Lauded by Rock & Blues Muse for his "charming, effortless, and spontaneous style," and by the Rochester City Newspaper as a talent who “digs deep into rock 'n' roll's blackness and blueness” and “plays downright nasty and mean.” Nashville-based singer/songwriter McKinley James and his bandmates return to Davenport's Raccoon Motel on July 26, his latest album Working Class Blues hailed by NYS Music for the artist's "gritty tone, calming guitar grooves, and swing-style approach."

Lauded for their album Tell Tale Heart being a top-10 smash in its first week of release, the Billboard-charting local talents of the Avey Grouws Band play Davenport's Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room on July 26, demonstrating why Goldmine praised their 2021 release for its “adept arrangements, clear confidence, and a decidedly agile approach as far as the shifts in style.”

An evening of classic '80s rock is promised at Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse on July 26 when the venue treats fans to a night with Bad Medicine, the exhilarating touring musicians who will deliver a first act of Bon Jovi hits and a second act of "Non Jovi" smashes, featuring favorites by the hard-rocking likes of Poison, Van Halen, and Guns N' Roses.

Touring in support of last year's Billboard hit Strong, an album that People magazine called "tailor-made for jubilant live performances," chart-topping country rocker Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line headlines a July 18 concert at East Moline's The Rust Belt, the singer/songwriter's smash singles including "Back Then Right Now" and the double-platinum-selling "5 Foot 9" and "Dancin' in the Country."