Comprehensive Live Music Calendar
The following events take place every week:
Tue: Mojo's, BHC Jazz Band 7-9
Tue: Davenport Bier Stube, Acoustic Jam with Jordan Danielson 9-1
Tue: Moline Bier Stube, Open Mic Night with Kenny Lee Fairbrother 8-11?
Tue: Below Brady, 217 Brady Street, Davenport. Opem Mic Stand-up Comedy
Tue: Gravy's, Jam Night?
Wed: Davenport Bier Stube, Dave Ellis 9-1
Wed: Bent River, Open Jam with Sunny Wheat 8-12
Wed: Mojo's, Acoustic open mic night 7-9
Wed: Rusty Nail, The Night Crawlers Jazz Band 7:30-10:30
Wed: Below Brady, Open Mic with Craig Bentley
Wed: Grumpy's, Rob Dahms
Wed: 3rd & 22 Sports Bar, 2130 3rd Ave., Rock Island. The Lee Blackmon Trio; top 40 favorites 7:30-10:30 (309) 283-2900
Thu: Moline Bier Stube, Open Mic with Dave Ellis 8-12
Thu: Dalton's Pub, open mic night hosted by Dave Ellis 8-12
Thu: Theo's Java Club, open stage 7-10
Thu: Below Brady, Open Mic Jazz Jam
Thu: Crabby's, 826 W. 1st St., Coal Valley. Lee Blackmon 5-7 799-3300
Thu: American Legion, 829 16th Ave., East Moline., Country Music Dance; Shagnasty 6-11 (309) 755-5622
Thu: Starting Line piano bar, Mike and Mary Stroehle
Thu: Gravy's, Gerry and the Atrics
Fri: Hunter's, Evolution Trio(Triplicity); Live Jazz 8-11
Fri: Racer's Edge, Open Mic Night 9:30pm-12:30
Fri: Savitri's, Live Jazz 8-11
Fri: Grumpy's, Rob Dahms and John O'Meara
Sat: Grumpy's, Rob Dahms
Sat: Hunter's, Live Jazz 8-11
Sat: Savitri's, Shea Rafferty and Tony Harris 8-11
Sat: Savitri's, Live Jazz 8-11
Sat: Racer's Edge, Live Blues with the Ernie Peniston Band 7:30-11:30
Sat: Coffee Dive, Open Mic with Rob Thomas
Sun: Eleventh Street Bar, Open Jam with Jordan Danielsen and Dustin Cobb 9-12
- June 01: Mojo's Redstone Room, John Lee Hooker Jr., Ellis Kell and Detroit Larry 8pm $15
- June 02: Mojo's Redstone Room, Radio Mango; Mambo, Salsa, Reggae 9pm $5
- June 03: Mojo's Redstone Room, Justin Morrissey and Friends with Sunny Wheat 9pm $5
- June 06: Mojo's Redstone Room, Tea Leaf Green 8:30pm $12
- June 09: Mojo's Redstone Room, Manishevitz!, Burnt Ends 9pm $5
- June 10: Mojo's Redstone Room, The Hackensaw Boys with Woodbox Gang and Greg Trooper 9pm $7
- June 12: Mojo's Redstone Room, The Highway Girls, King Straggler 8pm $5
- June 16: Mojo's Redstone Room, Groovin Ground, Patio 9pm $10
- June 17: Mojo's Redstone Room, Louisiana Red & Honeyboy Edwards w/ Joe Price 9pm $12
- June 18: Mojo's Redstone Room, pianist Bill Bell 6pm $15
- June 20: Mojo's Redstone Room, Blue Velvet, The Deathships 8pm $4
- June 21: Mojo's Redstone Room, Java Jews; highly-caffeinated klezmer music 7pm $3
- June 22: Mojo's Redstone Room, Walter Trout 9pm $15
- June 23: Mojo's Redstone Room, Kevin Gordon, Todd Reed 9pm $6
- June 24: Mojo's Redstone Room, Euforquestra, Spain Colored Orange 9pm $6
- June 28: Mojo's Redstone Room, Carbon Leaf 9pm $10
- June 30: Mojo's Redstone Room, The Nadas 9pm $10
- June 01: Brown Bottle, Ron Madow's Society Jazz 6-9
- June 02: Bent River, Rum Runners $2
- June 02: Bill Bowe Memorial Bandshell, Veterans' Memorial Park, 1645 23rd St., Bettendorf. Bettendorf Park Board Band 7:30pm (563) 359-6111
- June 02: Les and Molly's, 15th St. and 15th Ave. between Rascal's and Casey's; Jim Ryan (solo acoustic) 9-1
- June 02: Lumpy's, Rust, Burnout (from IA City) 9-1 $5?
