Mike Mathews and Sean Ryan are pumped for this year’s Dawn and On Music Festival – firstly for the simple fact that it’s back on. The all-day celebration of music, family and fun – Saturday, July 10th from noon to midnight at Schwiebert Riverfront Park, 101 17th St., Rock Island – had to be canceled due to Covid last year, and there were serious questions whether it would be a go this summer. “We got off to a very late start just because the artists didn’t know what was going to happen,” Mathews, the event co-director, said recently. “They weren’t necessarily making... Read More

Get your 2019 started by celebrating the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds’ 100th Anniversary! Bring in the new year this Monday Dec 31 at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds’ (2815 W Locust St. Davenport) New Year’s Eve Bash! Doors open at 5 p.m. Admission is only $3 per person. Or get a VIP table for you and your friends for only $200.00. Table seat 8, includes a bucket of beer, and bottle of champagne. All ages are welcome. Enjoy live music from Doug Brundies at 5:30 p.m., Hangover at 6 p.m., Dawn at 8:30 p.m. and Cheese Pizza at 11 p.m. For more information, visit https://mvfair.com/entertainment/new-years-eve-bash/.  Read More

For the third consecutive year, The Dawn and On Music Festival will bring a full-day of live music to the property of Len Brown’s North Shore Inn. This year’s event takes place on July 8 with live music running from noon to midnight. The festival, founded in 2015 by Sean Ryan of The Dawn and Mike Mathews of Catapult Marketing offers a diverse blend of live bands ranging in styles from jam to bluegrass to funk. The event has drawn over 1,200 attendees in each of it’s first two years. As per tradition, local jam stalwarts The Dawn will once again serve as this year’s headliner.... Read More