Performing phenomenal works by Dmitri Shostakovich, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and Amy Beach, the Knox-Galesburg Symphony will treat classical-music lovers to a night of unforgettable compositions in A Celebration of Spirit, the ensemble's annual seasonal event taking place at Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre on November 22.

Winner of the Josie Awards” “Tribute Artist of the Year” for 2024, country artist Mike Sugg brings his touring sensation The American Ride: Toby Keith Tribute to Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse on November 22, his show delivering good-time, patriotic, party music from the late artist's first hit "Should've Been a Cowboy” to "Don't Let the Old Man In" and everything in between.

Lauded by The Sun Chronicle for their “distinct vocal harmonies, choreography, and performances [that] have helped bring a cappella into the mainstream of music,” the chart-topping pop singers of Pentatonix bring their seasonal "Christmas in the City Tour" to Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on November 19, showcasing the talents that have thus far resulted in three Grammy Awards and numerous appearances on the TV smashes The Sing-Off and The Masked Singer.

Traveling the country in support of their 2025 recording Unravel and praised by Time Out Chicago for their "heavenly harmonies on top of furious fingerpicking," the bluegrass quartet The Henhouse Prowlers headlines a November 20 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room in their 20th year of performance, the group also lauded by Sound Fuse for their "straight-laced, tight-knit, barn-burning bluegrass with enough vocal harmonization to make Del McCoury blush."

Lauded by PopMatters as "a project of equal parts technical skill and intangible humanity," the multi-cultural multi-instrumentalists of El Khat headline a November 19 concert event at Rock Island venue Rozz-Tox, the three-piece ensemble from Israel's Tel Aviv boasting the talents of lead vocalist Eyal el Wahab (seer, kearat, pahit), Lo tan Yaish (self-made drum kit), and Yefet Hassan (organ, percussion, self-made instruments).

Featuring a world-class vocal group assembled from past and present members of legendary ensembles The Miracles and The Contours, the touring sensation A Motown Christmas lands at Davenport's Adler Theatre on November 17, and evening of dazzling choreography and unforgettable harmonies performed in that unforgettable, soulful Motown style.

Touring in support of his 2024 album If It Takes Forever and lauded by Paste magazine for delivering "nimble grooves, creamy choruses, and vocal performances of immediacy and genuine feeling," folk singer/songwriter Brett Dennen headlines a November 15 concert event at Davenport's Redstone Room, the show an interactive art, storytelling, and acoustic-music concert with the artist Glide praised for his "bouncy rhythms, upbeat acoustic strumming, and sunny choruses."

Blues Blast Music Award nominees lauded for their high-energy live shows that feature virtuosic musicianship, tight harmonies, and infectious rhythms, the artists of Levee Town play a November 16 afternoon concert at Davenport's Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, the concert co-presented by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society and boasting talents who deliver, according to Blues Rock Review, "a balanced formula that works exceptionally well.

Described by No Depression as a talent who “will charm the pants off you, even when he's bummed,” the alt-country rocker Cary Branan performs a November 16 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist's most recent recording When I Go I Ghost inspiring New Noise Magazine to call it "a fantastic album from start to finish."

Hailed by The Reflector for songs that are "emotional, intimate, and cinematic," indie-pop, folk, and jazz singer/songwriter Delaney Bailey headlines a November 18 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist's 2022 EP (i would have followed you) lauded by Ones to Watch as "a hauntingly breathtaking folk project that both disintegrates you yet reminds you just how alive you really are."

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