Summer in the City, a FREE live concert series featuring the most buzzed-about bands on the rise, returns this summer at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum beginning on Wednesday, July 14 on the Museum plaza (weather permitting, if necessary it will be moved inside to the Main Stage). Summer in the City is sponsored by Ohio Natural Gas, Kia Motors, Time Warner Cable, KeyBank, Jim Beam and Twisted Tea.

Some of the country and region’s most popular up-and-coming bands and artists will perform for the first time at the Rock Hall. Each Summer the City artist or band has been invited to blog on rockhall.com/blog to share their experiences with fans: how they got started, their inspirations, their aspirations for the future and what their thoughts are on performing in Cleveland at the Museum.

Summer in the City 2010 Line-up:

Wednesday, July 14 – Carolina Chocolate Drops with Lighthouse and the Whaler
Wednesday, July 21 – Free Energy with Founding Fathers
Wednesday, August 11 – Deer Tick with the Modern Electric
Wednesday, August 18 – Trans Am with Megachurch

All shows are from 7 - 9 p.m.