05 Sep 2023

Skid Row and Buckcherry, September 19

By Reader Staff

Venerated rockers who achieved chart-topping Billboard success in the 1990s and are still going strong today, the hard-driving and critically lauded musicians of Skid Row and Buckcherry team up for a special co-headlining engagement at Moline venue The Rust Belt, their September 19 concert sure to boast hits from their most recent, respective albums The Gang's All Here and Vol. 10, as well as iconic smashes such as Skid Row's "18 and Life" and Buckcherry's "Sorry."

05 Sep 2023

Gizzae, September 15

By Reader Staff

Their musical experiences having collectively earned them Grammy Awards, Chicago Music Awards, and opening sets for some of the biggest names in reggae, the Midwestern world-music artists of Gizzae headline a September 15 concert event at Davenport's Redstone Room, these talents having previously collaborated with the legendary likes of Ziggy Marley, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, and Talking Heads.

05 Sep 2023

The Orwells, September 20

By Reader Staff

Touring together again for the first time since their initial 2018 disbandment, the punk-rock talents of Elmhurst, Illinois' The Orwells headline a September 20 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the group's 2017 album Terrible Human Beings lauded by New Noise Magazine as a work in which the musicians "maintain the same high caliber of energetic indie rock, and churn out a host of catchy anthems."

05 Sep 2023

Califone, September 21

By Reader Staff

With the group's 2023 album Villagers hailed by Treblezine as "a richly layered record whose graceful arrangements land with a particular nuance," the experimental rockers of Califone headline a September 21 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their latest release inspiring Beats Per Minute to rave that "Each minute of Villagers feels like home."

05 Sep 2023

Four Freaking Years of Hard Rock: The I-Rock Anniversary Party, September 15

By Reader Staff

Celebrating a quartet of years as one of the Quad Cities' most popular FM radio stations with a free fiesta at East Moline venue the Rust Belt, I-Rock 93.5 will present the Four Freaking Years of Hard Rock: The I-Rock Anniversary Party on September 15, the night appropriately featuring four sets by gifted rock ensembles: Alborn, Through Fire, Iowa City's NonGrata, and the chart-topping Nonpoint.

05 Sep 2023

The Lacs, September 21

By Reader Staff

Composed of Robert Clayton "Uncle Snap" Sharpe and Brian Andrew "Rooster" King, the country-rap duo The Lacs bring their "The Party from the South" tour to East Moline venue The Rust Belt on September 21, their 2016 release Welcome to Dodge City (with Hard Target) inspiring Country Music International's Penney Holley to rave, “I have had the absolute best time listening to this CD,” adding that “every beat, every chord, every lyric, every word of this entire album hits home to me.”

05 Sep 2023

“MJ The Illusion,” September 21

By Reader Staff

A one-of-a-kind concert event that takes audiences on a journey through the music, performances, and visuals of the King of Pop, the touring sensation MJ The Illusion lands at Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse on September 21, this stage celebration honoring Michael Jackson's contributions to music, dance, and fashion that made him a global figure in popular culture.

05 Sep 2023

River Action's Taming of the Slough Mississippi River Adventure Triathlon, September 16

By Reader Staff

Outdoor adventurers are again invited to paddle, mountain bike, and run their way to the top in the eagerly anticipated, 17th-annual Taming of the Slough Mississippi River Adventure Triathlon, the River Action-sponsored test of endurance set to take place on Saturday, September 16.

05 Sep 2023

Taylor Williamson, September 15

By Reader Staff

A runner-up on the eighth season of America's Got Talent and a semi-finalist on the seventh season of Last Comic Standing, comedian Taylor Williamson brings his national tour to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room on September 15, the professional funnyman recently named one of the show's five favorite acts of all time in the America's Got Talent 10-Year Anniversary Special.

05 Sep 2023

Gilda's Club Quad Cities Red Door Ride & Benefit Concert with the Spazmatics, September 16

By Reader Staff

Formerly known as the QC Cancer Awareness Ride, the annual Gilda's Club Quad Cities fundraiser Red Door Ride will enjoy its 16th revival on September 16, this beautiful, 3.5-hour, 150-mile beautiful ride along the north Iowa side and south Illinois side of the Mississippi River culminating in a special Rust Belt concert featuring the exhilarating '80s-rock talents of the Spazmatics.

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