Inviting classical-music lovers to immerse themselves in the haunting beauty and virtuosity of two iconic composers, Moline's Sound Conservatory, on October 4, will host Matthieu Bergheau Presents Rachmaninoff & Scriabin, an evening with the French pianist praised by Interlude's Doug Thomas as an artist whose playing "shines with a sense of natural, an absence of artefacts, and a focus on the narrative of the musical journey."

Touring in support of their August release The Future Is Our Way Out that NME called "a debut album that seamlessly cherry-picks the best of bygone eras," the Chicago-based, five-piece ensemble Brigitte Calls Me Baby headlines an October 5 engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the band also lauded by Spin magazine as a group whose "music offers a feast of multi-generational cultural cues."

Touring in support of his most recent album I Saw the Arkansas, a recording that Turn Up the Amp said "delivers contemplative, heartfelt, expressive vignettes with a classic '90s country sound," country singer/songwriter Dylan Earl headlines an October 7 engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist's latest also lauded by Holler Country as a work that "bristles with restless energy."

From the vaudeville circuit to Broadway, Harold Arlen composed songs that have remained popular for almost 100 years, and on October 5, the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts' American Songbook series will celebrate that legacy in Over the Rainbow: The Music of Harold Arlen, a night of unforgettable tunes including “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” “It’s Only a Paper Moon,” “Stormy Weather,” I’ve Got the World on a String,” and “The Man That Got Away."