There is a new festival coming to the Quad Cities! The downtown Davenport area will be transforming into a massive celebration of music, film, comedy and art! The inaugural Alternating Currents festival will take place on Friday Aug 25 and Saturday Aug 26. A dozen venues downtown Davenport will be hosting an impressive amount of live music, film screenings, comedians and visual artists. The only venues that will require ticket purchase will be the Adler Theatre, Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, Daytrotter and the Redstone Room at River Music Experience. All other entertainment venues... Read More

In theory, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers has an unflinchingly chauvinistic  premise; Adam Pontiphee decides that he’s going to marry Milly. He proposes right after meeting her. He brings her up to his homestead in the mountains of Oregon in 1850. He neglects to mention that he’s got six other younger brothers, and that she’ll have to cook, clean, and mend clothing for all of them. But he baits her with romance and switches to that. Add to that, his six younger brothers actively kidnap six other young women from town in order to take them as brides. So why does Seven Brides for Seven Brothers... Read More

Are you ready for an all-day party with live music and motorcycles? Wieblers Harley-Davidson is sponsoring Top Rock 2017, an all-day music fest, at Kavanaugh’s Hilltop (1228 30th Street Rock Island) on Saturday Aug 26. Music starts at noon and will play until 11 p.m. General tickets are only $10 and VIP Tickets (with perks) are $20. Tickets can be purchased ahead of time at Wieblers Harley-Davidson, located at 5320 Corporate Park Drive Davenport. Top Rock 2017 will be hosted by Chuck Murphy. Musical acts include Lexi Parr & The Rubyblonde Band, 3 Years Hollow, Seven SHY, StillChyld, and more! Grab... Read More

The Smoking Popes will be lighting up the stage at Daytrotter this weekend, bestowing their musical blessings at 7 p.m. Saturday at the DT venue, 324 Brady, Davenport. For tickets click here: https://www.bandsintown.com/event/14912847?affil_code=fb_events&artist=SmokingPopes&came_from=268  Read More

Are you a wrestling fan? Or looking for an energy-filled evening this weekend? Then you need to check out SCW Wrestling’s XIV at the legendary Col Ballroom! This Friday Aug 25, Seth Rollin’s Black and Brave Wrestling Academy presents SCW Wrestling’s XIV. This event will feature The Big Guy Ryback! There will be a Meet and Greet with The Big Guy at 6:30 p.m. Bell time is at 7:30 p.m. and you will have a chance to witness the Ryback Regeneration in action! The Col Ballroom, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Davenport’s Register of Historic Properties and has been... Read More

The Mid American Premier Team White U10 squad began its season with a split in Illowa League play over the weekend, losing a hard-fought 9-5 match to North Scott on Saturday then rebounding to a big 13-1 win over Sterling on Sunday. The President of the Club, and coach of Team White, Jeff Barnes, most definitely feels that the team is headed in the right direction. “The team has several new players who have never played at this high competitive level as well as returning veteran players on that team who have been a part of the club since the beginning, and they’re just starting to gel as a... Read More

Laughter will be filling the air this weekend in downtown Davenport. Some of that laughter could be yours! The New York Kings of Comedy will be gracing the stage at the Adler Theatre (136 E 3rd St. Davenport) this Saturday Aug 19 at 8 p.m. Rob Stapleton, Capone, Talent, Drew Frasier and Mark Viera will be providing extremely entertaining material, along with music by DJ Joedi. These comedians have been featured on Comedy Central, HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, HBO’s Bad Boys of Comedy and more. Ticket prices vary, and can be purchased at the Adler Theatre Box Office, by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online... Read More

Jay Leno will perform at the Adler Theatre on Saturday, October 14 at 8:00 p.m.  Reserved seat tickets ($49, $79 & $125) will go on sale Friday, August 25 at 10:00 a.m.  Tickets will be available at the Adler Theatre Box Office (136 E. 3rd St), online at Ticketmaster.com, and by phone at 800-745-3000. Acclaimed TV late night show host, admired stand-up comedian, best-selling children’s book author, much-in-demand corporate speaker, lovable TV and movie voice-over artist, pioneering car builder and mechanic, and philanthropist…it’s no wonder that Jay Leno is widely characterized as “the... Read More

When you think of Colona, you think of . . . well, you don’t think of perfectly charming, creative and quirky concerts featuring indie folk pop darlings. But, Jessica and Tristan Tapscott, the founders of Colonastock, are known for thinking out of the box, so, there you go. Colonastock. Part Woodstock, part little indie show in a barn on a hayrack, part something that’s rarely if ever been done before, all offbeat fun. Colonastock, which, truth be told, was also sponsored by your beloved QuadCities.com, got off to a rousing start in its inaugural year with a brilliant and bouncy show on Wednesday,... Read More

Beautiful music along a beautiful riverfront. Must be time for the Quad City Symphony Riverfront Pops Concert! This year’s Riverfront Pops will take place on Saturday Aug 19 at the iconic bandshell in LeClaire Park, Davenport. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, you will have an opportunity to hear the album like never before! The gates will open at 3 p.m. and the Youth Symphony Orchestra will begin at 6:30 p.m. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra’s performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. Adult tickets are $20 in advance and $5 for children.... Read More