Daytrotter will cease live shows after this weekend in its Brady Street location, and will lay off an unspecified number of employees, according to multiple sources that asked not to be identified. New York-based Wolfgang’s Vault, which owns Daytrotter, confirmed the closing and layoffs in reports to other area media, but could not be reached by QuadCities.com to independently confirm the move. The venue, at 324 Brady Street, opened in 2016. Since then, Daytrotter has seen the departure of founder Sean Moeller as well as other key members of the original Daytrotter team. The studio space for... Read More

Ready to hit the GAS again? GAS Feed & Seed festival starts today! GAS mastermind Sean Moeller can’t wait to see all of you and, of course, all the kick ass artists coming to the QC at the festival running Thursday through Saturday at the Village Theater and Bread in the Village of East Davenport. Weekend passes are $35 and day passes are $25. AND we’re keeping the ticket links open throughout the weekend so you can avoid an extra charge at the door! Once again, the HOT festival lineup, featuring LOLO (played a sold out Codfish Hollow show this summer), Cory Chisel (has played TWO... Read More

This week, the indie music world blew up with news that the band Deerhoof was aiming their horns and charging squarely at local and national music site Daytrotter. According to various sites and magazines, including Pitchfork and Spin, Deerhoof are ticked that Daytrotter released an LP of a session they did eight years ago. They claim they did not give permission for the session to be released. They also claim they weren’t paid for the LP nor did they receive royalties, and likewise, that their work for the site was placed behind a paywall for which they likewise received no royalties. Daytrotter,... Read More

As always, Sean Moeller is a very, very busy man, booking shows at his various venues. I’d say there are too many shows to list, but, wow, somehow we’ve managed to do just that. See below… Upcoming Moeller shows: June 22 — KRISTIN DIABLE w/FREDERICK THE YOUNGER at The Raccoon Motel :: TICKETS RIYL: Anderson East, The Head and the Heart June 23 — DAWG YAWP w/THE TOO’S at The Raccoon Motel :: TICKETS RIYL: Cat Stevens, weirdo Beatles stuff, Hayes Carll June 24 — ROONEY w/RUN RIVER NORTH, TWINSMITH at The Village Theatre :: TICKETS :: ALL AGES RIYL: Weezer, Phoenix, Phantom... Read More

Time to tighten your belts and wrassle your way to the Turnbuckle for some fun comedy, music and wrestling. It’s a festival Andy Kaufman would love, Sean Moeller has announced Turnbuckle, a few fest for Memorial Day Weekend At Codfish Hollow – featuring Comedy, Music and Professional Wrestling! Moeller Nights, Codfish Hollow, Bummer City and the Nerve Center Present: Turnbuckle, a comedy, music and professional wrestling festival set for Memorial Day weekend, May 26-27, 2017! It will be a weekend of HARDY CHUCKLING, BOD SWINGING and ATOMIC PILEDRIVERS the likes of which have never been seen! Over... Read More

Local entrepreneur and music scene tastemaker Sean Moeller always has plenty of great shows up his sleeve, and looking into April and beyond, Moeller’s got a stacked lineup. Here’s what’s up with the creator and former head dude at Daytrotter: Philadelphia’s The Districts will be attempting to destroy Baked with their crushing, fun rock and roll April 21, as part of a 4-day stretch of shows at the venue that you’re not going to want to miss — with the string ending April 23 with Norway’s SONDRE LERCHE and special guests! Get those tickets today! Matthew Logan Vasquez... Read More

You’ll be sore-n if you miss this show. One of the standouts of the first Daytrotter Downs lineup — Soren Bryce — will be making a last minute return to the Quad-Cities Tuesday night, with a full backing band in Nashville’s Molly Rocket. Umm — featuring the married duo that previously recorded as Big Harp is also on the bill. It’s a stacked lineup at The Raccoon Motel, in the former Musicians’ Union spot in downtown Davenport. For more shows and ticket links, visit www.moellernights.com.  Read More

GAS Feed & Seed Fest No. 1 was great, right? Well, No. 2 is happening Nov. 9-11, 2017. Sean Moeller and co. just couldn’t help themselves. They want to do that same feeling AGAIN. “I couldn’t have done it without a squadron of amazing volunteers and all of you great people coming out and supporting in many ways — enthusiastically, financially, etc.,” Moeller said. “If you would like to seriously contribute to making another three days happen the way they did a week ago, I’ve set up a VIP donation ticket. For any donation over $100, you will get a 3-day pass, plus... Read More

You might have to be an actual bandit at this point to grab tickets to the grand opening of the Triple Crown Whiskey Bar and Raccoon Motel, located at the old Musician’s Union building in downtown Davenport. According to co-founder Sean Moeller, there are ONLY 8 tickets left for the March 30 (DENT MAY and CHRISTIAN LEE HUTSON). Also, the gig Saturday, April 1 with Deslondes, Lissie and Jeremy Pinnell is SOLD OUT! There are still some tickets for March 31, the one and only LIZA ANNE! Another special guest will be announced shortly as well. Tickets are now on sale for that show as well! Get those... Read More

Time to tighten your belts and wrassle your way to the Turnbuckle for some fun comedy, music and wrestling. It’s a festival Andy Kaufman would love, Sean Moeller has announced Turnbuckle, a few fest for Memorial Day Weekend At Codfish Hollow – featuring Comedy, Music and Professional Wrestling! Moeller Nights, Codfish Hollow, Bummer City and the Nerve Center Present: Turnbuckle, a comedy, music and professional wrestling festival set for Memorial Day weekend, May 26-27, 2017! It will be a weekend of HARDY CHUCKLING, BOD SWINGING and ATOMIC PILEDRIVERS the likes of which have never been seen! Over... Read More