• An Evening with Buckwheat Zydeco

    Grammy Winner, Buckwheat Zydeco, returns to the Redstone Room on Tuesday, March 13.  Buy your tickets today!

  • Open Mic Night Contest

    Calling all musicians! Bring your talents down to the RME for its annual Open Mic Night Contest beginning February 8th through March 7th. Winners will be announced on March 14th! Winners of the contest will perform a showcase in the Redstone Room Thursday, March 29th!

  • 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.

  • RME Annual Appeal

    Help us continue to provide opportunities for our community to listen, learn, and play music! Donate to our Annual Appeal today!

 

Listen.

Live Lunch with Dave Smith March 28, 2012 Wednesday
Live Lunch with Dave Smith
Singer-Songwriter
ACOUSTIC Music Club March 06, 2012 Tuesday
ACOUSTIC Music Club
Live Lunch with Jordan Danielsen February 29, 2012 Wednesday
Live Lunch with Jordan Danielsen
Folk/Rock
Live Lunch with Chris Noth March 07, 2012 Wednesday
Live Lunch with Chris Noth
Quarter Moon Tin Snips February 24, 2012 Friday
Quarter Moon Tin Snips
Bluegrass
The Candymakers CD Releaseman Show February 25, 2012 Saturday
The Candymakers CD Releaseman Show
Blues/Funk/Soul
Todd Clouser's A Love Electric February 26, 2012 Sunday
Todd Clouser's A Love Electric
Jazz
The Hackensaw Boys February 28, 2012 Tuesday
The Hackensaw Boys
Americana/Bluegrass
KAIVAMA March 10, 2012 Saturday
KAIVAMA
The Andrew Landers Project March 01, 2012 Thursday
The Andrew Landers Project
Americana/Folk/Blues
Johnny Winter - SOLD OUT April 19, 2012 Thursday
Johnny Winter - SOLD OUT
Blues/Rock
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
Jimkata with Brother Bagman and Tasty Trigger March 02, 2012 Friday
Jimkata with Brother Bagman and Tasty Trigger
Electro-Rock
Magic Slim & The Teardrops March 03, 2012 Saturday
Magic Slim & The Teardrops
Blues
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound March 09, 2012 Friday
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound
Soul / Post-Punk
Matthew Santos March 09, 2012 Friday
Matthew Santos
Soul/ Folk / Rock
An Evening with Buckwheat Zydeco March 13, 2012 Tuesday
An Evening with Buckwheat Zydeco
Zydeco/Blues/Roots
WhiteWater Ramble March 16, 2012 Friday
WhiteWater Ramble
Bluegrass/Rock
Tracing Footsteps: A Journal of Music, Photography, and Tales of the Road’ Featuring Bill Payne of Little Feat & special guest Dennis McNally April 05, 2012 Thursday
Tracing Footsteps: A Journal of Music, Photography, and Tales of the Road’ Featuring Bill Payne of Little Feat & special guest Dennis McNally
Split Lip Rayfield April 06, 2012 Friday
Split Lip Rayfield
Bluegrass/Americana
Steep Canyon Rangers April 12, 2012 Thursday
Steep Canyon Rangers
Bluegrass
Euforquestra - Live Album Release Tour April 08, 2012 Sunday
Euforquestra - Live Album Release Tour
Afro-beat / Funk / Reggae
Model Stranger with John June Year March 30, 2012 Friday
Model Stranger with John June Year
Rock/Psychedelic Grunge
The Dawn Retreat February 26, 2012 Sunday
The Dawn Retreat
Alternative/ Pop/ Rock
Chicago Farmer April 27, 2012 Friday
Chicago Farmer
Folk
Mac Lethal March 22, 2012 Thursday
Mac Lethal
Rap/ Folk/ Comedy
The Diplomats of Solid Sound April 14, 2012 Saturday
The Diplomats of Solid Sound
Funk/Soul/Jazz
Bella Soul March 10, 2012 Saturday
Bella Soul
Blues/Rock/Soul
River Water Tribe March 16, 2012 Friday
River Water Tribe
Folk / Bluegrass / Blues
Bob Dorr & The Blue Band March 17, 2012 Saturday
Bob Dorr & The Blue Band
Blues/Soul
Third Sunday Jazz featuring Lynne Arriale Trio March 18, 2012 Sunday
Third Sunday Jazz featuring Lynne Arriale Trio
Jazz
Future Rock March 17, 2012 Saturday
Future Rock
Electronica / Progressive House / Rock
Lake Street Dive and Joy Kills Sorrow March 23, 2012 Friday
Lake Street Dive and Joy Kills Sorrow
Folk / Indie/ Pop
Cowboy Junkies April 17, 2012 Tuesday
Cowboy Junkies
Pop/ Folk/ Roots Rock
The David Mayfield Parade March 31, 2012 Saturday
The David Mayfield Parade
Americana & Folk Rock
Live Lunch with American Dust March 22, 2012 Thursday
Live Lunch with American Dust
Dark Americana
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