The Bix Jazz Festival continues today at the Rhythm City Casino Events Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport. This is the 50th anniversary for the jazz festival, to honor and continue the legacy of Bix, the great jazz cornetist, pianist and composer. This year’s festival also features a special guest, Bix fest pioneer and trombonist Bill […]
JAMBRELLA JAMS CONCERT SERIES rocks the stage in East Moline at Whiskey Stop, 726 15th Ave., East Moline! Presented by River Music Experience, the show is Saturday August 7th, Showtime 8 p.m. to midnight. FREE ADMISSION! Bringing you 4hrs STRAIGHT of LIVE MUSIC from some of the areas best musical acts! On Card Acts: •Karl […]
What to do this weekend… what to do this weekend… Need some help? Need some tips? Want to know what’s going on? Check out our Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! It runs every week on your fun, free, local QuadCities.com! This week, All Sweat presents Abbey Road, new shows open at Music Guild and Playcrafters, […]
Despite the brutal Covid pandemic, film and TV production in Illinois last year spent nearly $362 million, down 35% from about $560 million spent in 2019. Doug Miller of Davenport – who heads the Quad Cities Production Coalition – wants to see some of that money come to the Illinois Q-C area. He is working with […]
The River Music Experience, 2nd and Main streets, Davenport, has brought back the free Live@Five on Fridays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The RME courtyard will host live music featuring a wide range of genres and styles. This year’s schedule of bands is: Aug. 6: Heads In Motion sponsored by Downtown Davenport 13: The Dawn sponsored […]
Old Dominion is the grandstand performer at 8 p.m. tonight at the Mississippi Valley Fair, 2815 W. Locust St., Davenport! For tickets, CLICK HERE! Back when Matthew Ramsey was a teenager, and falling increasingly ever more in love with music, nothing was so exciting to the blossoming singer-songwriter as hanging in a garage with his […]
It’s day four of the Mississippi Valley Fair! Looking to find out what’s going on? Check out the schedule for the day below to find your favorite attractions, bands, and more!
An outdoor concert Saturday night at Rock Island’s Schwiebert Riverfront Park will be super special for Alan Sweet, and about 30 of his closest musical friends. Co-founder and leader of All Sweat Productions – which specializes in bringing a diverse group of performers together in tribute to specific artists and/or albums – Sweet is reprising […]
Another one of the fastest rising young country and western performers in America is coming to The Raccoon Motel as the jam-packed grand opening week in downtown Davenport just keeps getting hotter and hotter. Charley Crockett — who is performing with Orville Peck at Red Rockstwo weeks prior to his appearance here — is set […]
The new Raccoon Motel live-music venue is back in business, at 315 E. 2nd St., Davenport, had a very busy first week and is looking forward to hometown favorite Lissie to return in a show Monday, Aug. 9 at 8 p.m. “We’re thrilled to have her,” Raccoon Motel co-owner John McDermott said Thursday of Lissie […]
