Guitar Center Music Foundation Benefit Concert

 

HOTTEST SINGER/SONGWRITERS TAKE TO THE MAJOR STAGE TO BENEFIT THE GUITAR CENTER MUSIC FOUNDATION AND MS FRIENDS FOR AN “EVENING OF INDEPENDENCE” AT FORD AMPHITHEATRE, HOLLYWOOD ON AUGUST 10, 2008

 

Hollywood, CA,  June ___, 2008 — Koffeehouse Music Productions, LLC (www.koffeehouse.com), known for creating live outdoor performance stages for some of the best indie and emerging singer/songwriters around will produce a charity music festival on August 10th, 2008, at the magical 1200-seat Ford Amphitheater in Los Angeles, to benefit The Guitar Center Music Foundation and MSFriends. The event, entitled “An Evening of Independence: A Celebration of Singers, Songwriters and Music!” will showcase some of the hottest emerging singer/songwriters and new bands.   General admission tickets are now available for $25 as well as a limited number of VIP seats for $100 at www.fordtheatres.org or by calling the Ford Box Office at 323.461.3673.  The Ford Theatre is located at 2580 Cahuenga Boulevard East, Hollywood, CA 90068 (across the 101 freeway from the Hollywood Bowl).

 

Now in its second year, “An Evening of Independence” at the Ford Amphitheatre will feature 10 immensely talented performers, including Virgin’s recording artist A Fine Frenzy (www.myspace.com/afinefrenzy), Geffen recording artist Trevor Hall (www.myspace.com/trevorhall) and Ironworks Music recording artist Honeyhoney (www.myspace.com/honeyhoneyband).   Additional artists will be announced online at www.koffeehouse.com. 

 

The all-ages festival will begin at 5:30 pm for a pre-show in the picnic grounds of the Ford Amphitheatre, followed by the main show beginning at 7:30 pm.  The evening, produced by Koffeehouse Music Productions LLC, will benefit two non-profit organizations: The Guitar Center Music Foundation and MSFriends.

 

“Based on the success of last year’s event” said Jeremy Koff, Founder and President of Koffeehouse Music, “we are so pleased to announce that this year we are part of the official Ford Amphitheatre 2008 Season, a multi-disciplinary arts series produced by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission in cooperation with Los Angeles County based arts organizations such as Koffeehouse.”