Emerging bands and musicians compete during the 11th annual Sound Off Live! presented by Hard Rock Café Baltimore. Baltimore’s “Battle of the Bands” returns Wednesday, October 17 and Thursday, October 18, 2018 from 6pm to 10pm at Hard Rock Café Baltimore located at 601 E. Pratt Street. Doors open at 5pm. Eighteen regional groups perform three songs during 15-minute showcases in front of a live audience and panel of judges. The winning bands will perform at Artscape, Baltimore Book Festival and Light City in 2019. A program of Free Fall Baltimore, the event is free and open to the public. Sound Off Live! is produced by the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts (BOPA).
Full Performance Schedule:
Wednesday, October 17 Thursday, October 18
| Time | Band | Genre | Time | Band | Genre |
| 6pm | La Rosa | pop | 6pm | The Streams | blues rock |
| 6:30pm | Leo & Cygnus | indie art rock | 6:30pm | Eman the Heartbreak | jazz rap |
| 7pm | Lily Barek | electronic | 7pm | AMAAL | pop, hip hop |
| 7:30pm | Antica | alternative metal | 7:30pm | PBC Vocal Band | a cappella |
| 8pm | Suga Grits | funk, soul | 8pm | Eli August and the Abandoned Buildings | electronic |
| 8:30pm | Amanda Lynne Band | blues rock | 8:30pm | Jessi Adams | pop, indie |
| 9pm | Yadat Blacc | hip hop | 9pm | Roc Writah | hip hop, soul |
| 9:30pm | Survival Society | indie rock | 9:30pm | MovaKween | R&B |
| 10pm | Skyline Hotel | pop, rock | 10pm | Cha Cha | hip hop, R&B |