Touring in support of their album debut She Only Said, a recording that Rough Trade raved "crawls with intensity and introspection," the Phoenix-based shoegaze talents of Glixen headline an August 1 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Black Sheep Rocks adding that the group's sound “consists of tender melodies encased inside chrome walls of grungy textures and heavy guitars.”

Honored with a star on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue, an acknowledgment that journalist Steve Marsh said "might be the most prestigious public honor an artist can receive in Minneapolis," Minnesota-based musician Mark Mallman headlines an August 3 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist a recipient of the Minnesota Music Awards for best keyboard/piano player and, for 2005's Mr. Serious, best rock band and rock record.

Praised by Americana UK as musicians who "deliver good-time music with an infectious groove," the touring talents of The Deslondes headline an August 6 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Tinnitist adding that the band's 2024 recording Roll It Out exudes "a quiet poignancy as they reflect on what it means to devote yourself to others – whether it’s family, friends, audiences, or other guys in the tour van with you."

Performing in Davenport as part of Common Chord's Live at Five Free Summer Concert Series, the nationally known, Quad Cities-based power-pop artists of Einstein's Sister play the SkyBridge Courtyard on August 1, the outfit's previous singles “Begin Again / Standing Still" mastered by Abbey Road Studios' Miles Showell, who also mastered and cut vinyl for Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Queen, The Police, and The Beatles.