December 12th, 2018
What's the Good News
We’re always looking for great, positive news in the Quad-Cities, and every month, I present some of the awesome things here in What’s The Good News? This regular column, in conjunction with my appearances with Paula Sands on “Paula Sands Live” (3 p.m. weekdays on KWQC-TV6), put the spotlight on some of the upbeat and […]
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April 20th, 2018
Local
Chicago psychedelic rock group Umbra & the Volcan Siege will be playing a set at Ragged Records at noon on Saturday, April 21, in celebration of Record Store Day as noted at http://www.raggedrecords.org/blog/2018/3/26/event-record-store-day-2018. Umbra and the Volcan Siege was founded in 2006 by JIm Licka embracing his “super hero ultra-identity” as UMBRA. Umbra is surrounded by […]
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March 2nd, 2017
Entertainment
It takes a ton of work to put together any creative event, and certainly it’s a herculean achievement to present as massive a presentation as the second annual Daytrotter Downs, which takes place Friday and Saturday. Over the two days, almost 50 bands will perform at two primary venues – the Daytrotter spot on Brady […]
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March 2nd, 2017
Music
The second annual Daytrotter Downs music festival featuring the next batch of pedigree performers will take place March 3-4. During Daytrotter Downs 2017, you’ll hear: dance party beats, thoughtful Americana, gritty folk tunes, psychedelic guitar solos, soulful slow jams, punk, shoe-gaze and much more. Come discover some of your new favorite bands while catching some […]
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January 10th, 2017
Music
By Dennis Hockaday 2016 has been quite the bummer of a year for all kinds of reasons. We’ve seen some of the most well respected and talented musicians of our time pass away this cold and dark year BUT we here at Ragged have observed an insurgence of incredible new music. So 2016 hasn’t been […]
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August 26th, 2016
Entertainment
Think you won’t get enough cool music and vibes from River Roots Live? Going to be looking for an after-party venue after the LeClaire Park festival shuts down its lights Saturday night? Well, check out RaggedTrotter, because it’s the spot for you. This year the official after-party for River Roots has moved to the downtown […]
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August 15th, 2016
Entertainment
Ragged Records and Daytrotter have once again joined forces with River Roots Live. This year RaggedTrotter has moved to the downtown Davenport’s Daytrotter building and will be hosting the official River Roots Live after-party, just blocks from the River Roots festival. As the music is winding down on the riverfront, things will be taking off […]
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July 15th, 2016
Entertainment
Local label Cartouche Records will deliver a cool sonic one-two punch this weekend with a pair of new albums, Devin Frank, “The Vanishing Blues” and Chrash, “Things My Friends Say,” which will hit stores and online music spots on July 15. Both acts were featured in last weekend’s live showcase at Daytrotter and played to […]
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