Hot Blues for the Homeless -- June 8, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JAZZ90.1/BIG ROAD BLUES & CATHOLIC FAMILY CENTER PRESENT HOT BLUES FOR THE HOMELESS ...PRESENTS A TRIBUTE TO SON HOUSE TO BENEFIT CATHOLIC FAMILY CENTER’S FRANCIS CENTER
http://sonhouse.sundayblues.org

A concert to benefit Catholic Family Center’s Francis Center, a homeless shelter in Rochester NY.

Hot Blues for the Homeless is a community driven effort to provide entertainment and raise money
to assist Francis Center in serving the homeless men of Rochester NY. This venue provides an
opportunity for the music community to share theirtalents while raising the awareness of need in our community. All proceeds from this event will directly improve the life of the men who are in the crisis of homelessness, on the way to self-sufficiency.

Hot Blues for the Homeless presents a Tribute to Son House runs June 8th at the Water Street Music Hall. Water Street Music Hall is located at 204 N. Water Street. This is an all ages show. The concert features two components:

  • Guitar Workshop June 8th 11-2 PM at The Club @ Water Street: The guitar workshop is a unique event that celebrates the life of Son House with music, lecture and film. The event consists of the following: Son House manager Dick Waterman will give a talk and book signing, Armand Schaubroeck of the House of Guitars, who booked Son House in the 1960’s will give a talk, a screening of a rare documentary originally aired on WXXI in the 70’s and a performance by John Mooney with a meet and greet.
  • Concert June 8th 4-9 PM at The Water Street Music Hall: John Mooney, Joe Beard, Steve Grills & The Roadmasters, Fred Vine and Gordon Munding & Curtis Waterman.

Food will available at the show.

Raffles and silent auction to include signed guitars by Buddy Guy, Sonny Landreth, John Mooney plus very special limited raffle of a brand new Dobro Guitar, similar to the one Son House played.

Tickets: Workshop $15.00/ Concert $10.00 ($15.00 at Door) /Both Events $20.00. Tickets available at Ticketmaster, The Bop Shop and online at http://sonhouse.sundayblues.org.

Pre-Show Event:
Dick Waterman/John Mooney June 7th 7:00PM (Free)
House of Guitars
645 Titus Ave, Rochester, NY
(585) 544-3500

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Contact:

Jeff Harris / Sue Barnes
Phone: (585) 451-5866 / (585) 262-7044
E-Mail: homeless@sundayblues.com
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Hot Blues For The Homeless: http://sonhouse.sundayblues.org

Big Road Blues: www.sundayblues.org

Jazz90.1: www.jazz901.org

Water Street Music Hall: www.waterstreetmusic.com

Catholic Family Center: www.cfcrochester.org

About Catholic Family Center
Catholic Family Center is Rochester’s largest family service provider, helping nearly 63,000 people each year achieve independence with dignity. Unlike most local human service agencies that perform a few services for one or two populations, CFC is a comprehensive agency that houses nine major service areas for people of all ages, races, religions and socioeconomic circumstances. In all, CFC has 60 programs within its nine service departments, available to the community at 17 locations throughout Monroe and Wayne Counties.

About Jazz90.1/Big Road Blues
Jazz90.1 is Rochester’s home for real jazz. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 90.1 FM, and over the Internet. Jazz90.1 plays more hours of live, local jazz than any radio station in the United States. In addition the station also has shows devoted to blues, Latin, polka and more. Big Road Blues explores the forgotten history of the blues spanning the 1920’s through the 1970’s. In addition to classic artists, the show focuses an equal amount of time on those forgotten blues figures from the past; from the once popular artists who are now forgotten to the obscure artists who may have only cut a handful of 78’s or 45’s.

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