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		<title>BTF Concerts Singer/Songwriters Unplugged Series</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us for the first of our acoustic concert series featuring some of today's hottest singer/songwriters.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BTF Concerts Presents: Singer/Songwriters Unplugged LIVE at The Cutting Room NYC featuring Suzanna Choffel of NBC&#8217;s &#8220;The Voice&#8221;, Rebecca Perl and Special Guests Casey Shea and Sorcha Richardson</p>
<p><span class="strong" style="font-weight: bold; color: #fff;">Show starts 8:00pm</span></p>
<h2 class="entry_title" style="padding: 15px 0;">Tickets:</h2>
<p>$10 online<br />
$15 at the door</p>
<p class="strong">Get your tickets online at <a href="https://www.ticketfly.com/event/218779-singer-songwriters-unplugged-new-york/">www.ticketfly.com</a></p>
<h2 class="entry_title" style="padding: 15px 0;">Artists:</h2>
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<img src="http://www.btfconcerts.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Suzanna-Choffel-150x150.jpg" alt="Suzanna Choffel" width="150" height="150" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-991" /></p>
<p><span class="strong">Suzanna Choffel</span></p>
<p>From NBC&#8217;s &#8216;The Voice&#8217;</p>
<p><span class="strong">Twitter:</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/@suzannachoffel">@SuzannaChoffel</a></p>
<p><span class="strong">Facebook:</span> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/suzannachoffelmusic">suzannachoffelmusic</a></p>
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<p><span class="strong">Rebecca Perl</span></p>
<p><span class="strong">Twitter:</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/@BecPerl">@BecPerl</a></p>
<p><span class="strong">Facebook:</span> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/Rebecca.Perl.Music1?fref=ts">Rebecca.Perl.Music1</a></p>
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<p><span class="strong">Anna Krantz</span></p>
<p><span class="strong">Twitter:</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/annakrantzmusic">annakrantzmusic</a></p>
<p><span class="strong">Facebook:</span> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/annakrantzmusic">annakrantzmusic</a></p>
<p><span class="strong">YouTube:</span> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/annakrantzmusic">annakrantzmusic</a></p>
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<p><span class="strong">Casey Shea</span></p>
<p><span class="strong">Twitter:</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/@CaseyShea">@CaseyShea</a></p>
<p><span class="strong">Facebook:</span> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/caseysheamusic?fref=ts">caseysheamusic</a></p>
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<p><span class="strong">Sorcha Richardson</span></p>
<p><span class="strong">Twitter:</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/@SorchaRichardsn">@SorchaRichardsn</a></p>
<p><span class="strong">Facebook:</span> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/sorcharichardsonmusic?fref=ts">sorcharichardsonmusic</a></p>
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		<title>Rock The Schools 2012: Video Review</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rock the Schools Concert 2012 video featuring interviews with the artists about the importance of music education. Produced by Alaina Bendi and Chris Trombley Directed by Alaina Bendi Shot by Santo Scardillo and Megan Denaut Edited by Santo Scardillo]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rock the Schools Concert 2012 video featuring interviews with the artists about the importance of music education.</p>
<p><strong>Produced by</strong> Alaina Bendi and Chris Trombley<br />
<strong>Directed by</strong> Alaina Bendi<br />
<strong>Shot by</strong> Santo Scardillo and Megan Denaut<br />
<strong>Edited by</strong> Santo Scardillo</p>
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		<title>Artist Approach Photos from &#8220;Rock The Schools 2012&#8243;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Thomas Ian Nicholas talks to Ology about &#8220;Rock the Schools&#8221; and his music career</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s &#8220;Rock the Schools&#8221; event was as successful as ever as it brought together a wide range of musicians at New York City&#8217;s Gramercy Theatre for one great cause &#8211; to help get music programs back in public schools. And even in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, it turned out to be one hell [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This year&#8217;s &#8220;Rock the Schools&#8221; event was as successful as ever as it brought together a wide range of musicians at New York City&#8217;s Gramercy Theatre for one great cause &#8211; to help get music programs back in public schools. And even in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, it turned out to be one hell of a show.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ology.com/post/238236/thomas-ian-nicholas-i-want-to-play-bruce-springsteen-in-a-movie">Read more at www.ology.com</a></p>
