Currently touring in support of her solo studio-album debut, and well-known as the founder, lead singer/songwriter, and guitarist of the punk-rock outfits Against Me! and The Devouring Mothers, Laura Jane Grace performs a special solo concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on September 4, her critically acclaimed Stay Alive lauded by Guitar World as "bold and bright and beautifully bare-bones, packed with delicate acoustic twangs and tongue-in-cheek lyrical whimsy."

Opening the 2022-23 Live at Heritage Center Performing Arts Series with an eclectic showcase of their formidable talents, the sibling musicians of B2wins return to the University of Dubuque on September 1, with Walter and Wagner Caldas demonstrating their gifts on lead electric violin and ukulele, and joined by additional musicians playing piano and drum.

Appearing locally in a special fundraiser co-hosted by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society, singer/guitarist Ivan Singh headlines an August 25 Summer Concert Series event in Rock Island's Schwiebert Riverfront Park, the 28-year-old Argentinian praised by Chicago's WGN radio as "one of the most-known blues guitar players in his country who has a unique can-box guitar and a particular way of playing it."

Performing from a repertoire boasting such iconic hits as “Raspberry Beret.” “1999,” “When Doves Cry,” “U Got the Look,” and the title song for the Oscar-winning Purple Rain, frontman DaVaughn Weber and the touring tribute artists of the Prince Project take the stage at Rock Island's Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse, their August 25 concert offering a thrilling “Kiss” in celebration of the legendary rocker.