Acclaimed by Taste of Country as "a natural storyteller" who is "capable of reaching every single fan without pulling a muscle," country singer/songwriter and Billboard sensation Drake White headlines a June 21 concert at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, the musician an inclusion among Rolling Stone’s "10 Country Artists You Need to Know" and the recipient of the British CMA Awards’ citation for International Song of the Year.

Touring in support of their 2022 album Nightmares that The Sound Advocate praised for its blend of "an open, acoustically-based sound with ferocious, eclectic playing," the the indie rockers of Gasoline Lollipops headline a June 22 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the group also lauded by New Noise magazine for delivering "a powerful mix of Americana, outlaw country, and just enough punk-rock swagger to appeal to those who won’t admit to liking those other two genres."

Touring in support of their 2023 album Should've Learned by Now, a work that Pitchfork calls "endearing and impassioned" and Saving Country Music deems" incredible," the Memphis-based alt-country rockers of Lucero headline a June 25 concert at Maquoketa's Codfish Hollow Barn, the group's most recent recording inspiring Americana UK to rave, "Lucero show us that they’ve learned their craft well, thank you very much, and that they’ve left ample room for bringing in new tricks to make them sound even better."

On June 25, the Rock Island Public Library's Watts-Midtown Branch invites patrons to step back in time as the delightful touring duo Cherry & Jerry enchant audiences with hit tunes and rarely played gems from the ragtime era, delivering an hour of great songs that they've dusted off and brought back to life, and treating listeners of all ages to a bit of history, as well.