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		<title>One Tree Hill&#8217; Reunion: Bethany Joy Lenz And Wakey! Wakey! Duet At &#8216;Rock The Schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rock the Schools benefit concert was once again an epic one as it brought together a dynamic plethora of talented musicians for a great cause. But what really got the attendees excited was when headliner Bethany Joy Lenz hit the stage and brought out her former One Tree Hill costar Michael Grubbs of Wakey! [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Rock the Schools benefit concert was once again an epic one as it brought together a dynamic plethora of talented musicians for a great cause.</p>
<p>But what really got the attendees excited was when headliner Bethany Joy Lenz hit the stage and brought out her former One Tree Hill costar Michael Grubbs of Wakey! Wakey! for an impromptu duet. It was a new song Joy had recently written, which made the moment all the much cooler. Not to mention, costars James Lafferty and Robert Buckley were cheering on from the audience.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ology.com/post/237883/-one-tree-hill-reunion-bethany-joy-lenz-and-wakey-wakey-duet-at-rock-the-schools-">Read More at ology.com</a></p>
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		<title>NKD Magazine Review: Rock The Schools 2012 &#8211; New York, NY</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rock The Schools benefit concert returned to the Gramercy Theatre last night and all proceeds benefitted music education and Hurricane Sandy victims. One Tree Hill’s Bethany Joy Lenz headlined the event, and her co-star Michael Grubbs performed as Wakey! Wakey! Thomas Ian Nicholas and Teddy Geiger also took the stage. Check out some photos [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Rock The Schools benefit concert returned to the Gramercy Theatre last night and all proceeds benefitted music education and Hurricane Sandy victims. One Tree Hill’s Bethany Joy Lenz headlined the event, and her co-star Michael Grubbs performed as Wakey! Wakey! Thomas Ian Nicholas and Teddy Geiger also took the stage. Check out some photos from the concert!</p>
<p><a href="http://nkdmag.com/?p=1705">Read More at nkdmag.com</a></p>
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		<title>&#8216;Rock the Schools&#8217; takes place at Gramercy Theatre in New York</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Nov. 3, the “Rock the Schools” benefit took place at the Gramercy Theatre, situated in New York City. It was co-hosted by Carrie Keagan from VH1’s “Big Morning Buzz Live” and radio personality Trey Morgan from Z100 and it featured performances by such artists as Bethany Joy Lenz, Thomas Ian Nicholas and many special [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Nov. 3, the “Rock the Schools” benefit took place at the Gramercy Theatre, situated in New York City.</p>
<p>It was co-hosted by Carrie Keagan from VH1’s “Big Morning Buzz Live” and radio personality Trey Morgan from Z100 and it featured performances by such artists as Bethany Joy Lenz, Thomas Ian Nicholas and many special guests such as Matthew Perryman Jones, Alexis Babini, among others.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/rock-the-schools-takes-place-at-gramercy-theatre-new-york?cid=db_articles">Read More at Examiner.com</a></p>
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		<title>Going To “Rock The Schools” With Bethany Joy Lenz, Thomas Ian Nicholas, And VH1′s Carrie Keagan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Music is one of the great elements of life, and there are few things more important then sharing it with our youth. What better way to raise money for the cause then throwing a sold out concert called “Rock The Schools” at NYC’s Gramercy Theatre, an event that was created in 2011 to support and [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Music is one of the great elements of life, and there are few things more important then sharing it with our youth.  What better way to raise money for the cause then throwing a sold out concert called “Rock The Schools” at NYC’s Gramercy Theatre, an event that was created in 2011 to support and promote music programs in New York State schools, and feature performances and appearances from “One Tree Hill’s” Bethany Joy Lenz, “American Pie’s” Thomas Ian Nicholas”, VH1′s Carrie Keagan, and Z100′s Trey Morgan to name a few. Due to the success of last year, “Rock The Schools” has decided to broaden their reach and will support The Fender Music Foundation with proceeds. Did I also mention that some of the proceeds of the concert also went to support the rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy?!?!</p>
