Charlie Murphy ain’t got nothing on Billy Peiffer. In the second of our two-part podcast with the Lynn Allen founder and front man, he talks about the band’s career going back to the early ’80s and his friendship and collaboration with Jesse Johnson, as well as his various interactions with the one and only PRINCE. It’s a hilarious and fun conversation with a master storyteller, getting ready to play a return gig Saturday evening at 5 p.m. at Kavanaugh’s in Rock Island, and a podcast you must not miss. Listen to it HERE.  Read More

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, Bix Fest celebrates 50 years, the fair continues to rage on, there’s outdoor music, art exhibits and more as well in this week’s Weekend!  Read More

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, the River Bandits are in town offering baseball on some beautiful days, lots of outdoor music is in store, find out what Smurchella is at TaxSlayer Center, and the Mississippi Valley Fair is lurking on the horizon. Get the details on these and tons of other events in this week’s Weekend! Click HERE to listen in to your Weekend in 2 Minutes!  Read More

EXCLUSIVE: Rock Island Mayoral candidate and community organizer Thurgood Brooks lost in a surprisingly close election to incumbent Mike Thoms earlier this year. Since then, Brooks has been working to put together a commission to increase communication between law enforcement and citizens, working on various community initiatives, and contemplating his political future after an impressive debut. In an exclusive and candid conversation, Brooks spoke with me for the first time since being narrowly defeated for the top political spot in the city in my latest episode of my podcast, QCUncut. We talk... Read More

Are you part of today’s “sandwich generation” that must take on a parenting role to your parents as well as your own children? If so, how much of the “parent” role are you ready, able, and willing to take with your parents? How do you explain to parents that they may need to make life-impacting changes – including a level of self-autonomy – for the well-being of themselves and others? Get the answers to these questions and more in our new podcast, “Living Well,” sponsored by LivWell Seniors, which offers information and conversation on this topic. Check it out here on... Read More

Looking for something to do this weekend? Well, Reggae music, hair metal, Pride month festivities, a Geneseo fair and more are in store for you in this week’s Weekend in 2 Minutes! Check out our weekly podcast here, and listen to get the details on all the fun stuff happening this weekend!  Read More

Outdoor music is back in a big way with Live at 5, Bass Street Landing concerts, live music at Pride Fest and more this weekend! There’s also a magic night, a couple of new theater shows, Viva Las Divas and more, all in this week’s Weekend in 2 Minutes! It’s our weekly podcast, hosted by Sean Leary, dropping every Thursday on QuadCities.com and you can hear it HERE.  Read More

Melissa Pepper and Matt Rebro are a real piece of work, literally. In their big jobs, they work with many local clients – she’s president of Total Solutions (which handles information technology, accounting, payroll, marketing and human-resources functions for small to mid-sized businesses throughout the Quad-Cities), and he’s vice president of business development for Russell Construction (which helps build the entire region). The super-friendly, unpretentious pair are also building something new on the air, and in the minds of many Q-C students, as hosts of the new podcast “A Real Piece... Read More

Happy Memorial Day weekend! There’s TONS of stuff to do, from various cover and tribute bands at Poopy’s, to pools opening, to outdoor music in East Moline and Davenport, to live music in the Village to theater and ballet and more, and you can hear all about it on your Weekend in 2 Minutes! Listen here!  Read More

Do you remember Atari? The old console? The old games? If you’re a fan of vintage Atari, you’ll love the Atari Bytes podcast, here on the QuadCities.com Podcast Hub! Take a deep breath. Smell that? That’s episode 278’s equine-filled game. On this week’s ATARI BYTES, we’re playing the 1980 horse-racing game, STEEPLECHASE.  Jockey your way to this episode and mount your steed HERE. This week’s short story: STEEPLECAUGHT Thanks to Kevin McLeod at Incompetech.com for creative commons use of his songs “Take a Chance”, “Reformat” and “Pinball Spring”.  Thanks to Sean... Read More