Matisyahu tops list

An all-events pass is $50.
CLEVELAND -- The CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest, the five-day music festival scheduled for June 14-18 in Cleveland, will feature more than 100 bands at local venues and two outdoor stages behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
This marks the second year for the national music festival, produced by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and CMJ Network. The 2005 festival featured more than 100 bands.
While artist solicitation has just begun, participating artists for the 2006 event already include Matisyahu, The Fray, Aquabats, Lyrics Born, Alejandro Escovedo, vhs or beta dj set, It Dies Today, Haste the Day, Chiodos and Teddy Geiger.
The 2005 festival featured the Pixies, Digable Planets, the Misfits, Spoon, Futureheads and Stephen Malkmus.
Music Fest is now accepting band submissions at www.sonicbids. com/cmjmusicfest2006. Bands that submit will compete for the opportunity to perform on one of the Music Fest stages in June.
Opening-night concert
The Music Fest will kick off June 14 with an opening-night concert at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. From June 15 through 18, a full lineup of concerts will be featured each evening at venues, including House of Blues, Peabody's, Beachland Ballroom, the Agora, the Grog Shop and Wilbert's.
Free back-to-back daytime concerts will also be scheduled at the Festival Village at Voinovich Park behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. All-inclusive badge passes for all shows are $50. Badges and individual show tickets go sale Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.
"This is the kind of music festival that Cleveland has always dreamed of," said Todd Mesek, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. "There is no better way to promote this rock and roll city than to showcase the future of music on the shoreline of Lake Erie and in local clubs. The CMJ Rock Hall Music Fest not only drives the local economy, but showcases Cleveland's continuing importance in the world of music to both visitors and the local community."
For more information, go to www.cmj.com/musicfest.