Delivering a special tribute to our 16th American president at the Rock Island Public Library's Main Branch on February 4, gifted singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Chris Vallillo will treat patrons to his touring event Abraham Lincoln in Song, a performance in the Tuneful Tuesdays series that led Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum director of theatres Phil Funkenbusch to rave, "Vallillo takes the audience on a musical journey, making history come alive with his excellent blending of music and storytelling.”

With the artist's most recent release Leather praised by Entertainment Focus as “a cohesive and emotionally charged album,” country-rock singer/songwriter Cody Johnson brings his national "Leather Deluxe Tour" to Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on January 25, his most recent laurels including a 2023 CMT Music Award for his single “'Til You Can't" and last year's Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year.

A platinum-selling, chart-topping singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and member of the Grand Ole Opry, Nashville star Chris Janson headlines a January 24 concert event at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, his talents leading Nashville Gab to call him “explosive on stage and completely unpredictable,” as well as “the future of country music.”

Described by PopMatters as “a winning songwriter who manages to mix humor with traditional country sentiment without falling into hokey pastiche,” Nashville's Alex Williams performs a headlining engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on January 24, his 2022 album Waging Peace lauded by Saving Country Music as "a seasoned and sensational specimen of Outlaw-style country music rendered in the modern context."

Composed of lead vocalist Paul Wandtke on guitar, Mike Petrasek on bass, and Joe Kus on drums, the hard-rocking tribute artists of Smells Like Nirvana play a January 25 headlining engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, celebrating the legendary sounds of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain through smash hits, B-sides, rare songs, and more from albums including Nevermind, In Utero, and Bleach.

Touring in support of their 2024 album Mudglimmer, a recording whose title track was lauded by Flood magazine as "a patient and unyielding jazz-funk-rock exercise landing somewhere between Tortoise and Pavement," the indie artists of The Slaps headline a January 29 engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the group's 2022 album Tomato Tree additionally hailed by Under the Radar as "showcasing the band’s winding instrumental sprawl and effortless chemistry."

Held in honor of his birth on January 27, 1756, Moline's Sound Conservatory will, 269 years later, host a special anniversary event in January 25's Mozart: A Birthday Celebration Performance, an unforgettable evening filled with breathtaking performances by violinist Archana Wagle, cellist Alex Gilson, clarinetist Rob Miller, pianist Andrzej Kozlowski, and baritone Nathan Windt.

Four distinct, up-and-coming Midwestern acts will share one night of indie entertainment at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, with the venue hosting individual sets with Joytrip, Baron von Future, Calculated, and Nobletiger on January 30.

Delivering an exhilarating timeline of country music from the 1960s to the '90s, the Midwestern tribute artists of The Cowtippers headline a January 25 concert event at Maquoketa's Ohnward Fine Arts Center, covering smash hits from four decades sure to inspire loads of wonderful memories in fans of the genre.

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