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Find the best music events and make the most of your time this month in Rockford. From music to nightlife and more, we have the biggest event range and best discovery experience, there's something for everyone.
Caitlin Mae is a Nashville-based, award-winning country singer/songwriter, whose music has earned international acclaim, radio success, and a rapidly growing global fanbase. Known for her honest storytelling, and dynamic live performances, Caitlin Mae has taken her music from arena shows and major festival stages, to headline tours, including sharing the stage with country music superstar, Carrie Underwood. Now calling Nashville, Tennessee home, she continues to tour nationally, and internationally, while making an impact both on and off the stage. Her songwriting has earned international recognition. Her single, 'House Sitting', received 'Single of the Year' at the International Singer Songwriter Association Awards, 'Best Modern Country Song' at the World Songwriting Awards, and was also up for Grammy consideration this past year. Caitlin Mae has been featured on WSM Radio — the official home of the Grand Ole Opry — promoting new music that has seen success across radio, and streaming platforms. Beyond performing, she has judged award shows, appeared in live radio interviews, and donated her time speaking and performing at schools. Currently, Caitlin Mae is preparing for upcoming headline tours across Florida, Texas, Indiana, North Carolina, Alabama, and closer to home in Tennessee, while continuing to release new music on a consistent schedule. When she’s not on the road, she remains busy in the studio, bringing her songs directly to audiences everywhere.
Experience the musical brilliance of compositions exploring destiny and the courage to face it. The Rockford Symphony Orchestra presents a captivating concert featuring Carlos Simon's Fate Now Conquers, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with soloist Alexander Korantia, and Brahms's Symphony No. 2. This concert is a must-see for classical music enthusiasts.
Big Boogie performs live at Rockford Women’s Club on Friday, April 24th. 21+ to enter. Doors open at 7PM. Tickets available now.
In his 20-year career as a singer-songwriter Dan Hubbard has released 9 studio albums, toured extensively throughout the United States, and shared the stage with countless national acts. Influenced by the likes of Tom Petty, Hubbard’s music has been acclaimed as “beautiful, powerful, and often seemingly effortless.” (Independent Clauses) The Illinois native is set to release his 10th studio work in the fall of 2025 - a six song EP titled Vol 1: Letting Go. This will be the first in a two volume set.
Queensrÿche, a critically acclaimed heavy metal band, will be performing at Hard Rock LIVE in Rockford. Doors open at 7PM, with the show starting at 8PM. The venue is a fully seated event, with some sections featuring stadium-style risers. Hard Rock Rockford is a smoke-free facility, and all sales are final. Must be 21+ with valid ID.
The Silos began as a musical force in 1985 with the release of their first album “About Her Steps” along with a series of gigs in their hometown neighborhood, the East Village of New York City. They were part of New York’s post-punk ‘80s scene and played Indie Rock, Alt-Rock, Alt-Country, and Americana before any critics coined those terms. Heralded at their outset by Rolling Stone as "America's Best New Band," the resilient Silos mix punk, roots, rock, and sage art-damaged truth telling. Salas-Humara’s narratives take on the weight of attentive, convincing poetry and wry wordplay. The Silos have created a sound that's hard to pin down - “The band's austere style inflects the astringent twang of The Velvet Underground with the drone of R.E.M. and adds countryish echoes that recall Gram Parsons," offered The New York Times.
**THE GLASS HOURS** are American songwriters Megan Barbera and Brad Armstrong. Combining influences from Megan’s Colorado mountain roots and Brad’s Birmingham, AL southern roots, the Americana/Country Folk duo met in New York’s Hudson Valley in Summer 2022 and began writing and performing together immediately. They recorded their first album, self-titled, and released by Cornelius Chapel Records in March 2024, and several songs from the album were featured by Americana UK, The Bluegrass Situation and Americana Highways. The duo was invited to play NYC’s Underwater Sunshine Festival, an annual music showcase curated by Adam Duritz, lead singer for Counting Crows. The Glass Hours second album, Chapel Glass, was recorded in November 2024 at Dial Back Sound in Water Valley, MS. Chapel Glass is set for release September 19, 2025. **SARA JEAN STEVENS** - No matter how much time passes, it always seems to catch up with you. For Sara Jean Stevens, those fleeting moments became a rich source of inspiration for her sophomore EP, Lovesick. The four layered tracks bring hints of country, folk, road. The Chicago-based artist had a lucrative career touring the world as part of top-line ensembles before choosing to find her own place in music. Her solo material has been hailed as a mix of Emmylou Harris and Mazzy Star and described as music for the loners, the hopeless romantics and the dreamers. Stevens has opened for artists like John Hiatt, Rhett Miller (Old 97s) & The Wood Brothers.
Los Huracanes Del Norte's Rutas Ventus Tour is a must-attend event for fans of the band. The concert, held at Hard Rock LIVE within Hard Rock Casino Rockford, promises an unforgettable experience. Doors open at 7PM and the show begins at 8PM. Please note, this is a fully seated event with all tickets granting entry and reserved seating. Sections 201, 202, & 203 are stadium-style risers that require traveling up a set of stairs. All wheelchair and accessibility areas are located within Sections 101 & 103. Hard Rock Rockford is a smoke-free facility, and smoking of any kind, including vapes, is prohibited. For a full list of venue rules, visit our website. Hard Rock LIVE has no re-entry.
A musical force to be reckoned with, Bo Allen Messer Music—BAMM—is less of a house band and more of a band on course to become a household name. From its roots in Madison, Wisconsin in early 2024 to its debut-year tour through Colorado, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, BAMM has made a big impact in just one year on the music scene. With over one hundred shows played, a debut album (Shifting Tides) gaining airplay and attention, and a feature interview on Madison's Max Ink Radio 92.7FM, BAMM is quickly building momentum and turning heads. Igniting every stage with passion, BAMM’s songs and performances blend rich roots music with touches of Southern rock and funk—brought to life through dynamic musicianship and high-energy improvisation. Their sound invites both deep listening and toe-tapping fun, drawing in fans from diverse musical backgrounds.
He's Back and with the full band, The Black Lillies!! Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer Cruz Contreras has roots in Tennessee and Michigan, but has impacted Americana music worldwide. The frontman, founder, and driving force behind The Black Lillies’ raw and rootsy sound also co-founded Robinella and the CCstringband, and has collaborated with musicians ranging from John Oates and Jim Lauderdale to Langhorne Slim and The Turnpike Troubadours. His projects have topped both the Billboard and Americana radio charts, won Independent Music Awards, and been nominated for the Americana Music Association’s Emerging Artist of the Year award. After over a decade touring under the name The Black Lillies, Contreras wrapped up the band in 2019 and is performing under his own name. Over the years, Cruz has appeared on nationally broadcasted television including Late Night with Conan O’Brien, CMT, VH-1, GAC, Bluegrass Underground and PBS Television’s Sun Studio Sessions. His music has been lauded by outlets as diverse as American Songwriter Magazine, Rolling Stone, NPR’s Morning Edition and Vanity Fair, among others. As an independent artist, Cruz has played Nashville’s lauded Grand Ole Opry 40 times over the years. Contreras is currently at work on his debut solo album, ‘Cosmico’.