WNAZ Presents: Pick in My Pocket April 1, 2011

Nazareth College’s radio station WNAZ The Pulse presents Pick in My Pocket, a fundraiser for VH1 Save the Music Foundation on Friday, April 1 at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). This all-ages concert takes place in the Forum of the Otto A. Shults Community Center at Nazareth College, 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, N.Y., 14618. This event is open to the public. Tickets are $3 for Nazareth students, $5 for community members. For more information, e-mail WNAZ The Pulse at wnaz@naz.edu or call 585-813-1619.

Headlining the show will be singer-songwriter Garrison Starr, who has recorded several full-length albums and EPs, including The Girl That Killed September (2007) and Relive (2010). Her music has been featured on an episode of ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars, CW Network’s Life Unexpected, and MTV’s The Hills.

Nazareth student performers at the show will include Sarah Banker, Cammy Enaharo, Eleanor Poore, Eric Stevens, and others. Their work will be included on the album Pick in My Pocket, featuring original compositions as well as cover songs. All recording, mixing, and production work for Pick in My Pocket was done on campus by Nazareth students. The album will be released on Friday, March 25, with copies available for sale at the event.

Pick in My Pocket Track List
“Everyday” and “Creep”—performed by Let’s Go Get Lost
“Sirens and Smoke” and “Little Finger”—performed by Eleanor Poore
“The Silent Passenger”—performed by Nic MacLane & Ahren Henby
“Doorbell” and “First Day of My Life”—performed by Cammy Enaharo
“Lucky”—performed by Shanda Mabon
“North Shore”—performed by Eric Stevens
“IV”—performed by a superior terror
“Isn’t My Dragoon Awful”—performed by Amadeus & The Ambulance
“Only You”—performed by Sarah Banker
“The Only Exception”—performed by Becca Paoni & Nick Lord

The VH1 Save the Music Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music education programs in America’s public schools, and raising awareness about the importance of music as part of each child’s complete education. To date, VH1 Save the Music has provided more than $47 million in new musical instruments to 1,750 public schools in more than 100 cities around the country, impacting the lives of over 1.6 million children. The 2012 Ambassador Class—dedicated to raising awareness and funds to benefit The Foundation—includes: Amber Riley, Ciara, Jewel, John Legend, John Mayer, Kristin Chenoweth, Lifehouse and Sara Bareilles. Get involved at www.vh1savethemusic.com and follow us on twitter @vh1savethemusic.

Founded in 1924, Nazareth College is a coeducational college with undergraduate and graduate studies in the liberal arts and sciences and professional programs in health and human services, education, and management. The College is located on 150 scenic acres near Rochester, New York, and currently enrolls approximately 2,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. Nazareth’s strong cultures of service and community prepare students to be successful professionals and engaged citizens. For more information on the College, visit www.naz.edu.