Local Rock Icons Help Restart Northwest Music Scene

Hot Rocks 3rdnd Annual Music Awards to be Held on April 1st (no fooling)   Hot Rocks, a locally based TV show, which films local bands to promote northwest talent to as many people and places as we can, is holding the 3rd Annual Hot Rocks Music Awards on Sunday, April 1st. Special guests at the Awards include Mindflow (from Brazil), Scott Rockenfield (drummer from Queensryche), Blue Thunder (of the Seattle Seahawks) and The Mothership. The event will be hosted by Rockfish.   “The idea behind the Awards show is to help kick-start the local ‘music machine’ that was once the birthplace for musicians such as Roger Fisher of Heart, Cobain and all of the rest,” says Tom Olsen, Executive Producer for Hot Rocks.   The Hot Rocks Music Awards will be aired live on SCAN, which is Comcast channel 77 and simulcast on www.hotrocks.tv . The event will be held this year at the Kirkland Performance Center.   Olsen and his crew created 14 award categories and selected nominees that will be judged by representatives of Hot Rocks’ sponsors. Examples of categories are: Best Drummer, Best Male Singer, Best Female Singer, Best Band People’s Choice Award (which can be voted on by going to www.hotrocks.tv , Best Live Performance and Best Synchronicity and Best Rock Club.   The following people will present our awards this year:   Jessi – Hot Rocks   Rockfish – Hot Rocks Ted Smith - KISW Charlie Morgan – Morgan Sound Donn Bennett – Donn Bennett Drum Studios Scott Rockenfield – Queensryche Michael Wilton - Queensryche Steve Fossen – Heart Norm Johnson – Seahawks Craig Terrell - Seahawks   Sponsors include SCAN, DV Gear, The Vortex, XP Audio, Tony V’s, Morgan Sound, Trophies and Awards Unlimited, Benders Pub, Hayley’s Bar and Grill, Don Bennett Drum Studios, The Defensive Driving School, Kate’s Deli The Men’s Wearhouse, Madison Pub and Crab Lab Studios, Ross Guitars, Dave’s Party Bus, Sunken Ship Tattoo, Red Rock Subs, The Jet Bar and Grill .   Where: Kirkland Performance Center, 350 – Kirkland Ave - Kirkland, WA 98033   Date and Time: Friday, April 1st; Doors open at 7:00, event starts at 9:00   Tickets: $15 available online at http://www.hotrocks.tv or http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/99627 or at the door. Event is all ages, bar with ID.   About Hot Rocks To learn more about Hot Rocks, visit www.hotrocks.tv and watch the live show Saturday nights at 7:00pm on SCAN.   About SCAN SCAN engages and enriches the diverse communities of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest through television production, training, and serving as a community media broadcast center. To learn more visit www.scantv.org