With Atwood magazine praising his album Sudden Swoon as "a radiant blend of folk, pop, and rock glowing with humbling sincerity," independent singer/songwriter Stephen Fiore, performing under his recording alias Young, Mister, headlines a September 21 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist also lauded by Pop Matters for delivering "a rare balance between energetic yet considered songwriting and accessibility to a myriad of different listeners."

With All About Jazz praising their self-titled album as a work whose "relaxed ambience breathes friendship and family even as it pays tribute to the cool jazz that inspired both brothers at an early age," the sibling musicians of the Levin Brothers - keyboardist Pete and bass and cello player Tony - headline a special September 15 concert at Moline's Rascals Live, the pair offering an intimate evening of jazz alongside Ali Ryerson on flute and Jeff Siegel on drums.

Currently touring in support of Reckless Abandon, the artist's second Rip Cat Records release with his ensemble The Abandoned, the celebrated Orphan Jon – in a performance co-presented by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society – plays an afternoon set at Davenport's Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill on September 18, the blues master and his touring musicians lauded by Rock & Blues Muse as “an important addition to the American roots- and blues-music tapestry.”

The traditional German and Austrian art of Blaudruck – the dyeing process for linen or cotton fabrics that creates a white pattern on a blue background – will be showcased at Davenport's German American Heritage Center through May 21, with guests invited to explore both history and art in the exhibition Preserving a Dyeing Art: German Blueprint.