Wednesday 01/22/2014
Bar Wars Trivia
8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
The Muddy Waters is hosting Wednesday Night Bar Wars Trivia - join us starting at 8:00 p.m.  to win house cash and complimentary drinks! Since we don't sell food at  The Muddy Waters, we encourage you to bring your own snacks!
 
Thursday 01/23/2014
Jam Sessions with John O'Meara and Friends
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
FREE Admission
Got a little talent and not a lot of self-confidence? The Muddy Waters Thursday  Night Jam Session is the place to be to help bring your musical talent  to the stage. We welcome all musicians. The Muddy Waters Jam Sessions  start at 9:00 p.m.
 
Friday 01/24/2014
Mercury Brothers
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
FREE Admission
The  Mercury Brothers are cast from that exact mold of solid gold heart and  pure soul blues music. From their slick classic James Dean look to their  ripping tones and heavy grooves, The Mercury Brothers are an act you  will not soon forget.
 
Saturday 01/25/2014
Two Peace
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
FREE Admission
Two Peace is a band out of Davenport, IA formed in early 2011. They are featured as a Reggae / Electronic / Hip Hop duo, but consistently announce themselves as just "coming to spread truth and positive vibes". This duo consisting of members Nick Harksen (Vocals/Keys/Production) and Jacob Hahn (Bass/Production).
 
Sunday 01/26/2014
Doc Anderson's "Back in the (Sun)Day" Party
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
FREE Admission
Doc  Anderson is an in demand local D.J. and music aficionado (you may  recognize his name from his radio show on KALA). He will be mixing up  the party tunes on Sunday, January 26, flooding The Muddy Waters with music from the 70's and into today's era.
 
Monday 01/27/2014
ABC Karaoke
9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.
"I'm gonna jump in the water, stay drunk all the time..."
The Muddy Waters Monday Night KARAOKE starts at 9:00 p.m. plus FREE Pool Games ALL DAY!
 
Tuesday 01/28/2014
ABC Karaoke
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
There was a guy, who just love to sing,
He was very clever and could sing most anything.
He loved the karaoke down at Muddy's bar
hoping maybe someday he could be a star.
Join this guy and help him to become,
Lest someday he wake up just to be a bum.
Wednesday 01/29/2014
Bar Wars Trivia
8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
The Muddy Waters is hosting Wednesday Night Bar Wars Trivia - join us starting at 8:00 p.m.  to win house cash and complimentary drinks! Since we don't sell food at  The Muddy Waters, we encourage you to bring your own snacks!
 
Thursday 01/30/2014
Jam Sessions with John O'Meara and Friends
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
FREE Admission
Jam  Sessions, only at The Muddy Waters-where you can come and play your  music feeling like your right at home. Bring your friends and plan to  have a good time!
 
Friday 01/31/2014
John Primer
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
$10 Per Person ($5 MVBS Members)
John  Primer is one of the driving forces in helping to keep alive the more  traditional Chicago blues sound. John moved to Chicago in the early 60's  where he landed a gig playing lead guitar with the likes of Junior  Wells, Lonnie Brooks, Paul Butterfield, Johnny Winter, Bonnie Raitt and  many others. Along with these blues greats, John had a stint playing as  lead guitarist for Muddy Waters and following Muddy's untimely death,  John played with Magic Slim & The Teardrops until starting touring  on his own in support of his ten solo albums to date.
 
Saturday 02/01/2014
"DETROIT" LARRY DAVISON AND CHARLEY HAYES
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
FREE Admission
Blues Duo "Detroit" Larry Davison and Charlie Hayes will be kicking this magnificent night off starting at 9:00 pm.  Larry and Charlie are a great combination of two seasoned Quad Cities  musicians - mixing a little piece of sultry harmonica, and mind blowing  stripped down blues.
 
Sunday 02/02/2014
Super Bowl Pot Luck
5:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
FREE Admission
Join us for a Super Bowl Pot Luck - you bring a dish to share and we will supply the meat (drink purchase necessary).
 
Monday 02/03/2014
ABC Karaoke
9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.
Fall in love with Monday's!!! FREE pool games starting at 12:00 p.m. and Karaoke starting at 9:00 p.m. All at The Muddy Waters! See ya there!
 
Tuesday 02/04/2014
ABC Karaoke
9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.
Tuesday at The Muddy Waters: FREE Pool Games from open until close (12:00 pm-2:00 am) and Karaoke starts at 9:00 p.m.
 
