08 Jul 2025

Murder by Death Farewell Tour, July 20

By Reader Staff

Performing in support of their tenth and reportedly final studio album Egg & Dart, the June 13 release described by Americana Highways as "a rhinestone shining darkly" and by The Fire Note as "elegiac, thunderous, unforgettable," the indie rockers of Murder by Death bring their farewell tour to Maquoketa's Codfish Hollow Barn on July 20, That's Good Enough for Me adding that "Egg & Dart's impact will be felt for years to come, solidifying Murder By Death's place in music history."

08 Jul 2025

Amy Friedl Stoner: “Women of Country Music,” July 19

By Reader Staff

A stage celebration that delivers favorites ranging from the heartfelt ballads of Bonnie Raitt to the fiery anthems of Wynonna Judd, touring chanteuse Amy Friedl Stoner's Women of Country Music comes to Maquoketa's Ohnward Fine Arts Center on July 19, the special summertime event finding Friedly and her six-piece band offering exhilarating takes on classics including Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" and Shania Twain's "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!"

03 Jul 2025

Music and Memories: Concert Organizer John Taylor Brings the World to Small Towns

By Jonathan Turner

John Taylor doesn’t have to go far to hear first-class live music. Since 2014, the friendly Iraq war veteran and computer programmer has hosted concerts at his home in tiny Cambridge, Illinois, 31 miles southeast of Moline.

03 Jul 2025

Heirs to a Violent World: Pit Lord's “Massive Grilling Capacity”

By Loren Thacher

Death metal has roots in numerous bands and places, most significantly in the humid, blood-soaked, stimulant-crazed state of Florida, a peninsula cursed since the days of the Spaniards, if not before. Its tentacles have spread across the globe, including to the poisoned wastes of Iowa, which brings us to the subject of this article.

02 Jul 2025

G. Wygonik's New Single “Reel Life” Debuts on Sunday Night's “Off the Beaten Track”

By Todd McGreevy
G. Wygonik's New Single “Reel Life” Official video screenshot

[Must read lyrics are in this article!] The new single “Reel Life” marks the powerful rebirth of CUT.RATE.BOX. Released for free (pay as you wish) via Bandcamp, it offers a dark and unflinching reflection of our modern age: overstimulated, algorithmically manipulated, and emotionally anesthetized. Musically, the track is a tense fusion of dense electronic punk, EB rhythms, and synthpop unease – drawing on influences such as Cabaret Voltaire, Wire, and Brian Eno, while embracing modern production and generative tools as instruments of expression, not novelty. 

03 Jul 2025

Dancing Queen: An ABBA Salute, July 12

By Reader Staff

Celebrating more than 20 years of thrilling crowds with spectacular renditions of “Waterloo,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Take a Chance on Me,' and additional favorites, the tribute artists of Dancing Queen: An ABBA Salute headline a July 12 outdoor concert in Bishop Hill's Village Park, the show taking place not long after the 50th-anniversary celebration of the Swedish pop legends' Eurovision victory,

01 Jul 2025

Burton Cummings, July 12

By Reader Staff

An inductee in the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame and Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and cited as one of the most influential performers in Canadian rock music, Burton Cummings headlines a special solo engagement at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Event Center, his July 12 concert treating fans to the award-winning stylings of the musician and songwriter best known for leading the Guess Who during that band's most successful period from 1965 to 1975.

01 Jul 2025

Sierra Ferrell, July 14

By Reader Staff

A lauded talent whose music incorporates elements of folk, bluegrass, and gypsy jazz, West Virginia sensation Sierra Ferrell headlines a July 14 concert event at Davenport's Capitol Theatre, her 2024 recording smash Trail of Hours the winner of the 2025 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, with Ferrell herself receiving Grammys for Best Americana Performance, Best American Roots Performance, and Best American Roots Song for “American Dreaming.”

01 Jul 2025

Lake Street Dive, July 15

By Reader Staff

With their most recent, critically acclaimed album Good Together nominated for the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, the pop, rock, folk, and alt-jazz musicians of Lake Street Dive headline a July 15 concert at Davenport's Capitol Theatre, their new recording hailed by AllMusic as "a record that feels convivial and breezy, showcasing their warm group harmonies and a nice balance of stylistic influences."

01 Jul 2025

Switchfoot, July 15

By Reader Staff

Having sold almost 10 million copies worldwide of their 11 studio albums including their 2003 double-platinum breakthrough The Beautiful Letdown and 2009's Grammy Award-winning Hello Hurricane, the alt-rock musicians of Switchfoot bring their national tour to Davenport's Capitol Theatre on July 15, the band revered for their exhilarating live performances resulting in more than 5 million concert tickets sold in more than 40 countries around the world.

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