With Irish Music Magazine raving that the quintet delivers "music that’s brimming with energy and creative zeal," the Celtic talents of Goitse – the Gaelic word for "come here" pronounced "go-wit-cha" – serve as the latest guests in Quad City Arts Visiting Artists' series, offering a 45-minute performance and talk at the Bettendorf Public Library on February 18, and a full concert at Moline's Sound Conservatory on February 20.

Delivering an exhilarating blend of reggae rock, hip-hop, and high-energy funk, the Cleveland, Ohio natives of Tropidelic headline a February 16 concert event at Davenport's Redstone Room in support of their most recent studio album Royal Grove, a recording in which, according to Daily Reggae, "smooth grooves, lyrical domination, and coherent storylines add further depth to the enjoyment across all tracks."

Performing from a legendary repertoire that includes “All of My Love,” “Good Times Bad Times,” and “Stairway to Heaven," the Led Zeppelin tribute artists of Get the Led Out headline a February 16 concert event at Davenport's Capitol Theatre, their evening of hits also touching on deeper cuts that were seldom, if ever, heard in concert, this special “acoustic set” of Zep favorites including numbers such as “Tangerine” and "Hey Hey What Can I Do."

A special Valentine's Day event overflowing with love for rock-and-roll and pop favorites, the combined talents of Hairball and The Pork Tornadoes co-headline the February 14 concert at East Moline's The Rust Belt, the former paying tribute to iconic bands such as Van Halen, KISS, Mötley Crüe, Queen, Journey, and Aerosmith, and the latter's repertoire ranging from Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, and Beyonce all the way to Lizzo, Morgan Wallen, NSYNC, and Phil Collins.

Presented as the first 2025 concert event in Polyrhythms' popular Third Sunday Jazz Series, the exhilarating artists of the Karli Bunn Quartet take the stage at Davenport's Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities on February 16, the headliner one of the organization's special workshop proteges who will also lead a 3 p.m. jazz workshop in advance of the evening's 5 p.m. performance.

Returning to Moline with two spectacular, all-new touring presentations, the live, multi-sensory musical experience known as the Candlelight Concerts series enjoys its latest Quad Cities engagement the city's First Congregational Church with a pair of eagerly awaited February 15 events: Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer and Candlelight: Valentine' Day Special.

Their set list boasting classics such as "Just What I Needed," "My Best Friend's Girl," and the hit ballad "Drive," the Chicago musicians of The Electric Cars: Cars Tribute will faithfully recreate the pop-rock magic at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on February 15, the quintet devoted to taking audiences on a nostalgic journey through the band's greatest hits and deepest cuts.

Performing from a repertoire of favorites includes swinging Frank Sinatra standards and lush blue-eyed ballads, popular stage crooner Ben Jones brings his touring show Let Me Be Frank to Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre on February 14. The Valentine's Day concert also boasts the talents of pianist, composer, and music director Ron Abel, side-splitting laughs, and tunes from the songbooks of Cy Coleman, Duke Ellington, Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer, Jacques Brel, and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

Known for wearing stage attire to honor their blue-collar Midwestern roots and bringing a tight, high-energy performance to every booking, the Quad Cities' alt-metal ensemble Alborn headlines a February concert event at Davenport's Redstone Room, this popular local outfit composed of Justin Taylor on guitar and lead vocals, Alex Raser on drums and vocals, Zame Lewis on bass, and Nate Guske on guitar and vocals.

Honoring the legendary "day the music died" with a nonstop celebration full of musical life, the touring artists of John Mueller's Winter Dance Party take the stage at Davenport's Capitol Theatre on February 7, the night a tribute to the eternal magic of rock-and-roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson.

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