Touring in support of their sixth studio album You're Weird Now that will be released the day before their Davenport engagement, the indie rockers of Guerilla Toss headline a September 20 concert at the Raccoon Motel, this group that Henry Rollins called "one of the first great bands of the new century" also listed by Rolling Stone as one of the "10 Great Modern Punk Bands."

Headlining a September 24 evening at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the Heligoats – what NPR called “a strange name for a guy strumming a guitar, but oddly befitting someone who stuffs his songs with so many sideways ideas and observations” – delivers acoustic indie rock courtesy of singer/songwriter Chris Otepka, whom NPR declared “writes songs that are brainy in the best way: clever without straining for cuteness, wry but never smug.”

Capturing the exhilarating fire and fury of favorites such as “Magic Man," “What About Love,” "Barracuda," and “Crazy on You," the tribute musicians of Heartless bring their driving beats, burning guitar riffs, and soaring vocals to Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse on September 20, the show also boasting classic songs Heart has covered by artists including Led Zeppelin and The Who.

Two classic piano concertos, two world premieres by female composers, and the Quad Cities debut of a new saxophone concerto are among highlights of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's (QCSO's) 111th season, which will formally begin with its first Masterworks program on October 4 and 5.