10 Feb 2025

Augustana College’s Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival Slated for February 22

By Nicole Lauer

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 10, 2025) — Augustana College will host the annual Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival Feb. 22. The event, featuring the Chicago-based ~Nois saxophone quartet, will be held at Bergendoff Hall, 3701 7th Ave, Rock Island, Illinois. All events are free and open to the public.

03 Feb 2025

Explore the Unsung Heroes and Heroines of the Blues: River Road Awards Site

By Mississippi Valley Blues Society

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 3, 2025) — The Mississippi Valley Blues Society is proud to announce the launch of our River Road Awards website (rra.mvbs.org).

15 Jan 2025

Award-Winning Irish Quintet Goitse Performs at Sound Conservatory as Part of the Quad City Arts Visiting Artist Series, February 20

By Leah Rankin

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (January 15, 2025) — Goitse, one of today’s leading bands in a new generation of traditional Irish ensembles, performs on Thursday, February 20, 2025, 7PM, at the Sound Conservatory as part of the Quad City Ar

02 Dec 2024

The Last Picture House Presents “Nightbitch” Screening and Conversation with Author Rachel Yoder

By Carlie Allison

DAVENPORT, IOWA (December 2, 2024) — The Last Picture House will welcome author Rachel Yoder with a screening of the new Amy Adams film Nightbitch, adapted from her 2021 novel. The film will screen on Friday December 13, 7PM, and will be followed by an in-person Q&A with Rachel Yoder. Tickets are on sale at lastpicturehouse.com and in the lobby of The Last Picture House in downtown Davenport.

27 Nov 2024

Get The Led Out (GTLO): A Celebration of "The Mighty Zep" February 16, 2025, at Capitol Theatre

By Kate Lichter

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 27, 2024) — From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out (GTLO) have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six veteran musicians intent on delivering Led Zeppelin live, like you’ve never heard before.

18 Nov 2024

Vibrant Arena at The MARK Hosts Nearly 27,000 People Over the Weekend

By Stephani Nagle

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 18, 2024) — It was a busy few days at the Moline arena this weekend, which started off with Iowa’s exciting 76-66 victory over Washington State University in front a loud crowd of 8488. Saturday featured country superstars Little Big Town and Sugarland followed by Sunday ‘s Toby Mac, Mercy Me, and Zac Williams concert each with well over 9000 fans in attendance.

04 Nov 2024

Fifth Emmy® Win for Fourth Wall Films and New Documentary Project Focuses on Most Deadly Wildfire in History

By Merit Pages

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 4, 2024) — Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Moline, Illinois-based Fourth Wall Films have received a Mid-America Emmy® Award for their historical documentary film Resurrecting Forest Grove. Filmed over a decade, the historical documentary tells the story of a nearly-collapsed 1878 one-room school in Bettendorf, Iowa, and a decade-long effort to restore it to its 1920s appearance.

31 Oct 2024

Quad Cities’ Premier Arts Festival Seeks Filmmakers, Musicians, Comedians, and Artists

By Jennifer Walker

BETTENDORF, IOWA (October 31, 2024) — Alternating Currents, Downtown Quad Cities’ annual multi-city, bi-state festival, is now accepting submissions from talented filmmakers, musicians, comedians, and artists for its 2025 line-up.

Returning for its eighth year, the festival will take place August 14-17, 2025 bringing together hundreds of performances and activations across more than forty venues in the Quad Cities.

28 Oct 2024

Iowa-Bred Production Company Backrow Studios Launches Exclusive Limited Edition DVD Collection

By Joe Clarke

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (October 28, 2024) — Backrow Studios, an Iowa-bred production company now based in Las Vegas, is thrilled to announce the launch of our exclusive limited edition DVD collection, proudly featuring The Formula, Up on the Wooftop, Spiral, and Alta Vista. This collection is a celebration of cinema and nostalgia, highlighting stories that are deeply rooted in Iowa!

23 Oct 2024

Ragged Records Presents David Liebe Hart Halloween Party at Raccoon Motel

By Ragged Records Media

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 23, 2024) — Announcing Ragged Records and Void Church Presents The David Liebe Hart Experience Halloween Party and Costume Contest.  (David Liebe Hart, actor, comedian, musician, puppeteer, as seen on Adult Swim's Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!) at Raccoon Motel, 315 E 2nd Street Davenport, Iowa, 6PM door, 7PM show, $20 ($30 including Meet and Greet) with opening sets by Del Rockford and Blist

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