Rock Comic Con

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]

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

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. 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. "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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