A 2021 inductee into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame who has participated as a leader in the River Music Experience’s Winter Blues Schools program and organized BlueSkools sessions at the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, Hal Reed performs a free concert at Rock Island's Hauberg Civic Center Mansion on October 29, the artist enjoying a four-decade-long career in Southern gospel, soul, and blues music.

An arresting exhibition of sculptural works is on display at the University of Dubuque's Bisignano Gallery from November 3 through December 19, with Nature's Faces: Crow Haven Ceramics and Mississippi Mud Studios treating visitors to the talents of Dean Wellman and Denise McCullough, as well as Mississippi Mud Studios' Gary Carstens.

Performing all of the artist's hits including "Como La Flor," "Amor Prohibido," "Si Una Vez," and "Bidi Bidi Bom Bom," the tribute talents of 512: The Selena Experience return to the Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on November 1, the group having played for the Chicago Bulls and United States Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan, and the show a dynamic touring celebration of the legacy and dance-tastic hits of the late, great pop and Tejano chanteuse Selena.

Touring in support of his 2025 album Horror, a recording in which, according to Paste magazine "dynamic drums and deftly played guitar draw the listener to the dance floor," indie rockers Bartees Strange headlines a November 3 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Pitchfork adding that in the artist's latest release, "Strange’s heart and fierce desire for connection bleed through."