Hailed by Nashville Scene as an artist who "sings and plays like nobody's business," country and honkytonk singer/songwriter and fiddler Greg Garing makes his Quad Cities debut with a May 30 engagement at Davenport's Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, this veteran of the Nashville and New York City music scenes inspiring none other than the legendary Johnny Cash to call him “the best country singer I’ve heard in 30 years."

In afternoon and evening performances on June 5, country-music fans are invited to sing their hearts out to timeless classics such as “How Do You Like Me Now,” “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” and “I Love This Bar" at the Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse, with the Rock Island venue presenting the area debut of the touring sensation TOBY: A Tribute to Toby Keith starring Hollywood Yates. With every strum of the guitar and every beat of the drum, TOBY pays homage to Keith’s extraordinary career, capturing the essence of his rebellious charm and unwavering dedication to his craft.

Lauded by The Beverly Review as "a multi-talented musician from the northern suburbs of Chicago" who "brings a unique sound blending elements of funk, jazz, indie, and country," singer/songwriter Josh Spinner headlines a May 30 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist also hailed by the Chicago Tribune as "the epitome of a hardworking musician."

Patrons of Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre are invited on an exhilarating trip back to the disco heyday of the 1970s when the vocal ensemble Choral Dynamics presents their dynamite stage extravaganza Blame It on the Boogie, a May 30 through June 1 musical fiesta with proceeds benefiting the Galesburg Rescue Mission & Women's Shelter.

Lauded by Blues-E-News as "a hot Columbus blues band fronted by the strong voice and wailing harp of Brian Peters," the exhilarating talents of Deuce 'n a Quarter play a special May 18 concert at Moline's Viking Club, this presentation by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society treating audiences to an ensemble that, according to Blues Blast magazine, "goes from zero to 60 right out of the gate."

Formed in 2015, based in central Iowa, and drawing influence from such legendary artists as Merle Haggard, Charlie Daniels, and Hank Williams Jr., the country ensemble Tyler Richton & the High Bank Boys enjoy a May 23 headlining engagement at Davenport's Capitol Theatre, the group boasting more than 50 years of combined experience and shared stages with the likes of Tracy Byrd, John Michael Montgomeru, and Craig Morgan.

With their most recent album Death by Rock and Roll lauded by Classic Rock as "brilliant" and by Kerrang! as "made by people who have suffered for their art and whose art will in turn soothe their suffering," lead vocalist Taylor Momsen and her outfit The Pretty Reckless headline a May 25 concert at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, the group winners of the Alternative Press Music Award for Best Hard Rock Band and the iHeart Radio Music Award for Rock Artist of the Year.

youbet, May 23

With Radio Free Brooklyn praising the artist's 2024 album Way to Be for music that's "as strange as it is familiar" and "as dark as it is playful," Nick Llobet's indie-rock outfit youbet headlines a May 23 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Femmusic Magazine adding that last year's release is "filled with playful, kinetic arrangements" and "a bridge into the entrancing world of youbet."

Touring in support of their latest album Chosen at Random, and lauded by Medium.com for their "energetic instrumentation and stunning vocal performances," the Colorado-based alt-rock duo of INTHEWHALE headline a May 24 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the Web site adding that the artists' latest recording "shows how passionate the band is with their music."

Delivering what Pitchfork called "militantly adventurous heavy metal" that runs the gamut "from stoner metal to psychedelic rock, free jazz to electric blues," The Chicago rockers of The Atlas Moth headline a May 28 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Angry Metal Guy raving that their most recent EP Coma Noir is " an inventive, addictive and fun extreme-metal album with a burly, beer swilling rock soul, loaded with a bounty of killer riffs, memorable songs, and daring experimentation."

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