With the band's album debut Poor Pretender hailed by The Creek as "a hushed record rife with departures and narratives that beg remembrance of broken relationships before the memories slip away," the Milwaukee-based Americana, alt-country, and indie-folk musicians of Long Mama headline a September 26 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, The Creek adding that Poor Pretender's songs are "desolate enough to mirror the gray days and long nights (of winter), but undergirded with enough dots of hope that assure us spring is inevitable."

Touring in support of his 2024 album Our Other History, a recording that fellow singer/songwriter Will Oldham called "as rewarding a listening experience as I’ve come across in recent times," genre-hopping indie artist Ned Collette performs a September 20 headlining engagement at Rock Island's Rozz-Tox venue, the artist inspiring Raven Sings the Blues to rave that "Collette captures our imagination, building worlds of sound around the listener in the longform."

With their 2023 album Can't Find the Brakes lauded by Rock & Blues Muse as "pure, organic rock with a bluesy edge that's nearly unbeatable," the Los Angeles-based talents of Dirty Honey bring their national tour to East Moline venue The Rust Belt on September 13, their sophomore recording also hailed by HeadBangers Lifestyle as "one of the most entertaining classic-rock albums you have heard in a while."

Delivering a thrilling night of salsa and dance music in the Redstone Room, the exclusively female ensemble Las Guaracheras brings their tour to downtown Davenport on September 16, their talents inspiring La Vaga Comunicaciones to rave, "Their songs navigate the sounds of the piano, bass, congas, timbales, vibraphone, and vocals," while "their lyrics are a celebration of life, love and feminine strength.