Touring nationally in support of their seventh album and 2022 release Strike a Nerve, an 11-track recording that Music Matters deemed “an adrenaline rush,” the hard rockers and alternative-metal artists of Drowning Pool headline a July 21 concert at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, their latest work inspiring Loud Hailer magazine to rave, "From start to finish, fans are sure to appreciate the unsettling comfort of this new but familiar album."

A Catholic priest with nearly two dozen solo and group albums to his credit, Fr. Stan Fortuna returns as the showcased guest in Polyrhythms' Third Sunday Jazz Series, his July 21 concert at Davenport's Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities highlighting the gifts of this nationally renowned singer/songwriter revered for his evangelical musical contributions in genres including Catholic-based jazz.

Famed for delivering a buzzer-beating performance on NBC's The Voice, where she got to work with Alicia Keys and Adam Levine, powerhouse chanteuse Sharane Calister brings her band and her incredible vocal cops to Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room on July 20, the Iowa artist's return engagement sure to wow audiences with her unique blend of R&B, pop, and modern soul stylings.

Hailed by Blurred Culture for delivering "sound that’s as punchy as it is poignant" and "a mélange of energetic rhythms and memorable melodies," the indie rockers of StrateJacket headline a July 20 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the touring talents also praised by Cut it Out magazine as "a trio of talented, passionate musicians ready to take the world by storm."

With the band's most recent, sophomore album Glass Future hailed by Nine Circles as "an absolute winner on all fronts," the psych and heavy rock musicians of Howling Giant headline a July 22 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the group's latest recording also lauded by Monster Riff as "a stunning combination of emotionally charged prog-rock and gripping stoner-rock riffs."

Performing in Maquoketa in support of their forthcoming release Talker, the indie-folk artists of Wilderado play the Codfish Hollow Barn on July 23, with The Guardian raving of their self-titled 2021 album debut that "each and every one of these 10 songs brings on an otherworldly sensation that is a surprising combination of danceable, heartfelt, laid back, and goosebump-raising.”

With the touring show boasting its star's uncanny portrayal of the late Buddy Holly and tributes to such legendary musicians as Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ricky Nelson, and Chuck Berry, Johnny Rogers' The History of Rock & Roll lands at Maquoketa's Ohnward Fine Arts Center on July 20, the concert event designed to transport audiences back in time when you could go to your favorite malt shops with your favorite guy or girl and dance to your favorite bands.

A modern-day triptych of parables both ludicrous and resonant, and Yorgos Lanthimos' first project set in the United States, the movie probably won't find Academy Awards in the offing. That hardly matters, though, for a work that delivers this many belly laughs, most of them accompanying dropped jaws, and this much thematic meat to chew on.

Lauded by Blues Blast magazine as "a great band" and "the best kind of roots act," the gifted musicians of Dustin Arbuckle & the Damnations headline a July 14 concert event at East Moline venue Whiskey Stop, this concert co-presented by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society a showcase for the blues talents inspired by traditional-blues legends such as Charley Patton, Howlin’ Wolf, and Little Walter.