22 Jul 2025

Mark Mallman, August 3

By Reader Staff

Honored with a star on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue, an acknowledgment that journalist Steve Marsh said "might be the most prestigious public honor an artist can receive" in the city, Minnesota-based musician Mark Mallman headlines an August 3 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist currently touring in support of his 11th album, the June release Magic Time.

22 Jul 2025

Veaux and Fox Royale, August 5

By Reader Staff

Two increasingly acclaimed alternative-indie outfits will share the stage at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on August 5, with the talents of Veaux touring in support of their recent singles and debut EP Still Awake, and the Fox Royale joining them while promoting recent hit songs including "I Don't Speak the Language" and this year's "Almost There."

22 Jul 2025

The Deslondes, August 6

By Reader Staff

Praised by Americana UK as musicians who "deliver good-time music with an infectious groove," the touring talents of The Deslondes headline an August 6 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Tinnitist adding that the band's 2024 recording Roll It Out exudes "a quiet poignancy as they reflect on what it means to devote yourself to others – whether it’s family, friends, audiences, or other guys in the tour van with you."

22 Jul 2025

Michael Cera Palin, August 7

By Reader Staff

Touring in support of their album debut We Could Be Brave, which Dork magazine recently hailed as “the first great emo record of 2025,” the indie-punk trio Michael Cera Palin headlines an August 7 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, The Line of Best Fit adding, “The world might not be so beautiful right now, but in the brave and timely hands of Michael Cera Palin, emo has never been in a better place."

22 Jul 2025

10 of Soul, August 2

By Reader Staff

A high-energy ensemble boasting some of the sharpest musical talents the area has to offer, 10 of Soul headlines an August 1 concert in The Tangled Wood's Summer Concert Series, their Bettendorf set sure to boast classic tunes from the genres of soul, funk, and blues, as well as a few funky arrangements of their own.

22 Jul 2025

Yonder Mountain String Band, August 2

By Reader Staff

Praised by Marquee magazine for their “dynamic presence” and for “continuously pushing the genre of bluegrass and their legacy within the genre,” the gifted musicians of Yonder Mountain String Band headline an August 2 concert at Maquoketa's Codfish Hollow Barn, the musicians' most recent album, 2022's Get Yourself Outside, hailed by Glide magazine as “an antidote for feeling down. These 11 songs just make you feel good, like putting on your favorite sweater to ward off the cold.”

15 Jul 2025

2025 Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, July 31 through August 2

By Reader Staff

An eagerly awaited weekend of live performances returning to the Quad Cities for the 54th time, the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival will, from July 31 through August 2, again enjoy residency at the Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center. For 2025, the Davenport venue will host performances by eight local and national jazz acts – the Graystone Monarchs, the Chicago Cellar Boys, Mike Davis’ New Wonders, the Bix Youth Band, El Dorado Jazz Band, Jazz-O-Maniacs, the Mortonia Seven, and Miss Jubilee – while additional area venues host Bix-related concert events of their own.

22 Jul 2025

Air Supply, August 1

By Reader Staff

The trademark tenor of Russell Hitchcock's soaring voice and Graham Russell's simple yet majestic songs created a unique sound that would forever be known as Air Supply, and on August 1, the band's co-founders will bring their "50th-Anniversary Celebration Tour" to Bettendorf's Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, their collection of iconic, adored hits including such pop staples as "All Out of Love," "Making Love Out of Nothing at All," and "Every Woman in the World."

22 Jul 2025

Third Eye Blind, August 1

By Reader Staff

Winners of six California Music Awards and a Billboard Music Award, their chart-topping “Semi-Charmed Life” being named Best Modern Rock Track, Third Eye Blind headlines the August 1 grandstand concert in this year's Mississippi Valley Fair, the alternative rockers' other hit singles including such top-10 charters as “How's It Going to Be,” “Jumper,” and “Never Let You Go.”

22 Jul 2025

Glixen, August 1

By Reader Staff

Touring in support of their album debut She Only Said, a recording that Rough Trade raved "crawls with intensity and introspection," the Phoenix-based shoegaze talents of Glixen headline an August 1 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Black Sheep Rocks adding that the group's sound “consists of tender melodies encased inside chrome walls of grungy textures and heavy guitars.”

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