THIS IS HOW WE ROCK! WATCH OUR VIDEO

Check out some of the beautiful footage from Rock For Kids classes, created in partnership with figfilms.net Thanks to executive director James Gustin and Director Melissa Martens and to our great students and teachers who appear in the video!

SPONSOR A STUDENT FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR

 

For only $30 a month or $350 a year you can bring a year of music to a child in need. Sign up for a recurring monthly donation or make a one-time donation, and help transform a life, today. Click here to sponsor a student.

FEATURED TEACHER: ADRIAN DUNN

Adrian Dunn, Choir Director Adrian Dunn is an accomplished singer, composer and producer. He sang in the CCM Spoleto Opera Festival in Spoleto Italy and was nominated for “Best Music Director” from the Black Theater Alliance Awards for his work with HOPERA- A hip hop opera in 2010. He opened for international hip hop recording artists The Roots at Indiana University Auditorium in 2005 and was a featured solo artist on the Higher Ground Live DVD recording in Finland (2007). Mr. Dunn served as the Artistic Director and principle conductor of the Legacy Black Music Project at Roosevelt University for five years. He holds a Bachelor of Music and Masters of Music (in progress) in vocal performance from Roosevelt University and additional studies at the Sibelius Academy of Music, Helsinki where he studied with famed Metropolitan Opera Baritone, David Holloway.

Meet the other Rock For Kids teachers...

THE ROCK FOR KIDS AND ANDREW BIRD SCHOLARSHIP

 

Andrew Bird and Rock For Kids have teamed up to present The Rock For Kids Andrew Bird Scholarship.The scholarship will provide a music student enrolled at ChiArts (Chicago High School for the Arts), who has demonstrated financial need, with private music instruction for one school year. ChiArts is Chicago's first public high school for the arts focused on providing each uniquely gifted students with exceptional preparation in the fine or performing arts.

Learn more about the scholarship...

ORGANIZATION HELPS KEEP MUSIC IN CURRICULUM

Rock For Kids has been featured on Chicago Public Radio, WBEZ's Eight Forty-Eight program. Erica Hunter talked with Executive Director Maria Mowbray, as well as Dorthea Lattyak, the principal at Melody Elementary - a school where Rock For Kids provides music classes

Listen to the interview...

VINTAGE POSTERS FOR SALE

We're cleaning out our vault and selling some vintage posters. From promo posters to old tour posters, Rock For Kids has them all! Check out our collection of posters from bands like AC/DC, Bjork, Melissa Etheridge, Elton John and many more.

Click here to see our poster store...

HONORARY BOARD SPOTLIGHT: BUDDY GUY

Blues Legend Buddy Guy has been playing the Blues here in Chicago since 1957 and he knows how important it is to support the Chicago community - that's why he became an Honorary Board Member of Rock For Kids.

"In Chicago, many children learn of hardships at too young an age. They are without homes or family, living under the poverty level and struggling against a culture that pushes them towards drugs and violence. These children know the blues, but they don't have the music to express it themselves. Your donation can bring happiness to these kids who have so much sadness" - Buddy Guy

Read A Message from Buddy Guy...

TAD CARPENTER AND SPIKE PRESS CONTRIBUTE ONE-OF-A-KIND POSTERS TO ROCK FOR KIDS ONLINE STORE

 

At Rock For Kids we love concert posters, and we were thrilled to have a couple of our favorite poster artists offer to create a couple of beautiful prints for Rock For Kids!

Tad Carpenter created a limited edition of 100 of these beautiful rockin' monster prints. Each set contains 6 monster prints in all, and each print is 4 color and 7x7. Only $25 for the set.

***SALE** Local Artist Spike Press along with printer Spike Press made our beautiful 20th Anniversary poster. This poster is currently on sale for $15!

Shop at the Rock For Kids Online Store...

ROCK FOR KIDS RECEIVES ARTS WORK FUND FOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT

Rock For Kids is proud to announce that the organization has been selected to receive a gift of $12,000 from The Chicago Community Foundation, a corporate affiliate of the Chicago Community Trust. This generous gift will help Rock For Kids to complete a Development Audit and 18-month Development plan.

METRO'S FIRST BOOTLEG BENEFITS ROCK FOR KIDS

In celebration of it's 28th Anniversary, Metro Chicago released a live benefit compilation called Metro: The Official Bootleg Series, Volume 1 featuring The Flaming Lips, Guided By Voices, Sleater-Kinney, The Decemberists, Indigo Girls, Alejandro Escovedo, The Sea and Cake, Tortoise, Alkaline Trio, Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin and Kurt Elling. Proceeds from the sale of this CD will benefit Rock For Kids.

CDs cost $20. Buy the CD at the Metro Store (3730 N Clark St) or at their online store under the Audio/Video tab.

Buy The Bootleg...