For teens

It’s time to start gearing up for the fourth annual Teen Battle of the Bands. The Davenport Public Library will begin accepting applications May 1, giving teens time to get their bands and set lists together before the contest.

Show to see

The Tallest Man on Earth, a Swedish songwriter whose Dylanesque sounds have captured the attention of Pitchfork, is coming to the Quad-Cities for a Daytrotter Presents show.

Kristian Matsson, the lanky fellow behind the name, toured with Bon Iver late last year and will perform at Huckleberry’s Pizza Parlor, 223 18th St., Rock Island, at 7 p.m. Friday, April 3. Cover is $6.

She said what?

Actress-comedian Aisha Tyler, a former host of “Talk Soup” on the cable channel E!, says fans of that program — where talk-show clips were played for laughs — should be familiar with her style of stand-up comedy.

“It’s exactly who I was on ‘Talk Soup.’ We called it stinky-smart. It’s the intellectual joke and the (passing gas) joke all rolled into one.”

For more information on Tyler and her upcoming performances at Penguin’s, click here to read the story in this week's Go&Do.

For the family

The Davenport Public Library will host its weekly Preschool Story Time for children and their caregivers at the Fairmount Street branch.

The free event is held at 10 a.m. every Monday. For more information, you can contact Samantha Wikstrom either by calling (563) 326-7900 or through e-mail at swikstrom@davenportlibrary.com.

The Fairmount branch is at 300 N. Fairmount St.

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