June 23rd, 2018
Local
It’s been a problematic decade for Nicholas Brendan, but the actor and writer seems to be getting his life back together, traveling around the country talking about his battles with depression, which have led to alcohol problems and arrests that have tainted his legacy over the past decade. Brendan, best known for playing the wise-cracking […]
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June 23rd, 2018
Local
Hundreds of people slammed into Moline’s TaxSlayer Center Friday night for the first day of the Planet Funk Con! The inaugural day of the event featured appearances by Nicholas Brendan (Xander of “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” fame) as well as Hacksaw Jim Duggan, Max Mittelman, Samantha Newark, Brian Colin, Mogchelle, Brad Jones, 501st, Droid Builders […]
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June 20th, 2018
Local
Dawn And On is still going on and on, and the annual local band fest centered around the area band The Dawn will return July 7. For the fourth consecutive year, The Dawn and On Music Festival will bring a full-day of live music to the property of Len Brown’s North Shore Inn in Moline. […]
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June 19th, 2018
Local
Rodney Carrington is coming to the Adler Theater at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, June 22 at the Adler box office, 136 E. 3rd St., Davenport, by phone at (800) 745-3000 and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Carrington is a multitalented comedian, actor, and writer who has recorded eight […]
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June 13th, 2018
Local
It’s not summer without Genesius Guild, and the venerable local theater company begins its latest round of theater in the park shows this weekend after debuting its performance schedule with Ballet Quad Cities’ Ballet Under the Stars in Rock Island’s Lincoln Park last weekend. The 2018 summer series includes nineteen performances of five productions, including […]
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June 8th, 2018
Local
Q-C Pride Week is brightening up the area all week with a colorful array of fun and cool activities! The week kicked off last weekend with a rowdy and ebullient crowd in the village of East Davenport for the street fest, and continues on with a variety of activities. We were out and about at […]
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June 8th, 2018
Local
Daytrotter will cease live shows after this weekend in its Brady Street location, and will lay off an unspecified number of employees, according to multiple sources that asked not to be identified. New York-based Wolfgang’s Vault, which owns Daytrotter, confirmed the closing and layoffs in reports to other area media, but could not be reached […]
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June 7th, 2018
Local
Q-C Pride Week is brightening up the area all week with a colorful array of fun and cool activities! The week kicked off last weekend with a rowdy and ebullient crowd in the village of East Davenport for the street fest, and continues on with a variety of activities. We were out and about at […]
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June 4th, 2018
Local
Q-C Pride Week is brightening up the area all week with a colorful array of fun and cool activities! The week kicked off last weekend with a rowdy and ebullient crowd in the village of East Davenport for the street fest, and continues on with a variety of activities. We were out and about at […]
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May 31st, 2018
Sean Leary
Ever wonder what music made by an extraterrestrial might sound like? Apparently, kind of like this: “Let’s dance put on your red shoes and dance the blues…” Which, if you play it backwards, sounds like this: “Dance let’s shoes red your on put blues the dance and laser beam cattle rectums. . . […]
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