Currently touring in support of her new album Rhinestone Requiem that Entertainment Focus said "blends Brandy Clark-style lyricism with the vocals of Nanci Griffith and the heart of a honky tonk angel," singer/songwriter Sunny Sweeney headlines a September 18 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room, her latest inspiring Americana UK to dub it "a sparkling yet soul-baring exploration of resilience, heartbreak, and honky-tonk healing."

With his program boasting songs, stories, and lore from Yiddish-theatre classics and such artists as Al Jolson, Fannie Brice, Sophie Tucker, Ted Lewis, and Eddie Cantor, jazz, blues, and folk singer/instrumentalist Lil' Rev – a.k.a. Marc Reverson – brings his one-man show Jews of Tin Pan Alley to the Moline Public Library on September 17, the touring favorite cited by the Wisconsin Area Music Industry as “Best Harmonica Instrumentalist” in 2000 and "Best Folk Singer”in 2004.

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.