2005 QC music shows I've attended.
- Jan. 06: Mojo's, Ernie Peniston Band Live@5 Mixer
- Jan. 07: Mojo's, The Pena Brothers Band 7-9
- Jan. 07: Brew & View Humans, Mauzer
- Jan. 13: Fireworks, Moline High School Jazz Band 7-9
- Jan. 13: Mojo's, Smooth Groove Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- Jan. 14: Mojo's, Cobalt Blue 7-9
- Jan. 14: Moline Community Center, 1613 5th Ave, Minus Six, The Metrolites, Braille Illustrated7-11 $3
- Jan. 15: Fargo, Redheads, the 9-1 $2
- Jan. 15: Hunter's Club, Claudie Smith Revue; 3/4 of Elixer 9-1
- Jan. 16: The Last Chance, Black and Blue Blonde; jazz 7-10
- Jan. 20: Mojo's, Shane Johnson's Anonymous Johnson Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- Jan. 21: Mojo's, John Resch and the Detroit Blues 7-9
- Jan. 22: Mojo's, Amy Martin; acoustic folk 7-9
- Jan. 22: Fireworks, Austin Vallejo
- Jan. 22: Bent River Brewery, Groovatron 9-1
- Jan. 26: Mojo's, Grammy-nominated pianist Judy Carmichael 7-9
- Jan. 27: Mojo's, John Gere & Friends Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- Jan. 28: Mojo's, Dani Lynn Howe Band 7-9
- Jan. 28: Crave, Funktastic Five Band 10-1
- Feb. 03: Mojo's, The Fry Daddies Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- Feb. 04: Mixers, One Night Standards, Speedfinger, Blind the Sun 10-2
- Feb. 04: Mojo's, Katy and The Wolftones 7-9
- Feb. 05: Bent River Brewery, Dave Churchill Band 9-1
- Feb. 05: Mixers, Bourbon Breath, Elementary, Speedfinger 10-2
- Feb. 10: Mojo's, The Metrolites Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- Feb. 11: Mojo's, Barley House Band 7-9
- Feb. 11: Hunter's, "Welcome back from Memphis!" Jam for The old Hal Reed and the Mob. 8-late
- Feb. 11: Crave, Funktastic Five Band 10-1
- Feb. 17: Mojo's, Funktastic 5 Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- Feb. 18: Brew and View, William Elliott Whitmore, Humanz, Lacona 10:30 $5
- Feb. 18: Fireworks, Minus Six 8:30-10:30
- Feb. 19: Eleventh Street Bar, Bump City 9-1
- Feb. 19: Moline Bierstube, Pappa Razzi 9-1
- Feb. 19: Mound Street Landing, Project Pickle Farm 9-1
- Feb. 19: Grumpy's, Rob Dahms 9-1
- Feb. 24: Mojo's, Jim the Mule Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- Feb. 25: Fireworks, Randy Arcenas 8-10
- Feb. 25: Bent River Brewery, Blue Moon Rising' 9-1
- Feb. 25: Theo's Java Club, Julie Jurgens 9-11
- Feb. 25: Hunters, Jazz
- Mar. 03: Mojo's, Ernie Peniston Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- Mar. 05: Mojo's, open Jam with John O'Meara 2-5
- Mar. 10: Mojo's, The Fry Daddies Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- Mar. 11: Mojo's, Andrew Landers Project 7-9
- Mar. 11: Fireworks, The Metrolites 8-10
- Mar. 11: Hollars Bar, The Mercury Brothers 9-1
- Mar. 11: Hunter's, Manny Lopez, Tony Carton, Scotty Whitehall and Johnny El Gato 8-12
- Mar. 12: Copia, Kurt Crandall; Blues 9-12
- Mar. 12: Mound Street Landing, Stoopifunk 9-1
- Mar. 12: Hunter's, TriTones 9-1
- Mar. 19: Theo's, Jenny Lynn-acoustic folk;Chris Sheridan-modern acoustic rock 9-11
- Mar. 19: Copia Mr. Garrison
- Mar. 19: Hunter's, Claudie Smith Review 9-1
- Mar. 19: Bent River, Shakespeare Jones 10-1
- Mar. 19: Moline Bierstube, Pappa Razzi 9-1
- Mar. 21: Brew and View, Meth and Goats, Hella, 7 Inch Wave 8pm $7
- Mar. 31: Mojo's, Funktastic Five Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- Mar. 31: Mixers, Speedfinger, Blind the Sun, A Twist of Lime 10-1
- Apr. 07: Mojo's, Four Shillings Short; Celtic and American Folk Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- Apr. 08: Fireworks Coffeehouse, Brad Nye 8:30-10:30 [pic]
- Apr. 08: Mojo's, John Resch And The Detroit Blues 7-9
- Apr. 08: Savitri's, Anthony Catalfano Trio
- Apr. 14: Mojo's, Ernie Peniston Band Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- Apr. 14: Dalton's,Mac's,Carriage Haus outside stage Pub Crawl; Sugar Nipples
- Apr. 14: Savitri's, Pub Crawl; Anthony Catalfano Trio
- Apr. 15: Mojo's, The Ellis Kell Band 15th Anniversary Show 7-9
- Apr. 15: Moline Community Center, Burnt Ends, Minus 6, The Metrolites, Ben Pruitt 7-11 $3
- Apr. 16: Brew and View, Intensity with film by Tim Smith 10pm $5
- Apr. 21: Mojo's, Fry Daddies Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- Apr. 22: Mojo's, Jason Parchert; country like Johnny Cash 7-9
- Apr. 22: Savitri's, Anthony Catalfano trio
- Apr. 22: Hunter's, Hal Reed, Will Gustufson, Don Gustufson, Chuck Thompson, Brian West.
