/hate. Have something poetic you want to share with your special someone? Want to sing a song about your love for your line-walking partner? Have a hilarious and/or terrible Valentine’s Day story about love gone wrong? Songs about your forlorn love? Then we have a stage and a microphone and a welcoming audience ready to embrace you and anyone else in the QC with the courage get up and testify their love (or lack thereof).
The show will be free and open to the public—come with the one you love, or come ready to love the one you’re with.
If you would like to let us know you’re planning on attending, feel free to send us an email at [email protected]. If you’re feeling more spontaneous, not to worry—there will be a sign-up sheet at the event, and performers will be welcomed to the stage on a first come, first serve basis.
Please note that all performers will be limited to one (1) poem/song/story/etc. and to no more than 5 minutes of stage time per performance. This event always brings a good crowd, and we want to be sure we have time/space for everyone who wants to perform.
Please contact Ryan Collins at the Midwest Writing Center for more information about SPECTRA or any other MWC programs: (309) 732-7330 | [email protected].
The SPECTRA Reading Series is supported by the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Illinois Arts Council.
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
By local, we mean anyone in or around the greater Quad City area on Feb. 13 who has an original poem, song, story, soliloquy, bit, rant, performance art piece, etc. they are willing/burning to share with the one(s) they love and a loving audience at the enigmatic Rozz-Tox.
By lovers, we mean humans with any relationship to the idea/experience/emotion/harness that might be defined as “love,” even if that relationship is more love/hate. Have something poetic you want to share with your special someone? Want to sing a song about your love for your line-walking partner? Have a hilarious and/or terrible Valentine’s Day story about love gone wrong? Songs about your forlorn love? Then we have a stage and a microphone and a welcoming audience ready to embrace you and anyone else in the QC with the courage get up and testify their love (or lack thereof).
The show will be free and open to the public—come with the one you love, or come ready to love the one you’re with.
If you would like to let us know you’re planning on attending, feel free to send us an email at [email protected]. If you’re feeling more spontaneous, not to worry—there will be a sign-up sheet at the event, and performers will be welcomed to the stage on a first come, first serve basis.
Please note that all performers will be limited to one (1) poem/song/story/etc. and to no more than 5 minutes of stage time per performance. This event always brings a good crowd, and we want to be sure we have time/space for everyone who wants to perform.
Please contact Ryan Collins at the Midwest Writing Center for more information about SPECTRA or any other MWC programs: (309) 732-7330 | [email protected].
The SPECTRA Reading Series is supported by the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from the Illinois Arts Council.
friday 21 february
JON MUELLER + TOM LECKY: ALL COLORS PRESENT
w/ RYAN COLLINS
JON MUELLER + TOM LECKY: ALL COLORS PRESENT
w/ RYAN COLLINS
$10 at the door (cash only)
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
JON MUELLER + TOM LECKY: ALL COLORS PRESENT
A sound and visual meditation
Jon Mueller’s singular performance idiom is an awe-inspiring display of elegant athleticism, preternatural focus, brute restraint, and ecstatic, monastic reverie. Paired with Tom Lecky's photographs, it becomes a deliberate focus on form, shape and detail. It requires and demands a state of inner quietude from witnesses. Yet, from this seemingly metronomic exercise blossoms every possible tint and hue of infinite spectral sound.
Renowned percussionist and drummer Jon Mueller is celebrated for his uncommon technique, rigor and virtuosity. Mueller’s aim has been to move drums, percussion and rhythm from its anticipated backbeat to a central musical focus, something more intuitive and natural than usually imagined. Audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, and the United Kingdom have experienced this idiosyncratic point of view as, paradoxically, both ‘cathartic’ and ‘meditative’. Notable solo performances have taken place at the Guggenheim Museum, New Museum, Issue Project Room, SXSW, Big Ears Festival, Hopscotch Fest, and Witching Hour Festival. Beyond his solo work, Mueller has performed and recorded with Olivia Block, Aaron Turner, James Plotkin, Who is the Witness?, Mind Over Mirrors, Volcano Choir, Collections of Colonies of Bees and Pele. www.rhythmplex.com
Tom Lecky has worked in photography, music (as Hallock Hill), the book arts, prose and poetry writing, and literary criticism. His creative work concentrates on memory, place, and environment, the work of the imagination, perception, and the intersections of abstraction and representation. He often interweaves appropriated texts and images with his own, evoking a conversation with the history of book design and illustration.
