MOBILE, Ala. – USA Health’s fourth annual Doc Rock fundraising event will be held Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at Soul Kitchen in downtown Mobile. This battle of the bands competition brings awareness and support to research and critical clinical needs at USA Health.

Each band has at least one member affiliated with USA Health, and more than a dozen bands submitted applications to compete in the upcoming event. The Doc Rock selection committee narrowed down the field, and the following bands will perform: The Shot Callers, Society Hill, Eklektik Experience, The Grey Scrubs and By the Way.

Band bios are available here.

“If you are not able to attend the event, you can still vote for your favorite band and your donation for each vote goes directly to support USA Health,” said Shanna Thorpe, director of constituent engagement for medical affairs development at the University of South Alabama. “We have bands representing various entities at USA Health, such as University Hospital, Children’s & Women’s Hospital, Providence Hospital, the Mitchell Cancer Institute and the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine. These representations tie in nicely with our tripartite mission of education, research and patient care.”

All proceeds from sponsorships, ticket sales and voting donations support research and clinical needs. In the past three years, Doc Rock has raised more than $130,000 for USA Health.

The public is encouraged to begin voting for the bands to boost their chances of receiving awards. These awards (and donations from voting) go to each band’s USA Health designation. The awards include Rock the Mission (the highest fundraising total), $5,000; Fanatic Award (highest number of individual donors), $4,000; Technical Award (decided by guest judges), $3,000; and Crowd Favorite (noise-tested during the event), $2,000.

Purchase tickets and cast early votes online at usahealthsystem.com/docrock