- Apr. 23: Bucktown, Venus Envy, Olenka Gadzik, (Mad Charlotte played after I left for B+V)
- Apr. 23: Brew and View, The Winter Blanket, Meth and Goats 10pm
- Apr. 27: Pulse Ultra Lounge Manny Lopez and Friends; Will and Don Gustufson, T.C., Mac Lopez
- Apr. 27: Bent River, Open Jam
- Apr. 27: Moline Bier Stube, Blues Jam with Rob Dahms, John O'Meara, Marc Soliz
- Apr. 28: Mojo's, the Terry Hanson Ensemble Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- Apr. 29: Bent River, Tri-Tones 10-1
- Apr. 29: Fireworks, Minus Six 8-10
- Apr. 29: Mojo's, The Club Trio; Jazz 7-9
- May 04: Moline Bier Stube, Blues Jam with Rob Dahms, John O'Meara
- May 05: Mojo's, Spatterdash Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- May 06: Fireworks, Capri Sisters 8-11
- May 06: Hollars, Mercury Brothers 9-1
- May 07: Mixers, Under the Knife 9:30, Speedfinger 10:45, Mariannis 12:30
- May 10: Hunter's Club, Red Elvises, One Night Standards 9pm $10
- May 12: Mojo's, Bryce Janey Band Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- May 14: Brew and View, Islero, North American Tourist 10-1 $5
- May 14: Outside in the district square of Rock Island, Warrant, Drophammer watched over the fence
- May 14: Hunter's Club, Nervous Rex 9pm
- May 20: Fireworks, Mike Wallace 8-11
- May 20: Mixers, Class Act 9-1
- May 20: Bent River, Steepwater Band 10-1
- May 21: Jack's Place, Small Hand Sam 8-12
- May 21: River House (Finney's), Smooth Groove 8-12
- May 21: The Wagon Wheel, Katalina, Closer Than Now 9-1
- May 26: Mojo's, Blue Collar Band Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- May 27: Hollars, The Mecury Brothers 9-1 $3
- May 27: Fireworks Coffeehouse, Shakespeare Jones 8-11
- May 28: Hunter's, Manny Lopez Sr. Trio
- May 28: Peanut Gallery, Intensity 8:30pm
- May 28: Bent River, Justin Morrissey and Friends 10-1
- May 31: Mojo's, Ellis Kell Band True Blue Tuesday 5-7
- June 04: Mixers, One Night Standards, Mariannis, Head Held High 9:30-1
- June 09: Bad Boyz Pizza, Pub Crawl: members of Strange Neighbors and other special guests 9-1
- June 09: Bent River, Pub Crawl: Backwoods Revue 9-1
- June 09: Brew and View, Speedfinger,the Angsted, Led By Last 8:30 $3
- June 09: Jack's Place, Pub Crawl: Small Hand Sam 8-12
- June 09: Mojo's, The Funktastic Five Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- June 09: Pulse Ultra Lounge, Pub Crawl: Funktastic Five 9-1
- June 09: Speakeasy Bar, Pub Crawl: Mommy's Little Monster 9-1
- June 11: Bent River, Deadroots 10-1
- June 11: Bier Stube, The Warmth 10-1 [pic]
- June 11: Jack's, Crzy-N-Sane 10-1
- June 11: River House (Finney's), House Of Cards Band 8-12
- June 14: Fireworks, Barley House Band 7pm
- June 16: Mojo's, Jim the Mule Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- June 16: Sturgis on the River - Scooters Tent, HapHazard, Stone City, One Night Standards
- June 16: Sturgis on the River - Stage #2 (east), 13th Step, Jammer, Sin City Orchestra
- June 16: Sturgis on the River - Choppers Tent, Nervous Rex, Crosstown Band, House Arrest, Best of Both Worlds (VanHagar tribute)
- June 16: Sturgis on the River - Stage #4 (west), Caught in the Act [photo], Smokehouse, Cobalt Blue
- June 27: Youngstown Cafe, Scott Silver's Chicago Jazz 7-9?