- June 02: Moline Bier Stube, Fry Daddies 9-1
- June 02: Penguins Comedy Club, The Post Mortems... 9-1 $5?
- June 02: River House, Minus Six 8-12
- June 03: Bent River, Afterdarks, Head Held High, One Night Standards 9-1
- June 03: Blueport Junction, Project Pickle Farm 8-12
- June 03: Eleventh Street Bar, Dani Lynn Howe Band 9-1
- June 03: Greenbriar Pub, Blue Collar Band 9-1
- June 03: Lumpy's, Seed Elite, Fludder 9-1 $5?
- June 03: Moline Bier Stube, The 2nd Annual West Memphis Three benefit show; Suburban Chronicles, AJ Haut, Code Adam, Afterdarks 8-11
- June 03: Racer's Edge, Smooth Kitty 9-1 $2?
- June 03: River House, Mercury Brothers 8-11
- June 03: Toucan's, The Nuthin Fancy Band 8-12
- June 03: Wagon Wheel, Class Act 9-1
- June 04: Blueport Junction, the Nuthin Fancy Band; Lynard Skynard Tribute 1-3pm and 4-6pm
- June 04: LeClaire Park Bandshell, Summer Concert Series; Jim Markum Swing Band 7-9
- June 04: Mojo's, Sunday Songwriters in the Round 2-4 Regional songwriters are invited to come perform an original song or two. A piano, guitar, and boom box (for back trax) are available.
- June 05: Stephens Square, 19th St. and 7th Ave., Moline. Los Mocambos 7-8:30
- June 06: Lincoln Park, Starlight Revue Concert Series; Quad City Kix Orchestra 7pm
- June 07: Lumpy's, Head Held High, 12 Summers Old 9-1 $3
- June 07: Wiman Park, Music in the Park; Los Mocambos 7-9 parking at Wells School 490 42nd Ave., EM. Free shuttle service starting at 6.
- June 08: Vander Veer Park Botanical Park, Josh Duffee and His Versatile Five 6:30-8pm
- June 08: Chaps, Boogie Stomp 10-2 $3?
- June 08: Moline Bier Stube, Government Peanut Butter 9-1
- June 08: Putter's 1524 4th Ave. Rock Island. Jim Ryan (solo acoustic) 9-1
- June 08: RIBCO, Minus Six 10-2 $4?
- June 09: Bill Bowe Memorial Bandshell, Veterans' Memorial Park, 1645 23rd St., Bettendorf. CASI New Horizons Band 7:30pm
- June 09: Chaps, Chase Daniels & Western Star 10-2 $3?
- June 09: Fireworks, Lee Blackmon 8:30-10:30
- June 09: Hawkeye Tap, Tripod 9-1
- June 09: Hollars, Mercury Brothers Band 8-12 $3?
- June 09: Jack's, Small hand Sam 9-1
- June 09: Lumpy's, Left of Center, Crop Circle, Fall of Eden, Payn Stayk, Memory Obscura 9-1 $5
- June 09: Moline Bier Stube, Felonious Funk
- June 09: Purgatory Pub, Smooth Kitty 9-1
- June 09: QC Zone, The One Night Standards, Katalina 9-1
- June 09: Riverhouse, Funktastic Five 8-12 $5
- June 09: Rockin' Ham, Bent 10-2
- June 09: The District, Gumbo Ya Ya $5
- June 09: The Otherside (formerly Stickman's), Civilized Anarchy, Project Menace and Path 9-1 $3
- June 10: Blueport Junction, Wilson Brothers 8-12
- June 10: Davenport Bier Stube, Justin Morrissey, Brandon Loveless and Larry Miller 9-1
- June 10: Hawkeye Tap, Tripod 9-1
- June 10: Hunter's, Josh Duffee and His Versatile Five 9-1
- June 10: Len Brown's North Shore Inn, Nine-1-1 8-12
- June 10: Moline Bier Stube, Beer Tasting; Justin Morrissey and Larry Miller 3-6
- June 10: Moline Bier Stube, The One Night Standards, Maylane 9-1
- June 10: Purgatory's Pub, Third Rail 9-1
- June 10: Racer's Edge, Erra 9-1 $2?
