DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 27, 2022) — Well, well, well, isn't THIS nice! We are adding second nights to the upcoming appearances for Matthew Logan Vasquez this weekend (January 28-29), LOLO in two weeks (February 7-8), and American Aquarium's BJ Barham (February 11-12)!

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 24, 2021) Get ready for some big old fun nights ahead! We've been busy over here at Motel Central, playing the angles and workin the phones to bring the best of the best to town. We've announced a bunch of great new shows this week, but that's just the tip of the iceberg, so keep all eyes open.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 10, 2021) After a couple attempts to bring LOLO back to town this last year were thwarted by COVID-19, she'll be back in February with a full band to try and dismantle the new Raccoon Motel. Tickets are on sale to Motel members now and will be available to the general public on Friday at 10AM.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 2, 2021) The pride and joy of both Charleston, South Carolina, and the Quad Cities is coming to play for the first time as a full band at The Raccoon Motel, April 6-7, and they will be ending their spring tour here so you know that the energy will be twice as high as it was this past Saturday at Codfish Hollow. Tickets are on sale now for this special multi-show party!!

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 15, 2021) One is a bit of a last-minute addition to the calendar and one is nearly six months out, but a sure-fire time-stopper. Philadelphia's great rock and roll band The Districts, who have played sold out show at the Village Theatre and co-headlined a Rust Belt show with Twin Peaks, are back in the Quad Cities this coming Tuesday, with Rookie.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 10, 2021) With everything that life has handed us these last two years, we need Garp Fest more than ever before and even with the necessary relocation of the festival from the barn to beautiful and spacious Schwiebert Park in downtown Rock Island, we're going to have ourselves a good time. We are so very fortunate to be putting on the first ever PawPaw Rod and Petey shows.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 6, 2021) — For years, Moeller Nights’ GARP Fest has rocked the barn at Codfish Hollow barn in rural Maquoketa, quickly becoming recognized as one of the Midwest’s best events. But on short notice this year, the barn made the difficult decision to temporarily cease performances, leaving the beloved festival without a venue. After cancelling last year due to the pandemic shutdown, this comes at a challenging time.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 19, 2021) — It's Alternating Currents Fest weekend and we're all in for a treat as we've booked eight incredible young artists to come perform at the Raccoon Motel as part of this four-day gathering of arts, music and culture in downtown Davenport. All of the performances are free so please come take advantage of this opportunity to see some artists we think are on the verge of becoming stars, in a small venue and see this new Motel, that we're s

DAVENPORT, IOWA (August 13, 2021) — As the times remain crazy, we're doing everything we can to keep bringing great artists to the Quad Cities and it's been a big week for new announcements as we've added shows with Susto (a rare and special solo set from Justin Osborne — August 21), Hembree/Desert Noises (August 28), a record release show with Petey (September 12, which also features James Austin Johnson and Bon Iver collaborators 81355), LALA LALA (April 1

DAVENPORT, IOWA (July 30, 2021) — We are feverishly putting on the final touches to the new Raccoon Motel and tonight's first show with the amazing Claud and Christian Lee Hutson will be all-ages! That said, please pre-party at one of our great neighbors in downtown Davenport's establishment and make it a great night everywhere.

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