- June 23: Mojo's, Switchback (Martin McCormack and Brian FitzGerald) Live@5 Mixer Celtic 5-7
- June 24: Fireworks, Mike Wallace 8-10
- June 25: Mixers, Guns For Hire 9-1
- June 25: Take Time Tap, Justin Morrissey & Friends 9pm
- June 27: Youngstown Cafe, Scott Silver's Chicago Jazz 7-9?
- July 01: Mixers, Speedfinger, Blitzkreig Brat, Under the Knife 10-1
- July 02: Youngstown Cafe, Boris and Tony
- July 02: The Wagon Wheel, Seed 9-1
- July 02: Racer's Edge, Stoopifunk
- July 08: Moline Community Center, Minus Six, The Metrolites, and The Parish Festival 7-11 $3
- July 08: Bent River, Grey Wolf Band 10-1
- July 11: Youngstown Cafe, Scott Silver's Chicago Jazz 7-9
- July 14: Mojo's, Spike Blues Bands Live@5 Mixer 5-7
- July 15: Moline Community Center, Benefit Concert; Terminus, 1TBA (I missed the bands.)
- July 15: Fireworks, Douglas and Tucker 8-10 [1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6]
- July 15: Bent River, The Woodbox Gang 10-1 [pic1 | pic2]
- July 15: Mixers, Rust, Katalina
- July 16: Moline Bier Stube, Pappa Razzi 9-1
- July 16: River House (Finney's), Smooth Groove 8-12
- July 16: Bent River, Deadroots 10-1
- July 19: Rock Island's Lincoln Park, Starlight Revue Concert Series; The Riverboaters Jazz Band 7pm
- July 27: Fireworks, the Capri Sisters 8-10
- July 29: Bent River, New Grass Revue 10-1
- July 29: Fireworks, Black and Blue Blonde 8:30-10:30
- July 29: Moline Bier Stube, Jettson 9-1
- July 30: Sams Take Time Tap, Justin Morrissey & Friends 9:30-2
- Aug. 02: Rock Island's Lincoln Park, Starlight Revue Concert Series; The Ambassadors 7pm
- Aug. 02: Fireworks, Benjamin Payne 8:30-10:30
- Aug. 05: Fireworks, Mike Wallace CD release party 8:30-10:30
- Aug. 05: Bent River, Chicago Afrobeat Project 10-1
- Aug. 05: Mixers, Blitzkrieg Brat 10-1
- Aug. 06: Downtown Davenport Bucktown Stage, Artstroll; The Suburban Chronicles, Intensity
- Aug. 06: Mojo's Courtyard, Artstroll; Manny Lopez Trio 5-6:30pm, Ron LaPuma Blues Bans
- Aug. 06: Downtown Davenport Harrison Street Stage, Artstroll; Boris and Tony, Catfish Jazz Society Band (Just as they were ending.)
- Aug. 06: Bent River, Mike and Amy Finders 10-1
- Aug. 06: Hunter's, Evil Twin 9-1
- Aug. 09: Rock Island's Lincoln Park, Starlight Revue Concert Series; Los Mocambos and Quad City Ballet Folklorico 7pm
- Aug. 12: LeClaire, IA: Mississippi Valley Visitors Center, Intensity 7-9
- Aug. 12: Paddlewheel, Seed 9-1
- Aug. 12: Bent River, The Blue Collar Band 10-1
- Aug. 13: Tommy's, Dani Lynn Howe Band, the 9-1
- Aug. 13: Bent River, Big Muddy 10-1 http://www.bigmuddyband.com
- Aug. 19: Hollars, Crosstown Band 9-1 $3
- Aug. 19: Moline Bier Stube, Pappa Razzi 9-1
- Aug. 19: River House (Finney's), Minus Six 8-11 They were packng up when I got there. They played until 11, not 12.
