Touring in support of his 2026 album Freedom of Speech that Rolling Stone praised as "a defiant, humorous victory lap," Grammy-nominated rap artist Joseph Edgar Foreman – better known by his alias Afroman – headlines a September 18 concert at Davenport's Capitol Theatre, the musician's discography including 19 studio albums, 13 mixtapes, four EPs, one live album, and the Billboard-charting hit "Because I Got High."

Hailed by The Guardian for delivering "jubilant indie singalongs" and by SputnikMusic for their "tune sense and magnificent, swelling choruses," the Portland-based rockers of Ages and Ages headline a September 18 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the outfit's recent credits including a Tiny Desk performance for NPR's All Songs Considered, an appearance at Newport Folk Festival, and the March release of their fifth album Fine Thanks and You.

Boasting more than 3.5 million career streams and supporting performances alongside Houndmouth, Wilderado, Briscoe, and Penelope Road, the independent country and blues-rock musicians of The Takes headline a September 22 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the band's 2026 single "Uprooting Roses" hailed by Off the Record Press as "a beautifully soft declaration of love that leaves you breathlessly hopeful and dazed from affection."

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of R.E.M.'s iconic Lifes Rich Pageantry, tribute-artists musicians and friends Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy, alongside special guests, headline a September 24 concert event at Maquoketa's Codfish Hollow Barn, Narducy also lauded for his solo project Split Single, and Shannon an Oscar-, Emmy-, and Tony-nominated actor whose film credits include Man of Steel and Knives Out.