Wednesday 02/05/2014
Bar Wars Trivia
8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
The Muddy Waters is hosting Wednesday Night Bar Wars Trivia - join us starting at 8:00 p.m.  to win house cash and complimentary drinks! Since we don't sell food at  The Muddy Waters, we encourage you to bring your own snacks!
 
Thursday 02/06/2014
Jam Sessions with John O'Meara and Friends
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
FREE Admission
jam  sessions n. An informal gathering of musicians to play improvised or  unrehearsed music. The Muddy Waters Jam Sessions are hosted by John  O'Meara and occurs every Thursday starting at 9:00 p.m.
 
Friday 02/07/2014
Super Chikan
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
$5 Per Person
James  "Super Chikan" Johnson is a Blues Music Award winning American blues  musician, artist and guitar maker based in Clarksdale, Mississippi.  "Super Chikan" has toured and performed at festivals in Africa, Iceland,  Japan, UK, Denmark, Canada, Mexico, Finland, France, Italy, The  Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia and Switzerland, and has performed  for the President of the United States. He will be strutting his stuff  at The Muddy Waters, 1708 State Street, Bettendorf, Iowa on Friday, February 7, 2014.
 
Saturday 02/08/2014
Chris & Wes Show
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
FREE Admission
The  worlds of comedy and music don't usually intersect. But when they do,  the results can be memorable. Wes Weeber, a drummer by trade, steps out  from behind the drums to front the comedy portion of the show and  interact with the audience. Chris Avey, the clownish guitarist,  entertains the audience with his send-ups of classic blues music and  humorous wit. Together, their show will bring waggish banana splits of  many different sides.
 
Sunday 02/09/2014
Jason Carl
6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
FREE Admission
Born  in Davenport, Iowa, Jason has played a variety of musical instruments  since he was 9 years old. At the age of 17 he picked up a guitar and has  been playing and singing at local bars and events since. Jason even  writes a few of his own with influences by Steppenwolf, Mike and the  Mechanics, The Beatles, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - an appealing  performance to all music genres.
 
Monday 02/10/2014
ABC Karaoke
9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.
"I'm gonna jump in the water, stay drunk all the time..."
The Muddy Waters Monday Night KARAOKE starts at 9:00 p.m. plus FREE Pool Games ALL DAY!
 
Tuesday 02/11/2014
ABC Karaoke
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
Only at The Muddy Waters EVERY Tuesday -
1. FREE pool games all day and all night
2. Karaoke starting at 9:00 p.m.
Come and have a GREAT Tuesday with us!
 
Wednesday 02/12/2014
Bar Wars Trivia
8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
The Muddy Waters is hosting Wednesday Night Bar Wars Trivia - join us starting at 8:00 p.m.  to win house cash and complimentary drinks! Since we don't sell food at  The Muddy Waters, we encourage you to bring your own snacks!
 
Thursday 02/13/2014
Jam Sessions with John O'Meara and Friends
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
FREE Admission
Jam  Sessions, only at The Muddy Waters-where you can come and play your  music feeling like your right at home (except for the pillows - we don't  offer pillows). Bring your friends and plan to have a good time!
 
Friday 02/14/2014
Chris Avey Band
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
FREE Admission
Chris  Avey, former lead guitarist and backing vocalist for blues icon Big  Pete Pearson, leads the Chris Avey Band. Chris fuels the band with his  stinging guitar attack and fiery vocals. Since striking out on his own  with his band, he has released two CDs?the critically acclaimed Devil in  my Bed and Preacherman. Chris's vocals and guitar are reminiscent of a  younger, more fiery Coco Montoya, mixed with a dash of Tab Benoit. Blues  Blast Magazine says "Blues with intensity and emotion. More energy than  a power plant".
 
Saturday 02/15/2014
Modern Mythology
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
FREE Admission
Modern Mythology, covering U2, Chicago, Sting, and many others. Don't miss Downtown Joe Brown's excellent cover guitar.
 
Sunday 02/16/2014
Dave Ellis
6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
FREE Admission
Dave Ellis will be hosting the Funday Sunday Live Music Series on February 16.  Dave plays guitar and keyboard, and sings, an eclectic mix of great  classic songs and of course plenty of Buffett. It's all done with a  great sense of humor and plenty of audience participation. No, Dave is  not your ordinary lounge lizard!
 
