Rock Comic Con
Chronicles of Sound at Rock Comic Con 6 (Oct 2013)
GenreNerd music
Location(s)New York City/Denver
Years active2010–Present
Founded byJon Price, Jeff LaGreca & Jeff LaGreca
Websiterockcomiccon.com

Rock Comic Con is a touring nerd music festival created by Jon Price, Jeff LaGreca and Jeff LaGreca, all members of the band H2Awesome!, in 2010.[1] It was originally held to complement that year's New York Comic Con but has been held along with Denver Comic Con and billed as its "official after-party".[2] Proceeds from Rock Comic Con 1 went to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.[3]

Event history

Event Date Location Performers
Rock Comic Con 1[3][4] October 9, 2010 Sullivan Hall, New York Adam WarRock, Bedlam Rock, Fortress of Attitude, H2Awesome!, Kirby Krackle, Rachel Bloom (Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury)
Rock Comic Con 2[5] October 14, 2011 Tobacco Road, New York H2Awesome!, Kirby Krackle, Paul and Storm
Rock Comic Con 3[6] June 16, 2012 Hard Rock Cafe, Denver H2Awesome!, Mike Allred and GEAR, Paul and Storm, Random Battles
Rock Comic Con 4[7][8] October 12, 2012 Rebel NYC, New York The Doubleclicks, H2Awesome!, Molly Lewis, Schäffer the Darklord
Rock Comic Con 5[1][9][10] June 1, 2013 Hard Rock Cafe, Denver The Doubleclicks, H2Awesome!, Harry and the Potters, Kirby Krackle
Rock Comic Con 6[11] October 12, 2013 Pioneers Bar, New York Chronicles of Sound, Daenerys and the Targaryens, Fortress of Attitude, H2Awesome!
Rock Comic Con 7[12][13] June 13–14, 2014 Armoury, Denver Fri 13th: Danaerys and the Targaryens, Goldensole, Rainbow Dragon Eyes, Total Ghost

Sat 14th: 3d6, H2Awesome!, Magic Cyclops, Pandora Celtica, Schäffer the Darklord

Rock Comic Con 8[14] October 9, 2014 Webster Hall, New York H2Awesome!, Harry and the Potters, Kirby Krackle, Math The Band

References

  1. ^ a b Webb, Charles (June 7, 2013). "Denver Comic Con 2013: Kirby Krackle And More Rock Out For Good!". mtv.com. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  2. ^ Keeney, Laura (March 29, 2013). "MTV Geek's Steven Smith to host Rock Comic Con". The Denver Post.
  3. ^ a b "NYCC10: Rock Comic Con". Comics Beat. Retrieved March 31, 2015. (press release)
  4. ^ Steph (October 15, 2010). "New York Comic Con(NYCC)/Rock Comic Con". Tristate Indie.
  5. ^ MacDonald, Heidi (October 10, 2011). "NYCC: Rock Comic Con 2011". Comics Beat. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  6. ^ Smith, Shawn Scott (May 31, 2012). "Denver Comic Con unveils its main evening event: Rock Comic Con!". con-news.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  7. ^ Houk, Sierra (October 8, 2012). "New York Comic-Con: Don't Miss Rock Comic-Con!". Almost Nerdy. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  8. ^ "New York, NY – 10/12/12 – Rock Comic Con". The Doubleclicks. October 12, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  9. ^ "Denver, CO – 06/01/13 – Denver Comic-Con and Rock Comic-Con!". The Doubleclicks. June 1, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  10. ^ Houk, Sierra (May 31, 2013). "Rock Comic Con Brings the Nerd Music to Denver Comic Con". Almost Nerdy. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  11. ^ "Rock Comic Con 6: The Nerd Music Festival". Rock Comic Con. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  12. ^ "Rock Comic Con 7 – June 13-14, 2014 – Armoury – Denver, CO". Rock Comic Con. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  13. ^ Casciato, Cory (June 11, 2014). "Dance a nerd at Rock Comic Con this weekend". Westword. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  14. ^ "Rock Comic Con -- New York Comic Con - Super Week -- Oct 9, 2014". Time Out. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

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