Contact: Peter Charles Allen, From The Front Row

Phone: 608-698-7773

Email: peter@fromthefrontrow.org


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New Live Music & Travel Series “From The Front Row” Premieres This January Nationwide On Public Television

Travel to unique music venues for eye-catching concerts and meet the people behind the performances and spaces.  


Madison, WI, Fri. January 1st, 2027 - From The Front Row, a new, independently produced public television series spotlighting unique music venues, hits national airwaves at the start of the new year. The six-episode season invites viewers to experience stunning live performances—all from the comfort of their living rooms. Hosted by Audio For The Arts recording studio owner Buzz Kemper, each episode introduces a new musical community, dives into a venue’s history with its operators, and explores the artists' inspirations behind their performances.

Recently accepted for national distribution by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), the series is set to air across the public television network starting in 2027. 

The premiere season features an eclectic lineup of performances and iconic settings:

  • Folk Storytellers: Acclaimed singer-songwriters John Moreland and Ken Pomeroy perform in a restored barn-turned-venue in Spring Green, Wisconsin.

  • Hip-Hop Fusion: Contemporary jazz improvisors Mr. Chair & their Afrofuturist hip-hop project Spectaculous deliver a genre-blending set surrounded by hundreds of vibrant orchids at Olbrich Botanical Gardens.

  • Classical Duet: Organist Greg Zelek and trombonist Mark Hetzler perform classics backed by the massive, 175-ton pipe organ at Overture Center For The Arts.

  • Indie-Rock: Local darlings Free Dirt, The Earthlings, and Heavy Looks play a lively set at The Bur Oak, a music hub housed in a former Sons of Norway Lodge.

  • Golden-Era Latin Jazz / Contemporary Conjunto Dance: In this two-part episode, Tony Castañeda’s Latin Jazz Band and contemporary conjunto group Rebulù Group take the stage at the historic Cardinal Bar—a Midwestern sanctuary for the Latin diaspora and gay-liberation activists, built in the 1970s by owner Ricardo Gonzalez.

Beautifully captured in high-fidelity sound and rich visual detail, From The Front Row brings the magic of the venue straight to the viewer. Check local listings for exact airtimes on your area's public television station.

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About: From The Front Row

From The Front Row, LLC was created in July 2023 by a group of engineers and musicians with a long history of helping local musicians share their work with their community. This organization believes that live music brings people together. Their goal is to vividly capture performances and explore the stories behind the venues that make local music possible, documenting and sharing these with the wider world. Each performance is video-recorded and cut into a 30-minute episode, packaged for broadcast on public television networks nationwide in 2027, with additional non-broadcasted content to be available for free via the web. FTFR is accepting tax-deductible donations through Create Wisconsin. 

Source: From The Front Row www.fromthefrontrow.org 


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