With the critically praised singer/songwriter and his ensemble touring in support of their live album Secret Stratosphere, the indie-folk and pop-rock musicians of William Tyler & the Impossible Truth take the stage at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on January 21, Pitchfork magazine raving that the band "maintains the spiritual minimalism of Tyler’s solo work while expanding the sound."

Einstein's Sister w Friends Chris Bernat, Marty Reyhons and Tom Maicke at RIBCO December 16 2023

We're switching up the format once again for the Reader's annual year-in-music crowd-sourced survey, and expanded the participants to include even more local on-air radio broadcasters as well as picks from long time Reader readers.

Praised by Glide magazine for songs that "radiate a sense of optimism and purpose ever so welcome in these fragmented times.," the alternative rockers of Big Head Todd & the Monsters headline a January 16 concert at Davenport's recently remodeled Capitol Theatre, the platinum-selling Billboard artists also hailed by the Los Angeles Times for their "great songs that incorporate blues, folk, rock, and country."

Returning to Moline with two spectacular, all-new touring presentations, the live, multi-sensory musical experience known as the Candlelight Concerts series enjoys its fourth Quad Cities engagement at Moline's Spotlight Theatre with a pair of eagerly awaited January 12 events: Candlelight: A Tribute to Coldplay and Candlelight: A Tribute to Taylor Swift.

Lauded by Rift magazine for their "soaring vocal performance, and powerfully stirring lyrics," the touring three-piece ensemble The Last Revel headlines a January 12 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the group's self-titled debut also praised by Rift as a recording that "proves that they a force to be reckoned with in the studio, and have the staying power to grow in the bluegrass/folk/Americana community."

With their most recent album Regenerator inspiring The Obelisk to hail the band as "one of the brightest lights shining in underground rock today" trio of vocalist/guitarist Sean McVay, bassist Dan Reynolds, and drummer Scott Donaldson bring their outfit King Buffalo to Davenport's Raccoon Motel on January 16, their talents also leading Sludgelord to call the group "a powerful concoction of heavy psych, blues, and stoner rock in stunning cohesion."

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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