CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest



Hope this does well for Cleveland... I would love to see this turn into a great music festival attraction, the likes of Bonnaroo or Austin City Limits Festival! (okay, so I'm a dreamer).

For work I will get to volunteer on Friday afternoon in the Festival Village!! Stop on by our table and say hi to me... and if I'm not enough of a reason, you could also win a Family 4-pack admission to HealthSpace Cleveland (woo hoo!).

UPDATE: Below is the beginning to an article in Scene about the festival. Here's the link to the full article.

Rock Around the Clock
The CMJ/Rock Hall Music Fest takes over the city.
By Jason Bracelin, Scott Faingold, Dan Leroy, Andrew Marcus, Franklin Soults and Annie Zaleski
Published: Wednesday, June 8, 2005

As Heartless Bastards, Fags, and Lab Rats prepare to invade Cleveland for the three-day CMJ/Rock Hall Music Fest, the city is girding for one of the biggest events of its kind ever to take place here.

With more than a hundred bands performing at every major club in town, the fest spans everything from bossa nova to heavy metal, hip-hop to ghoul punk. Moreover, there's a slew of special events at the Rock Hall, including a speaker series featuring famed punk Richard Hell, Sire Records founder Seymour Stein, and hip-hop icon Grandmaster Flash; a guitar competition judged by Joe Satriani and others; and a rock-poster show boasting the work of Cleveland's Derek Hess and scads more. In addition, rising Cleveland label Exit Stencil Recordings will be throwing a free barbecue Saturday afternoon at the Beachland Ballroom with sets from Roué, the New Lou Reeds, and others. They'll also be hosting a showcase later that night at Pat's in the Flats.

In short: there's a lot going on in the next three days. Read on, as we break down the shows you don't want to miss. -- Jason Bracelin

Posted: Tue - June 7, 2005 at 04:23 PM           |

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