Monday 02/17/2014
ABC Karaoke
9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.
Fall in love with Monday's!!! FREE pool games starting at 12:00 p.m. and Karaoke starting at 9:00 p.m. All at The Muddy Waters! See ya there!
 
Tuesday 02/18/2014
ABC Karaoke
9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.
You can be the star at The Muddy Waters during Karaoke tonight starting at 9:00 p.m. Plus FREE pool games all day and all night long.
 
Wednesday 02/19/2014
Bar Wars Trivia
8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
The Muddy Waters is hosting Wednesday Night Bar Wars Trivia - join us starting at 8:00 p.m.  to win house cash and complimentary drinks! Since we don't sell food at  The Muddy Waters, we encourage you to bring your own snacks!
 
Thursday 02/20/2014
Jam Sessions with John O'Meara and Friends
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
FREE Admission
Got a little talent and not a lot of self-confidence? The Muddy Waters Thursday  Night Jam Session is the place to be to help bring your musical talent  to the stage. We welcome all musicians. The Muddy Waters Jam Sessions  start at 9:00 p.m.
 
Friday 02/21/2014
Ernie Peniston Reunion Band
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
FREE Admission
The Ernie Peniston Band goes on stage in Bettendorf at Muddy Waters, Friday February 21,  performing a tight fusion of original music, Chicago-style blues, and  R&B.  Peniston formed The Ernie Peniston Band in the Quad-Cities in  the late 80's, and the current players are a reiteration of an early  90's lineup. "This group in particular is very special, and it's one of  my favorite line-ups," says Peniston, The group is back in the  Quad-Cities, together for the first time in 20 years, featuring  acclaimed frontman Ernie Peniston and an all-star rhythm section.  Ernie  Peniston has shared the stage with Prince, The Temptations, Koko  Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, James Brown, Albert Collins, and many others. He  also spent four years as the frontman with Blind Pig recording artists,  Chicago Rhythm & Blues Kings, traveling the US and Europe.  Peniston  was inducted into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame in 2003.
 
Saturday 02/22/2014
Blackstones
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
FREE Admission
The  Blackstones combine a group of well-rounded, talent that can play  anything from The Rolling Stones and the Black Crows to The Yardbirds  and The Who. Don Gustofson - bass and vocals; Steve Judge - guitar and  vocals; Tami Seitz - vocals; Eric Pobanz - drums; and the Joe Brown -  guitar and vocals..
 
Sunday 02/23/2014
Doc Anderson's "Back in the (Sun)Day" Party
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
FREE Admission
Doc  Anderson is an in demand local D.J. and music aficionado (you may  recognize his name from his radio show on KALA). He will be mixing up  the party tunes on Sunday, February 23, flooding The Muddy Waters with  music from the 70's and into today's era.
 
Monday 02/24/2014
ABC Karaoke
9:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m.
"I'm gonna jump in the water, stay drunk all the time..."
The Muddy Waters Monday Night KARAOKE starts at 9:00 p.m. plus FREE Pool Games ALL DAY!
 
Tuesday 02/25/2014
ABC Karaoke
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
There was a guy, who just love to sing,
He was very clever and could sing most anything.
He loved the karaoke down at Muddy's bar
hoping maybe someday he could be a star.
Join this guy and help him to become,
Lest someday he wake up just to be a bum.
Wednesday 02/26/2014
Bar Wars Trivia
8:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
The  Muddy Waters is hosting Wednesday Night Bar Wars Trivia - join us  starting at 8:00 p.m. to win house cash and complimentary drinks! Since  we don't sell food at The Muddy Waters, we encourage you to bring your  own snacks!
 
Thursday 02/27/2014
Jam Sessions with John O'Meara and Friends
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
FREE Admission
Jam  Sessions, only at The Muddy Waters-where you can come and play your  music feeling like your right at home. Bring your friends and plan to  have a good time!
 
Friday 02/28/2014
Tangent!
9:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
$5 Per Person
Tangent!  is a high energy, 7-piece power horn band from right here in the Quad  Cities. Mixing all of the best sounds and songs of Motown, Blues, Soul,  Rock, and Jazz. While reasonably true to the original songs, Tangent!  also lends their own style and solos into the mix, just at the right  time. The music that they play will lift you off of your chair, and  right onto the dance floor. If you like horns, excellent guitar and  keyboards, a female singer with pipes of gold, or a rhythm section that  is rock solid, come listen to Tangent. You will be glad that you did.