Touring in support of his 2025 release Mississippi (unplugged) that Americana Highways deemed "hushed and straight from the heart," country-music singer/songwriter Jason Eady headlines a March 4 engagement at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist's 2021 album To the Passage of Time also hailed by Saving Country Music as "a gorgeously crafted record of purposeful expressions."

With the touring event one-of-a-kind concert that will take audiences on a journey through the music and performances of the King of Pop, MJ: The Illusion lands at Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre on February 27, the show inviting Michael Jackson fans to re-live the artist's "Dangerous Tour" with "Jam," "Thriller," "Smooth Criminal," "Billie Jean," and many more iconic favorites.

Sharing his musical gifts in a pair of 45-minute performances plus a full-length concert evening at Davenport's TMBC Lincoln Resource Center, acclaimed pianist Barron Ryan returns to the area for Quad City Arts' 2025-26 Visiting Artists Series, this lauded musical sensation hailed by Kensington Concert Series director Gary Payne for the "emotive quality of his playing," and the musician recognized as one of Smithsonian magazine's 10 “Innovators to Watch."

Performing in support of his most recent album Thank You Brother Bill: A Tribute to Bill Withers, lauded blues and soul artist Kevin Burt performs a special February 25 concert sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society, the event taking place at Rock Island's Hauberg Civic Center, and Burt's new album praised by Rock & Blues Muse as a work that “hits the highest marks on all counts – phrasing, soulful delivery, musical accompaniment, and genuine conviction.”