Touring in support of his latest release Stone Crazy that Blues Matters! deemed “vocally exquisite, musically phenomenal,” and “a blues album to cherish,” acclaimed vocalist, guitarist, and harmonica player Kevin Burt performs an April 14 concert set at Crawford Brew Works in Bettendorf, the artist lauded by Living Blues as "a serious songwriter who knows how to craft music to fit his personality, and no one delivers this brand of music better than he does."

Performing in support of their second album Tell Tale Heart – which debuted at number seven on Billboard's Blues Albums chart last fall – the Quad Cities musicians of the Avey Grouws Band play an April 15 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room, demonstrating why Goldmine praised their 2021 release for its “adept arrangements, clear confidence, and a decidedly agile approach as far as the shifts in style.”

With his most recent album Change in Me described by Rootstime as “an enticing journey of jazz, blues, and rock” resulting in a “melting pot of sounds,” blues-guitar legend Eddie Turner headlines an April 15 concert event at Bettendorf's Crawford Brew Works, with Blues Blast magazine saying that the artist “shines like a diamond” and Guitar Player magazine lauding Turner's “otherworldly, atmospheric guitar style.”

With the band's formidable list of credits and accomplishments including five Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and status as one of the best-selling music acts of all-time, the pop-rock musicians of Chicago bring the group's legendary sound to Moline's TaxSlayer Center on April 19, its 55-year repertoire including such chart-topping smashes as “If You Leave Me Now,” “Look Away,” and “Hard to Say I'm Sorry.”

With their most recent album Brothers described by Sounds Like Nashville as a recording that showcases the duo's “talent for delivering exuberance in their music” and “positive spirits and honest chemistry,” Nashville's LOCASH plays Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on April 14, performing from a repertoire that has found chart-topping hits in “I Know Somebody” and “One Big Country Song.”

Touring tribute musicians and high-energy rappers described by the Riverfront Times as "the best you are going to get," the musicians of My Posse in Effect play perform their Beastie Boys celebration at Davenport's Redstone Room on April 8, playing from a wide repertoire of hits that includes "Intergalactic," "Hey Ladies," and the top-10 smash "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)"

Lauded by cultural anthropologist and noted author Alejandro Lugo as musicians who are “truly excellent and bring new blood to the musical traditions they perform,” the artists of Jarabe Mexicano will perform a quartet of concert events as the latest guests in Quad City Arts' Visiting Artist Series, their April 5 through 7 designed to bridge the frontiers between musical genres, diverse cultures, and generations.

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.”

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