BETTENDORF, IOWA – January 10, 2024 – Live music lovers have cause to rejoice! The Bettendorf Public Library has published concert dates for its Brown Bag Lunch series through March. The popular events invite attendees to bring a sack lunch to enjoy alongside a free music performance. Each concert starts at 12:00 p.m. and is […]
The Bettendorf Public Library’s wildly popular Summer Concert Series is back on Thursday nights and featuring Lojo Russo tonight at Faye’s Field at 6:30 PM. Faye’s Field is located just south of the Library on 18th St in Bettendorf. These free concerts will take place every Thursday from June 2nd through August 11th and will […]
Want to see some live music over the coming week? We’ve got a pretty active rundown of shows going on over the next few days! For a comprehensive listing of everything, please check out the calendar of our partners at The Echo HERE! And, as posted by Local Scene Magazine on Facebook this week, here’s […]
When live, in-person music was wiped out last year, Davenport-based River Music Experience provided a priceless lifeline – they brought music out to private residences in the Quad-Cities with Curbside Concerts. Now they’re back for a second year. With all the outdoor shows (in private yards, curbs, driveways and cul-de-sacs), events sponsored by Russell Construction […]
It’s Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents Fun10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this week, and every week! Every Sunday, we drop a new FUN10, to give you a head start on your week and a heads up on what’s going on over the coming seven days. Check […]
Being a full-time professional musician is hard enough. The Covid pandemic has made that a million times harder, as Davenport’s Lojo Russo learned over the past year. An ovarian cancer survivor, the popular singer-songwriter (unlike many Q-C bands and musicians) decided not to perform public gigs indoors. For St. Patrick’s Day this year, Russo did […]
Remember Valentine’s Day 2020, when life was still normal, before the world as we knew it ended? Well, the Midwest Writing Center (MWC) and River Music Experience (RME) are here to help you celebrate the holiday of love, 2021 pandemic-style. MWC is partnering with some of the best poets and writers in the community to […]
Like most others during this crazy Covid crisis, arts organizations locally and nationally are struggling to find financial help. Though four individual artists recently got some funding, no Quad-Cities arts groups – all reeling from the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic — were helped in the first round of $191,000 from the Iowa Department of […]
What do you say when someone passes away? How do you celebrate their life and everything they did? How do you help their grieving family members and friends? Ellis Kell was a beloved musician in the Quad Cities who inspired many people with his music. To honor him and his life, the Quad Cities will […]
