10 Apr 2024

“The Secret in the Wings,” April 12 through 21

By Reader Staff

With Tony Award winner Mary Zimmerman's play lauded by the Los Angeles Times as a work "that ratchets the suspense to Hitchcockian heights," the fairytale-themed thriller The Secret in the Wings enjoys its area-debut staging in St. Ambrose University's Studio Theatre from April 12 through 21, this exciting, unsettling stage piece inspiring the Chicago Reader to state, "It's tasteful and smart, and it respects the mystery at the heart of the tales it tells."

09 Apr 2024

Enter the Reader's Spring Photo Contest - April 20 Deadline!

By Reader Staff
2024 Reader Photo Contest Secret Records Transparent Promo Photo

With spring in the air, it's time again for the River Cities’ Reader's annual Spring Photo Contest!

For 2024, the three new categories for your submissions are: “Secret,” “Records,” and “Transparent.”

Entrants are welcome to interpret the categories however they wish.  Click photo or headline for full list of rules. 

09 Apr 2024

Jake Owen, April 19

By Reader Staff

A chart-topping American Country Award and Academy of Country Music Award winner currently touring in support of his 2023 album Loose Cannon, singer/songwriter Jake Owen headlines an April 19 concert event at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, his most recent recording inspiring OutKick to call it "a great reminder that there's nothing better than cracking a cold beer and just cruising through an exceptional country album."

09 Apr 2024

Fit for a King, April 19

By Reader Staff

Touring in support of their most recent album The Hell We Create that Wall of Sound called "10 tracks of polished metalcore that will keep fans satisfied," the Texas-based Christian rockers of Fit for a King headline an April 19 concert at Davenport's Capitol Theatre, their 2022 recording also inspiring Outburn to state, "This record's outstanding instrumental and atmospheric soundscapes, together with its unquestionable lyrical vulnerability, make it well worth listening to."

09 Apr 2024

George Thorogood & the Destroyers, April 20

By Reader Staff

Renowned for such Billboard smashes as Ride 'Til I Die, The Hard Stuff, 2120 South Michigan Ave., and 2011's chart-topping The Dirty Dozen, blues-rock icons George Thorogood & the Destroyers play Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on April 20, thrilling fans with a repertoire that ranges from originals such as “Bad to the Bone” to covers of “Move It on Over” and “Who Do You Love?”

09 Apr 2024

The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, April 20

By Reader Staff

Boasting numerous chart-topping albums on the iTunes Blues Chart and top-10 smashes on Billboard's Blues, Heatseekers, and Tastemaker charts, the roots and country-blues musicians of The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band headline an April 20 concert event as Davenport's Redstone Room, their discography including such hits as So Delicious, Poor Until Payday, Between the Ditches, and 2021's Dance Songs for Hard Times.

09 Apr 2024

Lois Deloatch w/ the Polyrhythms Trio, April 21

By Reader Staff

Treating jazz fans to the courageous and provocative voice of a true original, the Polyrhythms Third Sunday Jazz Series delivers an unforgettable evening performance by Lois Deloatch w/ the Polyrhythms Trio on April 21, this special event at Davenport's Unitarian Universality Congregation of the Quad Cities boasting vocalist Deloatch alongside Corey Kendrick on piano, Ron Wilson on bass, and Manuel Lopez III on drums.

09 Apr 2024

Shady: A Live Band Tribute to the Music of Eminem, April 20

By Reader Staff

With the musicians inviting audiences to sing along, dance, put their hands up, smile, and have a good time, the hip-hop performers of Shady: A Live Band Tribute to the Music of Eminem headline an April 20 concert at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, delivering high-energy numbers from the repertoire of one of the greatest rappers of all time.

09 Apr 2024

Songwriter Sessions: David G. Smith, Dave Moore, & Catfish Keith, April 19

By Reader Staff

Held as part of the unique concert series held in Davenport's intimate and cozy Redstone Room, the April 19 Songwriter Sessions event will find fans of Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Johnny Cash, Elton John, and other singing/songwriting greats treated to a seated evening of tunes hosted David G. Smith, with additionally winning performances delivered by Dave Moore and Catfish Keith.

09 Apr 2024

TsuShiMaMiRe, April 23

By Reader Staff

Praised by the Memphis Flyer for "eschewing de rigueur hoarse screaming for simple but effective melodies (and yes, screaming!)," resulting in "an irresistible combination," the Japanese punk rockers of TsuShiMaMiRe make their debut at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on April 23, the female trio famed for mixing pop instrumental sounds with idiosyncratic, quirky, and oftentimes funny and disturbing lyrics.

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