Best known as the founder and lead vocalist/guitarist for the alternative-country and Americana ensemble American Aquarium, singer/songwriter BJ Barham plays special solo sets at Davenport's Raccoon Motel on December 16 and 17, the artist's 2016 album Rockingham lauded by No Depression for its artist's “ability to capture depth and emotion that is on par with few others.”

Continuing the organization's run of exhilarating Third Sunday Jazz Workshop & Matinée Series concert events held in Bettendorf's Rivermont Collegiate, Polyrhythms presents a December 18 engagement with the gifted Midwestern musicians of the Saul Lubaroff Quartet, with saxophonist and Eastern Iowa mainstay delivering jazz hits and seasonal tunes alongside guitarist Andy Parrott, bass player Scott Barnum, and drummer Paul Cunliffe.

A beloved holiday tradition featuring a wide variety of musical performances will be held in St. Ambrose University's Galvin Fine Arts Center in the annual seasonal presentation An Ambrosian Christmas Concert, an afternoon event boasting the talented SAU chamber singers, jazz band, STAMVOJA, symphonic band, university chorale, and student soloists.

The winner of season 16 of American Idol and a People's Choice Award recipient for “Competition Contestant of 2018,” indie-pop and folk singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Maddie Poppe enjoys a headlining concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on December 11, with the artist performing songs from her acclaimed repertoire and seasonal numbers from her holiday EP Christmas from Home, just released on November 20.