26 Sep 2023

Bre Kennedy, October 6

By Reader Staff

Praised by Ones to Watch for her "intricate storytelling infused with both pop sensibilities and folk tenderness," Bre Kennedy headlines an October 6 concert event at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the singer/songwriter's talent inspiring Atwood magazine to call her "undeniably an artist that deserves your undivided attention," adding that "as a narrator, she’s achingly relatable, and as a new artist, she’s more than ready for the spotlight."

26 Sep 2023

Leslie Stevens, October 9

By Reader Staff

Renowned for her Americana and alternative-country ensemble Leslie & the Badgers, the group's headliner Leslie Stevens enjoys an October 9 headlining engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the chanteuse and multi-instrumentalist's recording Sinner lauded by The Guardian as "an album that should establish her credentials as a singer/songwriter of skill and passion."

26 Sep 2023

Austin Wahlert, October 12

By Reader Staff

Performing a special free concert for all veterans, first responders, and their families, country singer/songwriter Austin Wahlert headlines an October 12 engagement at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, his recording I Will Win described by Real American Cowboy Magazine as a “ballsy album with songs that challenge your realities and make you swell inside, some even make you re-commit to things that you’ve left behind.”

26 Sep 2023

Pop-Up Concert with Tommy Mesa, October 6

By Reader Staff

Appearing in conjunction with his weekend Masterworks concert events with the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, acclaimed Cuban-American cellist Dr. Tommy Mesa will play a special pop-up concert in Davenport's brand-new MLK Park on October 6, the artist lauded by New York Concert Review as “commanding in every detail” performing alongside QCSO violinists Janis Sakai and Emily Nash.

20 Sep 2023

Pippi & Daniel, September 24

By Reader Staff

On September 24, a lauded singer/songwriter and gifted pianist/composer will combine their talents at Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre when Pippi Ardennia and Daniel Leahy perform the perfect amalgamation of soul, jazz, blues, gospel and R&B in the afternoon concert Pippi & Daniel, the eclectic, stylistic composers and performers sharing their favorite original compositions and the standards they most love.

19 Sep 2023

Organ Fairchild, September 29

By Reader Staff

Praised by The Buffalo News as "fiery, passionate, and deeply musical," the collective musical talents of Organ Fairchild headline a September 29 concert event at Davenport's Redstone Room, their 40-plus years of professional experience inspiring the United Kingdom's Soul & Jazz & Funk to call the outfit "a veritable cocktail of flavours – no gimmicks, no hype."

19 Sep 2023

“Burning Red: A Tribute to Taylor Swift,” September 30

By Reader Staff

A celebration of one of the most popular and influential recording artists of all time coinciding with the artist's current, record-breaking "Eras" tour, Burning Red: A Tribute to Taylor Swift will take the stage at East Moline venue The Rust Belt on September 30, this exhilarating event "by Swifties and for Swifties" taking fans on a journey through all of Swift's own eras from her pop hits to folk, country, dance, and back again.

19 Sep 2023

Drayton Farley, October 5

By Reader Staff

Touring in support of his 2023 album Twenty on High, which Holler Country deemed "10 songs of hope pushing back against self-doubt – and vice versa – wrapped in a nostalgic glow," country-music singer/songwriter Drayton Farley headlines an October 5 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist's latest inspiring Saving Country Music to call him "among the top flight of resurgent country-adjacent performers carrying on what artists such as Jason Isbell helped instigate."

19 Sep 2023

mssv, September 29

By Reader Staff

With this month's new release Human Reaction praised by Distorted Sound as "an album that is so experimental" yet "still manages to be an evenly-paced experience that doesn’t crumble under being ‘out there,'" the alternative rockers of mssv headline a September 29 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the trio a project, initiated in 2019, composed of guitarist Mike Baggetta, bassist Mike Watt, and percussionist Stephen Hodges.

19 Sep 2023

“Cash & Cline: Country Royalty Tribute Show,” September 30

By Reader Staff

Two legendary forces in country music – as well as artists who were born fewer than seven months apart – will be celebrated at the Ohnward Fine Arts Center when the Maquoketa venue presents Cash & Cline: Country Royalty Tribute Show, a September 30 stage sensation boasting Johnny-and-Patsy hits performed by Benny Wheels and Lori Gravel.

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