- Aug. 20: The Wagon Wheel, Tripod 9-1
- Aug. 20: River House (Finney's), Smooth Groove 8-12
- Aug. 26: Mojo's RMX Live, Ernie Peniston Band ; rained out right when we got there.
- Aug. 26: LeClaire Park Ribfest, Also rained out.
- Aug. 26: Mixers, Echodrive (Had to leave before Civilized Anarchy.)
- Aug. 27: Lumpy's, West Memphis 3 benefit; (Brad Johnson), Echodrive, Head Held High, Closer Than Now, Blitzkrieg Brat 7pm $3
- Aug. 27: Mixers, House Arrest 10-2
- Aug. 27: Sams Take Time Tap, Justin Morrisey and Friends 10pm-3am
- Sep. 01: Mojo's, Dead Roots Live@5 Mixer 5-8
- Sep. 01: River House (Finney's), Red Cross Benefit; Smooth Groove, Grey Wolf, Mommy's Little Monster 8-12
- Sep. 02: Mojo's RMX Live, The Mercury Brothers 6-9
- Sep. 02: Savitri's, Kevin Cox; Jazz Piano
- Sep. 02: Bent River, The Woodbox Gang 10-1 (Stopped in on the way to Mixers)
- Sep. 02: Mixers Deadroots 9-1
- Sep. 03: Hunter's, Nervous Rex 9-1
- Sep. 08: Mojo's, Secher Nbiw Live@5 Mixer 5-8
- Sep. 09: Purgatory's Pub, Third Rail 7-11
- Sep. 09: Other Side, 1510 N. Harrison; Strange Neighbors 9-1
- Sep. 10: The Wagon Wheel, Tripod 9-1
- Sep. 10: Tidley Tap, Danni Lynn Howe Band 9-1
- Sep. 15: Mojo's, Patrick Hazell Live@5 Mixer jazz inflected ballads and blues piano 5-8
- Sep. 16: Mojo's RMX Live, Jim The Mule 6-9
- Sep. 16: Savitri's, Russ Reymond 8-10
- Sep. 16: Fireworks, Boris and Tony 8:30-10:30
- Sep. 17: Augustana College Augiepolooza, Speedfinger, Civilized Anarchy, Drophammer, Mariannis, Verbal Warning, Twistyr, The Lovedogs
- Sep. 22: Mound Street Landing, Pub Crawl; Smokehouse $2
- Sep. 22: Eleventh Street Bar, Pub Crawl; Grey Wolf Band 9-1 (On way to Bier Stube.)
- Sep. 22: Davenport Bier Stube, Pub Crawl; Joe Price 9-1
- Sep. 28: Mojo's, Spencer Bohren (from New Orleans) 7-9
- Sep. 29: Mojo's, Funktastic Five Live@5 Mixer 5-8
- Sep. 30: Fireworks, Spencer Bohren (from New Orleans) 7:30-9:30
- Oct. 01: Take Time Tap, Justin Morrissey & Friends 10-2
- Oct. 01: Hunter's, Tritones 9-12
- Oct. 07: Mojo's RMX Live, Secher Nbiw (Seeker) 6-9
- Oct. 07: Racer's Edge, Dry 10-2 $2
- Oct. 07: Mixers Guns For Hire 9-1
- Oct. 08: Bent River, Euforquestra 9-1 Briefly
- Oct. 08: The Wagon Wheel, Nervous Rex 9-1
- Oct. 11: Moline Bier Stube The Night Crawlers Jazz Band 7:30-10:30
- Oct. 14: Brew and View, Intensity! plays soundtrack for "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde" 9pm $5
- Oct. 14: Hunter's, Evolution Trio with Guest Frank Drew on Sax
- Oct. 15: Moline Bier Stube One Night Standards 8-12
- Oct. 15: Bent River, Alan Vasquez 9-1
- Oct. 15: Pat McGuire's, Identity Crisis 9-1
- Oct. 22: Augustana College, Centennial Hall Pianist Aileen Chanco 7:30pm
- Oct. 22: Augustana College, Bergendoff Fine Arts Building Steve Grismore Trio 8pm
- Oct. 22: Moline Bier Stube Great Space Coasters 9-1
- Oct. 25: Mojo's BHC Jazz Combos 7-9
- Nov. 04: Fireworks, Douglas aand Tucker 8:30-10:30 Just as they were ending.