- June 10: River House, Smooth Groove 8-11
- June 10: The District, Gumbo Ya Ya $8
- June 11: Blueport Junction, Hap Hazard 2-6pm
- June 11: LeClaire Park Bandshell, Summer Concert Series; D.D.J 7-9
- June 12: Chaps, Georgia Peach 9-1 $3?
- June 12: Stephens Square, 19th St. and 7th Ave., Moline. The Dixie Cats 7-8:30
- June 13: Lincoln Park, Starlight Revue Concert Series; Main Avenue Jazz Band 7pm
- June 14: Moline Bier Stube, Macario Lopez 9-1
- June 15: Chaps, Big Top Women 10-2 $3?
- June 15: Mojo's Live@5, Ellery 5-8
- June 15: RIBCO, Poppa Neptune, Hunab Ku 10-2 $4?
- June 15: Sturgis On The River - Baggers Tent(south), Ron Lapuma Band 5:45-7:15, Dani Lynn Howe Band 7:15-8:45, Redheads 8:45-10:15, Ernie Penniston 10:15-11:45
- June 15: Sturgis On The River - Choppers Tent (north), House Arrest 6:00-7:30, Twistyr 7:30-9:00, Corp Rock 9:00-10:30, Mercury Brothers 10:30-11:45
- June 15: Sturgis On The River - City Stage (west), Smokehouse 4:15-5:45, Boothill 5:45-7:15, Nothin' Fancy 7:15-8:45, Jus Cuz 8:45-10:15, Bump City 10:15-11:45
- June 15: Sturgis On The River - Scooters Tent (east), Seed 3:30-5:00, Itchy The Killer 5:00-6:30, Hap Hazard 6:30-8:00, Spike 9:00-10:30, Cobalt Blue 10:30-11:45
- June 16: Bettendorf Happy Joe's, Fry Daddies 6:30pm?
- June 16: Bill Bowe Memorial Bandshell, Veterans' Memorial Park, 1645 23rd St., Bettendorf. Bettendorf Park Board Band 7:30pm (563) 359-6111
- June 16: Chaps, Cadillac Ranch 10-2 $3?
- June 16: Copia Ed Franks 9-1
- June 16: Eleventh Street Bar, Blue Collar Band 9-1
- June 16: Isle Of Capri, Doo-Wop Daddies
- June 16: Moline Bier Stube, Strange Neighbors 9-1
- June 16: Municipal Park, Coal Miner Days (Coal Valley Days); Gray Wolf Band 7pm
- June 16: Penguins, echodrive, Katalina, 5th Dawn 9-1 $4?
- June 16: RIBCO, Blue Island Tribe; reggae and soul 10-2 $4?
- June 16: RIBCO, Pomeroy, Swizzle Tree 10-2 $4?
- June 16: River House, Mercury Brothers 8-11
- June 16: Rusty Nail, Nine-1-1 9-1
- June 16: Shovelhead Shed, Ron La Puma Band 9-1
- June 16: Sturgis On The River - Baggers Tent(south), Guns For Hire 4:15-5:45, Money Shot 5:45-7:15, Project Pickle Farm 7:15-8:45, Claude Smith 8:45-10:15, Corp Rock 10:15-11:45
- June 16: Sturgis On The River - Choppers Tent (north), Meridosia Road 3:30-5:00, Tommyknockers Reunion 5:00-6:30, Tailfins 6:30-8:00, Spike 9:00-10:30, Ben Dover 10:30-11:45
- June 16: Sturgis On The River - City Stage (west), RT. 84 4:15-5:45, Hedroom Hertz 5:45-7:15, Sugar Nipples 7:15-8:45, Shane Johnson and John Resch 8:45-10:15, Gibbs Bros. 10:15-11:45
- June 16: Sturgis On The River - Scooters Tent (east), Southern Comfort 4:30-6:00, Down the Duece 6:00-7:30, Third Rail 7:30-9:00, Jammer 9:00-10:30, Mariannis 10:30-11:45
- June 17: Alma's Tapas and Spirits, Rosalee Motor Revival 9-1
- June 17: Belgrade, Hi-Fi 9-1
- June 17: Bent River, Groovin' Ground $?
- June 17: Blueport Junction, Seed 8-12
- June 17: Chaps, Cadillac Ranch 10-2 $3?
- June 17: Copia Ed Franks 9-1 Rosalee Motor Revival?
- June 17: Eleventh Street Bar, Cosmic Hit Parade 9-1
- June 17: Hunter's, Metrolites 9-1
- June 17: Isle Of Capri, Doo-Wop Daddies
- June 17: Kelly's Irish Pub, Wiked Liz 5-6:30, Minus Six 7-8:30, Spatterdash 9-12 $3?
