Touring in support of their 2023 album Homesick for Another World, a recording that Americana UK said "treats everyday loneliness with compassion and a little humour and is shot through with elements of optimism," the indie rockers of Under the Rug headline a November 19 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artists also lauded by Music Connection Magazine as "masterful in their delicious use of space and tension."

Composed of Brook Hoover and Ian Williams on guitar, Trevor Treiber on bass, and Luke Ferguson on drums, the surf rockers and Iowa natives of Surf Zombies headline a November 18 concert event at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, with Little Village magazine calling the musicians' Return of the Skeleton "a dream of an album" in which "the Iowa Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2017 inductees bring their A-game."

Currently touring in support of their just-released album Cartwheel, a work that Paste magazine lauded as "an expressive and foundational shoegaze triumph," the independent rockers of Hotline TNT headline a November 21 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the group's signature sound also lauded by Pitchfork as "shoegaze spiked with hooks that bring to mind power-pop heroes Teenage Fanclub or even early Foo Fighters."

A gifted alt-folk and -rock singer/songwriter based in Des Moines will take the stage at Davenport's Village Theatre in the November 18 concert event An Evening with Dan Tedesco, the artist's self-titled debut album praised by the Boston Globe for its “minimalist rhythmic guitar, melodies that swoop, soar, and linger, and lyrics saturated with metaphor."

Having delighted music lovers across the globe for six centuries with their purity of tone, distinctive charm, and diverse repertoire, the world-famous talents of the Vienna Boys Choir bring their touring production to the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center on November 17, these gifted musicians with voices of unforgettable beauty presenting a diverse array of vocal music that is both appealing and inspiring.

Melding Christmas and rock music in ways never heard before, and boasting music by such bands as Metallica, Evanescence, Pink Floyd, the Beatles, and Simon & Garfunkel, the vocalists and multi-instrumentalists of Classical Blast bring their holiday show Dark Side of the Yule to Maquoketa's Ohnward Fine Arts Center on November 18, offering a unique take on traditional carols and classical favorites alike.

A theatrical musical event boasting the combined talents of father-and-son team John and Jonathan Lyons, the touring sensation Elvis Through the Years lands at Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse on November 18, this rock-and-roll showcase designed to capture the essence of a young Elvis from his appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show right on through to the King's legendary comeback special from 1968.

A Staten Island, New York native best-known for co-creating and starring in truTV’s long-running hit Impractical Jokers, comedian Sal Vulcano brings his national tour to Davenport's Adler Theatre on November 19, an evening of inspired standup from the longtime Tenderloins comic and popular host of Hey Babe! and Taste Buds podcasts.

In a special in-person program on November 19, the astonishing accomplishments of a noted European will be the focus of the German American Heritage Center lecture A Doorway to Heroism: Rabbi Romberg's Great Uncle Richard Stern, with this fascinating historical account co-presented by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities.

Held in collaboration with the Quad Cities' TMBC at the Lincoln Resource Center, a series of performances by noted community leaders will be delivered in the Figge Art Museum's Empowerment Echoed: Responding to 'Art & Activism at Tougaloo College, the November 18 event held in conjunction with the Davenport venue's current exhibition that explores a distinctive intersection of modern art, education, and social justice.

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