Music scene · Monmouth

Monmouth is a small western Illinois city home to Monmouth College, giving it a college-town feel amid farm country. School and college ensembles, church choirs, and community theater supply most music. Local bars host acoustic and cover acts. Musicians from the Quad Cities drive southeast for gigs.

Look for performances at the college auditorium, high school auditorium, community center, church fellowship halls, and local bars and restaurants. Monmouth has no large commercial music venue.

Local and regional artists perform here, with musicians from the nearby Quad Cities scene occasionally passing through.

Connect with the college and high school music departments, check the community center bulletin board, and ask local bars about acoustic nights. More regular work is available in the Quad Cities.