An eagerly awaited weekend of live performances returning to the Quad Cities for the 53rd time, the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival will, from August 1 through 3, again enjoy residency at the Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center. For 2024, the Davenport venue will host performances by eight local and national jazz acts: Chicago Cellar Boys; El Dorado Jazz Band; Graystone Monarchs; Mike Davis' New Wonders; Paul Asaro & His Rhythm; T.J. Muller's Jazz-O-Maniacs; The Dooley Band; and the Bix Youth Jazz Band.

With the project of married couple Beth Hataway and Johnny Veres delivering, according to Americana UK, "an atmospheric folk sound [that] will capture your attention and draw you in emotionally," the touring artists of Electric Blue Yonder headline a July 28 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the group praised by Slant as “a diamond-bright exploration of rock's past, present, and hopeful future.”

Touring in support of their 2023 album Memory Unfixed, a work that Jesus Freak Hideout called "a delightful return [that] provides a compelling entry point for new fans," the indie rockers of Mike Mains & the Branches headline a July 30 concert a Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their latest also praised by I Am Tuned Up as a recording that "expands upon [the musicians'] ability to utilize pop sensibilities and overlay them with an authentical and vulnerable lyrical approach."

Performing in support of their new recording Olustee, an album that Relix magazine called "a blend of reflection, raucousness, introspection, and exultation," the talents of JJ Grey & Mofro headline a July 27 concert at Mt. Carroll's Rhythm Section Auditorium, Relix adding that "their music encapsulates the spirit of 21st-century Southern swamp boogie, a genre which JJ Grey has been instrumental in defining.”