In addition to thrilling pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, attendees of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's third Masterworks concerts of the season will be treated to a heartfelt masterpiece in Schumann Piano Concerto, the respective December 6 and 7 performances at Davenport's Adler Theatre and Moline's Bartlett Performing Arts Center boasting the skills of world-renowned pianist Yefim Bronfman.

Touring in advance of their forthcoming European dates and in support of the band's most recent album Truth Killer – a top-three Billboard smash that Metal Injection called "focused and streamlined with plenty of catchy songs and a few surprises" – the Grammy-nominated alternative-metal artists of Sevendust return to East Moline venue The Rust Belt on December 6, performing from a repertoire that includes 14 studio albums, one live album, and two compilation albums,

With RG magazine stating that his "music keeps you on your feet and not wanting to miss a single moment of magic," award-winning jazz pianist and accordionist Ben Rosenblum brings his trio to Davenport's Redstone Room on December 7 alongside French/American singer Laura Anglade, whose talents inspired All About Jazz to rave that "while Laura’s style is evocative of Julie London, Helen Merrill and Cyrille Aimée, her voice is uniquely her own."

On December 7, Rascals Live will host a very special event with an iconic musician from Brother Cane, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper, and Black Star Riders, the Moline venue's An Afternoon with Damon Johnson treating fans to stories, acoustic songs, and more with the noted rocker, including a listening party for the forthcoming Brother Cane album Magnolia Medicine.

With his band The Old 97's, earlier this year, the recipients of a Lifetime Achievement award from the Americana Music Association, the group's lead vocalist and primary songwriter Rhett Miller headlines a December 5 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel in support of his October recording A Lifetime of Riding by Night, a work in which, according to The Fire Note, "its steady acoustic warmth lingers long after the last note."

Minneapolis-based alt-rock and power-pop musicians who inspired Good Music Radar to rave that their "flow is maintained as a sacrosanct part of their passion for music," the Pullstring quartet headlines a December 6 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, The Other Side Reviews adding that "Pullstring explores human vulnerability and fragility in a heart-aching but simultaneously heart-warming way."

The lauded indie-pop project of Chicago-based singer/songwriter Owen Ashworth, Advance Base headlines a December 9 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist's most recent album Horrible Occurrences a work that, as hailed by AllMusic, "shows that Ashworth's songwriting is as strong and affecting as ever."

With the Michigan musicians lauded by the Grand Rapids Herald Review as a "wonderfully talented" band that finds "percussions, strings, and trumpet working together seamlessly to provide the foundation for vocals and lyrics," Wild Horses enjoys a December 6 "Basementstormer" engagement in the basement of Maquoketa's Codfish Hollow Barn, the group's recent accomplishments including acting as 2024 openers for Willie Nelson and winning the Blue Ox Virtual Band Competition.

Designed as a Grand Ole Opry performance mixed with old-time radio and a healthy helping of Texas flair, the nationally touring Grand Ol' Christmas Show brings favorite seasonal classics and original sketch-comedy antics to Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre on December 10, this family-friendly holiday entertainment featuring Americana masters Blue Water Highway along with a cast of acclaimed artists from the Lone Star State.

With this year's series of seasonal concerts benefiting the FISH of Galesburg food pantry, the revered vocal ensemble Choral Dynamics presents its yuletide show The Beauty of Christmas at Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre December 5 through 7, director Alisa's production designed to celebrate the beauties of nature, tradition, decorations, seeing Christmas through the eyes of a child, home, family, friends, and the Nativity.

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