<p><a href="http://arthurkade.com/music/going-to-rock-the-schools-with-bethany-joy-lenz-thomas-ian-nicholas-and-vh1s-carrie-keagan.htm">Read More at Arthurkade.com</a></p>
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		<title>Rock The Schools 2012 Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, November 3rd, 2012, BTF Concerts held the second annual ROCK THE SCHOOLS CONCERT at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City. This year, the company produced the show to support and promote music education, and the Fender Music Foundation. However, due to the mass destruction of Hurricane Sandy, the producers decided to donate [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Saturday, November 3rd, 2012, BTF Concerts held the second annual ROCK THE SCHOOLS CONCERT at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City. This year, the company produced the show to support and promote music education, and the Fender Music Foundation. However, due to the mass destruction of Hurricane Sandy, the producers decided to donate a portion to the Hurricane Relief Fund. The show took place not more than 12 hours after receiving power back at the venue following the storm’s aftermath. The producers worked around the clock to make the show work. Every artist knew the situation and wanted the show to go on. Both headliners, Bethany Joy Lenz and Thomas Ian Nicholas flew out from Los Angeles knowing that there was no power at the venue at the time and came anyway, hopeful that we’d regain power so they could perform to a crowd of people eager to hear their favorite stars.<br />
The concert was co-hosted by Z100 New York On-Air Personality, Trey Morgan with Host of Vh1′s “Big Morning Buzz Live”, Carrie Keagan with performances by Actress/Musician, Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill); Wakey! Wakey!; Actor/Musician, Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie films); Singer/Songwriter, Teddy Geiger; Singer/Songwriter, Matthew Perryman Jones; Singer/Songwriter, Alexis Babini; and Singer/Songwriter, Tyler Wuerthner. </p>
<p>BTF Concerts and Rock the Schools Founder, Alaina Bendi stated, “More went into this show than anyone could possibly realize, and we did everything we could to keep it together despite the aftermath of the hurricane. I can’t begin to tell you what a challenge it was to keep the show on track. A lot of people couldn’t make it due to transportation issues but for every one email we got with someone canceling, we got 10 more saying how grateful people were that we weren’t canceling.” She went on to say “the generosity, understanding and patience from the artists, agents, managers and publicists that helped make this happen was just beyond heartwarming. The emails and tweets we got from excited fans saying that it was the greatest night of their lives to meet and/or see their favorite artist was completely overwhelming and worth all of the sweat and tears put into producing the event. I think that in this situation, it proves even more how much music can make an impact when an event like this can bring people together to support a cause that can positively affect the lives of others.”</p>
<p>The show was sponsored by Live Nation and Yelp! With partners, Vita Coco, Dream Water, Honest Tea and Baked by Melissa. Due to the conditions the week of the hurricane, the drink supply for the pre-show VIP party was unable to reach the show in time; however, guests enjoyed cupcakes supplied by Baked by Melissa and champagne as they mingled with the entire artist lineup.<br />
The crowd went wild when special surprise guests, “One Tree Hill” star, James Lafferty and Robert Buckley, star of “One Tree Hill” and currently “666 Park Avenue” made an impromptu appearance on stage during Wakey!Wakey!’s set. The crowd was also surprised with an amazing duet by Bethany Joy Lenz and Wakey!Wakey!</p>
