Featuring a touring collective of classical musicians who breathe beautifully dark energy into legendary rock and metal anthems, The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight comes to Davenport's Adler Theatre on April 23, this wildly popular stage event by impresario and producer Nathan Reed featuring high-energy favorites complemented by a stunning Gothic visual world.

Winners of two Loudwire Music Awards for Live Act of the Year, and one of the only groups to achieve top-five Billboard success on both the Hard Rock and Comedy charts, Steel Panther brings its unique blend of glam metal and hilarious lyrics back to East Moline's The Rust Belt on April 18, the California musicians appearing on their "Twenty Twenty $ex Tour" and lauded by Metal Sucks, which stated that "Steel Panther’s concept is genius" while their songwriting is "preposterously snappy – and relatable.”

Delivering simultaneously gritty and suave original music applied to an electric format, the Larry Keel’s Electric Larry Land headlines an April 18 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room, the outfit praised by C-ville Weekly for "doing for bluegrass what Hendrix did for rock, what Miles did for jazz – exploring the unchartered possibilities, defying the limitations of a deeply established musical form."

On April 18, guests of Davenport's Figge Art Museum are invited to experience powerful masterpieces paired with emotionally resonant works embodying remembrance and resilience, the concert event Up Close with Violins of Hope boasting the exquisite musicianship of Quad City Symphony Orchestra members Hillary Kingsley and Erik Rohde on violin, Nick Munagian on viola, and Hannah Holman on cello.

Boasting the talents of Tobin Bawinkel (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Kyle Bawinkel (bass, vocals), Dan Alfonsi (drums) and Josh Robieson (bagpipes, mandolin), the Chicago-based Celtic-punk musicians of Flatfoot 56 return to the Quad Cities on April 18, their headlining engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel sure to fill the Davenport venue with what IndieVision Music called “their rambunctious style that their fans have come to love.”

With Doom Charts raving about the ensemble's "dueling male/female vocals, killer riffs, and ... element of looming danger," the touring rockers of Temptress headline an April 19 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their 2023 recording SEE hailed by mxdawn's Sierra Light as "an album that is sure to leave a lasting impression."

With Pitchfork magazine praising the musician's 2020 recording Purple Moonlight Pages for its "shifty rhythms, twinkly brass, and keys," Wisconsin-based rapper, poet, and producer Rory Allen Philip Ferreira – performing under his stage moniker R.A.P. Ferriera – headlines an April 23 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist's recent professional offerings including the 2024 album OUTSTANDING UNDERSTANDING and last year's collaborative studio album The Night Green Side of It, performed with Kenny Segal.

Alash, April 18

Internationally acclaimed throat singers whose American credits include touring with Béla Fleck & the Flecktones to promote the Grammy-winning album Jingle All the Way (featuring the Russian talents as guest artists), the musicians of Alash make an eagerly awaited return to Rock Island's Rozz-Tox on April 18, the trio noted for their subtle infusion of modern influences into traditional folk music.

A Quad Cities-based tribute act dedicated to free-spirited and energetic concert experiences from the Stop Making Sense era, the tour de force of musicians known as Heads in Motion play Rock Island's RIBCO on April 18, show with the 10-piece ensemble celebrating Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award winner David Byrne and his iconic rock outfit Talking Heads.

Its headliner a native of Aledo, Illinois, who became one of the most acclaimed female country singers of the 1980s and '90s, An Evening with Suzy Bogguss enjoys an April 18 performance at Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre, the artist a living legend who earned eight Top 10 hits in the 20th century before exploring new influences – including jazz, Western swing, and the Bakersfield sound – during the current one.

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