- Nov. 04: Mixers, Hedroom Hertz 9-1
- Nov. 08: Moline Bier Stube Nightcrawlers Jazz Band
- Nov. 11: Brew and View, ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL 9pm, Blitzkrieg Brats 10:30 $5
- Nov. 25: Fireworks, Metrolites 8:30-10:30
- Nov. 25: Mixers, Ten Broken Toes 9-1
- Dec. 01: Mojo's Live@5, Jim the Mule (acoustic show) 5-8
- Dec. 02: Mojo's, RME Membership Drive; Manny and Tewanta Lopez 6-9
- Dec. 08: Mojo's Live@5, Scott Hays, Sterling Waters, Charlie Parr; acoustic roots music 5-8
- Dec. 15: Mojo's Live@5, Andrew Landers Trio, Unplugged; roots rock and blues fusion 5-8
Venue Histogram
This is a combination of the places that I like, and the ones my friends like. Mojo's is a great place to start off the night because the shows start early. Bent River has good shows and is close to my house, as is Mixers and Moline Bier Stube.
- 52 - Mojo's
- 21 - Bent River
- 21 - Fireworks
- 16 - Mixers
- 13 - Hunter's
- 12 - Moline Bier Stube
- 9 - Brew and View
- 6 - River House (Finney's)
- 5 - The Wagon Wheel
- 5 - Savitri's
- 4 - Youngstown Cafe
- 4 - Take Time Tap
- 4 - Moline Community Center
- 4 - Hollars
- 3 - Rock Island's Lincoln Park
- 3 - Mound Street Landing
- 3 - Jack's Place
- 2 - Theo's
- 2 - Racer's Edge
- 2 - Pulse Ultra Lounge
- 2 - Eleventh Street Bar
- 2 - Crave
- 2 - Copia
- 1 - Tommy's
- 1 - Tidley Tap
- 1 - The Last Chance
- 1 - Sturgis on the River
- 1 - Speakeasy Bar
- 1 - Purgatory's Pub
- 1 - Peanut Gallery
- 1 - Pat McGuire's
- 1 - Paddlewheel
- 1 - Other Side
- 1 - Lumpy's
- 1 - LeClaire, IA: Mississippi Valley Visitors Center
- 1 - LeClaire Park
- 1 - Grumpy's
- 1 - Fargo
- 1 - Downtown Davenport Artstroll
- 1 - District Square
- 1 - Davenport Bier Stube
- 1 - Dalton's,Mac's,Carriage Haus outside stage
- 1 - Bucktown, Venus Envy
- 1 - Bad Boyz Pizza
- 1 - Augustana College, Centennial Hall
- 1 - Augustana College, Bergendoff Fine Arts Building
- 1 - Augustana College Quad
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Band Histogram
- 7 - Speedfinger
- 7 - Funktastic Five
- 6 - Minus Six
- 6 - The Metrolites
- 5 - Smooth Groove
- 5 - One Night Standards
- 5 - Justin Morrisey and Friends
- 4 - Pappa Razzi
- 4 - Nervous Rex
- 4 - Intensity
- 4 - Ernie Peniston Band
- 4 - Deadroots
- 3 - Blitzkrieg Brat
- 3 - Jim the Mule
- 3 - Scott Silver's Chicago Jazz
- 3 - Mike Wallace
- 3 - Mariannis
- 3 - Grey Wolf Band
- 3 - Dani Lynn Howe Band
- 3 - Boris and Tony
- 2 - Under the Knife
- 2 - Tripod
- 2 - Tri-Tones
- 2 - The Woodbox Gang
- 2 - The Mercury Brothers
- 2 - The Fry Daddies
- 2 - Strange Neighbors
- 2 - Stoopifunk
- 2 - Spencer Bohren
- 2 - Smokehouse
- 2 - Small Hand Sam
- 2 - Shakespeare Jones
- 2 - Seed
- 2 - Secher Nbiw (Seeker)
- 2 - Nightcrawlers Jazz Band
- 2 - Mommy's Little Monster
- 2 - Meth and Goats
- 2 - Manny Lopez Sr. Trio
- 2 - Katalina
- 2 - House Arrest
- 2 - Head Held High
- 2 - Guns For Hire
- 2 - Ellis Kell Band
- 2 - Drophammer
- 2 - Douglas and Tucker
- 2 - Crosstown Band
- 2 - Cobalt Blue
- 2 - Closer Than Now
- 2 - Claudie Smith Revue
- 2 - Blues Jam with Rob Dahms,John O'Meara
- 2 - Blind the Sun
- 2 - Black and Blue Blonde
- 2 - Barley House Band
- 2 - Anthony Catalfano Trio