Touring in support of their 2024 album Mudglimmer, a recording whose title track was lauded by Flood magazine as "a patient and unyielding jazz-funk-rock exercise landing somewhere between Tortoise and Pavement," the indie artists of The Slaps headline a January 29 engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the group's 2022 album Tomato Tree additionally hailed by Under the Radar as "showcasing the band’s winding instrumental sprawl and effortless chemistry."

Four distinct, up-and-coming Midwestern acts will share one night of indie entertainment at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, with the venue hosting individual sets with Joytrip, Baron von Future, Calculated, and Nobletiger on January 30.

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Their January 19 event boasting works by legendary composers Igor Stravinsky and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Chamber Music Quad Cities continues its 2024-25 season at Davenport's Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Parish Hall with Classic Neo-Classic, in which Naumburg International Violin Competition winner Grace Park will join CMQC co-artistic directors Gregory Sauer, on cello, and Thomas Sauer, on piano, for a thrilling exploration of works ranging from the 18th through 20th centuries.