Rochester Music Hall of Fame Launch Party April 30, 2010

Rochester Music Hall of Fame Launch Party – Friday, April 30, 2010, at The Historic German House and The Keg

The Rochester Music Hall of Fame is hosting its first event – a Launch Party on Friday, April 30, 2010, at The Historic German House and The Keg, 315 Gregory Street. The doors open to the general public at 6:30 pm, and twelve bands begin performing at 7:00 pm.

Bands scheduled to appear include Paradigm Shift, John Akers, Crescent City Connection, The Cross Roads Project, Redline Zydeco, Small Town, Tinted Image, Spencerport High School Jazz Band, Atlas, Mambo Kings, Prime Time Funk, and The Buddhahood.

Tickets will be $15 in advance/$20 at the door and are on sale beginning April 12, 2010, through Ticketmaster online, Ticketmaster locations at 885 East Main Street, and House of Guitars, 645 Titus Avenue. Tickets will also be available at Aaron’s Alley, the Bop Shop, The Keg, Northfield Music Studios (Pittsford), and The Music Store, Inc. (Webster).

The Rochester Music Hall of Fame (RMHF) began as a grassroots effort in the spring of 2009. RMHF is a nonprofit organization the mission being to recognize those with ties to Rochester whose talents, efforts, perseverance and creativity have contributed to the creation of musical excellence. Each year new members will be honored through ceremony and celebration and their achievements memorialized to promote an appreciation for the greater Rochester area’s rich and diverse musical history and culture.

Remarks Karl LaPorta, President of RMHF Board of Directors, “In my 40 years in the music business, I have found that that when it comes to music, no matter the differences we all have as individuals, none of that ever matters if we're enjoying musical entertainment together – music makes for common ground for all people. I believe everyone in our community would enjoy a music hall of fame.” RMHF would give Rochester the ability to celebrate and recognize musicians of every genre, entertainment venues, and other people and organizations which have been instrumental to Rochester’s culture of music and its rich musical tradition and history.

RMHF gratefully acknowledges Senator Joseph Robach, Freetime Magazine, The German House/The Keg, Brother Wease, The House of Guitars and St. Vincent’s Press.

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yours in music,
Tracy