Appearing locally in his “Rough and Rowdy Ways” World Wide Tour, a genuine legend takes the stage at Davenport's Adler Theatre in its April 8 hosting of the one and only Bob Dylan, the iconic musician and Nobel Prize winner recently chronicled in the Oscar-nominated bio-musical smash A Complete Unknown.

Hailed by the New York Times for her “impeccable phrase-shaping (and) crystalline sound,” noted pianist Lorraine Min will be the special guest in the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's sixth and final Masterworks presentations of the ensemble's 2024-25 season.

An exhilarating concert event powered by Las Vegas Walk of Fame recipient Jalles Franca, the touring sensation MJ Live: Michael Jackson Tribute Concert moon-walks its way to Davenport's Adler Theatre on April 7, taking audiences on an unforgettable journey through the timeless music and legendary performances of one of music history's most successful artists.

Touring in support of their September release Barely Blue, an album that Rolling Stone said "evokes images and sentiments of wonderment and playfulness," the country artists of Midland headline an April 5 concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, Rolling Stone adding that "the Texas-based band blend their voices to produce country music that recalls a mix of George Strait, Urban Cowboy, and Seventies yacht rock."

With their concert events praised by Austin 101 Magazine as "a sonic and visual feast," the Florida-based duo of Black Violin -- with Kev Marcus plays the violin, and Wil B. on viola -- performs an April 4 headlining engagement at Davenport's Capitol Theatre, the pair lauded for their unique melding of jazz, hip-hop, funk, and classical music.

On April 5, music lovers are invited to experience the thrilling energy of stride jazz piano with virtuoso Alex Gilson in his solo showcase Making Strides, an event in the Sound Conservatory's Carnegie series showcasing the thrilling joys of swing, syncopation, and masterful improvisation.

Touring in support of his 2024 release Long Haul, which No Depression lauded as "the most positively alive and vivacious album of [the artist's] recording career," acclaimed cellist, singer/songwriter, and composer Ben Sollee performs a special headlining engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on April 4, his music blending folk, bluegrass, jazz, and R&B elements while employing banjo, guitar, mandolin, percussion, and unusual cello techniques.

Presented by OUTLETProgramme, a nonprofit (501c3) arts and culture community-interest project that focuses on presenting sound artists, DJs, experimental, avant-garde, electronic, and international artist, the April 4 concert event at Rock Island's Rozz-Tox will boast the varies talents of three independent favorites: Indiana natives Mark Tester and Landon Caldwell, and the Illinois-bred Nick Yeck-Stauffer.

Hailing by the Tongue on the Post Festival as "a peach with pistol attitude," 20-year-old country singer/songwriter Noeline Hofmann headlines an April 10 engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the young artist's laurels to date including scoring a feature on Zach Bryan’s The Great American Bar Scene and more than 37 million streams on Spotify.

Chart-topping Scottish musicians whom Broadway Baby praised for producing “music that upholds heritage while still sounding unmistakably current,” the Celtic rockers of Skerryvore headline an April 9 concert event at Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre, their performance delivering an eclectic fusion of rock, pop, and folk music with an emphatic thundering of drums and bagpipes.

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