Touring in support of her forthcoming fifth studio album Notes from Nowhere, and with the artist's fourth There Will Come Soft Rains lauded by Paste magazine for "her lithe songs and lock-tight arrangements," indie-rock and dream-pop singer/songwriter Esmé Patterson headlines an October 14 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, her 2020 recording also hailed by PopMatters as "visceral and deeply moving."

A favorite of critics and alt-country fans nationwide, acclaimed singer/songwriter Dale Watson headlines an October 13 concert at Maquoketa's Codfish Hollow Barn, his most recent album Dale Watson Presents: The Memphians praised by Holler Country as a "spirited, affectionate work" that "further confirms his love of a genre he will never abandon."

Named one of The Diapason magazine's "20 under 30," an accolade awarded only to the most successful artists in their field, organist James Kealey enjoys an October 15 showcase at the University of Dubuque's Heritage Center, the gifted musician currently serving as the full-time Associate Director of Music and principal organist at Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, New York.

Opening their eagerly anticipated 2023-24 Masterworks season with performances at Davenport's Adler Theatre on October 7 and Augustana College's Centennial Hall on October 8, the sublime musicians of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra welcome, for their concert event Masterworks I: From Conflict to Courage, Cuban-American cellist Dr. Tommy Mesa, the artist having inspired New York Concert Review to rave, "Mr. Mesa’s playing had a musical intensity that was commanding in every detail.”