He is Henry the eighth, he is, and on May 22, a pop-rock icon returns with the band that made him famous in the Adler Theatre's hosting of Herman's Hermits Starring Peter Noone – a night of British-Invasion favorites boasting such radio classics as “I'm Into Something Good,” “Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter,” “Silhouettes,” and, of course, “I'm Henry the VIII, I Am.”

With the Grateful Web hailing the artist whose "control is effortless, smooth but still electrifying," Vermont-based singer/songwriter and guitarist Mihali Savoulidis, performing under his single moniker Mihali, plays a May 26 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room, his singular blend of rock, jazz, reggae, bluegrass, and funk crafting immersive, improvisational live performances that have captivated audiences for two decades.

Hailed by ReGen Magazine as "one of the current industrial/metal scene's sharpest acts," the touring musicians of Derision Cult headline a May 27 engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Metal Temple Magazine adding that the band's 2025 release The Mercenary Notes, Pt. 2 "flows freely between hardened metal and jolly good fun, and it's a strange combination, but it just works."

A high-energy ensemble boasting some of the sharpest musical talents the area has to offer, 10 of Soul headlines a May 23 engagement as part of the Tangled Wood's summer concert series, their Bettendorf set sure to boast classic tunes from the genres of soul, funk, and blues, as well as a few funky arrangements of their own.