Traveling the country in support of their most recent recording Okemah Rising, which Blabbermouth deemed “imaginative and unique” and Punktastic hailed as “an excellent acoustic album,” the Boston-based rockers of Dropkick Murphys bring their “St. Patrick's Day Tour 2024” to East Moline venue The Rust Belt on February 25, the group's latest release also lauded by Top Shelf Music as “a testament to the band's creativity and talent.”

Performing in support of their 2022 split EP with The Rumjacks that spawned the hit singles "Mud" and "Sorry". the Chicago-based Celtic-punk musicians of Flatfoot 56 return to the Quad Cities on February 23, their engagement at the Raccoon Motel sure to fill the Davenport venue with what IndieVision Music called “their rambunctious style that their fans have come to love.”

Lauded by The Daily Iowan as an ensemble that boasts "a seamless sound that makes classifying music by genre a thing of the past," the ever-popular reggae, rock, and dub musicians of Rude Punch headline the downtown-Davenport party of the season in the Redstone Building Birthday Celebration, the February 24 event at Zeke's Island Cafe held in honor of the 10th anniversary of Zeke's Island Cafe and the 20th anniversary of Common Chord.

Held in honor of the Polyrhythms founder who directed the organization from 2005 until his unexpected passing last August, the Nathaniel Lawrence Memorial Concert featuring the Polyrhythms Trio will take the stage at Bettendorf's Rivermont Collegiate on February 25, the commemorative event's special guests incluyding Billy Branch, Semenya McCord, and Hal Reed, followed by a headliner performance featuring the Edmar Castañeda Quartet.

Hailed by The Greenroom magazine as "an explosive guitar player that has a soulful voice and whose brilliant melodies set him apart from his contemporaries," Devil City Angels rocker Brandon Gibbs headlines a special birthday show at Moline venue Rascals Live on February 24, The Greenroom adding that "Gibbs’ songwriting takes you on an incredible journey throughout the performance" and that "his heart and soul pour out of him on stage through his music."

With the group's forthcoming activities including tours opening for Soft Cult and Glitterer, plus appearances at SXSW, Treefort, and the Nothing's Slide Away Festival, the Phoenix-based shoegaze talents of Glixen headline a February 28 concert event (co-presented by Void Church) at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their sound delivering math-rock riffs with heavy post-rock fuzz alongside lead vocalist Aislinn Ritchie's dreamy vocals.

Hailed as “enchantingly original” by LA Weekly and “a glittering testament to L.A.’s multiculturism” by the Los Angeles Times, chanteuse and songwriter Jessica Fichot serves as the latest guest in Quad City Arts' 2023-24 season of Visiting Artists, her four public events between February 20 and 22 delivering an intoxicating multilingual fusion of French chanson, Shanghai jazz, gypsy swing, and international folk.

Currently touring in support of his new album Long Way from Home, the Billboard-charting country singer/songwriter George Ducas serves as the second featured performer in the Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room's “Country Vibes” series, the artist's February 17 engagement showcasing the talents that resulted in a Grammy nomination and the writing of hit singles for the likes of Garth Brooks, Gary Allan, and George Jones.

Currently touring in their 24th year of performance, the rock and metal tribute artists of Hairball headline a February 16 concert event at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, with the high-energy Minnesota musicians paying tribute to iconic bands Van Halen, KISS, Mötley Crüe, Queen, Journey, Aerosmith, and more.

With his 2023 release Wilderness Within You lauded by Glide magazine as recording that "leaves you with an uneasy feeling in the best way possible," Americana and roots-rock singer/songwriter Parker Millsap headlines a February 16 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artistic previously lauded by Saving Country Music as “fearless in both what he's willing to say and how he's willing to say it.”

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