The inaugural 10KQC concert will be on
April 18th, 2009
at the Capitol Theatre in Davenport, IA.
www.thecapdavenport.com.
Doors open at 7:00 PM
The 10KQC Staff is pleased to announce our headlining band for 2008-2009.
Sleeping on Sidewalks
As the winner of United Way of the Quad Cities Area Youth Advisory Council's Battle of the Bands, Sleeping on Sidewalks will open the show. Sleeping on Sidewalks is made up of three Pleasant Valley High School students, Becca Huber, Trevor Granstrom, and Josh Coughran. They were a crowd favorite that really impressed the judges at Battle of the Bands with their interesting mix of acoustic and rock.
Minus Six
Consisting of piano, saxophone, bass, and drums, Minus Six is an energetic pop-rock group drawing influences from artists like Ben Folds, Maroon 5, and Elton John. Formed in 2003, the band includes Kevin Carton (Piano and Lead Vocals), Kameron Rummans (Bass and Vocals), Matt Sivertsen (Saxophones), and Rob Baner (Drums). The group created the energy of a rock band without the six strings of a guitar, thus leading to the name Minus Six.
Trippin Billies
The nation's best Dave Matthews tribute band. Born in the pubs on the north side of Chicago, reminiscent of Luther's College, Trippin Billies took to the "stages" of these small rooms in the early nineties as an acoustic duo. It wasn't long before lines grew to long for the small bars and calls started coming in from around the Midwest. As a result the band was forced to rise to the occasion, and they've done just that. Having the luxury of living in a city called home to many great musicians, Trippin Billies is comprised of some of Chicago's best. This talent coupled with their mutual love of high energy performance has moved them above the bar band circuit and into concert settings. Whether it's a club in Iowa City, a Hockey arena in North Dakota or a summer festival in Rochester, New York or Lincoln, Nebraska, the show is always the same, just that, a show.
The "Show" of The 10,000 Hours Quad Cities is young people volunteering thousands of hours at area nonprofits to help meet real needs in their communities. By volunteering and registering with 10KQC, new volunteers make a difference, learn about themselves, and get to go to an awesome concert. People who are already volunteering can stand up and be counted by registering with 10K, encouraging their friends to get involved and rocking the concert along the way. The 10KQC concert is a unique celebration of service that takes the best parts of "normal" concerts - great bands, great atmosphere, great times - and makes them better - an all-volunteer audience, a community saying thanks, and performers who care.
