With the genre-spanning band hailed by Rolling Stone as “brutally honest and purposely vulnerable,” the indie-rock, -country, and Americana talents of Futurebirds headline an August 26 concert at Maquoketa's Codfish Hollow Barn, their most recent album Teamwork lauded by American Songwriter as “a culmination of nonstop roadwork and the band’s finest effort yet.”

Performing blues, folk, country, and Americana music that, according to NPR, “evokes the old-timey spirit of a thousand crackling 78 RPM records” whose “energy makes them feel new and alive,” Midwestern singer/songwriter Pokey LaFarge headlines an August 25 concert at Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre, the artist's most recent album In the Blossom of Their Shade described by PopMatters as "vintage stuff that never sounds old as much as ripe and ready for cruising."

A country-music singing/songwriting legend with 14 Grammy nominations to her name, Martina McBride brings her eagerly awaited national tour to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on August 25, the neo-traditionalist talent beloved for smash hits including "Independence Day," "Blessed," and "Concrete Angel."

Taking place in two cities, two states, and nearly 36 venues combined, the popular summertime traveling festival Alternating Currents returns to Davenport and Rock Island from August 18 through 21, a Quad Cities celebration of music, film, comedy, and visual arts boasting panel discussions, Q&A events, children's happenings, and more than 100 collective movies (including 36 unreleased Stephen King adaptations), comedians, music acts, and interviews.