Having kicked off its 110th-season Masterworks series on October 5 and 6 (honoring the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner’s birth with his Symphony No. 7), the Quad City Symphony Orchestra has a special program in November.

Touring in support of their 2024 album The Blackest Thing on the Menu that No Depression said "sounds like speeding aimlessly down country roads in a rusted old hatchback, windows down, cranking burned CDs through blown speakers," the bluegrass/hip-hop ensemble Gangstagrass brings their tour to Davenport's Adler Theatre on November 7, No Depression adding that the band delivers "a daring blend of innovative modern swagger and classic Americana cool which dares listeners not to come along for the ride."

Performing a popular regional style of band music from Mexico's state of Sinaloa that traditionally includes clarinets, trumpets, valve trombones, alto horns, tuba, and a drum set, the internationally touring talents of Mi Banda El Mexicano headline a November 2 concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, the ensemble well-established as one of Mexico's hottest musical acts.

With the super-group boasting the talents of Grammy and Oscar winner Christopher Cross, David Pack of Ambrosia, Maxi Priest, Jason Scheff (longtime lead singer of Chicago), and Badfinger featuring Joey Molland, It Was 50 Years Ago Today celebrates The Beatles at Davenport's Capitol Theatre on November 7, the event finding the musicians performing fan favorites from the iconic albums Let It Be and Hey Jude, as well as their own classic hits.

Their top-10 Billboard smashes including "Hey Now," "Astounded," "Down and Out," and the chart-topping "Breakdown," the rockers of Tantric headline a November 3 concert event at Davenport's Redstone Room, the group currently composed of lead guitarist Chris Loree, bass player Eric Warner, drummer Jon Loree, and lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and band co-founder Hugo Ferreira.

A Quad-Cities based tribute act dedicated to free-spirited and energetic concert experiences from the Stop Making Sense era, the tour de force of musicians known as Heads in Motion plays Davenport's Capitol Theatre on November 1, with the 10-piece ensemble celebrating Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award winner David Byrne and his iconic rock outfit Talking Heads.

Bringing their wildly popular "Harvest the Wind Tour '24" to Davenport, the tribute artists of Bearly Dead headline a Redstone Room concert on November 1, the rockers continuing to add to their 250-plus-song catalog and showcase authentic, spontaneous improvisation in their celebration of the Grateful Dead.

Spotlighting selections from Hank Mobley's iconic 1960 album Soul Station alongside additional compositions by both Mobley and jazz great Wynton Kelly, the Linscheid | Kendrick Quartet performs a special concert at Moline's Sound Conservatory on November 2, the event featuring saxophonist Joel Linscheid and pianist Corey Kendrick performing alongside Andy Crawford's deep bass grooves and Jason Brannon's rhythmic foundation on drums.

Widely lauded for his live performances, improvisation and studio composition using various combinations of drums, percussion, objects, junk, amplification, and electronics, Australian percussionist Will Guthrie performs in a special November 1 concert at Rock Island's Rozz-Tox, his singular music having been released on labels such as Black Truffle, Editions Mego, Erstwhile, Clean Feed, Gaffer Records, Hasana Editions, 23five, iDEAL, and his own Antboy Music.

Praised by Brooklyn Vegan for songs that produce "a kind of ethereal, mythic-folk-rock that brings in soft lilting qualities," singer/songwriter Mariee Siou headlines a November 3 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room, the artist also lauded by PopMatters for her "style full of subtleties, capable of causing massive impact with a singularly gentle approach."

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