- June 17: Lumpy's, Urban Hate Machine... 9-1 $4?
- June 17: Meat Market, Johnny O and the Midnight Show 6?
- June 17: Moline Bier Stube, Dead Roots 9-1
- June 17: Municipal Park, Coal Miner Days (Coal Valley Days); Boothill Band 7pm
- June 17: River House, Grey Wolf Band 8-12
- June 17: Rusty Nail, Nine-1-1 9-1
- June 17: Shovelhead Shed, Ron La Puma Band 9-1
- June 17: Sturgis On The River - Baggers Tent(south), Gynskt 1:15-2:45, Oh Nos 2:45-4:15, Evil Twin 4:15-5:45, Nervous Rex 5:45-7:15, Pena Bros. 7:15-8:45, Hot Damn 8:45-10:15, Minus Six 10:15-11:45
- June 17: Sturgis On The River - Choppers Tent (north), Heart Consort Music 1:30-3:00, Brotherein 3:00-4:30, Caught In The Act 4:30-6:00, Love Dogs 6:00-7:30, One Night Standards 7:30-9:00, First Impression Scott Whitehall & Crossroads 10:30-11:45
- June 17: Sturgis On The River - City Stage (west), Frieght 1:15-2:45, Blue Dragons 2:45-4:15, Smooth Kitty 4:15-5:45, House Of Cards 5:45-7:15, Best of Both Worlds (Van Halen and Van Hagar covers) 7:15-8:45, Tripod 8:45-10:15, Kings Kiss 10:15-11:45
- June 17: Sturgis On The River - Scooters Tent (east), Devin Miller & The Dead or Alive 1:30-3:00, Bent 3:00-4:30, Halo 4:30-6:00, Hap Hazard 6:00-7:30, Nitrx 9:00-10:30, Mr. Whoopie 10:30-11:45
- June 18: Blueport Junction, Caught in the Act 2-6pm
- June 18: LeClaire Park Bandshell, Summer Concert Series; Tewanta and Company 7-9
- June 18: Parkside Grill & Lounge, 2307 5th Ave., Moline. Nuthin Fancy Band (Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band) (309) 277-0830
- June 19: Chaps, Big Time 10-2 $3?
- June 19: Stephens Square, 19th St. and 7th Ave., Moline. Spellbound 7-8:30
- June 20: Lincoln Park, Starlight Revue Concert Series; An Evening of Barbershop Music 7pm
- June 22: Augustana's Wallenberg Hall, Chamber Music Quad Cities; 14th annual festival featuring Mozart and Shostakovich
- June 22: Chaps, About Time 10-2 $3?
- June 22: Iconoclast, Speedfinger... $4?
- June 22: RIBCO, Stable Daze 10-2 $4?
- June 23: Alma Tapas, 121 Arts Alley, Rock Island. Jim the Mule 9-1 $3
- June 23: Bent River, New Grass Revue 9-1
- June 23: Chaps, David Kroll & Heartland 10-2 $3?
- June 23: Copia Gigolo Johnny 9-1
- June 23: Davenport Bier Stube, Ghost Train 9-1
- June 23: Eleventh Street Bar, Grey Wolf Band 9-1
- June 23: Fireworks, Gerald 8:30-10:30
- June 23: Greenbriar Pub, Daddy's Lunch Box 9-1
- June 23: Hollars, Ernie Peniston Band 8-12 $3?
- June 23: Mojo's Plaza, Metrolites 6-9
- June 23: Moline Bier Stube, Pappa Razzi 9-1
- June 23: Purgatory's Pub, Guns For Hire 9-1
- June 23: Racer's Edge, Trent Avery & Buckshot 9-1 $2?
- June 23: RIBCO, Rehab, The Warmth 10-2 $4?
- June 23: Rusty Nail, Mr. Whoopie 9-1
- June 23: Taste of the Quad Cities, Thrillsville 4-5:30, Funktastic 5 6-7:30, Phat Phunktion 8-10 $6
- June 23: The Other Side, Maylane, Head Held High, Katalina 9-1 $3?
- June 23: Toucan's, 2nd annual Caribbean Sun Splash; The Beach Bums 8-12 $8
- June 23: Veterans Memorial Park, Bettendorf. Orion Community Band 7:30pm
- June 24: Alma Tapas, 121 Arts Alley, Rock Island. The Mercury Brothers 9-1 $3
- June 24: American Legion, 829 16th Ave., East Moline. Horrorcore Show; V-Sinizter of Saginaw, Mich., Shy One of Corpus Christi, False Profits Coalition of Buffalo, N.Y., Claas of Dallas, and local bands Few But Crazy, UGV and Grewsum
- June 24: Theo's, Gynkst, The Unholy Trinity 9-12
- June 24: Chaps, Trent Avery & Buckshot 10-2 $3?
