THE QUAD >>> your going-out guide the Quad-Cities

By Stephanie De Pasquale | Wednesday, May 14, 2008

>>> Tickets to buy: Tony Hawk’s Boom Boom Huck Jam is coming to the  i wireless Center at 6:30 p.m., July 30. The choreographed outdoor show  features skateboarders, bmx riders and freestyle moto-x maniacs.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 17. General admission tickets are $35. For tickets purchased in advance, a carload special for up to nine people is available for $99 plus $5 for parking.

For more information visit boomboom huckjam.com or  iwirelessCenter.com.

>>> SHOW TO SEE: Christian hip-hop artists will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, May 16, at L.P Studios, 332 E. 2nd St., Davenport.

The show, “Still Souled Out,” will feature DNA/Testifyi, C.O.G., Prosperity Ent., 2-Face, Divine Connections and Friends, ReDafyned and Young Hero.

Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. For more information, contact DJ Big Rob at (563) 579-3789 or visit myspace.com/4christmusic on the Web.

>>> HE SAID WHAT?: Bill Whitman, professional piano player, on performing in a piano bar.

“There’s so much going on when a show gets developed that playing piano is almost secondary; you don’t even think about it. You’re taking requests, you’re singing, you’re interacting, there’s people up on stage throwing down more requests. It’s kind of like driving a stick shift in a hurricane.”

>>> Fastest texter in the Q-C: Energy, the alcohol-free nightclub for teens, begins its search for the fastest texter in the Quad-Cities on Saturday.  The winner will receive a free iphone.

Teens can sign up for the four-week, bracketed tournament at Energy on Saturday, May 17. The contest is limited to 64 participants.

Energy is at 1405 5th Ave., Moline. The cover charge is $10. For more  information, visit myspace.com/qcenergy on the Web.