• Our Mission

    The River Music Experience (RME) exists to give Quad-City residents and visitors opportunities to experience America's music, and most especially the music of the Mississippi River, through live music performances and programs which nurture, educate and inspire musicians, and music appreciators.
    In short... The RME is a nonprofit helping build the Quad-City music scene through diverse live music and unique educational programming.

  • An Evening with Laurence Juber

    Join two-time Grammy-winner Laurence Juber for a workshop and performance in the Redstone Room on Friday, May 18th presented by Ashford University. Buy your tickets today!

  • Register for Rock Camp USA!

    Now in its seventh year at RME, Rock Camp USA features intensive performance-oriented instruction given by some of the finest professional musicians. Rock Camp USA has grown into one of the countries’ top Camps, offering participants this once in a lifetime experience! Register today and learn to rock!

  • Friday Live at 5 Returns for the 2012 Summer Season!

    Join RME for its fun and free music outdoor concert series, Friday Live at 5, kicking off June 1 on the Courtyard!

  • BeeRME for Music is Saturday, June 9th!

    Join RME for its Fourth Annual BeeRME for Music Fundraiser presented by Crawford Company and Northwest Bank and Trust Company on Saturday, June 9th! All proceeds benefit RME's music educational programming and live performances. Buy your tickets today!
 

Listen.

The Oolong Gurus June 22, 2012 Friday
The Oolong Gurus
Folk / Bluegrass
ACOUSTIC Music Club May 29, 2012 Tuesday
ACOUSTIC Music Club
Ghost Science July 14, 2012 Saturday
Ghost Science
Dubstep
The Tangents May 25, 2012 Friday
The Tangents
An Evening with two-time Grammy-winner Laurence Juber Presented by Ashford University May 18, 2012 Friday
An Evening with two-time Grammy-winner Laurence Juber Presented by Ashford University
Folk/Rock/Blues/Jazz
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound June 15, 2012 Friday
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound
Soul / Post-Punk
River Water Tribe June 01, 2012 Friday
River Water Tribe
Folk / Bluegrass / Blues
Ronnie Baker Brooks May 25, 2012 Friday
Ronnie Baker Brooks
Blues / R&B / Funk
RME Guitar Circle June 02, 2012 Saturday
RME Guitar Circle
The Blind Boys of Alabama August 10, 2012 Friday
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Gospel
The Blind Boys of Alabama August 09, 2012 Thursday
The Blind Boys of Alabama
Gospel
Daphne Willis May 17, 2012 Thursday
Daphne Willis
Acoustic / Pop / Rock
Speed, Accuracy, and Tone Guitar Workshop with Dan Miller May 29, 2012 Tuesday
Speed, Accuracy, and Tone Guitar Workshop with Dan Miller
Guitar Workshop
Keys N Krates May 22, 2012 Tuesday
Keys N Krates
Hip hop / Electronic
BoDeans August 15, 2012 Wednesday
BoDeans
Roots Rock
BeeRME for Music presented by Crawford Company & Northwest Bank and Trust June 09, 2012 Saturday
BeeRME for Music presented by Crawford Company & Northwest Bank and Trust
RME Fundraiser
Ashley Raines May 18, 2012 Friday
Ashley Raines
Americana / Blues / Roots Country
Drum Clinic with Mike Mangini Presented by West Music May 17, 2012 Thursday
Drum Clinic with Mike Mangini Presented by West Music
Drum Clinic
An Evening with Walter Trout June 06, 2012 Wednesday
An Evening with Walter Trout
Blues
The Scarred June 23, 2012 Saturday
The Scarred
Punk / Rock
Old Tire Swingers May 22, 2012 Tuesday
Old Tire Swingers
Old Time String Band
Third Sunday Jazz featuring Sam Salomone - Cancelled May 20, 2012 Sunday
Third Sunday Jazz featuring Sam Salomone - Cancelled
This show has been cancelled
The Devil Makes Three June 03, 2012 Sunday
The Devil Makes Three
Bluegrass / Folk / Country
Friday Live at 5 featuring Colbalt Blue sponsored by Woodfire Grill June 01, 2012 Friday
Friday Live at 5 featuring Colbalt Blue sponsored by Woodfire Grill
Blues / Funk / R&B
John Beacher June 04, 2012 Monday
John Beacher
Acoustic / Soul / Folk
Davina and The Vagabonds August 31, 2012 Friday
Davina and The Vagabonds
Busting Jazz / Blues / Roots
Exposure - Open DJ Challenge May 23, 2012 Wednesday
Exposure - Open DJ Challenge
Open DJ Challenge
The Pines June 22, 2012 Friday
The Pines
Indie / Rock / Americana
Richard Lloyd (founding Member of Television) June 14, 2012 Thursday
Richard Lloyd (founding Member of Television)
Alternative Rock
Sonny Landreth June 16, 2012 Saturday
Sonny Landreth
Blues / Rock
Brer Bucktown's Traveling Tent Show June 15, 2012 Friday
Brer Bucktown's Traveling Tent Show
The Last Glimpse with The Blushing Gun & The Post Mortems June 01, 2012 Friday
The Last Glimpse with The Blushing Gun & The Post Mortems
Alternative Rock
Iron Orchard with Hellwater June 23, 2012 Saturday
Iron Orchard with Hellwater
Americana / Rock
NICK and the Ovorols with Jon Aanestad June 29, 2012 Friday
NICK and the Ovorols with Jon Aanestad
Blues / Americana
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