Lauded by Earth to the Ground Music as a "high-energy, captivating singer songwriter" who "has the uncanny ability to make the stories of the everyman timeless and seemingly effortless," Americana and roots-rock musician Matthew McNeal headlines a January 27 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the talent also lauded for delivering "an enjoyable ride that will keep a lot of people interested."

A high-energy ensemble boasting some of the sharpest musical talents the Quad Cities has to offer, 10 of Soul headlines a January 27 engagement at the Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room, their Davenport performance boasting classic tunes from the genres of soul, funk, and blues, as well as a few funky arrangements of their own.

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Perhaps the weakest federal criminal charge against former Chicago Alderman Ed Burke was about his plot to extort the Chicago Field Museum because a friend’s daughter never heard back about an internship after Ald Burke sent over her résumé. U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Kendall seemed “unimpressed” by federal prosecutors’ reasoning in mid-December after Burke’s legal team moved to dismiss the charge ahead of closing arguments, according to Tribune reporter Jason Meisner.

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They've taken us to a purportedly haunted house, the interior of a video-game, labyrinths out of Greek mythology, and even, at one point, Colorado. But with the debut of Haus of Ruckus' latest comedy Punk Rock Lobster – running at Moline's Black Box Theatre January 19 through 28 – company founders and figureheads T. Green and Calvin Vo will be bringing audiences somewhere entirely new: under the sea.

With the artist having sold in excess of 11 million albums, award-winning, Billboard-charting country-music singer/songwriter Brady Seals headlines a January 20 concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room, the artist kickstarting the venue's three-month Country Vibes Series with hits from his repertoire that includes The Truth, Thompson Street, Play Time, and his self-titled 1998 release.

Presented in conjunction with the Quad Cities' noted river-cleanup operation founded by Chad Pregracke, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra invites music lovers to a special January 20 concert event at Davenport's Figge Art Museum: Up Close with Living Lands & Waters, a chamber-music celebration of the natural wonders around us boasting Emily Nash and Sabrina Tabby on violin, Bruno Vaz da Silva on viola, Hannah Holman on cello, Kit Polen on bass, and Marian Lee on piano.

Coming off am intensely challenging year personally and professionally, Jason Singer, famed for his popular solo project Michigander, headlines a January 25 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel in support of his EP It Will Never Be the Same, his work leading NPR to rave, "Jason Singer's mix of optimism and vulnerability has been one of indie rock's most exciting stories in the last few years."