<p>As an extra fundraiser, the show was streamed online worldwide via Stageit, where people donated even more money for the cause. Thomas Ian Nicholas also donated his custom made Cubs jersey from when he threw the first pitch at Wrigley Field last year. Co-Hosts, Trey Morgan and Carrie Keagan auctioned the jersey during the show and it sold for $350. All money going directly to charity. Nicholas also donated CDs with all proceeds going towards the charity. </p>
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		<title>BTF Concerts Presents: Rock The Schools 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2012 23:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, November 3rd, 2012, BTF Concerts held the second annual ROCK THE SCHOOLS CONCERT at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City. This year, the company produced the show to support and promote music education, and the Fender Music Foundation. However, due to the mass destruction of Hurricane Sandy, the producers decided to donate [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Saturday, November 3rd, 2012, BTF Concerts held the second annual ROCK THE SCHOOLS CONCERT at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City. This year, the company produced the show to support and promote music education, and the Fender Music Foundation. However, due to the mass destruction of Hurricane Sandy, the producers decided to donate a portion to the Hurricane Relief Fund. The show took place not more than 12 hours after receiving power back at the venue following the storm’s aftermath. The producers worked around the clock to make the show work. Every artist knew the situation and wanted the show to go on. Both headliners, Bethany Joy Lenz and Thomas Ian Nicholas flew out from Los Angeles knowing that there was no power at the venue at the time and came anyway, hopeful that we’d regain power so they could perform to a crowd of people eager to hear their favorite stars.<br />
The concert was co-hosted by Z100 New York On-Air Personality, Trey Morgan with Host of Vh1′s “Big Morning Buzz Live”, Carrie Keagan with performances by Actress/Musician, Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill); Wakey! Wakey!; Actor/Musician, Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie films); Singer/Songwriter, Teddy Geiger; Singer/Songwriter, Matthew Perryman Jones; Singer/Songwriter, Alexis Babini; and Singer/Songwriter, Tyler Wuerthner. </p>
<p>BTF Concerts and Rock the Schools Founder, Alaina Bendi stated, “More went into this show than anyone could possibly realize, and we did everything we could to keep it together despite the aftermath of the hurricane. I can’t begin to tell you what a challenge it was to keep the show on track. A lot of people couldn’t make it due to transportation issues but for every one email we got with someone canceling, we got 10 more saying how grateful people were that we weren’t canceling.” She went on to say “the generosity, understanding and patience from the artists, agents, managers and publicists that helped make this happen was just beyond heartwarming. The emails and tweets we got from excited fans saying that it was the greatest night of their lives to meet and/or see their favorite artist was completely overwhelming and worth all of the sweat and tears put into producing the event. I think that in this situation, it proves even more how much music can make an impact when an event like this can bring people together to support a cause that can positively affect the lives of others.”</p>
<p>The show was sponsored by Live Nation and Yelp! With partners, Vita Coco, Dream Water, Honest Tea and Baked by Melissa. Due to the conditions the week of the hurricane, the drink supply for the pre-show VIP party was unable to reach the show in time; however, guests enjoyed cupcakes supplied by Baked by Melissa and champagne as they mingled with the entire artist lineup.<br />
The crowd went wild when special surprise guests, “One Tree Hill” star, James Lafferty and Robert Buckley, star of “One Tree Hill” and currently “666 Park Avenue” made an impromptu appearance on stage during Wakey!Wakey!’s set. The crowd was also surprised with an amazing duet by Bethany Joy Lenz and Wakey!Wakey!</p>
<p>As an extra fundraiser, the show was streamed online worldwide via Stageit, where people donated even more money for the cause. Thomas Ian Nicholas also donated his custom made Cubs jersey from when he threw the first pitch at Wrigley Field last year. Co-Hosts, Trey Morgan and Carrie Keagan auctioned the jersey during the show and it sold for $350. All money going directly to charity. Nicholas also donated CDs with all proceeds going towards the charity. </p>
<p>For all press inquiries please contact Jessie Neff at <a href="mailto:jessie@btfconcerts.com">jessie@btfconcerts.com</a></p>
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