These creative pursuits are linked to Tom’s career as an internationally recognized expert in the field of rare and antiquarian books and manuscripts. He has worked in the auction world – notably in a 17-year run as a specialist and Head of Christie’s New York Books and Manuscripts Department – and as an advisor to collectors and institutions. He is the owner of Riverrun Books, and the founder of the rare book and manuscript appraisal and advisory firm Lecky Art Group. www.tomlecky.com
RYAN COLLINS
Poet Ryan Collins will read from a new project CALLING DOW THE MOON, a series of improvised poems written during the 2024 Feed Me Weird Things FEaST in Iowa City (30 Oct - 2 Nov 2024) and dedicated to the memory of Chris Wiersma (1980-2024).
Bio:
Ryan Collins is the author of A New American Field Guide & Song Book and several chapbooks. Recently he was a finalist in the Omnidawn Poetry Chapbook Contest, the DIAGRAM/New Michigan Press Chapbook Contest, and the Conduit/Minds on Fire Open Book Prize. His work has appeared in Apartment, Crazyhorse, The Mixtape Review, Ninth Letter, Past Ten, Sink Review, and many other places. He hosts the SPECTRA Reading Series in Rock Island, IL, where he lives.
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
JON MUELLER + TOM LECKY: ALL COLORS PRESENT
A sound and visual meditation
Jon Mueller’s singular performance idiom is an awe-inspiring display of elegant athleticism, preternatural focus, brute restraint, and ecstatic, monastic reverie. Paired with Tom Lecky's photographs, it becomes a deliberate focus on form, shape and detail. It requires and demands a state of inner quietude from witnesses. Yet, from this seemingly metronomic exercise blossoms every possible tint and hue of infinite spectral sound.
Renowned percussionist and drummer Jon Mueller is celebrated for his uncommon technique, rigor and virtuosity. Mueller’s aim has been to move drums, percussion and rhythm from its anticipated backbeat to a central musical focus, something more intuitive and natural than usually imagined. Audiences throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, and the United Kingdom have experienced this idiosyncratic point of view as, paradoxically, both ‘cathartic’ and ‘meditative’. Notable solo performances have taken place at the Guggenheim Museum, New Museum, Issue Project Room, SXSW, Big Ears Festival, Hopscotch Fest, and Witching Hour Festival. Beyond his solo work, Mueller has performed and recorded with Olivia Block, Aaron Turner, James Plotkin, Who is the Witness?, Mind Over Mirrors, Volcano Choir, Collections of Colonies of Bees and Pele. www.rhythmplex.com
Tom Lecky has worked in photography, music (as Hallock Hill), the book arts, prose and poetry writing, and literary criticism. His creative work concentrates on memory, place, and environment, the work of the imagination, perception, and the intersections of abstraction and representation. He often interweaves appropriated texts and images with his own, evoking a conversation with the history of book design and illustration.
These creative pursuits are linked to Tom’s career as an internationally recognized expert in the field of rare and antiquarian books and manuscripts. He has worked in the auction world – notably in a 17-year run as a specialist and Head of Christie’s New York Books and Manuscripts Department – and as an advisor to collectors and institutions. He is the owner of Riverrun Books, and the founder of the rare book and manuscript appraisal and advisory firm Lecky Art Group. www.tomlecky.com
RYAN COLLINS
Poet Ryan Collins will read from a new project CALLING DOW THE MOON, a series of improvised poems written during the 2024 Feed Me Weird Things FEaST in Iowa City (30 Oct - 2 Nov 2024) and dedicated to the memory of Chris Wiersma (1980-2024).
