Two of the most influential and wildly popular hard-rock acts of all time will be celebrated at East Moline venue The Rust Belt on April 22, when the venue presents a special co-headlining event boasting the thrashing talents of KISS tribute artists the KISS Army, and the AC/DC-fueled rockers of Electric Shock.

With his most recent album Reggae Film Star lauded by Pitchfork for its "prismatic harmonies and piano flourishes" and by Americana UK for its "painfully sweet melodies," indie-rocker Damien Jurado headlines an April 27 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the singer/songwriter praised by Exclaim.ca for "his ability to express emotions, truths and transcendent moments through brief character studies."

With their 2021 studio-debut album Fits of Laughter hailed by Atwood magazine as "a dazzling, soothing, and rip-roaring psych-rock immersion," the talents of Bendigo Fletcher headline a concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on April 21, their professional plaudits including a Tinnitist rave for "the band's gorgeously jangly collision of country and folk-rock and dreamy psychedelia."

For their final concert events of the 2022-23 season, Galesburg's professional vocal ensemble the Nova Singers will present an entire repertoire of works by women composers in A Voice of Her Own, boasting pieces by Medieval wonder Hildegard of Bingen, 17th-century prodigy Vittoria Aleotti, 19th-century geniuses Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Clara Schumann, and modern-day talents Abbie Betinis, Joan Szymko, and Hyo-Won Woo.

Lauded by PopMatters for “the band's playfulness with both sound design and the use of sound effects,” the Los Angeles-based experimental rockers of Xiu Xiu headline an April 27 Rozz-Tox concert in support of their March release Ignore Grief, a recording that incorporates violins, violas, cellos, double bass, flutes, and piano in addition electronic percussion, synthesizers, gongs, and found objects.

Boasting a discography encompassing more than two decades and collaborations with diverse artists ranging from The Doors and Eminem to Boyz II Men, and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, hip-hop and rap artist Tech N9ne plays East Moline's The Rust Belt on April 15, the musician currently touring nationally in support of his most recent release Asin9ne.

Hailed as "remarkable" by the Chicago Tribune, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's principal flute player will be the featured performer in the QCSO's recital Up Close with Jessica Warren, the April 16 event at Davenport's Figge Art Museum finding the artist delivering a vibrant afternoon of music alongside pianist Kuang-Hao Huang.

With Music Taster's Choice labeling the musician “one of the top 10 guitarists in the world,” the acclaimed blues rocker Anthony Gomes plays Davenport's Redstone Room on April 14 in support of his most recent release High Voltage Blues, a recording that inspired Blues Rock Review to rave, "Whether you’re a long-time Gomes fan or you’re just discovering him, there’s plenty to dig into," adding that "the overall production might be the best of any Gomes album to date."

Taking a momentary break from its regular venue at Bettendorf's Rivermont Collegiate (as the stage there is currently set for a school play), the monthly Polyrhythms' Third Sunday Jazz Series continues at Rock Island's Sound Conservatory Music Academy & Shoppe on April 16 with a performance by the gifted artists of ML III & Friends, an ensemble composed of Quad Cities favorites Manuel Lopez III on drums, Steve Grismore and John Miller on guitar, and Ron Wilson on bass.

Touring in support of his most recent album Please Take a Seat, a recording that Paste magazine called "a wondrous adventure for anyone who is willing to hold on through its twists and turns," the Chicago-based avant-pop multi-instrumentalist Nnamdi Ogbonnaya – also known as Nnamdï – headlines an April 16 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, with Paste adding of the artist “whether it be hip-hop, indie rock, electronica or bubblegum pop, he stays true to who he is."

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