- June 24: Copia, Aloha Hop; Gigolo Johnny (lounge music) 5-9
- June 24: Copia Gigolo Johnny 9-1
- June 24: Eleventh Street Bar, Grey Wolf Band 9-1
- June 24: Fireworks, The Tailfins 8:30-10:30
- June 24: First Southern Baptist Church, 305 1st St., Colona. Shout '06; Five local bands TBA 792-1668 4-10
- June 24: Hunter's, Manny Lopez 8pm
- June 24: Moline Bier Stube, Patio 9-1
- June 24: Purgatory's Pub, Nervous Rex 9-1
- June 24: Quad City Arts, Aloha Hop; Metro Arts Youth Band (Jazz) 5-9
- June 24: RIBCO, The Warmth 8-12 $4?; all-ages outdoors
- June 24: Rusty Nail, Mr. Whoopie 9-1
- June 24: Taste of the Quad Cities, Dani Lynn Howe Band 3-4, Mr. Bill & Ohhh Nooo's 4:30-6, Wiked Liz and the Bellyswirls 6:30-8, Jim the Mule 8:30-10, Trippin Billies 10:30-Midnight $6
- June 24: The Mark, Michael Buble 8pm $49.50
- June 24: The Peanut Gallery, Aloha Hop; From the Pawn Shop 5-9
- June 24: the Speakeasy, Mommy's Little Monster 9-1
- June 24: Theo's, Aloha Hop; Lillyschull, Post Mortems, Braille Illustrated 5-9
- June 24: Toucan's, 2nd annual Caribbean Sun Splash; The Boat Drunks 8-12 $8
- June 25: Blueport Junction, The Wilson Brothers 2-6pm
- June 25: Esquire Lodge, 427 7th Ave., Rock Island. The Steady Rollin' Band 7-11
- June 25: LeClaire Park Bandshell, Summer Concert Series; A Traditional Irish Concert 7-9
- June 25: VFW Post 1303, 3715 9th St., Rock Island. Freddie Steenbock Duo 6-9 $4
- June 26: Chaps, Honky Tonk Anatomy 10-2 $3?
- June 26: Colonel Davenport House, ninth annual Picnic on the River; Doc Hathaway and the Dixie Cats Band 5-9 $35
- June 26: Iconoclast, Breakdance, Bearquake, The Break Room, Absence Dynasty 8pm $4?
- June 27: Lincoln Park, Starlight Revue Concert Series; Backwater Bayou Band 7pm
- June 27: RIBCO, Nuthin Fancy Band 10-2 $4?
- June 29: Chaps, After Midnght 10-2 $3?
- June 29: Portabella's, The Stroehles; dinner music 8:30-11:30
- June 29: RIBCO, Down Lo 10-2 $4?
- June 29: Trinity Terrace Park, 4500 Utica Ridge Rd., Bettendorf. Bucket Boys; Family Concert 6:30-7:45
- June 30: Below Brady, 217 N. Brady St., Davenport. The Anthony Catalfano Trio
- June 30: Bill Bowe Memorial Bandshell, The Deutsche Polka Band 7:30pm
- June 30: Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 East 2nd St., Davenport. Boris and Tony 6-9
- June 30: Chaps, Trent Avery & Buckshot 10-2 $3?
- June 30: Crave, Caught in the Act 9-1
- June 30: Fireworks, Justin Morrissey 8:30-10:30
- June 30: Hawkeye Tap, Lovedogs 9-1
- June 30: Hey Bryan's, 1140 15th St., Moline. Mommy's Little Monster 9-1 755-9294
- June 30: LeClaire Park Bandshell, Blues Fest
- June 30: Lumpy's, The Post Mortems... 9-1 $5?
- June 30: Mojo's Plaza, Cosmic Hit Parade (Why Not) 6-9
- June 30: Moline Bier Stube, Tim Stopulous 9-1
- June 30: Purgatory Pub, Smooth Kitty 9-1
- June 30: RIBCO, Bottle of Justus 10-2 $4?
- June 30: Rusty Nail, Grey Wolf Band 9-1
- June 30: the Daiquiri Factory, 1809 2nd Ave., Rock Island. the Cedar Island Band; Jimmy Buffet covers 9-12
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