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.

Revered for having landed 51 singles on the Billboard country charts, 20 of them number-one smashes, the iconic duo of singer/songwriters – better known as Brooks & Dunn – bring their "Neon Moon Tour 2026" to Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on October 3.

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.”

Touring the support of their most recent release Emergency Leisure, the psychedelic rockers of The Bright Light Social Hour headline an October 6 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, The Cosmic Clash raving, "From start to finish, Emergency Leisure delivers an experience greater than the sum of its parts. Gorgeously arranged and produced, it’s a journey worth taking again and again."