River Cities' Reader

The River Cities' Reader is a locally owned alternative newspaper situated in Davenport, Iowa. Established in 1993, it is distributed across the Quad-Cities region and its surrounding areas.

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Help Pick Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin - Nominations Now Open

1 week ago | rcreader.com | Kevin Hall |Michael Helke

CLIVE, IOWA (April 17, 2025) — Is the breaded pork tenderloin your go-to when eating out? If so, it’s that time of year again and we need your help to uncover the 2025 Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin! The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) is on the hunt for the tastiest, juiciest, most mouthwatering breaded pork tenderloin sandwich in the state.
“The Pirates of Penzance,” April 25 through May 4

1 week ago | rcreader.com | Mike Schulz

Friday, April 25, through Sunday, May 4St. Ambrose University Studio Theatre, 518 West Locust Street, Davenport IAOne of the most ticklish and tuneful operettas in theatrical history enjoys an April 25 through May 24 run at Davenport's St. Ambrose University with the theatre department's staging of The Pirates of Penzance, the beloved Gilbert & Sullivan masterpiece whose 1981 Broadway production won the Tony Award for Best Revival and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical.
Free Will Astrology: Week of April 16, 2025

1 week ago | rcreader.com | Rob Brezsny |Mike Schulz

ARIES (March 21-April 19): I am always surprised when there appears yet another authoritative article or book that implies there is one specific right approach to meditation. The truth is, however, that there are many ways. Here's teacher Christopher Bamford: “Meditation is naturally individual, uniquely our own. There are no rules.
The Martin Sexton Abbey Road Show, April 25

1 week ago | rcreader.com | Mike Schulz

Friday, April 25, 8 p.m.The Redstone Room, 129 Main Street, Davenport IADescribed by Glide magazine as “one of the most unflappably earnest musicians on the planet” and by Grammy-winning icon John Mayer as “the best live performer I've ever seen,” rock and Americana singer/songwriter/guitarist Martin Sexton returns to Davenport's Redstone Room on April 25, this time lending his signature style to his rendition of the iconic Beatles album Abbey Road.
EXTC: XTC's Terry Chambers & Friends, April 30

1 week ago | rcreader.com | Mike Schulz

Wednesday, April 30, 8 p.m. The Redstone Room, 129 Main Street, Davenport IA With their album EXTC! released April 4, the recording inspiring Medium to rave that "the clarity of the vocals, upon the addicting and ever-changing thrum of the beat, is a marvel in the production of modern music," EXTC: XTC’s Terry Chambers & Friends headlines an April 30 Redstone Room concert co-presented by Ragged Records and sponsored by Planet 93.9, bringing Chambers, Steve Hampton, and Terry Lines to...
Ricky Warwick, April 26

1 week ago | rcreader.com | Mike Schulz

Saturday, April 26, 8 p.m. Rascals Live, 1414 15th Street, Moline IL Touring in support of this year's Blood Ties, and album that Louder says finds its creator "sharper than ever," Black Star Riders, Thin Lizzy, and The Almighty lead singer Ricky Warwick makes his eagerly awaited return to Moline's Rascals Live on April 26, his latest recording also hailed by Cryptic Rock as "an intense, raw experience through heartache, personal reflection, and the tattoos that life leaves on the soul."...
Har Mar Superstar, April 27

1 week ago | rcreader.com | Mike Schulz

Sunday, April 27, 2 p.m. Raccoon Motel, 315 East Second Street, Davenport IA With his most recent album Roseville lauded by Tinnitist as "a career-defining culmination of life and musical experiences," indie-rock singer/songwriter Sean Tillmann – a.k.a. Har Mar Superstar – performs a special afternoon concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on April 27, the Minnesota artist's additional credits including roles in Pitch Perfect and TV's Broad City, and serving as the lead character of the...
“So You Think You Can Belly Dance,” April 26 and 27

1 week ago | rcreader.com | Mike Schulz

Bayati Performance: Saturday, April 26, 7 p.m. Belly Dance Workshop: Sunday, April 27, 11 a.m. Common Chord, 129 Main Street, Davenport IA A celebration of exhilarating Middle Eastern music and likely the most popular of all Middle Eastern dance forms, Davenport's Common Chord will host the two-day event So You Think You Can Belly Dance on April 26 and 27, the weekend experience boasting a concert with the Missouri ensemble of Bayati on Saturday and a belly-dancing workshop with live music on...
Urban Heat, April 30

1 week ago | rcreader.com | Mike Schulz

Wednesday, April 30, 6 p.m.Raccoon Motel, 315 East Second Street, Davenport IATouring in support of their acclaimed August release The Tower, a recording that delivers what the Austin Chronicle calls "deceptively industrial pop that lures you in with its almost ethereal composition," the trio of frontman Jonathan Horstmann, synth player Kevin D.
Drook, April 26

1 week ago | rcreader.com | Mike Schulz

Saturday, April 26, 7 p.m. Raccoon Motel, 315 East Second Street, Davenport IA With their 2024 album The Pure Joy of Jumping praised by Pirate Pirate as "underscored by an earnest sense of humor and pointed self-evaluation," the dream-pop artists of Drook headline an April 26 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their debut LP also praised by TurnAndWork.com as " a culmination of years worth of experimenting" in which "the result is exhilarating and surprising." Its current lineup boasting...