Hailed by ReGen Magazine as "one of the current industrial/metal scene's sharpest acts," the touring musicians of Derision Cult headline a May 27 engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Metal Temple Magazine adding that the band's 2025 release The Mercenary Notes, Pt. 2 "flows freely between hardened metal and jolly good fun, and it's a strange combination, but it just works."

A high-energy ensemble boasting some of the sharpest musical talents the area has to offer, 10 of Soul headlines a May 23 engagement as part of the Tangled Wood's summer concert series, their Bettendorf set sure to boast classic tunes from the genres of soul, funk, and blues, as well as a few funky arrangements of their own.

Performing from an iconic repertoire boasting such classics as "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Hey Good Lookin'," and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," country musician and Obie Award winner Jason Petty brings his touring production 100 Years of Hank Williams to Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre on May 23, Petty being the only actor to portray Williams in New York City's hit off-Broadway musical Lost Highway, as well as the only artist to perform that musical at Nashville's world famous Ryman Auditorium.

Touring in support of his 2026 album New Day, a long-awaited release that The Rockpit said "may just be the best we have heard from John so far," legendary hard-rock singer/guitarist John Corabi and several gifted musician friends perform a May 16 concert event at Moline venue Rascals Live, Corabi revered as the frontman of The Scream during 1989 and of Mötley Crüe (during Vince Neil's hiatus) between 1992 and 1996.