The Sounds by South Bend music festival, held in downtown South Bend, starts this evening. The festival celebrates the original music from in and around the Midwest.

Over the course of the next three days, more than 45 bands will play 15 venues throughout the city. Tickets start at $10, and 10 percent of online ticket sales benefit The Unity Gardens of South Bend.

The full festival schedule is below:

/// THURSDAY, MAY 7 ///

Chicory Cafe [105 E. Jefferson Blvd.]

• 5 p.m. – The Tides (Indie, South Bend)
• 6 p.m. – The Bandersnatch (Funk/Rock, South Bend)

Purple Porch Co-op [123 N. Hill St.]

• 5 p.m. – Devin Murphy (Rap/Pop, South Bend)
• 6 p.m. – Kevin Schlereth (Folk, St. Louis)

The Exchange Whiskey Bar [1211 W. Jefferson Blvd.]

• 7 p.m. – Doug Harsch (Americana, South Bend)
• 8 p.m. – Eric Lee Carpenter (Pop/Rock, South Bend)

South Bend Brew Werks [216 S. Michigan St.]

• 7 p.m. – The Dads Next Door (Rock, South Bend)
• 8 p.m. – Interstate Traffic (Alt Rock, South Bend)

Linden Grill

• 10 p.m. – Dream Team Live (Funk/Soul, South Bend)

LaSalle Kitchen & Tavern [115 W. Colfax Ave.]

• 9 p.m. – Phineas Gage (Rock, South Bend)
• 10 p.m. – Letters From Earth (Indie/Alt, South Bend)

Fiddler’s Hearth [127 N. Main St.]

• 9 p.m. – Rebecca Rego & The Trainmen (Americana, Illinois)
• 10 p.m. – Jon Schommer and the Town Cuties (Folk, South Bend)

Suite 11 at the Emporium [121 S. Niles Ave.]

• 9 p.m. – Sober Sinners (Punk, South Bend)
• 10 p.m. – The Getdowns (americana/rock, South Bend)

/// FRIDAY, MAY 8 ///

Williams Street Block Party [Colfax & William]

• Beer tent, music, and more sponsored by Drewrys Brewing Company and Andrew Elegante’s South Bend Brew Werks

The Birdsell Mansion, First floor [511 W. Colfax Ave.]

• 5 p.m. – Embleton (Americana, Canton OH)
• 5:45 p.m. – Scuttlebuggs (Folk/Rock, Chicago IL)
• 6:20 p.m. – Apathy Wizards (Gypsy Rock, Muncie IN)

Birdsell Ballroom [511 W. Colfax Ave.]

• 7 p.m. – Gavin Ferlic (Folk/Rock, South Bend)
• 8 p.m. – Lalo Cura (Rock, Goshen IN)

First Presbyterian Church [333 W. Colfax Ave.]

• 6:30 p.m. – Trouper (Alt/Ambient, Mansfield, Ohio)
• 7:30 p.m. – James and the Drifters (Alt Rock, Fort Wayne)
• 8:30 p.m. – Joe Baughman (Alt, South Bend)

Hammes Garage — Main Stage [229 N. Lafayette Blvd.]

• 9 p.m. – Ratboys (Alt Rock, Chicago, Ill.)
• 9:45 p.m. – the rutabega (Carp Rock, South Bend)
• 10:30 p.m. – Xoe Wise (Electronic, Chicago, Ill.)

SBSB Afterparty at Finnies Next Door [233 S. Main St.]

• 11:30 p.m. – Night Auditor (Alt/Funk, South Bend)
• 12:30 a.m. – Moveable Types (Rock, Mishawaka/South Bend)

/// SATURDAY, MAY 9 ///

Suite 11 at the Emporium Building [121 S. Niles Ave.]

• 1 p.m. – afterimage (Mych Winston), CLvB, Xae Bonds (Isiaih Zaya Bonds)
• 2 p.m. – Brandon Lott, Cody Cosmos, Kaine, and King Damier (Rap/Hip Hop, South Bend)

Merrimans’ Playhouse [1211 W. Mishawaka Ave.]

• 1 p.m. – The Tumbleweed Jumpers (Folk Rock, Goshen)
• 2 p.m. – The Dawn Drapes (Alt/Indie, Harrisonburg, Va.)

The Well [2410 W. Mishawaka Ave.]

• 1 p.m. – Dos Hermanos (Rock, Goshen)
• 1:50 p.m. – Brittany Lee Moffitt (Alt, New Carisle)
• 2:30 p.m. – analecta (post-rock, South Bend)

Chicory Cafe [105 E. Jefferson Blvd.]

• 1 p.m. – StarHeart (Progressive Americana, South Bend)
• 2 p.m. – Elephant Rescue (Blues/Funk/Soul, Southwest Michigan)

Commerce Center Building Showcase [401 E. Colfax Ave.]

• 3 p.m. – Samuel & Angelynne TrueBeDOOR (Indie, Mt. Zion)
• 4 p.m. – The Ember Jar (Indie Rock, South Bend)

The Atrium [401 E. Colfax Ave.]

• 3:15 p.m. – Frances Luke Accord (Folk, Chicago, Ill.)
• 4 p.m. – Up the Chain (Neighbor Rock, Philadelphia, Pa.)
• 4:50 p.m. – The White Oaks (Indie Rock, Goshen)

River Race Townhomes — Main Stage [121 S. Niles Ave.]
Rain location: Hammes Garage [229 N. Lafayette Blvd.]

• 7 p.m. – Bonesetters (Neighbor Rock, Indianapolis)
• 8 p.m. – Miniboone (Rock, New York, N.Y.)
• 9 p.m. – The B.E.A.T. (Hip Hop, South Bend)
• 10 p.m. – Santiago x The Natural (Alt/Rap, Chicago, Ill.)
• DJ Chuck Fry (South Bend) will play throughout

LaSalle Grill [115 W. Colfax Ave.]

• 12 a.m. – DOG & PONY (Moon Rock, South Bend)