A year ago fan Rob Joyce jumped on stage with Keith Urban. Now he’s a budding Nashville guitar player.
Rob Joyce is the fan that landed onstage with country superstar Keith Urban and killed it on his guitar before an arena full of 8,000 fans.…
Singer/songwriter Kirby Brown shares an engaging openness in music and conversation
Updated August 23, 2018. Kirby Brown lets you in. In song and conversation, there’s an engaging openness that quickly draws you to the Nashville-based singer/songwriter who…
“Best in the game” Cash’d Out rolling into Davenport with songs and memories to honor Johnny Cash
Judging by the Cash’d Out videos on YouTube and a phone interview with lead singer Doug Benson yesterday afternoon, next Wednesday’s show at Baked Beer &…
Soul2Soul date night. Random thoughts.
Random reflections from Tim and Faith’s show at the iWireless Center in Moline, IL, June 17, 2017. Went early. Beat the crowds. Nope. Microbrew Mile. Runners…
Quad Citians can still snatch some fantastic seats for this weekend’s Tim and Faith show
When Tim and Faith’s tour bus rolls into the Quad Cities this weekend, it will be the first time they’ve brought their traveling band to town…
Strawberries and old-timey music in Long Grove today
Too tired to write so pictures tell the story of Strawberry Fest today in Long Grove, IA. We also discovered the music of Frankie…
Hey Yonder fans, I want to hear from you!
This afternoon Bands In Town notified me that Yonder Mountain String Band is coming to the Redstone Room in Davenport, IA, June 21, 2017. I love bluegrass but I…
This weekend it was a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll
My pal Tina and I braved the cold, rainy weather Saturday night to catch two live music shows downtown Davenport. First, we saw sixteen year old…
Happy People co-writer Hailey Whitters reminds us to stick with, “whatever puts a smile on your face”
Surprisingly, Iowa native and country singer/songwriter Hailey Whitters was in no rush to gush about her upbeat song Happy People, recently recorded by super group Little…
Clint Black was the high. Bucky’s Sweet 16 defeat was the low. But it’s all good.
In some ways the Clint Black concert that ended about two hours ago seems like days earlier. That’s because just as we got back to my…
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