For its Rivermont Collegiate concert event on June 18, Polyrhythms' Third Sunday Jazz Series will deliver a rich Andalusian-jazz feel in the "Way of Tradition" concert with the acclaimed Yogev Shetrit Trio, an ensemble boasting the collective talents of Moshe Elmakias on piano, Noam Tanzer on bass, and the bandleader/composer himself on drums.

Lauded by Rolling Stone as "one of country’s most fascinating young songwriters" and by Saving Country Music as "a big man with a high lonesome voice and heartfelt songs who is quickly rising up the independent country music depth charts," Joshua Ray Walker headlines a June 22concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel in support of his most recent release See You Next Time, which Americana Highways deemed "a fitting end to Walker's trilogy and its tribute to the fleeting, yet possibly life-changing, connection to be found at your nearest honky-tonk."

Lauded by AllMusic as "a guitarist, singer, and songwriter whose music has the earthy twang of country, the late-night feel of blues, and the road-worn defiance of rock & roll," John R. Miller headlines a June 20 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the artist also praised by Spin magazine for how his music "reflects a refreshingly raw honesty, reflectiveness, and the undeniable beauty in discovery and growth."

Touring in support of last year's release And Now Let's Turn to Page..., an album that Glide magazine called "warm and heartfelt" and that Americana Highways said "challenges the listener to jump from their pew and holler hallelujah," Brent Cobb headlines a June 18 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the southern-rock, country, and Americana singer/songwriter also praised by Americana UK as an artist who :"revives gospel classics with his distinctive voice and instrumentation."

With Already Heard calling them "energetic and intriguing" and Spinning Thoughts praising the band's 2018 EP Honey for the way the musicians "infuse electronic elements and catchy choruses," the California-based Crooked Teeth headlines a June 15 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, with Gig Goer adding that the band members "have clearly got a knack for creating some very catchy and enticing music."

Performing in Maquoketa in support of their self-titled 2021 debut album, a recording Atwood magazine praised as “an album of many tastes all bundled into an impressively cohesive and consistently engaging set,” the artists of Wilderado play the Codfish Hollow Barn on June 19, with The Guardian raving of their first LP that "each and every one of these 10 songs brings on an otherworldly sensation that is a surprising combination of danceable, heartfelt, laid back, and goosebump-raising.”

One of the most successful and beloved country crooners of all time will be celebrated at Maquoketa's Ohnward Fine Arts Center on June 17 when recording artist Alan Turner performs The Gambler: The Ultimate Kenny Rogers Tribute Show, a musical journey through the career of the American icon who has sold more than 120 million albums worldwide and racked up two dozen number-one hit singles, among them "Lady," "Islands in the Stream," "Lucille," and, of course, "The Gambler."

With the artist's most recent release Human: The Double Album praised by AllMusic.com for its “emotional facility” and “unfussy, unhurried execution,” country-rock singer/songwriter Cody Johnson brings his national tour to Moline's Vibrant Arena at the MARK on June 15, his most recent laurels including a 2023 CMT Music Award for his single “'Til You Can't,” a song that also earned three nominations from the Academy of Country Music Awards.

Touring in support of his 2022 hit Livin' My Best Life, CMT Music Award winner Dylan Scott headlines a June 16 concert at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, the U.K.'s Culture Fix insisting that the artist's latest "presents all the facets that make Dylan one of country’s strongest rising talents: soaring when tackling high-octane, feel-good country with a sense of charm and swagger; yet managing to deliver a sense of sincere emotional conviction in the album’s quieter more intimate moments."

Listed by NME as an "Essential Emerging Artist for 2023," the rockers of The Heavy Heavy headline a June 13 concert at Davenport's Raccoon Motel, the group's Life & Life Only, a debut EP lauded by Pop Matters as a work that "mashes up soul, psych, mod, and a tinge of eerie folk to create a blended sound that might be thrillingly at odds with today’s pop charts but would sound perfectly at home busting the rock conventions of half a century past."

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