Internationally acclaimed throat singers whose American credits include touring with Béla Fleck & the Flecktones to promote their Grammy-winning album Jingle All the Way that featured the Russian talents as guest artists, the musicians of Alash perform a special, two-set concert engagement at Rock Island's Rozz-Tox on February 7, the trio noted for their subtle infusion of modern influences into traditional folk music.

With Americana Highways lauding the artist as "a captivating songwriter" who "knows how to take what he's written and perform it with power and exuberance," roots rocker Jeremie Albino headlines a February 12 concert at the Raccoon Motel, his debut at the Davenport sure to prove why Glide magazine calls him "the next in line of emotive bandleaders that project soul and directness atop a head-turning sound."

Currently touring in support of their 2023 release Ten Years Tall, an EP filled with re-recorded staples from the band’s first two albums as well as a cover of the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” the Midwestern bluegrass artists of Them Coulee Boys return to Davenport's Raccoon Motel in a February 15 headlining engagement, their previous album release Namesake described by Folking as "a wonderful dream of a record."

A high-energy ensemble boasting some of the sharpest musical talents the Quad Cities has to offer, 10 of Soul headlines a February 10 engagement at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, their performance in the Winter Jam Concert Series boasting classic tunes from the genres of soul, funk, and blues, as well as a few funky arrangements of their own.

Thrilling pieces by Beethoven, Haydn, and other noted composers will be the focus of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's fourth Masterworks concerts of the 2023-24 season, with The Stars Above & Sands Below, on February 3 and 4, treating guests at Davenport's Adler Theatre Rock Island's Augustana College to musical majesty courtesy of the gifted instrumentalists and longtime QCSO Maestro Mark Russell Smith.

On February 9, music lovers are invited to enjoy the unforgettable sensation of a modern jazz ensemble in full flight when the legendary Cab Calloway Orchestra makes an eagerly awaited visit to the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center, the whole room sure to bounce and sway while singing along to the Calloway classic “Hi-De-Ho!”

Touring in support of their most recent release Flowers for June, Jay Ernest and the Minneapolis-based musicians of Church of Cash bring their Johnny Cash tribute to Burlington's Capitol Theater on February 9, performing from the legendary singer's expansive repertoire and the album's repertoire that boasts under-sung hits such as “A Thing Called Love,” “Dark as a Dungeon,” and “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky.”

Offering a thrilling collaboration between artists of different continents who share in dazzling musical sensibilities, Quad City Arts presents, in the first Visiting Artists performances of 2024, a shared bill between the Swedish quintet Jaerv and the Minnesota duo The OK Factor, this remarkable septet of collected talents playing Augustana College's Gerber Center in Rock Island on January 25 and Moline's Butterworth Center on January 26.

Held in honor of his birth on January 27, 1756, Moline's Sound Conservatory will, 268 years later, host a special anniversary event in W. A. Mozart: A Birthday Celebration Performance, an unforgettable evening filled with breathtaking performances by bassoonist Kian Hyatt, flutist Paul Mizzi, horn player Marc Zyla, baritone Nathan Windt, and pianists Sheila Doak, Marian Lee, and Andrzej Kozlowski.

Lauded by Earth to the Ground Music as a "high-energy, captivating singer songwriter" who "has the uncanny ability to make the stories of the everyman timeless and seemingly effortless," Americana and roots-rock musician Matthew McNeal headlines a January 27 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the talent also lauded for delivering "an enjoyable ride that will keep a lot of people interested."

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