With the indie-rock and shoegaze musician's just-released recording It's Closeness, It's Easy lauded by Boolin Tunes as a "thematically and aesthetically consistent" album that "stands out in a crowded 2025," singer/songwriter Thom Wasluck's solo project Planning for Burial headlines a June 14 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist's latest also hailed by Everything Is Noise as "singular in its sound, turning the slow, crushing weight of existence into an art that will weather the expanse of time far beyond all of our expiration dates.."

With Turn Up the Volume calling them “one of the most exciting bands on or off the stage” and Scotland's BBC Radio raving that the artists “put on an incredible live show,” the Seattle-based female-rock quartet The Darts deadlines a June 15 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their appeal summed up by the Phoenix New Times, which simply said, “The Darts f---ing rock.”

Winners of the Quad-City Times' 2017 Reader's Choice Award for “Best Local Band, the AC/DC tribute artists of Electric Shock headline a June 14 Summer 2024 Music Lineup concert at Bettendorf venue The Tangled Wood, this evening of songs from Billboard chart-toppers Black Ice, Power Up, Ballbreaker, and Back in Black and boasting a performance by the gifted student musicians of the QC Rock Academy.

Their most recent album XOXO lauded by Pitchfork for being "a distillation of their manifold strengths" boasting "pastoral accounts of American beauty curdling into something coarser and sadder," the Minneasota-based alt-country and country-rock outfit The Jayhawks headlines a June 19 concert at Maquoketa's Codfish Hollow Barn, Louder Than War adding that "there is a real feel of togetherness on XOXO which is reflected in the interchanging lead vocals and instruments."

With Folk Alley praising their just-released album Rituals as a work in which "the duo weave their rich vocals through crystal clear layers of instrumentation," the lauded duo that composes Watchhouse – composed of married singers and instrumentalists Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz – headline a June 15 concert at Maquoketa's Codfish Hollow Barn, Folk Alley adding that the "emotionally resonant, intimate songs brings deep comfort."

Inviting guests to explores sites worldwide, share the beliefs of young worshippers, and view images, artifacts, and stories from more than two dozen sites and across various faiths, Davenport's Putnam Museum & Science Center, from June 14 through September 1, will host the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis's traveling exhibit Sacred Places, allowing patrons to explore the significance and insights provided by the locales of its title.

An eagerly awaited pre-summer event complete with food, vendors, local history, games, and entertainment for the entire family, the 2025 Quad City Juneteenth Festival will be held at Davenport's LeClaire Park on June 14, the celebration hosted by the Friends of MLK (FoMLK) and held in commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.

Delivering an exciting twist on the organization's annual Father's Day activity Ride the River, Davenport's River Action will this year host hours of outdoor fun in Ride the Island, a June 15 opportunity for cyclists to ride the roads and trails on the Rock Island Arsenal while exploring its rich history and visiting iconic landmarks.

For the company's annual classical production staged in Iowa City's Lower City Park, Riverside Theatre takes on perhaps the most beloved – and certainly the most famous – tragic romance of all time, with William Shakespeare's timeless Romeo & Juliet enjoying an outdoor run from June 13 through 29.

A watershed moment in the history of LGBTQ rights will be explored in a June 10 Gay Pride Month event at the Rock Island Public Library's Watts-Midtown Branch, with the venue hosting a screening of the American Experience episode Stonewall Uprising: The Year That Changed Everything, a Peabody Award-winning work that the Philadelphia Inquirer deemed “an important documentary – and a passionate and compassionate reconstruction.”

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