Hailed by the Chicago Tribune as a talent who "achieves a sublime synthesis" as a pop/hip-hop singer and a rapper/poet, Dessa headlines an April 14 concert event at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the performer lauded by The Current as "an artist who is growing ever sharper, galvanized by her pain and empowered to tell the truth about the dark side of love, power, and hard-fought success."

With the New York Daily News calling the play "lunatic fun that keeps you in stitches" and the Village Voice hailing it as a "hearty mixture of thrills, laughter and extravagant showmanship," author Charles Ludlum's stage sensation The Mystery of Irma Vep makes its long-awaited area debut at Moline's Black Box Theatre April 13 through 22, the New York Post having added, "The story has to be seen to be believed."

With their first album having debuted more than a half-century ago, and albums including Eliminator, Afterburner, and La Futura all top-10 smashes on the Billboard charts, the legendary blues rockers of ZZ Top bring their eagerly anticipated “Raw Whiskey Tour” to Davenport's Adler Theatre on April 11, the artists as familiar for their signature look as they are for iconic songs including “Legs,” “Gimme All Your Lovin',” and “Sharp Dressed Man.”

With Grateful Web praising their 2022 studio album Wise River and the musicians' "heavy hitting and hard driving style," the progressive bluegrass artists of Kitchen Dwellers headline an April 12 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artists inspiring Holler Country to rave, "Wise River drives home just how powerful a band they've become, with songs like 'Smokestack', 'Paradise Alley' and the title track showcasing their fluency with traditional arrangements."