Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience are coming to the RME on April 16th! For 40 years, two- time GRAMMY award winning artist Terrance Simien and 8th generation Louisiana Creole, has been shattering the myths about what his indigenous Zydeco roots music is – and is not. Leading his Zydeco Experience bandmates – long time members Danny Williams, keyboards and Stan Chambers, bass with Lance Ellis, sax; Ian Molinaro – Thompson, drums, and our newest member, Revon Andrews on trombone. Simien has become one of the most respected and accomplished artists in American roots music today. He... Read More

Todd Snider is coming To Redstone Room at 7 p.m. Monday, March 21! Opening act is Gregg Hall. Show is for 19-and-over for the singer/songwriter’s show. Please email feedback@rivermusicexperience.org. More info? See https://toddsnider.net/  Read More

The Redstone Room/River Music Experience 129 Main Street, Davenport Tuesday, March 8th Doors 7/Show 7:30 $20 General Admission/$50 Table All Ages By Loren Thacher Fifty years ago this January, trailblazing English rock band Wishbone Ash settled into London’s DeLane Lea studios to record their third record. The result was a masterpiece, an album both ahead and very much in step with its time. Argus became their best-selling album and creative high point, with the quartet perfecting their harmonized twin-lead guitar sound and adding a misty, pastoral and epic folk element to their mix of jazz,... Read More

Looking to spice things up a bit this Saturday night? Lobo’s Salsa Night featuring Ed East Latin Jazz Quartet and Sonora Sazon de Antano heats up The Redstone Room at River Music Experience (129 N Main St Davenport) this Saturday Feb 19. Doors open at 7 p.m. The party begins promptly at 8 p.m. and goes until 10:30 p.m. Must be 19+ or accompanied by an adult. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door and Reserved Tables are available for $50. Both can be purchased on Eventbrite. This evening will be filled with energy, great rhythms and good times! The air will be filled with sounds of Salsa,... Read More

Saturday in the Arts is a weekly feature covering a trend, subject, event or personality of local interest. It runs every Saturday morning on your site for the best entertainment and arts coverage in the area, QuadCities.com! Music certainly can change lives, but unfortunately it couldn’t save the life of Pierce Cordle. The intelligent, driven, happy 22-year-old guy – who played trumpet since 5th grade – was working a job he loved, in a Peoria hospital emergency room, and was planning to go to med school to fulfill his dream of becoming a doctor. But seemingly out of nowhere on Dec. 8, 2016,... Read More

Blues rock guitarist Pat Travers returns to the Redstone Room this Thursday joined by Far Out 283! Known for hits Boom Boom and Snortin’ Whiskey, Travers puts on an energetic and fun show that fans of killer guitar playing won’t want to miss. Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/156031577649  Read More

Thursday, October 7 at 7:30pm, River Music Experience and Quad City Arts will present a free concert by the internationally-recognized drummer and composer Paa Kow (pronounced “Pah-Ko”) in the Redstone Room at 129 N Main Street, Davenport. The concert represents a continued commitment by both organizations to present a wide variety of performing arts genres and styles. During Paa Kow’s visit, he will present an educational workshop to students at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center in Rock Island. “Bringing Paa Kow to our community is a rare opportunity,” said Tyson Danner, River... Read More

Thursday, October 7 at 7:30pm, River Music Experience and Quad City Arts will present a free concert by the internationally-recognized drummer and composer Paa Kow (pronounced “Pah-Ko”) in the Redstone Room at 129 N Main Street, Davenport. The concert represents a continued commitment by both organizations to present a wide variety of performing arts genres and styles. During Paa Kow’s visit, he will present an educational workshop to students at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center in Rock Island. “Bringing Paa Kow to our community is a rare opportunity,” said Tyson Danner, River... Read More

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., and today is the last show of the outdoor concert series. The final band tonight will be the Wontu Trees. The show is free and open to the public. RME asks that people be respectful in regard to masking and social distancing and to each other in the crowd.  Read More

The River Music Experience and Underground Economy are presenting “Underground Xperience,” Friday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. at the RME, 2nd and Main streets Davenport. The concert – featuring local soul, hip-hop, R & B and reggae artists – is for those 19 and up (minors must be accompanied by an adult), and admission is $10. Performers will be Soultru, Big Man G, BN WhoIAm, and The Wontu Trees. The Underground Xperience is an occasional showcase of homegrown talent, chiefly focusing on the genres of soul, rap, R&B, and spoken word, according to concert organizer Josh Graves, owner of... Read More