bluerace

bluerace (one word, small “b”) is one of the more prolific under-the-radar bands to arise out of the New York metropolitan area music scene – even though they have been writing and performing their catchy, eclectic brand of pop-rock songs since they were just kids. The band’sname came from a former drummer who discovered it in a biker novel, where it denoted a future in which the so-called races of humans would all blend into a single “blue race.” (Meantime, the band’s members don’t really buy into the idea of race – as we are, after all, all human beings.)

The band’s story goes something like this: It all began when the two guitarists and principal songwriters, Roger and Thom, met at a jam session, which eventually evolved into bluerace 1.0. A bass player from bluerace 2.0 brought in his childhood friend, Vic, as drummer, percussionist, and singer. Finally, after going through bass players like Spinal Tap went through drummers (without, of course, the instantaneous combustion thing), Bruce arrived – and the current and ultimate line-up went off to the clubs and into the studio.

bluerace have released four full-length albums that are available wherever music is sold and streamed online: World is Ready, Beautiful Sky, Mistral, and INDY E GO. They also released one single, “Silence Rings,” during the COVID-19 pandemic.

bluerace is – in alphabetical order because, you know, we’re a democracy:
Roger Diller – lead guitar
Thom Gencarelli – guitar, keys, lead vocal
Vic Mercado – drums, percussion, vocal
Bruce Natalie – bass guitar

HECTOR MARTIGNON
Pianist, Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor

2pm Percussion Workshop
3pm Concert

Be it as a highly requested pianist, composer, orchestrator and conductor, New York based-, Colombian born Hector Martignon is featured on over a hundred albums in a wide spectrum of genres, from Classical and Crossover, to Jazz and World Music, to Rock and Pop, four Broadway Musicals (including Paul Simon’s Capeman) and multiple theater and film scores, including Ang Lee’s OSCARnominated movie Eat, Drink, Man, Woman. Two of his solo CDs (Refugee, 2008, and Second Chance, 2010) were nominated for a GRAMMY Award.

He has toured the world with such greats as Ray Barretto (for whom Hector wrote over half of the compositions and arrangements), Paquito D’Rivera, Gato Barbieri, Steve Turre, Don Byron, Tito Puente and was featured pianist with Max Roach’s famed Project America at the 92 St Y.

He is a requested guest-lecturer and performance professor in music faculties and academies in several countries of Europe, East Asia and North- and South America and wrote an instructional book on Latin piano commissioned and published by Hal Leonard.

All-Day Film Festival at LIMEHOF

Music Legends featured through stories, performances, and interviews

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All-Day Film Festival at LIMEHOF

Music Legends featured through stories, performances, and interviews

Purchase Day Passes or tickets to individual films.

All-Day Film Festival at LIMEHOF

Music Legends featured through stories, performances, and interviews

Purchase Day Passes or tickets to individual films.

Marian Mastrorilli has been writing and performing “folk that rocks!” in the NY area since her late 20’s. After claiming Huntington as a new hometown in 2018, she’s been making headway in Long Island’s acoustic community. Her latest CD Sea Salt and Sawdust, released in March 2025, landed on the FAI Folk Charts at #33 for Folk DJs Top Albums that month, with tracks gaining airplay on over 55 shows internationally. She’s been a featured performer at LIMEHOF, NOOM (North Shore Original Open Mic), Folkie Fest and Songwriters of Long Island, as well as Acoustic All-Stars, Music from the Hive and more, usually backed by her husband Glenn Govier on bass. The video for one of her most popular songs, At Palisades, was featured at NJ’s Ridgewood Film Festival and has gotten over 99K views. As a well-established Hudson Valley artist for over 10 years, Marian led the premier acoustic quartet Project Mercury. In addition to her own recording project, Marian has contributed harmonies to the newest releases from Hank Stone and Phil Kennelty. She will return to the studio soon to begin a new project. For more info, visit https://marianmastrorilli.com.

Blue Light Effect are an original rock band from Port Jefferson Station, NY. The band combines a combination of powerful music, and powerful vocals that will leave their songs stuck in your head. Blue Light Effect were formed in 2021 by guitarist/songwriter Craig Siegelbaum and vocalist/songwriter Vinny Verzino during the pandemic. Drummer Joe Mignanelli and Bassist Justin Cellini later joined the band. The band is made up of frontline first responders and essential workers. Blue Light Effect released its debut album “Songs From The Frontline” in 2022. The record was produced by Billboard charting artist Gina Cutillo. The album was met with much critical acclaim and received substantial radio airplay. The band’s song “Wreckage” even went to #1 on an Australian internet radio show. Blue Light Effect released the single “From the Ground Up” in March of 2026. With more new music in the near future.

Albert Bouchard is a founding and former member of the multi-platinum album selling band Blue Oyster Cult. Best known as the driving drumming force behind classic album tracks as ‘(Don’t) Fear The Reaper’, ‘Burnin’ For You’, ‘Godzilla’ and more, Albert Bouchard has spent the last several years revisiting the ‘Imaginos’ story by the late Sandy Pearlman and has now released his fourth album installment titled “Imaginos IV : The Rhyme Of The Starclock”.

Albert and his band will perform tracks from the album as well as many classic Blue Oyster Cult songs.

A meet and greet with Albert and the band will take place immediately after the performance!

 Doors open at 7:30pm.

The LIMEHOF is excited about the return of the Mountain Maidens.  These three dynamic voices, blended in splendid ancient and modern harmonies will lift your spirit, excite your senses and warm your heart.   An Afternoon of Folk, Irish and Acoustic Covers in Splendid Three-part harmony on guitars, banjo, mandolin, ukelele and more.

Songwriter Jean-Paul Vest has seen the Washington Senators play baseball. He’s broken his right thumb, baled hay, driven a forklift, learned algebra in French, walked in the painted desert, and been stung in the head by a large, angry hornet. His music sounds like it. He’s also happily married with three great kids and some amazing friends. His music sounds like that, too. His albums with his band Last Charge of the Light Horse have charted as high as #1 on college radio stations across the country.

The guitar-bass-drums roots rock of the band’s early releases has increasingly mixed with a willingness to experiment with varied styles and arrangements, to the point where guitarist Bob Stander’s scorching guitar solo at the end of “Spoken” sounds right at home next to the banjo and tablas on “The Bill Comes Due.” Those seeking a haunting clarinet solo or a bright trumpet fanfare need look no farther. And while keen listeners may notice the unusual time signatures (7/4, 5/4, 11/8), the music is deeply rooted in the songwriting traditions of 60s and 70s rock, folk, and pop.

Blotto Fest will celebrate the popular rock band Blotto, formed in 1978 in Albany, NY, which was known for blending music with sharp humor, goofy charm, and a playful stage persona. The band became a cult favorite in the early 1980s, with songs like “I Wanna Be a Lifeguard” and MTV-era visibility helping spread their offbeat comedy-rock appeal.

Mount Siani, NY Musician and Blotto band member Bill Polchinski, AKA Broadway Blotto (the only band member from Long Island), will host the event where performers will share the stage playing memorable songs and deep cuts from Blotto. It aims to launch a fun annual tradition celebrating the band’s humor and musical legacy.