The October 8 event made possible through partnership between the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities and the Rock Island Public Library, a pair of iconic folk singer/songwriters will be saluted when the library's Watts-Midtown Branch hosts When Dylan Met Guthrie, an exuberant two-man show created by award-winning Wisconsin Artists Lil Rev and Will Branch.

Recipients of prizes including the International Bluegrass Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year (for 2011's Help My Brother), the Gibson Brothers of Eric and Leigh bring their latest tour to Davenport's Redstone Room on October 6, heir individual vocals, No Depression saying that "their individual vocals, their intricate harmonies, and their guitar licks demonstrate why this duo has earned a place on the bigger bluegrass stage.”

With their 2025 debut Can You Keep a Secret? hailed by New Noise Magazine as "full of high-quality production and catchy choruses," the pop/rock/punk outfit Diva Bleach headlines an October 7 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, New Noise adding that the outfit's first LP is a "fully realized creative vision" that "effectively modernizes pop-rock while still maintaining its fun, colorful elements."