Touring in support of their June release Walk Thru Me, the musicians' first full-length album in more than 20 years, Lou Barlow and John Davis bring their alternative-rock outfit The Folk Implosion to Davenport's Raccoon Motel on August 8, the pair's latest recording inspiring PopMatters to rave that "Barlow and Davis exhibit new strengths and approaches that depart from their cavalier youth."

Touring in support of his 2024 album Critterland that Slate magazine hailed as "a worthy addition to the canon of country-folk classics," Arkansas-based singer/songwriter and guitarist Willi Carlisle headlines an August 6 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, his music pulling from traditional American folk, punk, and country, and many of his songs containing themes of drug abuse, queer life, and rural America.

Currently touring in support of his 2023 release Automatic, the artist's first album of original material in five years, the widely adored musician, actor, and daytime-drama icon Rick Springfield takes the stage at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center on July 27, the chart-topping rock singer/songwriter a longtime fan favorite for hits including "Affair of the Heart," "Love Somebody," and the Grammy Award-winning "Jessie's Girl."

On July 31, this year's Mississippi Valley Fair brings with it grandstand performances by a pair of Billboard-charting talents in Koe Wetzel and Priscilla Block, the former an acclaimed country rocker whose top-10 hits include this year's "Sweet Dreams" and "High Road" (featuring Jessie Murph), and the latter of whose country-pop song "Just About Over You" went viral on TikTok, reaching Nashville music executives who signed her to Mercury Nashville.