A Tribute Artist of the Year nominee at the Grand Ole Opry House's 10th-annual Josie Awards, Chicago's singing and dancing sensation Traci Marie brings her touring event Are You Ready For It? A Taylor Experience to Mt. Carroll's Timber Lake Playhouse on November 2, paying tribute to one of the most iconic pop stars of the 21st century with a live-band performance that recreates Taylor Swift's historic "The Eras Tour."

The Deanery School of Music is entering a new movement in its score, with a new concert series and new director.

Lauded for their amalgamation of metalcore and pop-punk heard in albums such as Common Courtesy, You're Welcome, and their chart-topping Bad Vibrations, vocalist Jeremy McKinnon, rhythm guitarist Neil Westfall, percussionist/drummer Alex Shelnutt, and lead guitarist Kevin Skaff bring their rock outfit A Day to Remember to Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on October 26, this night to remember sure to feature hits including "Feedback," "Miracle," and the number-one sensation "Paranoia."

With the beloved seasonal comedy shown in high definition on the big screen as the Quad City Symphony Orchestra conjures John Debney’s score to life, Davenport's Adler Theatre hosts the spooky hilarity of Disney’s 'Hocus Pocus' in Concert, an October 26 event, conducted by Hisham Bravo Groover, in which family audiences are invited to immerse themselves in a night of humor, suspense, and ageless adventure.

Composed of rapper Slug (Sean Daley) and DJ/producer Ant (Anthony Davis), the venerated, Minneapolis-based duo of Atmosphere brings their latest tour to Davenport's Capitol Theatre on October 27, the continually popular outfit having released 13 studio albums and 10 extended plays since their professional start 28 years ago.

Currently touring North America in support of their most recent album A Kiss for the Whole World, a recording in which the musicians, according to NME, "sound perhaps the most joyful they've ever been" the alternative rockers of Enter Shikari headline an October 26 concert at Davenport's Capitol Theatre, The Skinny adding that in the group's newest recording, listeners can "genuinely feel the life pouring out of the record."

Performing from a repertoire of hard-rock hits that includes the top-10 Billboard chart-toppers "Shot in the Dark," "Rock 'n' Roll Train," "Big Gun," "Hard as a Rock," and "Stiff Upper Lip," the musicians of Thunderstruck: America’s AC/DC Tribute take the stage at East Moline venue The Rust Belt on October 25, this salute to the Australian legends boasting favorites from number-one AC/DC albums including Black Ice, Rock or Bust, 2020's Power Up, and the legendary Back in Black.

A well-regarded country, bluegrass, and Americana artist who, since 1986, he has released 34 studio albums, Jim Lauderdale brings his expressive talents to Davenport's Redstone Room on October 26, the artist's raves from fellow professionals including George Strait calling him "a consummate entertainer" and Old Crow Medicine Show's Ketch Secor deeming him "my favorite part of Americana music."

Hailed by WOMEX as "astonishing musicians" known for "coaxing fantastic sounds out of their chosen instruments," the musicians of WÖR serve as the latest guests in Quad City Arts' Visiting Artist Series, their October 28 and 3 area performances showcasing a band whose curiosity, passion, and talent has led to a niche goldmine of 18th-century melodies from the Flanders region of Belgium melodies, recreated in stunning contemporary arrangements.

With their eponymous 2018 release the winner of the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album, the Nashville-based The Travelin' McCourys brings their two to two area venues this month, the lauded artists headlining the "Codfish Halloween w/ the Travelin' McCourys" at Maquoketa's Codfish Hollow Barn on October 30, and an actual Halloween show at Davenport's Redstone Room on October 31.

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