So Much Variety in the QC Music Scene

There are seven performances in this week's post. Friday's shows were all in one location, and Saturday's travels produced three undiscovered bands -r at least undiscovered on this blog. Summer is nearing an end, but outdoor music is still happening, as was evidenced by Friday's Live at 5 series and Paddle Fest Saturday evening in Bettendorf.

Blues and a little Steinway Jazz

Last weekend was River Roots Live – and I’ll have an extensive post about that tremendous event soon. But there were other happenings in the QC last week – so here are a few tidbits.

Unlikely Low-key

I fully expected to have a very low-key weekend last week. Somehow, that didn’t happen. When it was all over and I looked back at the photos, I realized that though I barely touched the immense amount of live music that was available, I had covered a lot more ground than I thought. Here’s how it went down…

A Whole Lot of Live Music

It was another busy week in the Quad-Cities music scene. So busy, in fact, that I’m once again publishing twice in one week. There’s just too much to write about to squeeze it into one blog post. You’ve probably already seen my post about Codfish Hollow on Sunday. But let’s back track to earlier in the week. It all began when I received a special message from Kate Benson at the River Music Experience, suggesting I check out a show on Tuesday night…

Music and Magic in a Fairytale Land

Can you imagine having breakfast in your own kitchen with the likes of Corey Chisel, Adriel Denae and Norah Jones? Well, Tiffany Biehl feels pretty blessed these days. She seemed very much in awe of the talent surrounding her when I caught up with her Sunday evening at Codfish Hollow, in the barn her grandfather built. Yes, this is another special edition dedicated to the Codfish Hollow experience. This week I had the opportunity to go into the barn a little ahead of the general public.

A Soiree, a Battle and a Concert - Live Music in the QC

Usually I give a rundown of the shows I attended over the weekend, but this week I’m going to start with a Tuesday evening soiree at the RME Café. I promise there is weekend action involved here too, but not the action you might expect… I completely skipped Street Fest this year. So what did I do instead? Read on…