A thrilling collaboration between Galesburg's professional vocal group Nova Singers and Minnesota's professional bluegrass band Monroe Crossing, The World Beloved – A Bluegrass Mass will be performed in both Galesburg and Davenport on April 9 and 10, each group performing individually and then taking the stage together to present a unique piece that combines traditional choral music with folk and bluegrass styles.

Touring in support of the 2021 album I Want the Door to Open that Pitchfork raved “slips into new grooves on each track like a mind in a perfect state of creative flow,” Lillie West's music project Lala Lala headlines an April 13 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist herself praised by Paste magazine for “her compressed yet stadium-ready indie-rock sound.”

With his most recent acoustic recording Lost My Brother's Goat named by Country Underdog as one of 2020's top-20 albums and described by Daily Texas Country as a “very strong” release with “a mix of everything you might want,” Billboard-charting country star Casey Donahew plays East Moline venue The Rust Belt on April 7, his career to date boasting five top-10 smashes and smash singles including “Country Song” and “Kiss Me.”

A masterful jazz musician and Bettendorf native headlines an April 8 concert event at the Grape Life Wine Store & Lounge, with the award-winning pianist and trombone player Mike Conrad performing at the Davenport venue alongside his esteemed bandmates Drew Morton on bass and Chris Jensen on drums.

Delivering a pair of live performances of iconic country and folk favorites, touring artists Chris Collins & Boulder Canyon bring their concert event A Tribute to John Denver to Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse on April 7, presenting a salute to the Grammy-winning legend that will boast such unforgettable songs as “Sunshine on My Shoulders,” “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” “You Fill Up My Senses,” and “Thank God I’m a Country Boy.”

Touring in support of their latest EP the flower, a recording that Under the Radar magazine praised for its “towering guitars and sharp melodies,” the Cincinnati-based pop/folk ensemble Motherfolk headlines an April 10 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, with the artists lauded by Divide & Conquer for their “vibe that is immediate, visceral, and even cathartic.”

With their most recent album Time in the Sun lauded by NPR as "a deeply reflective and personal record" and by Americana UK as "a thoroughly joyful, enchanting, and sometimes psychedelic listen," the indie rockers of SUSTO headline concert events at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on April 7 and 8, the musicians' 2021 recording also praised by No Depression as a work that "exemplifies SUSTO’s versatility" by “successfully hybridizing elements of the folk, rock, pop, and Americana songbooks."

One of the biggest names in contemporary Christian music brings his North American tour to Davenport's Adler Theatre in the April 5 performance with Matt Maher, the Grammy-nominated, Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter and pianist who presently boasts three recordings that have landed on the top 25 of Billboard's Christian Albums chart.

Lauded by the Philadelphia Enquirer for his "electric presence" and by the American Record Guide for his "rich, deep, mellifluous tone, impeccable intonation," and "excellent sense of timing and tempo," viola master Roberto Díaz is the featured guest in the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's final Masterworks presentations of the 2021-22 season, the gifted musician bringing his talents to Davenport's Adler Theatre and Rock Island's Augustana College in April 2 and 3 performances of Pines of Rome.

Beloved for such arena-rock staples as "Turn Me Loose" and "Working for the Weekend," the venerated Canadian musicians of Loverboy perform their long-awaited area concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, the group's March 26 set boasting smash hits from platinum-selling albums including Get Lucky, Keep It Up, and Lovin' Every Minute of It.

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