Formed in Los Angeles in 2015 and now based in Atlanta. the chart-topping heavy-metal musicians of Liliac headline a July 21 concert event at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, this "First Family of Rock" boasting a quintet of musical talents who are also siblings: the Cristea clan of Melody (vocals, bass, flute), Samuel (ead guitar, backing vocals), Abigail (drums), Ethan (bass, additional rhythm guitar), and Justin (keyboard).

With singer/songwriter Alynda Segarra's 2022 recording Life on Earth lauded by Pitchfork as a "powerful" album that "exudes a glorious irreverence," the New Orleans artist's alternative-folk project Hurray for the Riff Raff headlines a July 25 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Pitchfork adding that their latest release boasts songs that "are both intimate and immense, and they’ve never sounded more honest or self-possessed."

Held in conjunction with the vinyl-release after-party for his full-length concept recording of piano and electronics, the Together We Rise Farewell Concert with St. Ambrose University professor William Campbell will be held at Rock Island's Sound Conservatory Music Academy & Shoppe on July 22, the contemporary-classical composer stating of his latest, "This music was created in my belief that we can all work for the common good and justice for everyone within our society.”

A gifted singer/songwriter and one-man band musician who has performed more than 4,000 concerts nationwide to audiences of all ages, Rick Kelley is the latest special guest in the Butterworth Center's and Deere-Wiman House's Music on the Lawn series, the popular children's musician delivering a July 19 performance filled with humor and original songs.