With the band's album Coming to Terms hailed by Consequence of Sound as a recording that "screams like a banshee leaping out of it’s cage and tasting freedom for the first time," vocalist/guitarist Chad Wolf and drummer Brian Ulery bring their touring outfit Carolina Liar to Davenport's Raccoon Motel on July 2, Blender adding that the artists' debut LP was "a handful of skyscraping, modern-rock behemoths."

Their 2024 debut album One of a Kind hailed by No Frills Reviews as "an impressive tribute to classic psych pop" and "a sun-drenched blend of psychedelic folk-rock," The Heavy Heavy headlines a July 1 concert at Maquoketa's Codfish Hollow Barn, Paste magazine adding that the duo makes "rock 'n 'roll music that is a colossal motley, soulful, rollicking delight."

On June 13, visitors to Bishop Hill's Village Park are invited to celebrate America’s 250th Birthday by enjoying the 2026 Doodle Folk Music Festival, a day of outdoor events located in a bucolic, historic village of the 1840s.

Performing in their wildly anticipated "Final Frontier Tour," the iconic arena-rockers of Journey play Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on June 24, the band currently composed of guitarist/vocalist Neal Schon (the longest-serving original member), keyboardists/vocalists Jonathan Cain (retiring from the group after this tour) and Jason Derlatka, drummer/vocalist Deen Castronovo, bassist Todd Jensen, and lead vocalist Arnel Pineda.

Touring in support of April's Age of the Ram and that same month's "surprise" release Clovis that Whiskey Riff said "could be the most impressive and important work of his entire career," country, blues, and Americana singer/songwriter Charley Crockett headlines a June 25 concert at Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, the musician's discography boasting an astonishing 17 studio albums over the last dozen years.

With their most recent album 152 hailed by Kerrang! as "a stunning set of songs that truly defies the band's age" and "the perfect bridge between past and present," the emo-pop and alternative rockers of Taking Back Sunday headline a June 19 concert at Davenport's Capitol Theatre, the staff Consequence magazine citing the group on their list of "The 100 Best Pop Punk Bands" in America.

Performing a thrilling night of Americana, rock, and blues, the combined talents of Dick “Dickie” Prall and the Tanya English Band play an exhilarating, co-headlining engagement at Rock Island's RIBCO on June 20.

Touring in support of new songs including his critically lauded "Cattleman's Call," country-music singer/songwriter Scott Wolverton headlines a June 19 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the performer hailed by Holler Country for his "warm and balanced, widescreen quality that draws from the heartland rock of Mellencamp and Springsteen, giving his songs a soft melancholy and a wide-eyed sense of wonder that sets them apart."

Touring in support of their newly release sophomore album Di Hotel Malibu, the Indonesia-based soul trio Thee Marloes headlines a June 20 engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Far Out magazine stating that with their latest recording, the international artists "have reaffirmed their position on the upper echelon of modern soul."

Lauded by SputnikMusic for their "very chill and dreamy guitar-driven indie rock with a distinct early-'00s feel," the touring quintet Dinner Time headlines a June 21 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the ensemble also hailed by PopMatters as "a band with loads of musical chops and a great deal of vision."

Pages