Nikki Gillette has always struck me as someone puzzlingly uncertain as to just how amazing she is. Gillette has been a regular on the performing arts scene in the Quad Cities for a while, as a standup comedian, musician, burlesque performer and actress. She teaches art to kids at Blue Grass Elementary, manages the traveling comedy troupe Show Us Your Pokeballs, models, haunts and does makeup at Terror at Skellington Manor, and is involved with other local groups such as Moonshine Misfits Burlesque and Open Source Improv. She’s also a columnist for this website. She’s smart, funny, beautiful... Read More

Jason Vieaux, a highly praised classical guitarist with accomplishments ranging from symphony soloist to a Grammy Award winner, will provide outreach engagements in Quad City schools and community sites from Nov. 26 through Dec. 7, with a solo recital in Davenport on Dec. 8.  Vieaux is the guitarist that goes beyond the classical and is “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists,” according to Gramophone Magazine. Vieaux’s most recent solo album, “Play,” won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo. In 2012, the Jason Vieaux School of Classical Guitar... Read More

The ultimate No Doubt and Gwen Stefani tribute band is coming to Rhythm City Casino Resort, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport, on Friday, November 23 at 8 PM! Come see No Duh perform all the hits No Doubt and Gwen Stefani have created over the years. Tickets are $15 plus applicable taxes and fees. This is a general admission show with seats being first come first served. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting rhythmcitycasino.com or by calling 844-852-4FUN. No Duh is THE best tribute to No Doubt & Gwen Stefani!  This show is not just great music, it’s a complete, high... Read More

Rhythm City Casino Resort is bringing Southern Rockers 38 Special to the Event Center stage on Saturday, January 19, 2019! Tickets for this show, $35 to $55,may be purchased by visiting rhythmcitycasino.com, by calling 844-852-4FUN or in person at The Market inside Rhythm City Casino Resort.   After more than four decades together, 38 SPECIAL continue to bring their signature blast of Southern Rock to over 100 cities a year. And at each and every show, thousands of audience members are amazed by the explosive power of the band’s performance. Their many Gold and Platinum album... Read More

The ultimate No Doubt and Gwen Stefani tribute band is coming to Rhythm City Casino Resort, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport, on Friday, November 23 at 8 PM ! Come see No Duh perform all the hits No Doubt and Gwen Stefani have created over the years. Tickets are $15 plus applicable taxes and fees. This is a general admission show with seats being first come first served. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting rhythmcitycasino.com or by calling 844-852-4FUN. No Duh is THE best tribute to No Doubt & Gwen Stefani!  This show is not just great music, it’s a complete,... Read More

When it comes to singing, most of us are best served in our quest at vocal immortality by forgiving shower walls. Some bar band and karaoke heroes are a rung up, but we also have the advantage of typically serenading the inebriated. Even in the case of some “professional vocalists” the studio trickery of Pro Tools is what makes them pristine and listenable on record.  However, a day may not be too far off when every crooner is perfect. A day when singers are bred, not discovered. No, this isn’t about “American  Idol.”  However, it will likely spawn a reality TV... Read More

Tripmaster Monkey, one of the most commercially and creatively successful bands in Quad-Cities music history, has reunited to begin recording a new album. The group — guitarist and singer Jamie Toal, singer Chris Bernat, drummer Marty Reyhons, and bassist Wes Haas — is not signed to a label and plans on releasing the record independently, sources with the band said. There are no release dates or indications of when the band plans on debuting any new material, but producer Patrick Stolley and drummer Marty Reyhons both posted on social media today about the recording sessions. Tripmaster was... Read More

The ultimate No Doubt and Gwen Stefani tribute band is coming to Rhythm City Casino Resort, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport, on Friday, November 23 at 8 PM! Come see No Duh perform all the hits No Doubt and Gwen Stefani have created over the years. Tickets are $15 plus applicable taxes and fees. This is a general admission show with seats being first come first served. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting rhythmcitycasino.com or by calling 844-852-4FUN. No Duh is THE best tribute to No Doubt & Gwen Stefani!  This show is not just great music, it’s a complete, high... Read More

A ray of Sunshine is coming to Circa’s Speakeasy Sept. 6. It’s nearly impossible to explain the exceptional talents of EmiSunshine, the 14-year-old prodigy from East Tennessee who has captured the nation’s attention and enchanted hearts-a-many with her musical wizardry.   Born Emilie Sunshine Hamilton, the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has been surrounded by family members who possess a genuine love for “salt-of-the-earth” mountain melodies and lyrics. Emi embraced the classic country, blues and folk music that echoed throughout her Madisonville, Tenn. home.   Steeped... Read More

A ray of Sunshine is coming to Circa’s Speakeasy Sept. 6. It’s nearly impossible to explain the exceptional talents of EmiSunshine, the 14-year-old prodigy from East Tennessee who has captured the nation’s attention and enchanted hearts-a-many with her musical wizardry. Born Emilie Sunshine Hamilton, the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has been surrounded by family members who possess a genuine love for “salt-of-the-earth” mountain melodies and lyrics. Emi embraced the classic country, blues and folk music that echoed throughout her Madisonville, Tenn. home.   Steeped... Read More