A revered supergroup composed of Peter Buck, Mike Mills, Scott McCaughey (all of R.E.M.), Steve Wynn (The Dream Syndicate), and Linda Pitmon (The Minus Five), the Baseball Project brings their latest tour to Maquoketa's Codfish Hollow Barn on September 16, their most recent album Grand Salami Time boasting such guest artists as Stephen McCarthy of the Long Ryders and Steve Berlin of Los Lobos.

Described by the Examiner as “a band unlike any other” and by Blurt magazine as “a hybrid of Idris Muhammad, George Clinton, Ohio Players, and Earth, Wind & Fire,” the tightly-wrapped funk, rock, and R&B musicians of Here Come the Mummies return to Maquoketa's Codfish Hollow Barn on September 14, their infectious grooves leading The Bob & Tom Show co-host Bob Kevoian to call one of their concerts “the most fun I've had in 20 years.”

An international touring band that has traveled through the United States, Europe, and Canada for more than 20 years, Rick Lindy & the Jukebox Legends bring their exhilarating stage show to Maquoketa's Ohnward Fine Arts Center on September 13, performing hits from the '50s and '60s by such iconic artists as Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly and the Beatles.

Bringing to life the classic hits of one of pop music's most iconic groups, and doing so with dazzling costumes, flawless harmonies, and captivating stage presence, this tribute artists of Mamma Mania! ABBA Tribute bring their tour to Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre on September 13, the night sure to be filled with such iconic pop anthems as “Dancing Queen,” “Waterloo,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “Take a Chance on Me," and "Mamma Mia."

Touring in support of their 2024 album The Blackest Thing on the Menu that No Depression said "sounds like speeding aimlessly down country roads in a rusted old hatchback, windows down, cranking burned CDs through blown speakers," the bluegrass/hip-hop ensemble Gangstagrass brings their tour to Davenport's Adler Theatre on September 12, No Depression adding that the band delivers "a daring blend of innovative modern swagger and classic Americana cool which dares listeners not to come along for the ride."

Less than a year after being recognized for her lifetime of artistic achievements as part of the Kennedy Center's 47th class of honorees, multi-platinum-selling superstar Bonnie Raitt brings her national tour to Davenport's Adler Theatre on September 10, her collection of smash-hit albums including Slipstream, Luck of the Draw, and the chart-toppers Longing in Their Hearts and 1989's iconic Nick of Time.

Best known as the founder, lead guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and main songwriter of the rock band Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell brings his eagerly anticipated "I Want Blood" tour to Davenport's Capitol Theatre on September 10, his credits including several solo albums and appearances on chart-topping records by such varied acts as Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne, Glenn Danzig, and Deftones.

With VICE hailing the blues and Southern-rock musicians' 2018 album Carolina Confessions as "astounding and triumphant, a gut-punch and a nut-kick," the Marcus King Band brings "The Darling Blue Tour (Pt. 1)" to Davenport's Capitol Theatre on September 11, the ensemble's Billboard smash also lauded by AllMusic as "an amazing album front to back."

His sophomore album Neon Blue hailed by Holler Country as "a crash course in pure country from one of the music university’s finest and most knowledgeable professors," singer/songwriter Joshua Hedley returns to Davenport to headline a September 7 concert at the Raccoon Motel, the artist's 2022 recording also inspiring Pitchfork to rave that "the pleasure of Neon Blue is how Hedley subtly twists country conventions, making retro-minded songs and sounds seem both familiar and fresh."

Lauded by US Rocker as an outfit that delivers an "unbelievable interactive rock and roll show. the Japanese-American punk musicians of Peelander-Z bring their tour to Davenport's Raccoon Motel on September 6, the group billing themselves as a '"Japanese Action Comic Punk band hailing from the Z area of Planet Peelander," and their costumes ranging from sentai style suits, to kimono, to rubber Playmobil-style wigs.

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