The Rhythm Rockets
Wed, Jul 08
|Ellwood House Museum
Music at the Mansion
Time & Location
Jul 08, 2026, 6:30 PM
Ellwood House Museum, 420 Linden Pl, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
About the event
Grab your friends and family, bring your blankets and chairs and gather your dancing shoes for some amazing FREE music set against the backdrop of the Ellwood Mansion. On select Wednesday evenings this summer, the pre-show starts at 6:30 Ppm and the headline show is from 7:00 - 8:30 pm. A select menu of beer, wine, beverages, and food/snacks will be available each week for purchase on-site.
The Rhythm Rockets promise a guaranteed good time with their boundless energy, top-tier musicianship, and flat-out fun. Since 2000, captivating singer Nicole Kestler has fronted the band, her beguiling vocal delivery steering their repertoire towards classic postwar material from legends like Dinah Washington, Big Maybelle, Peggy Lee, Ella Mae Morse, Ruth Brown, Etta James, and Annie Laurie.
Not only do The Rhythm Rockets sound the part, but they also look it. This seven-piece band embodies the essence of a vintage Rhythm & Blues…