Rock The Hall 2025 (9/6/25)
$14 Tickets
Fees Included General Admission
Presented by The Muscic Hall
Rock The Hall is designed to celebrate and elevate emerging and well-deserving musicians from the region. Our judges, and prizes offer artists uplifting opportunities, including performance in front of a live audience, and a first-rate panel of industry professionals. The premise is a good-natured, fun-filled evening of fantastic music, camaraderie, and community-building. Rock The Hall is also a fundraiser to support our local historic landmark theater. Soul Brewery will be here as well to debut and offer tastings of our new exclusive Music Hall Lager!
Congrats to our 2025 finalists:
Lynn Gonzalez- an experienced entertainment attorney and music executive providing counsel on matters related to dealmaking, music publishing, production, content strategy, entrepreneurship, talent brand development, licensing, and intellectual property. Lynn has been named to Billboard’s “Top Music Lawyers” list, which annually profiles the best legal minds in the industry.
Mike Risko- a guitarist, educator, author, and co-owner of Mike Risko Music, a nationally recognized music school and store in Westchester, NY. For over 30 years, he has led the business with his wife Miriam, building a vibrant community hub for music education, instrument sales, and performance. Mike is also the author of four instructional guitar books, a speaker at national music industry events, and the lead guitarist of The Mike Risko Band.
Justin Negard- an award-winning designer and photographer, his work has appeared with the National Park Service, Bloomberg Television, VICE News, SXSW, Edible, Refinery29, the Art Directors Club, AIGA, and more. He is a two-time winner of the International Design Awards and is the author of two books—On Design and Bogotá, a photographic journey through Colombia’s capital.
Elisa Zuckerberg - owner and operator of HearItThere, a live music media platform. Her website HearItThere.com and weekly online newsletter reaches thousands of live music fans in the western Connecticut, New York-Hudson Valley & Northern Jersey regions, every week.
Lon Ballinger- with his brother, built Webster Hall in NYC into the world's most successful entertainment venue of its size and founded Webster Hall Records, which sold over two million recordings. The Ballinger brothers now run a series of successful new hospitality ventures in the Hudson Valley. Visit PartyBoysNewYork.com for more details.
- Jennie Angel
- Hunter Road
- UR SO!
- Hans Blazer
Lynn Gonzalez- an experienced entertainment attorney and music executive providing counsel on matters related to dealmaking, music publishing, production, content strategy, entrepreneurship, talent brand development, licensing, and intellectual property. Lynn has been named to Billboard’s “Top Music Lawyers” list, which annually profiles the best legal minds in the industry.
Mike Risko- a guitarist, educator, author, and co-owner of Mike Risko Music, a nationally recognized music school and store in Westchester, NY. For over 30 years, he has led the business with his wife Miriam, building a vibrant community hub for music education, instrument sales, and performance. Mike is also the author of four instructional guitar books, a speaker at national music industry events, and the lead guitarist of The Mike Risko Band.
Justin Negard- an award-winning designer and photographer, his work has appeared with the National Park Service, Bloomberg Television, VICE News, SXSW, Edible, Refinery29, the Art Directors Club, AIGA, and more. He is a two-time winner of the International Design Awards and is the author of two books—On Design and Bogotá, a photographic journey through Colombia’s capital.
Elisa Zuckerberg - owner and operator of HearItThere, a live music media platform. Her website HearItThere.com and weekly online newsletter reaches thousands of live music fans in the western Connecticut, New York-Hudson Valley & Northern Jersey regions, every week.
Lon Ballinger- with his brother, built Webster Hall in NYC into the world's most successful entertainment venue of its size and founded Webster Hall Records, which sold over two million recordings. The Ballinger brothers now run a series of successful new hospitality ventures in the Hudson Valley. Visit PartyBoysNewYork.com for more details.
