Co-hosted by the popular radio station and Ryan McCredden, Davenport's Common Chord will celebrate the end of the holiday season with the I-Rock 93.5 Holiday Hangover, the January 13 Redstone Room event boasting electrifying sets by a quartet of rock and alternative-metal acts: Alborn, Discrepancies, Arson City, and Five AM.

A consistently popular and lauded presence on the Midwestern touring circuit, beloved folk singer/songwriter Cody Diekhoff – better known by his recording alias Chicago Farmer – headlines a January 18 concert with his band The Field Notes at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist a soulful crooner and guitarist who inspired No Depression to rave, “If the Midwest is looking for a voice, the search is over.”

With their repertoire boasting such indelible rock smashes as “Dr. Feelgood,” “Without You,” “Smokin' in the Boys Room,” and “Girls, Girls, Girls,” the tribute musicians of Motley Scrüe headline a January 6 concert event at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their Motley Crüe Tribute saluting the heavy-metal artists whose discography includes nine studio albums, three live albums, three EPs, eight compilation albums, 30 singles, and 32 music videos.

Having made waves across the Christian-music community with the release of his debut single "Provider" and his first top-20 Billboard-charting single "Every Step of the Way," Red Street Records artist Cade Thompson headlines a January 12 concert at the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center, appearing in a Band Together Charity Concert that will demonstrate how Thompson's sound appeals to believers and mainstream pop audiences alike.

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Touring in support of the band's 2023 album Truth Killer, a top-three Billboard smash that Metal Injection called "focused and streamlined with plenty of catchy songs and a few surprises," the Grammy-nominated alternative-metal artists of Sevendust return to East Moline venue The Rust Belt on December 30, performing from a repertoire that includes 14 studio albums, one live album, and 36 singles.

The familiar sounds of “Peggy Sue,” “Maybe Baby,” “Oh Boy,” “Everyday,” and many other iconic '50s-rock hits will fill the Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse on December 31 when the Rock Island venue presents New Year's Rockin' Reunion: A Tribute to Buddy Holly & Friends, a classic-rock celebration featuring headliner Todd Meredith, the star of Circa '21's 2008 musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story and the touring smash That'll Be the Day: A Tribute to Buddy Holly & the Crickets.

Appearing locally after December tour stops throughout Florida and Minnesota, the genre-hopping talents of Belladiva perform a special New Year's Eve concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort, offering venue guests a 2023-ending party filled with pop, R&B, country, rock ... and nothing in the way of an admission fee.

Set to a backdrop of stunning multimedia and also boasting lively choreography, costume changes, witty banter, and even trivia, the female-driven Beatles tribute ensemble The Beatelles performs a New Year's Eve concert at Maquoketa's Ohnward Fine Ats Center, their December 31 engagement showcasing four powerhouse female vocalists performing the songs of John, Paul, George, and Ringo with harmonious perfection.

Performing a special New Year's Eve concert in Davenport, the Billboard-charting local talents of the Avey Grouws Band will play a late-afternoon concert at the Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room on December 31, demonstrating why Goldmine praised their 2021 release Tell Tale Heart for its “adept arrangements, clear confidence, and a decidedly agile approach as far as the shifts in style.”

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