CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest

The CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest is a now-annual music festival that takes place in venues across Cleveland, Ohio. The festival is sponsored by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, located on the shores of Lake Erie downtown, as well as by CMJ, or College Music Journal, a weekly magazine for the music industry and college radio stations in the United States and Canada.

2005

The festival featured live bands at a variety of locations throughout Cleveland, including a festival village on the west bank of The Flats near the Cuyahoga River. Emphasis was placed on independent acts and "up-and-coming" bands, although the festival did have its share of more well known acts as well, including the headlining act the Pixies, who performed in the lobby of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame itself. The inaugural festival was put on in the spring of 2005, and was a moderate success.

2006

The second annual festival will be held June 14-18, 2006, and will feature a relocated festival village in front of the Rock Hall. CMJ and the Rock Hall hope to bring a larger lineup to the festival in 2006 as well. Tickets are $50 for a five day pass to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and for admission to all shows.

Venues: Peabody's, Beachland Ballroom, House of Blues, The Grog Shop, Wilberts, The Agora, and the Plain Dealer Pavillion.

Artists:

June 14th: Perry Farrrell will be the Keynote Speaker

June 15th: Matisyahu, The Fray, Alejandro Escovedo, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Brandi Carlile, Blanche, Van Gogh Round Records/Davenport Records Showcase, Gran Bel Fisher, Exit Clov, Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, El Pus, Young People, Machine Go Boom, Good Morning Valentine, Rhymefest, Sarah Borges, Brian Straw

June 16th: Ben Kweller, David Bazen, The Stills, Between Home and Serenity, Ugly, Blush, View From Everest, Wake Hollywood, Dead In London, Southcott, The Detroit Cobras, The Dirtbombs, Lucky Artist Booking Showcase, AJ Croce, Mindless Self Indulgence, Rogue Wave, Boatzz,TRI-C and R.A.T. Showcase, De Novo Dahl, Roue, Army of Me, Infinate Number of Sounds, Apollo Sunshine, The Happy Bullets, R. Star, Kevin Mohl and the Burning Sensation, Jason Quicksal, Southeast Engine

June 17th: Mushroomhead, The Aquabats, Chimaira, Mike Doughty Band, Whole Wheat Bread, Aggrolites, The Talk, Birdmonster, Elevator Action, The Spinto Band, Dr. Dog, Lovely Feathers, Damone, The Lashes, The Whiskey Daredevils, Hogscraper, Chris Allen, Gil Mantera's Party Dream, Audible Thread, The New Lou Reeds, Head Automatica, The Honour Recital, The Autumn Offering, Aftershow DJ set, Audio Eagle Showcase, The Picture, Poverty Neck Hillbillies, The Hard Lessons, BLAXMYTH, Nebula, Spielerfrau, Femme Fatality, Five Horse Johnson, The Sammies, Return of Simple,Extra Blue Kind, Foreign Islands, Group Sounds, David St. Phillips, Kunek, Mobley, Ernie Halter, Charles Kelly, Patrice Sweany Band, Colin John Band, Robin Stone Band, Margot and the Nuclear So and So's, Jami Ross

June 18th: Infinate Number of Sounds, Lyrics Born, Grupo Fantasma, The Bellrays, The Colinwood Soul Group, Incantation, Vital Remains, Dead Heart Bloom, View from Everest, The Dials, Nous Non Plus, Canasta, Wussy, Aberdeen City, The Heavenly States, Nebula

More artists to be added soon.

External links

• CMJ Rockfest
• CMJ Musicfest