Roots in music

Photos by John Schultz/QUAD-CITY TIMES Doing a little square dancing to the music of the Nadas are Evan Bozarth, center, from Austin, Texas, and Sarah Vannatter from Houston during the opening night of the River Roots Live concert at LeClaire Park, Davenport. Music goes all day today starting at 11:30 a.m. and ending with The Black Crowes, who will play from 10 p.m. to midnight.

Roots in music

Musician Junior Brown plays his guit-steel instrument, a combination of an electric guitar and a lap steel guitar, on the main stage Friday night at River Roots Live.

Musical ambassador

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO AND COVER Buckwheat Zydeco will headline a concert Saturday night at the Rocket Theater in Rock Island, the last concert scheduled for the venue.

‘Music to the Max'

The first Music to the Max promises to entertain partygoers for up to six hours on Dec. 31.

Music and Mass

Photos by Jeff Cook/QUAD-CITY TIMES Tony Melendez plays guitar Sunday during the Diocese of Davenport Eucharistic Congress in LeClaire Park. Melendez, who once performed for Pope John Paul II, discarded his artificial arms as a youngster, saying he could do more with his feet.

Generations join for the love of music

Jody Ferres/QUAD-CITY TIMES New Horizon Band member Barb Miller, 65, plays “Valley Forge March” with 12-year-old Molly Smith. The two clarinetists were part of the intergenerational band concert at North Scott Junior High School.

Original Music Club competition

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A thirst for music

John Schultz/QUAD-CITY TIMES Some patrons of MoJo’s in the River Music Experience museum, downtown Davenport, Judi Sarafin of Eldridge, Iowa, left, Anelia Ivanova from Bulgaria, center, and Nancy Medema of Bettendorf, grab a cold beer from server Steven Schumacher as they prepare to listen to the Jon Roniger Band perform Thursday night. The operators of the Redstone Room, a second-floor bar that will open next month in the River Music Experience, want an exemption that would allow 19- and 20-year-olds to attend shows there but not to buy alcohol.

National Music Week

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‘Musical’ becomes TV phenomenon

DISNEY Zac Efron, as basketball star Troy, and Vanessa Anne Hudgens, as the shy academic Gabriella, discover they share a passion for singing in “High School Musical.”

Musical highs, lows

Jeff Cook/QUAD-CITY TIMES Beth Wiese spent the summer performing with the American Wind Symphony Orchestra.

Chicago's the place for music lovers

Players listen to the music

Louis Brems/QUAD-CITY TIMES Horsing around Hunter Mahan, right, isn't too interested in the grazing horse that strolled the grass behind No. 8 at the Tournament Players Club at Deere Run on Saturday. Mahan struggled a bit in the third round, shooting a 3 over.

Celtic music will be presented at concert

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Members of the Barley House Band are, from left, Krista Rittenhouse, Michael Romkey, Kristi Ruud, Curt Borders and Tena Hess.

Newman makes point with music

(Contributed photo) Randy Newman will be holding two benefit performances for the Englert Theatre in Iowa City.

Arbouretum has musical extroverts

Jazz music takes Helm

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Girl's 'Musical' wish to be granted

Alison Atkins, 10 from Davenport, gets to fulfill her wish, viewing High School Musical II in Disneyland, as part of the Make A Wish program. Her closet is full of pictures of the stars from the movie.

Disney rides ‘Musical' wave

(DISNEY CHANNEL) The success of “High School Musical” made Zac Efron, left, and Corbin Bleu tween heartthrobs.

Afterdarks

The Afterdarks are having a CD release party Friday, April 17 at RIBCO in The District in Rock Island.

Superdrag

Superdrag will perform Friday, April 24 at RIBCO in Rock Island.

Lonestar

Country band Lonestar will perform at Jumer's Casino & Hotel in Rock Island Saturday, May 23. (Contributed photo)

The Used

The Used will perform Sunday, May 24 at the Capitol Theatre in Davenport. (Contributed photo)

The Music of Led Zeppelin

“The Music of Led Zeppelin” — featuring singer Randy Jackson, as well as a bass, drum, guitar and electric violin — will join the Quad-City Symphony Orchestra for the resurrection of its Spring Pops concert Saturday at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)