Bio:
Ryan Collins is the author of A New American Field Guide & Song Book and several chapbooks. Recently he was a finalist in the Omnidawn Poetry Chapbook Contest, the DIAGRAM/New Michigan Press Chapbook Contest, and the Conduit/Minds on Fire Open Book Prize. His work has appeared in Apartment, Crazyhorse, The Mixtape Review, Ninth Letter, Past Ten, Sink Review, and many other places. He hosts the SPECTRA Reading Series in Rock Island, IL, where he lives.
saturday 22 february
CARDIACS: An evening of listening
CARDIACS: An evening of listening
In celebration of the new Cardiacs book released by Melodic Virtue, Jon Mueller will play records from throughout the cult band's history, from the raw, yet complex songs of the 70s and 80s, to the powerful and ultra-polished masterpieces of the 90s. Never heard of them? You're not alone, but join us on this night for perhaps one of the most gratifying and exciting listening experiences of your life!
Cardiacs are an English rock band formed in 1977, originally as Cardiac Arrest, led by Tim Smith. Noted for their complex, varied and intense compositional style and for their eccentric, theatrical stage shows, they have been hailed as an influence by bands as diverse as Blur, Faith No More and Radiohead. www.cardiacs.net
free admission
all ages
8pm-1130pm
Cardiacs are an English rock band formed in 1977, originally as Cardiac Arrest, led by Tim Smith. Noted for their complex, varied and intense compositional style and for their eccentric, theatrical stage shows, they have been hailed as an influence by bands as diverse as Blur, Faith No More and Radiohead. www.cardiacs.net
free admission
all ages
8pm-1130pm
wednesday 26 february
FILMSOFIA
FILMSOFIA
A free community film screening and reading discussion with philosophical narratives lead by Deke Gould PhD (Augustana College).
the film:
MULLHOLLAND DRIVE (2001)
dir. David Lynch (RIP, master)
runtime: 2h 26m
reading selection: Carroll, "The Nature of Horror" (1991)
* free print copies are available in the cafe
free admission
all ages
pre-screening discussion 630pm
screening 7pm
post-screening & reading discussion to follow
the film:
MULLHOLLAND DRIVE (2001)
dir. David Lynch (RIP, master)
runtime: 2h 26m
reading selection: Carroll, "The Nature of Horror" (1991)
* free print copies are available in the cafe
free admission
all ages
pre-screening discussion 630pm
screening 7pm
post-screening & reading discussion to follow
saturday 01 march
OUTLETProgramme PRESENTS: SAM PREKOP + IDPRYAMID
OUTLETProgramme PRESENTS: SAM PREKOP + IDPRYAMID
SAM PREKOP
samprekop.bandcamp.com/album/drawing-one-two
the prolific chicago artist known for his band The Sea and Cake, and his incredible solo modular synth electronic albums with releases on Thrill Jockey and TAL. he has worked with many brilliant musicians, including Chad Taylor, Josh Abrams, John McEntire, Archer Prewitt, and Jeremiah Chiu, among others. it is an honor to present him here
IDPRYAMID
idpyramid.bandcamp.com/album/dawn-rider-ii
Idpyramid is the synthwave soundscape project of midwest musical chameleon Dennis Hockaday (ex-Mondo Drag and Meth and Goats). Idpyramid draws on a variety of sounds to create their own unique style of spaced-out deep groove dance jams, ranging from the minimal early electronic Krautrock sounds of the late 60's to the synth-heavy dance grooves of 1980's synth pop.
