With an eagerly awaited weekend of live performances returning to the Quad Cities for the 55th time, the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival will, from July 30 through August 1, again enjoy residency at the Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center.

It's not often that you're see horses and a dinosaur on the same stage. But miracles will be in the making on July 30 when Davenport's Capitol Theatre hosts an evening with Band of Horses and Dinosaur Jr., the popular alternative rockers respectively adored for such albums as the Grammy-nominated Infinite Arms and the critically acclaimed Sweep it Into Space.

Touring in support of their forthcoming album The Last Word, planned for a September release and the musicians' first new full-length in eight years, the hard rockers and nu-metal artists on Nonpoint headline a July 25 concert at Davenport's Capitol Theatre, the band currently composed of vocalist Elias Soriano, drummer Robb Rivera, rhythm guitarist Rasheed Thomas, bassist Adam Woloszyn, and lead guitarist Jaysin Zeilstra.

Utilizing organic beats and booms, loops, cello, and guitar to slather their intimate originals onto the crowd while inviting bodies to the dance floor, the popular rock/Americana duo Tif & Mollie headline a July 24 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room, their summer tour also a reunion tour, as both Austin-based artists are originally from the Midwest.

With their most recent album Vacationland hailed by Motif magazine as a recording that "rocks like it’s opening a portal to another dimension," guitarist/songwriter and Quad Cities native Ryan Flaherty and drummer/vocalist Erika Stahl bring their outfit Muddy Ruckus to Davenport's Raccoon Motel, their July 24 engagement treating fans to what The Sound hailed as "infectious, foot-stomping Americana tunes."

With Americana Highways raving that the artist delivers "earnest, breathless vocals that are perfectly evocative and powerful," Americana musician and former Glee cast member Noah Guthrie headlines a July 26 afternoon concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Red Guitar Music adding that Guthrie's 2022 release Blue Wall is "a fantastic record from a singer and songwriter with much to offer."

Touring in support of their 2025 release Worldwide that finds the musicians, according to Pitchfork, as "rowdy and relentless as ever," the Nashville-based punk rockers of Snõõper headline a July 28 concert aty Davenport's Raccoon Motel, Joyzine adding to the Worldwide praise by deeming the recording "fast, frantic, funny, and deeply addictive."

With the musician's lauded vocal style hailed by Illustrate magazine as "slow, smooth, and intimate, setting a nostalgic and warm tone," Minnesota native Seth Evans' touring project Paul Babe headlines a July 29 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, The Other Side Reviews adding that the indie outfit produces an "extremely interesting mix of sounds and soothing vocals to bring overwhelming emotions to life."

With their 2024 debut LP Miss Missed Connection the winner of the South Arts Jazz Roads Award and, according to The Grateful Web, boasting "infectiously fun songs that invite crowd participation," the touring pop, soul, and New Orleans brass talents of Sweet Magnolia return to Davenport's Raccoon Motel on July 30, their songs hailed by Glide magazine as "unapologetically sassy, infectiously fun, and bold."

Touring in support of his 2025 release Refugia Blues hailed by Holler Country Music as "a raw, resolute version of American country music, stacked high with songs that go down easy but linger in the minds of those willing to invest the time," singer/songwriters Nick Shoulders headlines a July 26 concert at Maquoketa's Codfish Hollow Barn, the artist also lauded by Saving Country Music as "one of the most gifted and curious singers/yodelers/whistlers of our time."

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