$15 advance -- ON SALE NOW
$20 at the door (cash only)
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
samprekop.bandcamp.com/album/drawing-one-two
the prolific chicago artist known for his band The Sea and Cake, and his incredible solo modular synth electronic albums with releases on Thrill Jockey and TAL. he has worked with many brilliant musicians, including Chad Taylor, Josh Abrams, John McEntire, Archer Prewitt, and Jeremiah Chiu, among others. it is an honor to present him here
IDPRYAMID
idpyramid.bandcamp.com/album/dawn-rider-ii
Idpyramid is the synthwave soundscape project of midwest musical chameleon Dennis Hockaday (ex-Mondo Drag and Meth and Goats). Idpyramid draws on a variety of sounds to create their own unique style of spaced-out deep groove dance jams, ranging from the minimal early electronic Krautrock sounds of the late 60's to the synth-heavy dance grooves of 1980's synth pop.
$15 advance -- ON SALE NOW
$20 at the door (cash only)
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
friday 07 march
OUTLETProgramme PRESENTS: HEARSAY
OUTLETProgramme PRESENTS: HEARSAY
HEARSAY
hearsaychicago.bandcamp.com/album/glossolalia
Comprised of visionary experimental sound artist Allen Moore, versatile cellist / guitarist / composer Ishmael Ali, and dynamic drummer Bill Harris, Hearsay cultivates a distinct and captivating aesthetic that traverses ethereal dimensions, gradually morphing rhythmic tapestries, and electrifying improvised soundscapes that bounce off of free jazz and textural noise music to land on a kind of wild and bounding avant-groove music that is as pleasing as it is avant-garde.
support TBA
$10 at the door (cash only)
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
hearsaychicago.bandcamp.com/album/glossolalia
Comprised of visionary experimental sound artist Allen Moore, versatile cellist / guitarist / composer Ishmael Ali, and dynamic drummer Bill Harris, Hearsay cultivates a distinct and captivating aesthetic that traverses ethereal dimensions, gradually morphing rhythmic tapestries, and electrifying improvised soundscapes that bounce off of free jazz and textural noise music to land on a kind of wild and bounding avant-groove music that is as pleasing as it is avant-garde.
support TBA
$10 at the door (cash only)
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
* this is an OUTLETProgramme presentation, a nonprofit (501c3) arts & culture community interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, djs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artists. if you like what we're doing, or if you can't make it but want to help continue bringing stuff like this to rock island, please consider donating here.
saturday 08 march
AMATEUR SELECTORS SERIES
AMATEUR SELECTORS SERIES
JHERI CURL GREASE W/ ZEB BROOKS
[funk] [soul] [disco] [electronic]
record collector and music enthusiast zeb brooks is back at the record bar spinning NOT REGGAE! excited for this birthday set of his.
free admission
all ages
8pm-1130pm
[funk] [soul] [disco] [electronic]
record collector and music enthusiast zeb brooks is back at the record bar spinning NOT REGGAE! excited for this birthday set of his.
free admission
all ages
8pm-1130pm
friday 13 june
RAGGED RECORDS PRESENTS: THE TUBS
RAGGED RECORDS PRESENTS: THE TUBS
THE TUBS
thetubs.bandcamp.com/album/cotton-crown
post-punk Celtic jangle from the London-based Welsh band. This is their frist US tour-- let's show em some Quad City love. RIYL: Richard Thompson, Sebadoh, The Feelies
SUBATLANTIC
subatlantic.bandcamp.com/
sonorous dream-pop to crisp, danceable post-punk
CAMP REGRET
instagram.com/camp_regret/
Quad City post-punk
$15 advance - ON SALE at 11AM
$20 at the door (cash only)
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
thetubs.bandcamp.com/album/cotton-crown
post-punk Celtic jangle from the London-based Welsh band. This is their frist US tour-- let's show em some Quad City love. RIYL: Richard Thompson, Sebadoh, The Feelies
SUBATLANTIC
subatlantic.bandcamp.com/
sonorous dream-pop to crisp, danceable post-punk
CAMP REGRET
instagram.com/camp_regret/
Quad City post-punk
$15 advance - ON SALE at 11AM
$20 at the door (cash only)
all ages
7pm doors, 8pm show
* this show is presented by Ragged Records in downtown Davenport
